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Avalanches on Blackcomb Mountain
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Hoar crystals
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Facetted crystals
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Hoar frost
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Big avalanche crown, Whistler Bowl
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Surface facets at the edge of the snow pit
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How to hold a thermometer
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Measuring the depth of the snow pit
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Cubbyhole for tools
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Field notebook - snowpit notes
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Measuring the slope incline
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Measuring the temperature gradient
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Testing snow density and layers
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Marking layer boundaries
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Pencil test
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Finger test
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Examining facetted crystals through a loupe
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Sparkly surface hoar
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Snow saw
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Sawing out a block
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Lifting out the block
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Block of snow
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Tapping the base of the shovel
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Sawing out a wedge
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Kicking the wedge
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Isolated column
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Compression test
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Compression test
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Failed layer
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Compression test