Términos de Avalancha

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Anchors

Trees, bushes or rocks protruding though the slab that may help hold it in place.

Aspect

The compass direction a slope faces (i.e. North, South, East, or West.)

Avalanche

A mass of snow sliding, tumbling, or flowing down an inclined surface.

Avalanche Path

A terrain feature where an avalanche occurs. Composed of a Starting Zone, Track, and Runout Zone.

Avalanche Transceiver

An electronic device worn on the body to aide in quickly finding buried avalanche victims. Also called an avalanche beacon, it has the ability to send and receive a 457khz radio signal.