The Log of a Snow Survey

<p>Snow surveyors throughout the world get to see what most of us only dream about: stunning terrain birdlife and animals rarely seen in lower elevations and stars that seem close enough to grab.</p><p> </p><p>Patrick Armstrong reveals the little-known world of a snow surveyor in this fascinating account transporting readers into the remote winter world of the Sierra Nevada in California.</p><p> </p><p>High in the mountains Armstrong and his companions must cross twelve-thousand-foot passes and dig through snow to gain entrance to rock or log cabins for shelter at night. Traveling on skis they often traverse more than a hundred miles each month during the winter and in the process climb and descend twenty or thirty thousand feet.</p><p> </p><p>This account also provides important and practical information on topics such as safe winter travel on skis avalanche prediction and avoidance cabin life cooking on and maintaining wood-burning stoves wildlife and birdlife.</p><p> </p><p>Whether you’re involved in snow surveying and snowmelt water management or you’re just someone who enjoys the winter wilderness and the mountains prepare yourself to enter a beautiful and remarkable winter world that has its dangers and sublime beauties.</p>