Snow cornice even being on the snow on top of rock exposes the alpinist to hazard in this situation. The best practice in mountaineering is to stay far enough back from the edge so as not to be able to see the drop, as an approximate metric of exposure. In avalanche safety, cornices are a high avalanche danger as they often break and trigger larger avalanches that permeate several snow layers. Cornices are particularly vulnerable to collapse during periods of solar warming. Snow cornice A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow
Snow Mountain quail an altitude over 3,000 m (9,850 feet). The female usually lays up to three pale brown, dark-spotted eggs in a hollow nest under the edge of a grass tussock. The diet consists mainly of seeds, flowers, leaves, and other vegetable matter. Due to its limited range, and being unprotected by Indonesian government, the Snow Mountain quail is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Snow Mountain quail The Snow Mountain quail ("Anurophasis monorthonyx"), is a large, approximately 28 cm (11 in) long, dark brown quail of Alpine grasslands. It is the only member of the