Melt-Freeze Crust
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Melt-Freeze Crust
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A Melt-Freeze Crust or Rain Crust is a discontinuity between snow layers which can lead to avalanches. The layer can be created in two ways: A temperature high enough to allow surface snow to melt, creating a layer of melt water which may later re-freeze.
Rain falling and freezing on the surface of existing snow, also creating a frozen layer. This layer is brittle, smooth and slippery, and does not bond with snow layers above it, allowing the overlying slab of snow to move down the mountain unde
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2022-08-22T07:07:03Z
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