Avalanche Safety - Glossary
Glossary of Avalanche Terminology
Avalanche Safety Tip
Look around you. If lots of avalanches have released on the same slope orientation/aspect as the one you are looking at going onto, pick another route.
Look around you. If lots of avalanches have released on the same slope orientation/aspect as the one you are looking at going onto, pick another route.
Avalanche Risk Scale
A (generally) five level scale of increasing risk, by which the relative danger of avalanche can be communicated. See Avalanche Risk Levels
Sluff
Small and shallow avalanche, usually occurring naturally - can be indicative of instabilities in the upper layers of the snow pack.
