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pack ice
packing of snow grains
palaeoglaciology
palsa
palsa bog
pancake ice
panel spacing
parallel to the slope
parameters
parameters related to buildings
partial burial
partially buried victim
particle paths
partly cloudly
partly decomposed particles
partly decomposed snow
USE
felt-like snow
pass
USE
mountain pass
pass (spacing)
USE
panel spacing
passive identifying object
passive object for location
USE
passive identifying object
passive snow water equivalent sensor
past weather
patch of snow
USE
snow patch
path
path in snow
path through snow
USE
path in snow
patroller
patrolling of ski runs (skipatrol)
patterned ground
peak
pellet snow
USE
graupel
pendular regime
penetrability of snow surface
penetration depth
penetrometer driver
USE
hammer
penitentes
percolation speed
percolation zone
pereletok
perennial snow
perfect plasticity
periglacial processes
periglacial zone
period of closure
period of foehn
period of validity of avalanche bulletin
periphery
permafrost
permafrost temperature
permanent control structure
USE
permanent retaining structure
permanent protective measures
permanent retaining structure
permanent stabilization structure
USE
permanent retaining structure
permanent structures
permanent supporting structure
USE
permanent retaining structure
permeability of ice
perpendicular
perpendicular to the slope
person
photography
photometeor
physical conditions
physical parameter
physical processes
physical-chemical processes
piedmont front
piedmont glacier
pier
USE
support
piezometric surface
pile for explosive charges
USE
pole for explosive charges
pile foundation
pillar
USE
buttress
pin
pin joint
pingo
pinnacled iceberg
plain of weakness
USE
weak layer
plane strain
planetary ice
planning
planning measures
plant components
plasticity
plateau
platelet ice
plates
platform
USE
narrow terrace
plentiful rain
ploughmeter
plucking
point of application of a force
point of capture
polar glacier
polar ice cap
USE
Arctic ice cap
polar jet stream
Polar southward flow
pole
USE
post
pole for explosive charges
pollutants in ice
pollutants in ice sheet
pollution and refuse parameter
polygonization
polynya
polythermal glacier
population
pore ice
pore pressure in till
position
possible event
post
post-glacial rebound
postcontrol release
potential avalanche hazard
pothole
USE
glacier mill
powder snow
powder snow avalanche
powdery snow avalanche
power of resistance
PP
USE
precipitation particles
PPco
USE
columns
PPgp
USE
graupel
PPhl
USE
hail
PPip
USE
ice pellets
PPir
USE
irregular crystals
PPnd
USE
needles
PPpl
USE
plates
PPrm
USE
rime
PPsd
USE
stellar & dendrites
practical snow stability tests (skiers)
precipice
precipitation
precipitation intensity
precipitation particles
pressure bar
USE
truss beam
pressure effect on deformation rate
pressure fracture line
USE
buffer-line
pressure gradient
pressure measuring device
pressure melting
pressure of snow
USE
snow pressure
pressure ridge
pressure wall
USE
buffer-line
pressure wave
prevention
preventive measures
primary avalanche
primary fracture
USE
initial failure
primer cord
USE
detonating cord
principal axes
USE
principal axis
principal axis
principal strain
principal stress
prism (crystal)
probability of locating
probability of release
probability of response
probability of survival
probable event
probe
probe test
probe with infrared sensors
probemaster
probing
probing with improvised equipment
processes
products
profile at high altitude
profile of one single snowfall
proglacial lake
projectile detonation
projectile detonator
projectile firing
projectile ignition
USE
projectile firing
projection
properties
propulsion charge
protected reafforestation area
protecting structures
protection against cold
protection forest
USE
protective forest
protective forest
protective measures against avalanches
protective measures against gliding snow
protective ramp
protective structure
USE
defense structure
protective wedge
USE
splitting wedge
provisional sledge
USE
emergency sledge
publishing of the avalanche bulletin
puddle
pulley
pulpit
pure shear
purlin
push moraines
push-pull gauge
pyramidal peak
USE
horn
pyrgeometer