SnowFlurry 15 2016/17 | Collection of links Snow & avalanches

Books

Lawinenkunde by Stephan Harvey, Hansueli Rhyner and Jürg Schweizer
an ideal introduction to the subject.

PowderGuide: Avalanches: Risk - Check for Freeriders
THE German-language work for applied avalanche knowledge.

3x3 Avalanches by Werner Munter
THE classic. Now partly outdated. The basis of common risk management methods such as Stop or Go or SnowCard.

Lawinen: Verstehen - Vermeiden - Praxistipps by Eike Roth
as an introduction to the more complex world and basic research on avalanches

Lawine. Die 10 entscheidenden Gefahrenmuster erkennen von Rudi Mair & Patrick Nairz
Explains more the causes than the basics, good supplement.

General & Basics

• All BergundSteigen articles on the topic of snow & avalanches

• PowderGuide: Mountain-Knowledge - Avalanches

• EAWS Glossary - Explanation of terms

• LWD Tirol Basics

• SLF: Things to know about avalanches

• SLF interpretation aid for the avalanche bulletin

• Explanations on the snowpack stability of the SLF

• Winter reports of the Austrian avalanche warning services from 1994

... and don't forget - the following links belong in the "regularly browse - folder":

• Schneneegestöber

• LWD Tirol Blog

• Weekly reports from the SLF

• regional weekly reports of the LWD Bavaria

• current reports of the LWD Styria.
  

Note: Snow literature on rainy weekends is almost as awesome or (as they say in the latitudes of the snowstormer) casual as a bluebird powder day.