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Item Information       Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content     More by this author     Power, Edward, 1953-     Subjects     Avalanches -- Forecasting -- Biography.     Avalanches -- Accidents -- Utah -- Biography.     Ski mountaineering -- Utah -- Biography.     Meteorologists -- Biography.     Ski patrollers -- United States -- Biography.     Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.     Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Power, Edward, 1953-       by title:      Dragons in the snow ...       by call number:      551.50922 P887d     Search the Web     Power, Edward, 1953-     Avalanches -- Forecasting -- Biography.     Avalanches -- Accidents -- Utah -- Biography.     Ski mountaineering -- Utah -- Biography.     Meteorologists -- Biography.     Ski patrollers -- United States -- Biography.     Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.     Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.)       MARC Display

Dragons in the snow : avalanche detectives and the race to beat death in the mountains / Edward Power. by Power, Edward, 1953- Mountaineers Books, 2020. Call #: 551.50922 P887d Subjects Avalanches -- Forecasting -- Biography.   Avalanches -- Accidents -- Utah -- Biography.   Ski mountaineering -- Utah -- Biography.   Meteorologists -- Biography.   Ski patrollers -- United States -- Biography.   Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.   Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.) ISBN:  9781680512960 (pbk.) Description:  284 p. ; 23 cm. Summary:  "'Dragons in the Snow' explores the world of avalanches. Journalist and avid skier, Edward Power sets the reader down in the midst of a February 2017 blizzard that raked Utah's Uinta Range, as nine snowboarders made their way into the backcountry for a day of intense adventure. As the boarders were taking their first turns, expert avalanche forecaster Craig Gordon was tracking the storm and its impact, posting one of the most dire avalanche forecasts and warnings in his career. In 'Dragons in the snow,' Power delves into the research and science behind avalanche forecasting and rescue, weaving in the art of backcountry skiing as well as dramatic tales of avalanche accidents, rescues, and recoveries. And he paints compelling portraits of the men and women who have made the study of avalanches their life's work. The tales told by these avalanche forecasters, as well as the stories of the backcountry riders who may "wake the dragon" make for not just a compelling read, but also a powerful tool for raising avalanche awareness in everyone who plays in the winter backcountry." Genre:  Creative nonfiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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