Introduction
- What’s the relationship between climate and avalanches?
- How many types of avalanches are there? Which are the most dangerous and destructive?
- How does weather contribute to their development?
- What are the components of an avalanche?
- What causes an avalanche to release?
- How large and destructive can avalanches be?
- How can you tell if you’re in avalanche country?
These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this section. We’ll introduce avalanches and then focus on their main components and the types of weather that produce them.