International Snow Service Workshops (ISSW) Proceedings Publications - Montana State University Digital Initiatives

Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a â€œUniformâ€ Slope

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 05:00:00 MST

shear strength, snow stratigraphy, snow microstructure, slope uniformity

SITE SPECIFIC WARNING POLLFJELLET AKA "THE AVALANCHE MACHINE", THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Site-specific, avalanche warning, meteorological condition

APPLICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE EAWS GUIDELINES FOR SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche warning, site-specific, risk management, EAWS

PROJECT CAIROS: HARMONIZING AVALANCHE COMMISSIONS’ WORKFLOW, TRAINING AND TOOLS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche commission, avalanche safety, risk management, dynamic avalanche modeling, cross-border collaboration

ANALYZING AUTOMATED AND METEOROLOGIST-DERIVED QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS: OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS IN HIGHWAY AVALANCHE FORECASTING PROGRAMS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Weather Forecasting, Weather Data, Forecast Accuracy, Highways, Precipitation.

REPEATED UAS LIDAR SCANNING OF SNOW SURFACE TO SUPPORT SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

lidar, UAS, site-specific avalanche warning

HUMAN VS. MACHINE - COMPARING MODEL PREDICTIONS AND HUMAN FORECASTS OF AVALANCHE DANGER AND SNOW INSTABILITY IN THE SWISS ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

public avalanche forecasting, forecast verification, machine learning, model-driven predictions

DATA-DRIVEN AVALANCHE FORECASTING - USING WEATHER AND SATELLITE DATA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Forecasting, Machine Learning, Satellite, Meteorology

ASSESSING CRITICAL WET-SNOW AVALANCHE SITUATIONS WITH SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED SNOW COVER SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, openAMUNDSEN, SNOWPACK, liquid water content, avalanche problems, snow cover simulations

INTEGRATING AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTIONS FOR VALIDATING AND EXPLAINING AVALANCHE FORECASTING MODELS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Automatic Avalanche detection, Machine Learning Models

A CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY SPATIAL PATTERNS IN SNOW COVER MODEL OUTPUT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack modelling, clustering, forecast regions, spatial variability

AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Ski Resort Operations, Conceptual Model, InfoEx, Avalanche Problem Type, Avalanche Likelihood

BRINGING THE EUROPEAN AVALANCHE DANGER SCALE TO THE 21ST CENTURY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, public avalanche forecasting

THE FOUR KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PHYSICAL HAZARD POSED BY SNOW AVALANCHES ACROSS TERRAIN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche hazard, forecasting, hazard assessment and communication, Avalanche Size, Likelihood, Spatial distribution

LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST 15 YEARS OF OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE WARNING WITH THE SNOWPACK MODEL IN SWITZERLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

numerical modeling, snowpack, operational, avalanche warning, Automatic Weather Station

TOWARDS IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN ASSIGNING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS AMONGST FORECASTERS IN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche problem standardization, consistency, avalanche bulletin communication, Norway

EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SNOW STABILITY TESTS BASED ON MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH REAL AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow stability tests, PST critical initiation cuts, significant triggering probability, snowpack measurements, avalanche prediction.

UNVEILING SPATIAL PATTERNS IN AVALANCHE BULLETINS: CLUSTERING ANALYSIS OF MICRO-REGIONS USING SNOWGRID

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Clustering, avalanche report, regions, micro-regions

ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT AVALANCHE RADAR MONITORING THE SLOPES ENDANGERING THE ROAD OF THE COL DU POURTALET ON THE FRENCH – SPANISH BORDER IN THE PYRENEES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, snow, road safety, Doppler radar, real-time

AUTOMATED DRY SNOWFALL LEVEL CALCULATION FOR IMPROVED ASSESSMENT OF MELT-FREEZE CRUSTS AND ASSOCIATED FACETED WEAK LAYERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Melt-freeze crust, snowfall level, avalanche forecasting, automated weather stations

A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard indication maps, Potential Release Areas, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting

SAFE - A LAYER-BASED AVALANCHE FORECAST EDITOR FOR BETTER INTEGRATION OF MODEL PREDICTIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecast, Bulletin Editor, Numerical Models, Decision Support, Hazard Assessment

METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS - PART 1: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

crusts, melt-freeze layers, persistent weak layer, deep slab, avalanche forecasting

AVALANCHE FATALITIES IN RELATION TO THE COVERAGE OF RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche accidents, spatial analysis, forecast coverage, forecast zone size

A CORRELATION BETWEEN AVALANCHES AND TELECONNECTION INDICES IN THE ITALIAN ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Teleconnections, Avalanches, Avalanche Problems, Italian Alps

MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW: ENHANCING AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH REAL-TIME PRECIPITATION PHASE DATA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow level, probabilistic forecast, precipitation phase, Sierra Nevada

METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS. PART 2: APPLYING THEORY TO OBSERVED PATTERNS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

crust, persistent weak layer, machine learning

ESTABLISHING AN OPERATIONAL WEATHER & SNOWPACK MODEL CHAIN IN NORWAY TO SUPPORT AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, snowpack modeling, large-scale operational model chain, AWSOME

CHARACTERIZING REGIONAL AVALANCHE DANGER LEVELS USING FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF SNOW INSTABILITY IN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow instability signs, avalanche danger levels, field observations, avalanche forecasting

GENERATING MAPS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE WARNING WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Prediction, risk assessment, random forest, support vector machine, nearest neighbor, multi-output classifier

AN AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AVALARMS)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Automatic Avalanche Risk Management, Road Safety

SITE-SPECIFIC PROBALISTIC FORECAST FOR AVALANCHES IN HOLMBUKTURA, LYNGEN, NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Probabilistic forecasting, ensemble model, random forests, avalanches

ON SNOW AND AVALANCHE CLIMATES IN THE SWISS ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow climate, avalanche climate, avalanche formation, snow stratigraphy, avalanche problem type

ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA PRODUCING THE AVALANCHE BULLETIN: WHAT ROLE DOES DIRECT OBSERVATION IN THE FIELD PLAY?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

field evaluation comparison, wandering snowpack observations, avalanche forecasting, regional avalanche bulletin

AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) – TESTING THE PROCEDURE IN NW ITALY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

probable release areas, avalanche hazard mapping

SNOW AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPPING USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL BAYESIAN MODELS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Heatmaps, Topological Features, Spatio-Temporal Models, Copernicus Sentinel-1 Satellite, Lyngen Region, inlabru R Package

FROM NOTEBOOK TO CAAML — DIGITIZING HANDWRITTEN SNOW PROFILES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

CAAML, snow profile, digitization, snow observations, machine learning

FUZZY AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) AND HAZARD-RISK MATRIX IN THE LOMBARDIA REGION - ITALY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

probable release areas (PRA), susceptibility map, hazard-risk matrix

EVALUATION OF THE TRANSFERABILITY TO THE PYRENEES OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS DEVELOPED FOR AVALANCHE FORECASTING IN THE SWISS ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

machine learning, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, avalanche activity, SNOWPACK model

AVALANCHE FORECASTING IN FINLAND – PRESENT STAGE AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecast, Finland, FMI Finnish Meteorological Institute, FINLAV Finnish Avalanche Education

NATURAL HAZARD PREPAREDNESS IN THE NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION (NPRA)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Contingency plans, Natural hazard preparedness, Norwegian Public Roads Administration

ENHANCING OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH RPAS LIDAR SNOW DEPTH MAPS AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS: A CASE STUDY IN WESTERN CANADA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

RPAS, UAV, drone, LiDAR, RAMMS, forecasting.

UNRELIABILITY IN EXPERT ESTIMATES OF FACTORS DETERMINING AVALANCHE DANGER AND IMPACT ON DANGER LEVEL ESTIMATION USING THE MATRIX

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger level, avalanche forecasting, reliability, EAWS Matrix, forecast correctness

SYNTHESIZING REGIONAL SNOWPACK STABILITY AND AVALANCHE PROBLEMS IN THE OPERATIONAL AWSOME FRAMEWORK

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, snowpack modeling, avalanche hazard assessment modeling, large-scale operational model chain, forecaster dashboard, AWSOME

NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE: THE METEOROLOGIST’S ROLE IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING, WEATHER WARNINGS AND EXPLANATION OF THE WEBSITE YR

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, weather warnings, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, meteorology

FLOWING FROM RELEASE TO RUNOUT: HIGH-RESOLUTION RADAR MEASUREMENTS OF SNOW AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, radar measurements, weak layer crack propagation speed, front velocity

INNOVATIVE HIGH-SPEED CAMERA ARRAY FOR UNPRECEDENTED INSIGHTS INTO POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Powder Snow Avalanche, Experimental Avalanche Dynamics, High-Speed Cameras

ASSESSING THE DRIVERS CONTROLLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBORNE LAYERS IN POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES THROUGH INFRASOUND ANALYSIS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Powder Snow Avalanches, Infrasound, Turbulent Particle-Laden Flow, Turbulent Multiphase Flow

ARE OUR AVALANCHE IMPACT PRESSURE EQUATIONS FIT FOR A WARMING CLIMATE? - INSIGHTS FROM 3D AVALANCHE MODELING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, impact pressure, wet-snow, dense, avalanche dynamics, modeling, Material Point Method

