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TERRAIN COTE 1 [1 record]

Record 1 2009-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Tourist Activities
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
CONT

The trail into Lake O'Hara involves only simple terrain. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

[One of the rating pertaining to the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES).] Parks Canada has developed [this] rating system ... and has applied these ratings to over 250 trips in the mountain National Parks. These ratings describe the level of commitment, and exposure to avalanches that each different trip offers.

OBS

simple terrain; Class 1 terrain: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Activités touristiques
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
CONT

Le sentier vers le lac O'Hara est coté terrain simple. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

La première cote de l'Échelle d'exposition en terrain avalancheux (ÉETA) mise au point par Parcs Canada. Les cotes de cette Échelle permettent de connaître le degré de difficulté et d'exposition aux avalanches pour plus de 250 excursions offertes dans les parcs nationaux des montagnes.

OBS

terrain simple; terrain de cote 1 : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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