Comprehensive yet dry

By D Ranked #242 - Summer Accessories March 5, 2011

This book, in my experience, is by far the most comprehensive source of knowledge regarding everything to do with snow and avalanches. It is well written and extremely informative. That said, it can be very dry and very technical at times. This is fine, except I find myself not being able to retain much of the extremely technical sections. It is also a bit above my skill level in a few sections as it even goes into detail on the uses of explosives! This is my backcountry Bible and is absolutely my go-to source whenever I have a question regarding snow, avalanches, and anything else that can be fit into those categories. Buy it, you won't regret it, although you may not understand all of it. (not a bad thing)

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