CHARACTERISTICS OF AVALANCHING - KOOTENAY PASS, BRITISH-COLUMBIA, CANADA

Individual variables found to be significant from a correlation analys is are analyzed as a function of probability of avalanching for data f rom Kootenay Pass, British Columbia. The analysis is compared with a s imilar study for data from Alta, Utah, U.S.A. The results show that th e variable significance is very similar for the two areas. Primary var iables include: snowfall rate, weight of new snow, water equivalent of new precipitation, total storm snow and new snow depth. Secondary var iables include wind speed and direction, and new-snow density.