Snow cornice Snow cornice A snow cornice or simply cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is an overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies. They form by wind blowing snow over sharp terrain breaks (e.g. the crest of the mountain) where it attaches and builds out horizontally. This build-up is most common on the steeper and leeward sides of mountains. Cornices are extremely dangerous and travelling above or below them should be avoided. When a cornice "collapses", it breaks in from the cornice to the top of the peak;
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