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Avalanches
      Titles Descriptions
  1. Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Centre (CSAC)
  2. Moonstone Snow and Avalanche Library
  3. Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
  4. Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop
  5. SportScotland Avalanche Information Service
  6. UK Ice Conditions Server
  7. Westwide Avalanche Network

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Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Centre (CSAC)
Provides news, information about conditions, and avalanche incidence reports. Details of avalanche related research in the US and Canada are also given.
     Author: CSAC
     Subjects: avalanches
     DeweyClass: 551.578
     Resource type: news
Moonstone Snow and Avalanche Library
An online library of numerous papers that contain information about snow and avalanches, incorporating basic papers and detailed scientific research. Topics include snowpack, slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, avalanche rescue and avalanche zoning.
     Author: WestWide Avalanche Network
     Subjects: avalanches
     DeweyClass: 551.5784
     Resource type: document collection
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
A collection of documents, news and links about avalances, with an emphases on the north-west Unites States. Includes mountain weather forecasts and avalanche forecasts for Washington, northern Oregon and other areas, mountain weather data updated hourly.
     Author: Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
     Subjects: avalanches
     DeweyClass: 551.5784
     Resource type: documents, news
Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop
Full text of papers about snow science and avalanche research. Headings include Management and Analysis of Snow, Avalanche and Climate Data, Hazard Management and Public Warning, Mountain Weather and Snowpack, Snow Cover Stability, Avalanche Initiation and Forecasting, Avalanche Dynamics and Defence, Case Histories, and Avalanche Control, Rescue and Education.
     Author: Westwide Avalanche Network
     Subjects: avalanches, mountaineering
     DeweyClass: 551.5784
     Resource type: proceedings
SportScotland Avalanche Information Service
Daily forecasts of the avalanche and climbing conditions at five climbing areas of Scotland: Glen Coe, Lochaber (covering Ben Nevis and Aonach Mor), Creag Meagaidh, Northern Cairngorms and Southern Cairngorms.
     Author: SportScotland Avalanche Information Service
     Subjects: avalanches, mountaineering
     DeweyClass: 551.5784
     Resource type: news
UK Ice Conditions Server
News of current conditions for skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, winter mountaineering and cross-country skiing in the Scottish Highlands.
     Author: Winterhighland and Aberdeen University
     Subjects: avalanches, mountaineering
     DeweyClass: 796.52
     Resource type: news
Westwide Avalanche Network
Offers services including data and information exchange, products such as ski reports and accident statistics, a mail order catalogue of equipment, and details of courses and events. Also includes a forum for avalanche search dog trainers.
     Author: Westwide Avalanche Network
     Subjects: avalanches, dogs
     DeweyClass: 551.578
     Resource type: documents