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FULL PATH AVALANCHE [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

From the top of Big Baldy, a series of parallel chutes run through trees. They join with the NE facing slopes below the ridge at 7400 feet... Below 7400 feet, the track follows the canyon bottom. There are several small benches and terrain traps, but the overall angle stays at or below 30 degrees... Below 6200 feet, the track fans out on a shallow debris fan. A full-path slide will cover the floor of Providence Canyon. The avalanche triggered in the 3/12/97 incident ran the full length of the path.

OBS

An avalanche path is a specific location where avalanches occur. Avalanche paths are often sub-divided into three sections: the starting zone, the track and the runout zone.

Key term(s)
  • full path avalanche
  • full path slide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Avalanche qui parcourt les 3 zones d'un site [avalancheux].

OBS

Un site avalancheux est l'unité géographique la plus petite dans laquelle s'écoulent toutes les avalanches d'un secteur donné [...] Un site se subdivise en trois zones : la zone d'accumulation [...] la zone de transit [...] la zone de dépôt.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

A naturally triggered size 4. 0 avalanche ran full path to the valley in the Monashees on Monday. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. ]

OBS

run full path : term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Lundi, dans la chaîne de Monashee, une avalanche naturelle de taille 4,0 a parcouru tout le couloir jusqu'au fond de la vallée. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

parcourir tout le couloir d'avalanche : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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