Here is the list of my highly reputable sources!
Mears, Arthur I., Design Criteria for Avalanche Control Structures in the Runout Zone, USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-84, June 1981 pp 1-28
Perla, Ronald I. and Martinelli, M. Jr., Avalanche Hanbook, USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook 489, July 1976.
National Research Council Committee on Ground Failure Hazards Mitigation, 1990. Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.