A hiker has described surviving off of melted snow and wild leeks after she went missing in a snow storm for 24 days. Tiffany ...

Most avalanches occur after a big snowstorm, a period of strong winds or a rapid increase in temperature. Take a slice of the deep snow, beneath where that snowflake landed. Its walls will look ...

Snow is deposited in successive layers as the winter progresses. These layers may have dissimilar physical properties and an avalanche occurs when one layer slides on another (Surface Avalanche), or ...

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Climate change has made heavy, wet snow more common in midelevations between 1,500-2,500 meters (5,000-8,000 feet) where most excursionists venture, which makes avalanche survival less likely by ...

Description: Project SIMBA is intended to provide the ability to remotely access and monitor snow depth in high risk areas of the Copper Mountain ski resort. This will make avalanche prediction safer ...