Snow surfaces in the high Sierras for skiing purposes

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TitleSnow surfaces in the high Sierras for skiing purposes
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1938
AuthorsPoulson, W.
Conference Name6th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 6th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date PublishedDecember 1938
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I:
Conference LocationLos Angeles, California
KeywordsSnow classification for skiing, Winter sports
Abstract

A classification of snow surfaces as affecting skiing conditions is presented. The terms are used to describe the texture in the Sierra Nevada Mountains based upon the reaction of the skis against the snow surface. Snow surfaces are classified as: -powder, wet, heavy, spring, packed and pitted snow; crust-breakable, unbreakable, glazed, and wind packed slab, or erosion forms. Snow conditions [vary] in the area generally on exposed slopes and slope directions as well as elevation. The classifications are similar to those reviewed in WSC Papers Nos. 57, 58, and 60.