NEW INSIGHTS INTO SNOW AVALANCHE DYNAMICS AND ENTRAINMENT MECHANISMS FROM DEPTH-RESOLVED PARTICLE-BASED SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, erosion, entrainment, modeling, Material Point Method, Discrete Element Method

ADVANCING AVALANCHE SAFETY: RADAR-BASED INSIGHTS INTO SNOWPACK DYNAMICS AND STRATIGRAPHY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

stratigraphy, avalanche dynamics, radar-based measurement, measurement network

RIDERS AND AVALANCHES FLOATING ON POWDER SNOW: NEW INSIGHTS INTO AIR PORE PRESSURE MECHANISMS FROM HYDRO-MECHANICAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Powder Snow Avalanche, Powder Skiing, MPM, DEM, CFD, Entrainment, Fluidization

SIMULATION OF AVALANCHES IN CAMPUS LICENSE OF ANSYS FLUENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, terrain, CFD, Ansys Fluent

THE AVALANCHE MODELLING ATLAS – A FRAMEWORK FOR THE COLLECTION, ORGANISATION AND ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PATH AND EVENT DATA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche modelling, past events cadastre, avalanche classification

INFLUENCE OF DTM/DEM RESOLUTION AND DOMAIN DISCRETIZATION ON THE SNOW AVALANCHE DYNAMICS MODELLING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

DTM/DEM, numerical modelling, Iber, smoothing, fill sinks

LARGE POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES IN SOUTH TYROL IN JANUARY 2019: COMPARISON WITH SCENARIO-BASED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamic calculations, powder snow avalanches, powder avalanche pressure.

FROM DEBRIS IN LAKE SEDIMENTS TO BACK-CALCULATION OF SNOW AVALANCHES ON LAKE ICE OF ANESTØLSVATNET, NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanches on lake ice, lacustrine record, avalanche modelling

GRAIN FLOW THEORY AND SNOW AVALANCHE RHEOLOGY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, shear stress, grain flow theory, flow regime, flow regime transitions.

WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF DYNAMICAL MODEL USE IN AVALANCHE CONSULTANCY TODAY?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche dynamics, numerical modelling, depth-averaged modelling

SCENARIO-BASED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS INCLUDING SNOW ENTRAINMENT, SNOW TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics; snow entrainment, snow temperature, snow density, hazard evaluation, climate change

INVESTIGATING DYNAMIC MODEL FRICTION PARAMETERS FOR LOW-VOLUME END-OF-SEASON AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Release volume, runout distance, model parameters, avalanche forecasting

NEW INFERENCES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOPE-NORMAL SNOW AVALANCHE VELOCITY COMPONENTS FROM DEPTH-RESOLVED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

3D DEM modeling, avalanche gallery, snow avalanche load, vertical velocity, protection structures

THOUGHTS ON THE WHY’S AND HOW’S OF SMALL-AVALANCHE EXPERIMENTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche experiments, avalanche release, flow regimes, erosion, measurement techniques, data analysis

IS ARCTIC SNOW DIFFERENT FROM ALPINE SNOW? DELVING INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF SNOW COVER PROPERTIES AND SNOW INSTABILITY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow stability, weak layers, avalanche activity, arctic

INSIGHTS INTO THE INFLUENCE OF SNOW MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF WEAK LAYERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow slab avalanches, snow mechanics, weak snow layers, strength, microstructure

STRESS WAVES THROUGH SNOW IN 2D

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow mechanics, dynamic stress, viscoelasticity

A GUIDANCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, stability test, propagation saw test, propagation probability, real-time application

EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WEAK-LAYER FRACTURE INTO CROSS-SLOPE DIRECTION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, cross-slope-propagation, out-of-plane loading, weak snow layers

SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF MECHANICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES: GRAND MESA, COLORADO, U.S.A.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow mechanical properties, radar, spatial variability, remote sensing, snow micropenetrometer

TOWARDS PREDICTING SLOPE SCALE SNOW TRANSPORT PATTERNS WITH OBJECTIVE COHERENT WIND STRUCTURES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow, preferential deposition, Lagrangian coherent structures, large eddy simulation, laser scanning

ON TRIGGERING AVALANCHES, WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN EXPLOSION AND RELEASE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Explosives, Avalanches, Pressure, Shockwave, Experiments

MACHINE LEARNING FOR AVALANCHE ACTIVITY FORECASTING: COMBINING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PAST AVALANCHE ACTIVITY AND SNOW MODELLING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Machine learning, Snow modelling

INITIALIZING AND EVALUATING SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS WITH RECURRING SNOW PROFILE OBSERVATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack simulations, snow profiles, profile comparison, weather station, numerical weather prediction models, snow profile alignment and similarity assessment

RAPID MRI PROFILING OF LIQUID WATER CONTENT IN SNOW: MELT AND STABILITY DURING FIRST WETTING AND RAIN ON SNOW EVENTS.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Wet snow, Mechanics, Snow micro hydrology

