 Poster: A snowHead
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A few years ago I put an avalanche theory book on my christmas list and Mrs HD pulled it out of the bag with this one:
ISBN 978-0-89886-809-8
But the 3rd revision...
However it's very difficult to read and understand, maybe because it's American?
Is there a (and this may be the wrong term) better book to educate myself about our snowy foe?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 14-01-14 11:55; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk
The book you have is basically an academic text. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| meh wrote: |
The book you have is basically an academic text. |
Thats the problem, I was considering a degree in weather forcasting in an attempt to understand it.
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| meh wrote: |
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk
The book you have is basically an academic text. |
Yup, came in very handy when writing my dissertation!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Three to look are.
1 - Secrets of the snow, visual clues to Avalanche and ski conditions. Edward R. LaChapelle.
2 - Snow sense, Jill Fredson & Doug Fesler.
3 - A Chance in a million? Scottish Avalanches. Bob Barton & Blyth Wright.
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| meh wrote: |
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk |
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| meh wrote: |
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk
The book you have is basically an academic text. |
Author is Bruce Tremper. Nuff said
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| meh wrote: |
Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk
The book you have is basically an academic text. |
and out of the two I would say read Powderguide as it is written by Europeans and probably better fits the Euro snowpack. Bruce Tremper is very very good though but also a bit technical in places.
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Yeah the Powderguide book does decision making better, which is arguably the important bit. The Tremper book is just a good all rounder which covers the snow science really well in a not overly technical manner.
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Free Skiing - How to Adapt to the Mountain Jimmy Oden
Several good chapters about avalanches
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"Staying alive in avalanche terrain" by Bruce Tremper is probably one of the most comprehensive book out there. I also like Jimmy Oden's book, lot of useful information but it doesn't cover snow and avalanches only.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I really rate the Snow Sense book as well. Very easy to read and understand with a lot of practical advice. I've got the Avalanche Handbook too but would agree it is quite scientific for your average skier looking to learn about snow safety.
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| meh wrote: |
Powderguide, Managing Avalanche Risk
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Plumped for this one with no real preference over the other than it is written in Europe rather than America.
If I feel this book is of benefit then I'll probably expand my (small) library with the other in time.
Thanks to all who took the time to help. 
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You know it makes sense.
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As others have said, Tremper's first book, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain is excellent. It's hard to find in the UK but there are a couple listed on Amazon; make sure you get the 2nd edition if you do buy it (2008).
He also has a new book, Avalanche Essentials, which is a slimmer volume with a lot of the snow science and meteorology reduced. It's a very good book too, as the title suggests it's just the "essentials" but it goes in to enough detail to make it very useful. He focusses a lot on decision making and terrain selection. This book also has newer and updated stats than SAIAT, covering air bags for example.
I can honestly recommend getting both, I'd start with Essentials, then go on a course and get SAIAT.
The Avalanche Handbook is highly rated but is much more of a text book and probably not as useful to a typical skier as the Tremper books.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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sah, there were two; I bought one of the them the other night 
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