print email comment close Friends of the Northwest Weather & Avalanche Center (FOAC) URL: http://www.nwac.us/ Description: This Washington state nonprofit corporation supports the Northwest Weather & Avalanche Center and provides "public education and awareness about avalanches and avalanche safety." In addition to membership information, the site features educational materials such as a list of avalanche-related books and videos, wind chill chart, avalanche education classes in the Northwest, and an avalanche rating scale. Also offers links to avalanche and weather forecasts, event listings, and a newsletter. Publisher: Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center Library of Congress Subject Headings: Avalanches Snow -- Northwest, Pacific LII Database Information: Record 19340 created by Margaret Myhre on 10/14/2005 Last modification on 11/24/2009 Published: 10/20/2005   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19340