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
Mountain Ridge High School (Maryland) High School closed and the student body consolidated with that of Westmar High into the newly built Mountain Ridge High School, constructed at the site of the former Beall High School Stadium. In the fall of 2007, Beall was demolished in order to make way for athletic fields for Mountain Ridge. The school mascot was the Mountaineer and the school colors were blue and gold. Football, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, Cross Country, Golf, Unified Tennis, Volleyball Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Wrestling, Bowling, Unified Bocce Ball Baseball, Softball, Track & Field, Tennis, Unified Track Mountain Ridge High School (Maryland) Mountain Ridge