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 Dovzhky Mountain Ridge Dovzhky Mountain Ridge Dovzhky () is located on the territory of Stryi-San Highland, which is located within the limits Skole Raion and Turka Raion of the Lviv Oblast. The ridge extends for over from the village Plavie to the village Dovzhky. Ridge Dovzhky height reaches –, maximum (mountain Dovzhka). The surface of the Mountain Ridge Dovzhky is dissected by rivers valleys Oriava, Dovzhanka, Smozhanka and Krasnyanka, and covered with pine forests. The treeless surfaces is used for agricultural purposes. The Mountain Ridge Dovzhky been announced as natural reserves "Dovzhky" (325,0 ha area) to preserve the oaks, spruce and