A snow cornice, or simply a cornice, is an overhanging edge of snow that forms on a ridge, the crest of a mountain, or along the sides of gullies.
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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.
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