Snow and Avalanche Glossary

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Glide

Also: Gliding Surface

The slow downhill movement of the entire snowpack along the ground surface, or similar relative slip between snow layers. Not to be confused with creep.

The surface where the relative slip or glide occurs is referred to as the glide surface.

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