Avalanche Monitoring Equipment

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

P0393n01_17_001: Avalanche Monitoring Equipment

P0393n01_17_002: Original Weather Recording Station, permanent tower 1052. Stevens Pass, Washington. Photograph taken by Ward C. Williams, 1952

P0393n01_17_003-029: Avalanche Monitoring Equipment

P0393n01_17_030: Snow settlement gauge, circa 1957

P0393n01_17_031: Precipitation intensity test at Alta, Utah January 1955, Sgt F.B. Banmann

P0393n01_17_032: Taking snow out of tube to weigh for moisture content. Man unknown taken at Alta, Utah. January 25, 1955, Sgt F.B. Banmann

P0393n01_17_033: Testing snow penetration using a penetrometer at Alta, Utah. Foreground: Dick Stillman of Berthand Pass , Co. January 25, 1955, Sgt F.B. Banmann

P0393n01_17_034: Taking samples of different snow layers for weight to find out water content Right. Ed LaChapelle of Alta, Utah. January 25, 1955, Sgt F.B. Banmann

P0393n01_17_035-036: Wasatch Mountains

P0393n01_17_037: Windshield wiper precipitation instrument

P0393n01_17_038: Snow rangers doing ram penetrometer test

P0393n01_17_039: Snow settlement test at Alta, Utah. January 25, 1955, Sgt F.B. Banmann

P0393n01_17_040-041: Avalanche and Weather observation tower

P0393n01_17_042: Snowfall intensity test at Alta, Utah

P0393n01_17_043-044: Regional gravity survey of North-Western Utah and part of Southern Idaho

Dates

1930-1974

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.