In article ,
AES wrote:

Anyone have pointers to more formal studies of these stratigraphic
records?

The evolution of the snowpack over the season is the basis of all
avalanche hazard estimation. The "standard" reference book there
is "The Avalanche Handbook".

In terms of other fields, most of that kind of analysis of the
snowpack happens in the Antarctic. There was an PBS show a few
years back of a climb of a new route on Mt. Vinson in the
antarctic w/Jon Krackuar where digging snow pits and examining
the layers was part of the expedition.

_ Booker C. Bense