HIGH-ARCTIC SNOWPACK MODELING FORCED BY NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTIONS AND MANUALLY OBSERVED SNOW PROFILES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack simulations, snow profiles, numerical weather predictions, avalanche forecasting

SENSITIVITY EXPERIMENT OF THE CAPILLARY BARRIER TO LATERAL FLOW USING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WATER TRANSPORT MODEL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

lateral flow, slope snow, water transport model, capillary barrier, water saturated layer

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PRECIPITATION INPUTS ON SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack models, precipitation, uncertainty, snow depth, validation

NEW METHOD OF FIXING SNOW SAMPLES IN THE FIELD FOR X-RAY CT IMAGING USING 1-BROMODODECANE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow sample fixing, X-CT imaging, snow microstructure

AN INVESTIGATION OF INTEGRATED ASYMMETRY IN THE NEAR SURFACE VAPOUR PRESSURE GRADIENTS OF A DIURNALLY FORCED SNOWPACK.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

diurnal recrystallization, radiation recrystallization, vapor pressure gradient, near surface faceting.

HOW SNOWMICROPEN RECORDINGS ARE INTEGRATED INTO DAILY FORECASTING WORK BY THE SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK AWSOME

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, SnowMicroPenetrometer, SNOWPACK, model chains, AWSOME

STRONG WIND, SOFT SLAB – POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

wind slab, slab hardness, wind slab properties, wind speed

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT STABILITY TESTS REGARDING THEIR UTILITY FOR SNOWPACK STABILITY ASSESSMENTS IN GUIDING OPERATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Stability tests, fracture character, snowpack properties, test comparison

DEVELOPING TWO MULTIAXIAL TESTING MACHINES TO LINK STRENGTH AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF WEAK SNOW LAYERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow slab avalanches, weak snow layers, snow strength, experimental testing, microstructure

THE EFFECT OF SLOPE ANGLE ON CRITICAL CUT LENGTH MEASURED IN PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

stability test, Propagation Saw Test, edge effect, failure initiation, crack propagation

OBSERVATION OF ALBEDO IN WARM AND SNOWY AREA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Albedo, Snow impurity concentrations

IMPROVEMENT OF SNOWPACK MODEL OUTPUT THROUGH HAND PROFILES? – A CASE STUDY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack modelling, Integration of hand profiles, SNOWPACK

ASYMMETRICAL THREE-POINT BEND TEST FOR INVESTIGATING MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS IN WELL-BONDED SNOW

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, mixed-mode loading, slab fracture, bending test, finite element analysis

APPLYING THE GROM SCORE ON SNOW PROFILES FROM HUMAN-TRIGGERED SLAB AVALANCHES AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS IN VAL D’ARAN, PYRENEES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow stability, avalanche forecasting, avalanche communication, Pyrenees

GLOBAL CHANGE IMPACTS ON AVALANCHE PROTECTIVE FORESTS—CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

protective forest, Nature-based Solution, snow avalanche, climate change, natural disturbance, land-use change

INFLUENCE OF CHANGING FOREST HEIGHT ON THE FREQUENCY OF AVA-LANCHE RELEASE IN AN ALPINE AFFORESTATION IN THE SWISS ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

tree regeneration, snow avalanche, avalanche formation, avalanche release, effective tree height

A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO QUANTIFY HOW ERRORS IN FOREST DATA AFFECT AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPS IN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Protection forest, uncertainty, avalanche, risk analysis

AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH FOR SIMULATING EFFECTS OF AVALANCHES ON MOUNTAIN GOAT POPULATION DYNAMICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, Alaska, mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus, population modeling

REGIONAL-SCALE AVALANCHE MODELING WITH COM4FLOWPY—POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS FOR CONSIDERING AVALANCHE-FOREST INTERACTION ALONG THE AVALANCHE TRACK

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modeling, forest-effects, regional-scale, empirical, AvaFrame

DETECTING AVALANCHE PATH GROUND COVER AND VEGETATION CHANGE ACROSS MULTIPLE SCALES THROUGH TIME USING REMOTE SENSING TOOLS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

land change, remote sensing, NDVI, avalanche runout

MEASURING THE RESISTIVE FORCE OF SHRUBS ACTING ON A GLIDING SNOW SLAB

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche, vegetation, resistive force, strain gauge, protection forests

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON SNOW AVALANCHE ACTIVITY AND RELATED RISKS: OUTCOMES FROM A RECENT REVIEW

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanches, Avalanche risk, Climate change impact, Review, Research gaps

A MULTI-STEP AVALANCHE RISK FRAMEWORK FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON LARGE SCALE AVALANCHE HAZARD

