A History of High-Magnitude Snow Avalanches, Southern Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Butler ◽  
George P. Malanson
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Glacier National Park ◽  
Snow Avalanches ◽  
High Magnitude ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals A Reconstruction of Snow-Avalanche Characteristics in Montana, U.S.A., Using Vegetative Indicators

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (108) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Butler ◽  
George P. Malanson
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
National Park ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Snow Avalanche ◽  
Glacier National Park ◽  
Snow Avalanches ◽  
Southern Boundary ◽  
Tree Ring Data ◽  
Wet Snow

AbstractWidespread wet-snow avalanches were observed on the southern boundary of Glacier National Park, Montana, in February 1979. Severe tilting, scarring, and breakage of trees were observed along a transverse trim-line of one path, 70 m from a wet-snow deposit. Tree-ring data were used to establish the date of occurrence, and the nature of damage was used to characterize the avalanche event. The event probably included a previously unrecognized dry-snow avalanche and associated wind blast. Such events present different problems for natural-hazard planning. The nature of vegetative damage along the margins of avalanche paths is shown to be a useful indicator of the characteristics of past unobserved avalanche events.

scholarly journals A Reconstruction of Snow-Avalanche Characteristics in Montana, U.S.A., Using Vegetative Indicators

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (108) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Butler ◽  
George P. Malanson
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
National Park ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Snow Avalanche ◽  
Glacier National Park ◽  
Snow Avalanches ◽  
Southern Boundary ◽  
Tree Ring Data ◽  
Wet Snow

AbstractWidespread wet-snow avalanches were observed on the southern boundary of Glacier National Park, Montana, in February 1979. Severe tilting, scarring, and breakage of trees were observed along a transverse trim-line of one path, 70 m from a wet-snow deposit. Tree-ring data were used to establish the date of occurrence, and the nature of damage was used to characterize the avalanche event. The event probably included a previously unrecognized dry-snow avalanche and associated wind blast. Such events present different problems for natural-hazard planning. The nature of vegetative damage along the margins of avalanche paths is shown to be a useful indicator of the characteristics of past unobserved avalanche events.

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