Slope Angle : Also: Incline. The slope incline measure from horizontal. Usually degrees are used, as opposed to the grade percentage used for some engineering applications such as roads
CyberSpace Avalanche Center CSAC, Snow and avalanche glossary, http://www.avalanche-center.org/Education/glossary /, USA 1999. This glossary is an ongoing work in progress. It was originally scanned from a variety of print sources and reviewed and updated 2002. http://www.avalanche-center.org/phpBB2/, facilitates for Questions or suggestions on specific entries to be discussed on its forums. Moreover, A bit of background on avalanche cords and their track record can be found in the Avalanche FAQ on mountain-guiding.com. at http://www.mountain-guiding.com/faqs/faqmanager.cg i?toc=avalanche, (ND/ Avalan/ Snowpack - Amer) {37}