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Snow mechanical property variability at the slope scale – implication for snow mechanical modelling
Laboratoire de géomorphologie et de gestion des risques en montagne (LGGRM), Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Francis Gauthier
Laboratoire de géomorphologie et de gestion des risques en montagne (LGGRM), Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Alexandre Langlois
Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Milieux Polaires (GRIMP), Département de géomatique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Short summary
Snow avalanches are a dangerous natural hazard. Backcountry recreationists and avalanche practitioners try to predict avalanche hazard based on the stability of snow cover. However, snow cover is variable in space, and snow stability observations can vary within several meters. We measure the snow stability several times on a small slope to create high-resolution maps of snow cover stability. These results help us to understand the snow variation for scientists and practitioners.
Snow avalanches are a dangerous natural hazard. Backcountry recreationists and avalanche...
