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National Avalanche Center
and
The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center
.
Anchors
Hard Slab Avalanche
Slide
Aspect
High Danger
Sluff
Avalanche
High Marking
Snowpit
Avalanche Path
Isothermal
Soft Slab Avalanche
Avalanche Transceiver
Layer, Snow
Stability
Bed Surface
Leeward
Stability Test
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Starting Zone
Concave Slope
Loose Snow Avalanche
Stepping Down
Considerable Danger
Low Avalanche Hazard
Sun Crust
Convex Slope
Melt-Freeze Snow
Surface Hoar
Cornice
Metamorphism, Snow
Sympathetic Trigger
Corn Snow
Moderate Danger
Temperature Gradient
Couloir
Persistent Weak Layers
Terrain Trap
Cross Loading
Point-Release
Track
Crown Face
Probe
Trigger
Danger Ratings
Propagation
Trigger Point
Deep Slab Avalanche
Rain Crust
Upside-Down Storm
Density, Snow
Remote Trigger
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Rime
Weak Interface
Dry Snow Avalanche
Runout Zone
Wet Snow Avalanche
Extreme Danger
Sastrugi
Windward
Faceted Snow
Settlement
Wind Loading
Fracture
Ski or Slope Cut
Wind Slab
Glide
Skinning, Skin Track
Whumpf
Graupel
Slab
This glossary contains excerpts from "STAYING ALIVE IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN", by Bruce Tremper -