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  1. saddle USE mountain pass
  2. safety binding
  3. safety commission USE safety committee
  4. safety committee
  5. safety distance
  6. safety factor
  7. safety fuse USE fuse
  8. safety procedure
  9. safety straps
  10. sag
  11. sail
  12. saline permafrost
  13. saltation
  14. saltier brine
  15. sand
  16. sandur USE outwash plain
  17. sandwich model (ice flow)
  18. sapwood
  19. sastrugi
  20. sastrui USE sastrugi
  21. saturation
  22. saturation with water (snow pack)
  23. sawn timber
  24. scale of difficulties (ski-mountaineering)
  25. scale of difficulty
  26. scarp
  27. scent
  28. Scots pine
  29. scour hole USE wind crater
  30. scree USE debris
  31. scree cone USE scree slope
  32. scree slope
  33. sea ice
  34. sea level change
  35. sea water density
  36. sea water isotopic composition
  37. search and rescue plan USE search strategy
  38. search area
  39. search of buried victim
  40. search pattern USE search strategy
  41. search speed
  42. search strategy
  43. search strip width
  44. search time
  45. search-and-rescue team USE rescue column
  46. season
  47. seasonal snow USE seasonal snow cover
  48. seasonal snow cover
  49. seasonal variations
  50. seasonal variations in firn temperature
  51. seasonal variations in ice-core chemistry
  52. second-year ice
  53. secondary avalanche
  54. secondary fracture
  55. secondary summit
  56. sectional toboggan USE emergency sledge
  57. sections, bolted together USE sections, screwed together
  58. sections, screwed together
  59. sedimentary bands
  60. seismic observations
  61. self recovery USE self-rescue
  62. self-belay
  63. self-defense USE self-help
  64. self-help
  65. self-rescue
  66. self-safety USE self-belay
  67. semi fowler position USE recovery position (E)
  68. sense for terrain USE feeling for terrain
  69. sensible heat
  70. sensible heat polynya
  71. sensor
  72. separation pressure
  73. serac
  74. serac ice
  75. service interruption USE shut down of operation
  76. settled snow
  77. settlement of snow
  78. settling of snow USE settlement of snow
  79. SH USE surface hoar
  80. shaded slope
  81. shady area USE shady side
  82. shady side
  83. shallow basin
  84. shallow ice approximation
  85. shape charge projectile
  86. shape factor
  87. shape of roof
  88. shapes of debris
  89. sharp projection USE projection
  90. SHcv USE cavity hoar
  91. shear
  92. shear bands
  93. shear block test USE rutschblock test
  94. shear crack USE shear fracture
  95. shear fracture
  96. shear frame test
  97. shear moraines
  98. shear planes
  99. shear resistance of foundation
  100. shear ridge
  101. shear ridge field
  102. shear strain
  103. shear strain rate
  104. shear strength
  105. shear stress
  106. shear wave
  107. shear wedge
  108. shear wedge test USE slide wedge test
  109. shear zone
  110. shear-frame
  111. shearing
  112. shelf USE ledge
  113. shelter
  114. sheltered from the wind slope USE lee slope
  115. ships
  116. shock wave
  117. shore ice ride-up
  118. shore lead
  119. shore melt
  120. shore polynya
  121. short-wave radiation
  122. shoulder
  123. shovel shear test
  124. shovel test
  125. shower USE rain shower
  126. SHsu USE surface hoar crystals
  127. shuga
  128. shut down of operation
  129. SHxr USE rounding surface hoar
  130. side guy
  131. sign USE orientation mark
  132. signalling USE orientation mark
  133. signs of death
  134. sill
  135. silt
  136. silty ice
  137. silver fir USE fir
  138. simple basin
  139. simple shear
  140. single crystal
  141. single elements USE elements of a structure
  142. single structure
  143. sinking water masses
  144. sintering
  145. sintering in firn
  146. sirocco (south west wind)
  147. site USE position
  148. site conditions
  149. size of a defense zone (retaining structure)
  150. ski
  151. ski area
  152. ski binding
  153. ski centre
  154. ski crampons
  155. ski mountaineer
  156. ski mountaineering
  157. ski penetration
  158. ski pole
  159. ski pole grip
  160. ski pole probe
  161. ski pole strap
  162. ski pole test
  163. ski run
  164. ski sport
  165. ski tour USE skitouring
  166. ski track
  167. ski-brake
  168. ski-stopper USE ski-brake
  169. ski-tourer
  170. ski-tow
  171. skier
  172. skier triggered avalanche USE skier's avalanche
  173. skier's avalanche
  174. skiing-extreme
  175. skilift USE ski-tow
  176. skilift track
  177. skimobile USE snowmobile
  178. skitouring
  179. sky and air indications
  180. sky cloudiness USE cloudiness
  181. skylight
  182. slab avalanche
  183. slab avalanche danger USE slab avalanche hazard
  184. slab avalanche hazard
  185. sled USE sledge
  186. sledge
  187. sledge runner
  188. sleeper USE sill
  189. sleet
  190. sleigh USE sledge
  191. sleigh runner USE sledge runner
  192. slide
  193. slide block test USE rutschblock test
  194. slide ramp
  195. slide wedge test
  196. sliding
  197. sliding (glacier)
  198. sliding at subfreezing temperatures
  199. sliding mechanism USE mechanism of movement
  200. sliding surface