Snow and Avalanche Science: Highlights of applied avalanche research and forecasting

• Avalanches impact transportation corridors, with subsequent economic ramifications, including the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.
• Large magnitude avalanches affect the landscape creating new habitat for flora and fauna.
• Dendrochronology (study of tree-rings) is used to develop an avalanche chronology and examine contributory climate and weather factors.

Speaker: Erich Peitzsch, USGS Physical Scientist