Sintering 5 : The process of vapor diffusion which joins individual snow grains together forming an ice skeleton of connected grains. The eventual effect is a stronger snow layer
The American Avalanche Institute, Glossary of Terms, Wyoming, USA 2002. http://www.avalanche.org/moonstone/biblio%20&%20gl oss/GLOSSARY%20OF%20TERMS.htm, (ND/ Avalan/ Snowpack - Amer) {472}