Snow is Robert Bolognesi’s special Cicerone practical mini-guide aimed at walkers, climbers & snow-sport enthusiasts who want to acquire or improve their knowledge of snow & avalanche release. It is equally suitable for snow professionals, guides, mountaineering & snow-sport instructors & ski patrollers. The guide describes the formation & evolution of snow & shows practical methods for examining & analysing snow cover. It illustrates how to identify the many forms which snow may take & how to assess avalanche risk more precisely &
Includes:: a handy snow crystal card for identifying crystals in the snow layer.