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Mission

To develop an informative, professional, educational and aesthetically pleasing Web site that will encourage visitors to become interested in and educate themselves to the beautiful and destructive force of avalanches.

Introduction

These Web pages are not for the person who is looking for comprehensive information regarding all of the aspects of snow and avalanches.  It is not aimed at anyone who may be involved with snow safety on a personal or professional level.  The information presented here is to enhance a persons curiosity about snow and avalanches.  Once a person has visited all of the pages it is hoped they are even more interested in this aspect of nature and will search for the answers to the questions these pages raised.

Content

In these pages we will examine elements of mountain weather, different snow crystals, how snow crystals change (metamorphism) in the snow pack, the different types of avalanches, and methods of avalanche control.  Occasionally there will be some images to keep your interest.

Logo

The snow crystals in the logo above belong to a collection of photographs by Wilson Bentley.  From the earliest memories of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase "no two snowflakes are alike".  This discovery was made in the small rural town of Jericho, Vermont by Wilson A. Bentley.  "Snowflake"  Bentley pioneered the technique of photomicrography and was the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885. 

 

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