Patent ID: 6957593

Claim:
A system for analyzing stability of snow, the snow having a plurality of layers, comprising: (A) at least one acoustic sensor, the acoustic sensor being configured to: (a) emit sound energy, the sound energy being adapted to be reflected differently by the plurality of layers of snow; (b) receive sound energy reflected by the plurality of layers of snow; and (c) produce an output signal; (B) at least one output device, the output device being configured to communicate information to a user; and (C) at least one controller in communication with the acoustic sensor and the output device, the controller being configured to: (a) cause the acoustic sensor to produce sound energy; (b) receive the output signal produced by the acoustic sensor; (c) process the output signal to produce layer information; and (d) cause the output device to communicate the layer information to a user wherein stability of the snow may be analyzed using the layer information.