This paper gives an overview of investigations to map mountain permafrost distribution showing the potential of the modern use of geophysical methods : bottom temperature of the snow cover (BTS), refraction seismics, DC resistivity, ground
Nivation is generally associated with the weathering and mass movement processes stemming from late-lying seasonal snow and the ensuing landforms. As a process suite it invokes mechanisms such as freeze-thaw weathering and solifluction