Resources
Module resources:
Avalanche Weather Forecast Guide
Avalanche Weather Forecast Data Form and Instructions
Books:
Snow Sense, by Jill Fredston and Doug Fesler, 1999
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, by Bruce Tremper 2001
The Avalanche Handbook, by David McClung & Peter Schaerer, 1993
The Avalanche Book, by Betsy Armstrong & Knox Williams, 1986
Avalanche Safety for Skiers & Climbers, Tony Daffern, 1983
The Snow Booklet, A Guide to the Science, Climatology, and Measurement of Snow in the United States, Colorado Climate Center, by Nolan Doessken & Arthur Judson, 1996
Mountain Meteorology, by C. David Whiteman, 2000
The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground, Colbeck, S.C. et al., Wallingford, Oxfordshire, International Association of Scientific Hydrology, International Commission on Snow and Ice, 1990
Guardian Angel TTPs supplied by AFWA
Organization websites:
Colorado Avalanche Information Center, http://avalanche.state.co.us/index.php
Portal to all major U.S. forecast centers, http://avalanche.org
American Avalanche Association, http://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/
USFS National Avalanche Center site, http://www.fsavalanche.org/
Canadian Avalanche Centre, http://avalanche.ca/cac/
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center, http://www.nwac.us/
SnowPit Technologies, http://www.snowpit.com/index.htm
COMET modules:
Snowpack and Its Assessment, http://meted.ucar.edu/afwa/snowpack/
Microwave Remote Sensing: Land and Ocean Surface Applications, http://www.meted.ucar.edu/npoess/microwave_topics/land_ocean/main.htm
Snowmelt Processes, http://www.meted.ucar.edu/hydro/basic/Snowmelt/