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This website is a tremendous source of comprehensive snow science information, discussing the characteristics of snow, how it forms, the weather and climate that snow is involved in, and how it affects humans and animals. This is a very informative site.

This is a brilliant story by the New York Times detailing an avalanche that occurred in Washington state that took three lives. It is an extremely detailed report on the snow conditions, terrain, and decisions made by the skiers that were conducive to the avalanche.

An incredible true story about a Western nun who paved the way for women in Buddhist culture. Tension Palmo spent 12 years meditating in a cave on the side of a mountain, and in doing so proved that women are just as capable of extended meditation as are men. A great read, that provides lots of insight into Buddhism teachings and history.

This website gives extremely detailed and secific analysis of snow conditions in the mountains of Northern Utah, but is also useful for anyone trying to learn about what conditions are ripe for avalanches. Every day the site gives a description of each possible type of avalanche, the likelihood of it happening and where, what will cause it, and the potential severity of the slide. The website also gives a detailed analysis of all previous avalanches, explaining why it happened and the effect that it had.

This book was a great way to get excited for trekking, and to explore how Buddhism can be integrated into everyday life. I was staying in Nepal on the same dates as some of the entries were written, so it was very cool to be reading it day by day. Also, it explored aspects of Nepali culture in the 70's that were radically different now, and it was quite cool to see the overlap.

Its knowledge about snowboard cambers and what each one is, it can also be translated to ski bases too.

This website provides a very useful analysis of avalanche conditions in Tuckerman's Ravine on Mount Washington.

how Snow Park Solutions started, and what they do today.

Even more about snowboard camber

This is how a snowboard went from an idea to an actual board. This article has tons of information and a lot about the design

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This is a general overview of the materials that go into making a snowboard. This could help with ski designs too.

Evo is a leading online retailer of outdoor gear. Evo also gives great reviews on items and great item descriptions.

Powder Magazine has an entire part of their website devoted to avalanche education. On this page you can find updates of major avalanche events and weekly posts about various avalanche hazards and elements of backcountry etiquette.

This website provides a great description of skiing in Tuckerman Ravine. There is also a forum on the site where consistent reports on conditions in the bowl are posted. This is a very useful site for anyone traveling to Tuckerman Ravine, the East's most popular and dangerous area for backcountry skiing.

Yobeat's Top 10 Colleges for Snowboarding By Brooke Geery Aug 27th, 2013. If you are looking for some colleges and you are into snowboarding and skiing, this is the website for you. Yobeat is running down the list of the top 10 snowboarding colleges and Vermont takes four and ninth place with UVM and Middlebury

This website is a hub for accessing avalanche forecasting websites for many regions throughout the U.S. On each region's site that can be accessed from the page are detailed assessments of avalanche conditions. On avalanche.org, there is an easy to follow tutorial on avalanche safety and protocol that is very useful and informative.

This website provides a plethora of information about how to perceive and avoid avalanche conditions and how to handle a situation when an avalanche does occur. It has extremely detailed instructions on how to test for avalanches and make smart decisions in the backcountry.

Adventureskier.com provides information on backcountry conditions in the Northeast. On the site are useful weather and avalanche links as well as blog posts that all can be used to keep skiers updated on conditions in the Northeast throughout the winter.