Weather education

I'd love to find a book, or maybe even a course, on backcountry weather - especially with regards to Alaska and big mountains. Has anyone come across something of this nature? 

I am also very interested in finding a book of that sort. The best I've come across so far is the National Audubon Society's Field Guide to North American Weather. It's pretty comprehensive, but likely not as specific as the one in the link above.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22495129315&searchurl=kn%3Daudubon%2Bweather%26sortby%3D17

FrankPS wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=learning+about+alaska+weather+book

Really MP? Does this go to something evil? Did you type the rule number one bit, or have I found a delicious glitch?

OP, backcountry pilots would also pursue this information. I can't remember specific books, too long ago, but again, Google should get you to Flying magazine's publications.

Second the Audubon book.

Best, OLH

"Understanding the Sky" is a very common weather book for paragliding. It looks pretty dense though, 

FrankPS wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=learning+about+alaska+weather+book

That’s hilarious.  Well played

If you want to have a stronger base of knowledge, then you might try a standard 100-level meteorology text. At the Univ. of Arizona, we used Ahrens "Meteorology Today". 

Less glossy, but at a slightly higher level is Wallace and Hobbs, "Atmospheric Science, an Introductory Survey", the standard intro for atmos. sci. majors. 

Bleys Andromeda-Focht wrote:

I wish I was up there and could take the course! I appreciate it. It looks as though something similar is hosted in Jackson Hole:

http://www.mountainweather.com/info-services/weather-courses-and-training/

I know it's a pretty niche market, but I imagine there are a lot of people out there with Alaska aspirations who would devour a short book on the weather particulars and generalities of Alaskan peaks and ranges. Any meteorologists interested in a get-rich-quick scheme? ;)

Looks like lots of excellent textbook and resource starting places for me to research, I very much appreciate everyone's input! 

Lauren Burgess wrote:

I wish I was up there and could take the course! I appreciate it. It looks as though something similar is hosted in Jackson Hole:

http://www.mountainweather.com/info-services/weather-courses-and-training/

I know it's a pretty niche market, but I imagine there are a lot of people out there with Alaska aspirations who would devour a short book on the weather particulars and generalities of Alaskan peaks and ranges. Any meteorologists interested in a get-rich-quick scheme? ;)

Looks like lots of excellent textbook and resource starting places for me to research, I very much appreciate everyone's input! 

Hey, do also hunt up backcountry pilots association, or state aeronautical division for Alaska, something like that. Heck of a lot more pilots than climbers, and weather is every bit as deadly for pilots. Mountains even more so, I think.

Best, H.

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