Climax Avalanche 1 : Also: Ground Avalanche. Usually defined formally as an avalanche involving multiple layers of snow. In practice it often refers to an avalanche for which the bed surface is the ground
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}