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Glacier Ice

By Austin Post and Edward R. LaChapelle

The awesome beauty and majesty of glaciers, the world of ice which has shaped and reshaped large parts of the earth’s surfaces, are presented here through more than 100 photographs and a closely integrated, informed...

Secrets of the Snow

Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions

By Edward R. LaChapelle

The surface of fallen snow—its contours and texture—can tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do. Will it be good for...