""Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Snow Avalanche Problems ""; ""2 The Avalanche Phenomenon ""; ""AVALANCHES�A TYPE OF GROUND FAILURE.""; ""CAUSES OF AVALANCHE RELEASE""; ""GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF AVALANCHE HAZARD""; ""ECONOMIC COSTS OF U.S. AVALANCHES""; ""EXAMPLES OF ECONOMIC IMPACT""; ""3 Avalanche Management Policy in the United States ""; ""HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""CURRENT STATUS.""; ""COMMENTS""; ""4 An International Perspective on Avalanche Management ""; ""LEGISLATION""
""HAZARD DELINEATION""""INSURANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF""; ""COMMENTS""; ""5 Avalanche Control. ""; ""ARTIFICIAL RELEASE OF AVALANCHES""; ""CONTROLLING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES""; ""MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES""; ""MECHANICAL COMPACTION AND DISRUPTION""; ""STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF AVALANCHES""; ""COMMENTS""; ""NOTES.""; ""6 Forecasting Avalanches ""; ""FORECASTING ORGANIZATIONS""; ""STATE OF THE FORECASTING ART""; ""COMMENTS""; ""7 Avalanche Research ""; ""INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS""; ""CURRENT STATUS OF AVALANCHE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES.""; ""COMMENTS""; ""NOTE""
