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Credits & Citations

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Avalanche Books

The Avalanche Book. Betsy R. Armstrong and Knox Williams. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1992.

Snow Sense: a Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard. Jill Fredston and Doug Fesler. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Mountain Safety Center, Inc., 1994.

The Avalanche Handbook. David McClung and Peter Schaerer. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1993.

Avalanche Safety for Skiers and Climbers. Tony Daffern. Seattle: Cloudcap Press, 1983.

The Avalanche Handbook. Ronald I. Perla and M. Martinelli Jr. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, 1975.

The Snowy Torrents. Knox Williams and Betsy Armstrong. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, 1984.

The Avalanche Review. Published monthly from November to April. Salt Lake City: American Association of Avalanche Professionals.

The Avalanche Enigma. Colin Fraser. London: William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., 1966.

The Avalanche Hunters. Montgomery M. Atwater. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1968.

Avalanches and Snow Safety. Colin Fraser. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966.

The Snow Booklet. Nolan J. Doesken and Arthur Judson.