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ESSAI DECLENCHEMENT CORNICHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cornice test 1, record 1, English, cornice%20test
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cornice tests ... they have been standard techniques among ski patrollers, helicopter ski guides and especially climbers for decades. Cornices are the bombs of the backcountry. Simply find a cornice which weighs significantly more than a person and knock it down the slope. A cornice the size of a refrigerator or a small car bouncing down a slope provides an excellent stability test. The smaller the cornice, the less effective the test. You can kick the cornice, shovel it or best of all, saw it with one of those new snow saws which mounts on the end of a ski pole. 1, record 1, English, - cornice%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai par déclenchement de corniche
1, record 1, French, essai%20par%20d%C3%A9clenchement%20de%20corniche
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans certains cas, on préfère déclencher l'avalanche au plus tôt et supprimer ainsi le danger latent [...] Si le déclenchement préventif présente un grand intérêt, il présente cependant le risque de mettre en mouvement une quantité de neige beaucoup plus importante que prévue, tant en épaisseur qu'en étendue. Le déclenchement provoqué ne date pas d'aujourd'hui. Les pentes sont depuis longtemps «testées» à ski : les pisteurs font partir l'avalanche avec leurs skis, afin de purger les petits couloirs, de déclencher les plaques ou de faire tomber les corniches qui se sont formées lors de chutes de neige ou par période de grand vent. 2, record 1, French, - essai%20par%20d%C3%A9clenchement%20de%20corniche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
essai par déclenchement de corniche : terme privilégié par la Canadian Avalanche Association. Marc Deschênes, coordonnateur du Projet de concertation sur la sécurité avalanche au Québec et membre de l'association, nous l'a confirmé. 1, record 1, French, - essai%20par%20d%C3%A9clenchement%20de%20corniche
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Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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