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Scientists turn to satellites for help in predictiong avalanches. In this article Sergio Pistoi talks about avalanches, and the ongoing study that will help us understand and posibly be able to predict them more then we have so far. There are two types of avalanches: sluffs and slabs. Sluffs is when snow tumbles down a slope, with the mass growing as it gathers more snow on the way down. Slabs are the most common type of avalanche, it is also the most deadly one. In its case entire layer of the snowpack breaks loose and slide down. Temperature, weather, wind, steepness, orientation of the slope, conditions of the snowback and how it is developed over the seasons, are the most important factors that affect the likelihood of an avalanche. And sometimes it's skiers, snowmobilers and snowboarders like myself, are the reasons behind and avalanche. Sergio Pistoi explains; "Like a cake, the snowpack is made up of many layers of different firmness and me
They are hoping to figure out a way, for satelites to read the conditions of the snow, which is one of the most important things, that will help to predict avalanches. Any change in pressure, wind or any other factor, might cause top layers to slide and cause a huge avelanche. There are thouthands of kids out there who like snowboarding just as much, and who also like riding backcountry. Reserches like this, will help us to understand avalanches, and how to predict them or what are the most common conditions in which it happens, and that will save many lives. Experiancing that makes me think what it would be like if i got cought in a really big avalanche. Upstate NY and Vermont are some of the places where you can find that. All around the world, there are networks of centers to monitor and forecast snowslides, which helps to limit the number of victims and the damage caused by avalanches. It is rare, and they aren't big enough, and they never make it that far to cause damage to condos located slopeside at ski resorts. Most people won't think that we even have avalanches on the East coast, but we do. Me and my friends have hiked Breckenridge which elevates at 13,000 feet. That is where we found endless fresh powder, and that is where i cause a small snow slide which almoust carried me into the rocks below. Snowboarding is what i spend most of my time doing when im not in school or at work. I plan on moving out west in a near future, and all the knowledge i can gather about avalanches will help me in my riding. I wouldn't call in an avalanche, because i dont think there was that much snow sliding, but then again i was tumbling down so i couldn't really see it.
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