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Climate Change, Avalanche, Risk Assessment, SNOWPACK, RAMMS, Climada, Risk Maps

THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON AVALANCHE FREQUENCY AND SIZE OVER NORTHERN JAPAN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Global warming impact, avalanche, snowpack stability

A CASE STUDY AND COMPARISON OF MID-WINTER WARMING AND SOLAR DRIVEN WET SLAB AVALANCHE CYCLES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

wet slab avalanche, climate, case study

SMALL MID-MOUNTAIN SKI RESORTS FACING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE TESTIMONY OF SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-TOUVET, CHARTREUSE, FRANCE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Small ski resort, climate change, ski for all, adaptation, agility

UNRAVELING UNEXPECTED SNOWMELT CHANNELS: A CASE STUDY IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowmelt channels, rain-on-snow, snowmelt, wet-snow

TRENDS IN HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL AVALANCHE INDICATORS IN NORWAY AND SVALBARD IN 1961-2020

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, climate change, modelling

EXPLORING THE USE OF A MULTIVARIATE SNOW INDEX IN THE PYRENEES TO CHARACTERIZE SNOW SEASONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth, multivariate snow index, mountain areas, winter season, snow variability

SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT: SURVEY ON ITALIAN TERRITORY, FIRST RESULTS.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Water Equivalent, Monitoring, Italian Avalanche Service, climate change

CLIMATE ATTRIBUTION FOR SNOW AVALANCHES HAZARD. A CASE STUDY IN ITALY.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, Dynamic modelling, Hazard mapping, Avalanche Forest interaction, Snow erosion, Snow entrainment.

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MOUNTAIN AREAS: MULTI-SOURCE DATA USE FOR RESOURCE SAVING AND EFFICIENT SNOW MAKING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE - A CASE STUDY FROM GASTEIN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

slope management, snowmaking, climate change, geo data, GIS, ski resorts

ARCTIC MOUNTAIN GLACIERS LOVE AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche deposit, climate warming, arctic glacier, LiDAR, SfM-photogrammetry

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NIVOMETEO DATA OVER 100 YEARS OF RECORDINGS BY THE OROPA SEISMIC WEATHER OBSERVATORY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Climate change, weather data analysis

A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP: SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP AND SNOW

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow, sheep, climate change, remote sensing

SNOW DATA MANAGEMENT WITH THE USAGE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Geographical Information System, Snow data management, Spatial interpolation, Snow water supplies, Automatic snow stations

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF SNOW COVER AND AVALANCHE EVENTS IN THE BIELLESE ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Climate Change, snow cover, avalanche

GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHES: INSIGHTS FROM SPATIO-TEMPORAL SOIL AND SNOW MONITORING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche, spatio-temporal monitoring, soil temperature, liquid water content

CHALLENGES OF GLIDE SNOW MANAGEMENT AT THE HIGH ALPINE CONSTRUCTION SITE KAPRUNER VALLEY, AUSTRIA – A CASE STUDY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Glide-snow management, artificial release, case study, water input, climate change

RELEASE OF GLIDING FULL-DEPTH SNOWCOVER BY EXTENSIVE WATERING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

operations, avalanche control, accidents and rescue

OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING OF SLUSHFLOWS-ATIGUN PASS ALASKA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

slushflow, observations, numerical modeling

ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF SLOPES SUSCEPTIBLE TO GLIDE SNOW AVALANCHES BY DEVELOPING A REGIONAL SPATIAL SNOW GLIDE MODEL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

glide snow avalanche, snow gliding, spatial model

REGIONAL SLUSHFLOW EARLY WARNING WITH EXAMPLE FROM WESTERN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slushflow, warning, weather models, forecasting

STOPPING SLUSHFLOWS: SMALL-SCALE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND FULL-SCALE NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slushflow, dam, braking mounds, laboratory experiments, numerical simulations.

TOWARDS AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHE RELEASE: INTERFACE SHEAR COLD LABORATORY TESTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche initiation, liquid water content, friction

SITE-SPECIFIC SLUSH FLOW WARNING ON HIGHWAY RV80, NORTHERN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slush flow, site-specific, warning, mitigating measures

INTERFACIAL LIQUID WATER DETECTION FOR GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHE MONITORING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Glide-Snow, Avalanche, Monitoring, LWC

MOTIVATION FOR SLUSHFLOW CLASSIFICATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slushflow, Snow Hydrology

THE LILLET LAKE AVALANCHE: A POTENTIAL SLUSH FLOW CASE FOR ITALIAN ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

slushflow, mixed avalanche, RAMMS, SAMOS, Lillet Lake avalanche

SLUSHFLOW DOCUMENTATION: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanches, Slushflows, Documentation, UAVs.

