Bibliography

Cox, Steven. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 7th Edition. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books, 2003.

Fesler, Doug and Fredston, Jill. Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Mountain Safety Center Inc. , 1999.

Jewett, Serway. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Edition. Belmont, California: Thompson Learning Inc. , 2004.

Bartel, Perry. "Avalanche Physics Ploughs Ahead." http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/14/3/7/1. March 2001

Picture Credits

Hoar frost. http://www.eng.ucalgary.ca/CSCE-Students/avalanche2.htm Dr. Bruce Jamieson.

Battleship avalanche. http://www.geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanche/Default.aspx?tabid=52 Tim Lane.

Skier and crown. http://www.eng.ucalgary.ca/Civil/avalanch.htm Dr. Bruce Jamieson.

Denali avalanche. http://www.webshots.com/g/33/619-sh/31581.html webshots.com.

Avalanche Diagram. http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/SnowHydro/Avalanches/Creep/slab_avalanche_parts2.gif Chuck O'Leary.

Homepage photo and freebody diagram are my own.

*How An Avalanche Forms