Snow Avalanche

An avalanche consisting of relatively pure snow, although considerable earth and rock material may also be carried downward. Syn: snowslide. Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2011, Glossary of Geology: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, 799 p.

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AOF 132

Davidson, Gail, and Hackett, S.W., 1979, Provisional snow avalanche potential, Juneau Quadrangle: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Alaska Open-File Report 132, 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/50