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIQUID WATER CONTENT IN DIFFERENT SNOW TYPES AS INPUT TO SLUSHFLOW EARLY WARNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

LWC, liquid water content, slushflow, snow wetness, snow hydrology

CLASSIFICATION OF SLUSHFLOW RELEASE AREAS IN NORWAY AND ON ICELAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slushflow, hazard mapping, risk management, release area

LIMITATIONS OF RAMMS:DEBRISFLOW AS A SLUSHFLOW SIMULATION TOOL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Slushflow, simulation, spatial planning, RAMMS

A BRIEF HISTORY ON AVALANCHE MITIGATION IN NORTHERN-NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, infrastructure, mitigation

CASE MOSJøEN - CHALLENGING RISK MITIGATION IN THE TOWN CENTER DUE TO POWDER CLOUD AND AVALANCHE GENERATED FLOOD WAVES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

risk mitigation, powder cloud, flood wave, snow avalanche

CULTURAL HERITAGE IN A SITE IMPACTED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL SNOW-AVALANCHE A FEW DECADES AGO: WHAT TO DO? A TENTATIVE EXAMPLE IN SVANETI, GEORGIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

cultural heritage, exceptional event, integrated protection

LESSONS FROM SEVERAL AVALANCHES IMPACTING AVALANCHE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES IN ICELAND IN JANUARY 2020 AND MARCH 2023

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche protection measures, avalanche dams, dam overflow, rest risk, fluidized flow

AVALANCHE OPERATION FOR ROAD PROTECTION IN GRøTFJORD, TROMSø

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche operation, RACS, Avalanche detection, Doppler radar, Avalanche forecasting

AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, risk management, Arctic, avalanche history

A PROBABILITY-BASED MODELLING APPROACH BEYOND A FEW SELECTED RETURN PERIODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND ROBUST HAZARD AND RISK ASSESSMENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Hazard modelling, risk modelling, probabilistic modelling, avalanche hazard, avalanche risk, loss-frequency-curves

AVALANCHE HAZARD ZONING AND SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Spatial planning, hazard zoning, settlement development, risk reduction

50 SHADES OF BLUE: RISK GRADIENTS WITHIN AVALANCHE HAZARD ZONES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Risk, hazard, zoning, mapping, land use

PROBABILITY-BASED AVALANCHE RUN-OUT MAPPING FOR ROAD SAFETY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Road Safety, Probability Mapping, Avalanche Dynamics, Snow, Risk Assessment

QUANTIFYING THE RISK TO AVALANCHE PRONE ROADS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Risk, Hazard, Management, Road, Railway, AHI

ALPS2.0: INTERACTION OF FLEXIBLE ROCKFALL BARRIERS WITH STATIC AND DYNAMIC SNOW PRESSURE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow pressure, avalanche dynamics, avalanche, rockfall protection

MITIGATION OF THE STORTUVA AVALANCHE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Powder Snow Avalanche, Avalanche Mitigation, Case Study, Snow Drift

AVALANCHE-FREE SEASON: HOW CAN THIS BE DEFINED?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

summer avalanche, avalanche-free season, hazard mapping, snow-free period

PROTOTYPE OF PROBABILISTIC AVALANCHE HAZARD MAP REFLECTING UNCERTAINTIES OF SNOW COVER CONDITIONS DURING WINTER

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Probabilistic hazard map, Uncertainty quantification, Hazard assessment, Risk assessment

ANALYSIS OF FIELD OBSERVATION DATA TO DEVELOP PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVING SNOW FENCES DURING SEVERE SNOWSTORM EVENTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

living snow fences, severe snowstorm events, performance requirements

TECHNOLOGY FOR HANDELING OF NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

RACS, warning systems, road management

REGIONAL AVALANCHE RISK ANALYSIS IN PIEDMONT, ITALY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard assessment, roads, infrastructures

LOCAL (SITE-SPECIFIC) AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN ITALY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

roads, avalanche hazard management, avalanche commissions

CORNICE MITIGATION WITH KOLK CROSSES ON MIDDAGSEIDKLUMPEN, MOSJØEN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Cornice mitigation, kolk cross, mitigation structures, road safety

LOADING ON STRUCTURES FROM FLUIDIZED AVALANCHE FRONTS OVERFLOWING DEFLECTING DAMS AT FLATEYRI, ICELAND, JANUARY 2020

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanches; powder-snow avalanches; snow avalanche deposit; fluidized front; field observations

SUPPORTING LOCAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT: INTEGRATING SNOW COVER SIMULATIONS INTO LOCAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover modelling, local risk assessment, visualisation

SITE SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING FOR SETTLEMENTS IN NORTHERN NORWAY. TWENTY YEARS OF THE NORTHERN NORWAY AVALANCHE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche warning, settlements, risk management, municipalities

THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SLUSH-FLOW NETS IN VANNLEDNINGSDALEN LONGYEARBYEN SVALBARD

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Mitigation measures, slush-flow, debris-flow nets, Vannledningsdalen, Svalbard

IMPROVED WINTER SAFETY FOR THE OLIVONE-CAMPO BLENIO-COZZERA ROAD IN SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND WITH A RADAR-BASED AVALANCHE ALARM SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC CONTROL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche detection, Real-time, Doppler radar, road safety, winter safety

SPATIAL INTERPOLATION METHODS FOR ESTIMATING EXTREME SNOW SUPPLY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow supply, extreme snowpack depths, spatial interpolation, engineering, planning

MITIGATION MEASURE HANDBOOK – A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK ABOUT REDUCING SNOW AVALANCHE HAZARD FOR BUILDINGS WITH AVALANCHE DEFENCE STRUCTURES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, slush flow, natural hazard, mitigation, handbook

THE ROLE OF THE FIELD OBSERVERS AND AVALANCHE FORECASTERS IN THE NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, field observers, avalanche forecasters, end-users, Norwegian Public Roads Administration

INTENSITY, RETURN PERIOD AND RISK: INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL PARAMETERS IN SPECIFIC CASES OF NATURAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DYNAMICS OF SNOW AVALANCHES.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, avalanche protections, hazard, risk analysis.

FORTY YEARS WITH AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS IN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, monitoring, geophones, radar, Norway

AVALANCHE INFRASOUND SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, snow avalanche dynamics, avalanche hazard mitigation, machine learning

AVALANCHE MONITORING USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING: A CASE STUDY IN HOLMBUKTURA, NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Automated avalanche detection, Distributed acoustic sensing, Signal processing

TOWARDS SYSTEMATIC PATTERNS AND AVALANCHE RISK ANALYSIS WITH CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND EVENT DETECTION ON AVALANCHE SLOPES WITH A NOVEL SENSOR ARRAY BOX IN AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

monitoring, avalanche slopes, event detection, systematic patterns, risk analysis

CAN WE SEE THE UNSEEN? TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CRACK PROPAGATION AT THE ORIGIN OF AN AVALANCHE AND THE RELATED PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

SWIR, Event based sensor, propagation, high speed monitoring, propagation mechanics.

OPTIMISATION OF UAV-BORNE LIDAR SURVEYS FOR SNOW DISTRIBUTION MAPPING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, UAV, LiDAR, mapping

UAV-BORNE GROUND PENETRATING RADAR FOR AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, GPR, UAV, snow height, snow density

OPTICAL MONITORING OF AVALANCHE REALEASE ZONES IN BESSANS, HAUTE MAURIENNE VALLEY, FRANCE, WITH A REMOTE AND ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT CAMERA SYSTEM

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche monitoring, energy self-sufficient camera system, image processing, digital image correlation, deep learning.

QUANTITATIVE AND FAST SNOWPACK STRATIGRAPHY: THE SNOW LIGHT OPTICAL PROBE (SLOPE)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack, snowpit, optical methods

WHERE TO PUT THE WEATHER STATION? OPTIMIZING THE LOCATION FOR AUTOMATED SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS BASED ON REMOTE SENSING, AVALANCHE MODELING AND TERRAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Weather station, spatial variability, remote sensing, snow depth, hazard indication mapping, avalanche warning

AVALANCHE RADARS SAVING LIVES - LOM AVALANCHE PROJECT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Monitoring, Avalanche, Road Safety, Radar

ACOUSTIC SNOW STRATIGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS - FROM THE SOUND OF BREAKING SNOW TOWARDS ENHANCED SNOWPACK STABILITY ASSESSMENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Instrumentation, Snow Stratigraphy Measurement, Acoustic Measurement

DRONE-MOUNTED SNOW RADAR SYSTEM - QUANTITATIVE FIELD VALIDATION OF TERRESTRIAL SNOW MEASUREMENTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow stratigraphy, Snow depth, Radar, Drone

COMBINING MODEL PREDICTIONS AND RADAR AVALANCHE DETECTIONS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Natural Avalanche Model, Operational Validation, Real-Time Avalanche Detection, Doppler Radar

MEASURING SNOW AND AVALANCHE PROPERTIES USING ACOUSTIC AND SEISMIC DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, distributed acoustic and seismic fiber optic sensing, snow properties, avalanche dynamics

TOWARDS AN OPEN HARDWARE IOT PLATFORM FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENT OF SNOWPACK PROPERTIES AND AVALANCHE INSIGHTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Instrumentation, monitoring, sensors, particle tracking, IoT

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE MOBILE SENSOR ARRAY BOX FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF AVALANCHE SLOPES AND ROBUST EVENT DETECTION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

monitoring, avalanche slopes, event detection, systematic patterns, risk analysis

OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION OF UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES’ SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

: avalanche, unmanned aircraft, roadway agency operations, sensors

CONTINUOUS SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MONITORING ON GLACIERS USING COSMIC RAY NEUTRON SENSOR TECHNOLOGY A CASE STUDY ON HINTEREISFERNER, AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Measurements, Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor, Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Modeling

AVALANCHE RADAR SYSTEM MONITORING AVALANCHE PATHS ENDANGERING ROAD AT BJAERANGEN, NORWAY – IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRAJECTORY-ALGORITHMS FOR IMPROVED DETECTION ACCURACY, VISUALIZATION AND REDUCTION OF FALSE DETECTIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, avalanche tracking, early warning system, road safety, doppler radar, long range

COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF INFRASOUND AVALANCHE DETECTION ALGORITHMS IN OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, avalanche detection network, monitoring, algorithm

MEASURING SNOW PRESSURE FORCES ON SUPPORTING STRUCTURES USING LOW-COST STRAIN GAUGES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

strain gauges, snow pressure monitoring, supporting structures

AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE DETECTION USING DOPPLER RADARS – LESSONS LEARNED AFTER 1000 DETECTED AVALANCHES IN NORWAY SINCE 2020

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Monitoring, radar, early warning, instrumentation, risk management

AVALANCHE DETECTION AND RACS BLASTING VERIFICATION USING EXTRA LONG-RANGE DOPPLER RADARS: EXPERIENCE FROM SAAS-FEE AND EVOLèNE, SWITZERLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

real-time avalanche detection, Doppler radar, RACS, Long-range, road safety

USING BACK-SCATTERED LASER SIGNAL INTENSITY TO MEASURE SNOW SURFACE PROPERTIES AUTOMATICALLY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow surface properties, laser measurement, snow reflectance

A CASE STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NVE M2525 SNOW SCALE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow scale, snow mass registration device, snow hydrology, snow water equivalent.

GAINING STANDARDIZED INSIGHTS INTO SNOWPACK WITH A SNOW MICROSCOPE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow pack, snow profile, image, standardized method, avalanche research

CABLE CAR-MOUNTED LIDAR SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS SNOW DEPTH ASSESSMENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

lidar, cable-car, gondola, SLAM, snow-monitoring

MONITORING AVALANCHE ACTIVITIES INSIDE AN AVALANCHE PATH FOR RACS OPERATORS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

mast, snow, height, seismic, vibrations, automatic, monitoring.

INVESTIGATION OF A LOW-COST K-BAND FMCW RADAR FOR DENSITY AND LIQUID WATER CONTENT SNOW PROFILES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack, radar, FMCW, SWE

SNOWAVE: A MULTIBAND MICROWAVE RADAR INSTRUMENT FOR SNOWPACK AND GLACIER MONITORING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Cryosphere Monitoring, Radar, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), Liquid Water Content (LWC), Multiband Radar

SWISS NETWORK OF AUTOMATED SNOW AND WEATHER STATIONS FOR AVALANCHE FORECASTING – SUCCESS FACTORS TO ITS ROBUSTNESS AND LONGEVITY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

automated snow and weather stations, measurement network, snow cover model, avalanche forecasting

A NEW APPROACH TO MEASURE SNOWPACK TEMPERATURE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow temperature, snowmelt, infrared temperature

SWE MONITORING. FIRST RESULTS FROM AN INNOVATIVE CRNS NETWORK

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, CRNS, SNOWPACK model, Snow Water Equivalent, SWE

COMBINING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR THE AUTOMATED DETECTION OF AVALANCHES IN SEISMIC DATA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Automatic avalanche detection, Seismic monitoring and Machine learning models

EVALUATION OF THE SNOW PENETROMETER SCOPE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

SCOPE, penetrometer, hardness, profile, SMP, ramsonde

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ICE FRAGMENTS IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION PARTICLES DURING SNOW FALL EVENTS IN DEPENDENCY OF METEORO LOGICAL PARAMETERS – A CASE STUDY AT SONNBLICK OBSERVATORY, AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow crystals, crystal growth, holographic image, Nakaya diagram, in-cloud particles

COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PRECIPITATION GAUGES DURING SNOWFALL IN WINDY CONDITIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

precipitation gauges, weighing bucket gauge, precipitation measurement, solid precipitatio

MONITORING OF GLIDE AVALANCHES UTILIZING UAV IMAGERY AND SFM TECHNIQUES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Glide avalanche, UAS, SfM, Road safety, monitoring

DETECTING SNOWPACK WITH LOW-COST RADAR – CASE STUDY IN PYHäTUNTURI, FINLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

IoT, Radar, Instrumentation

REMOTELY SENSED AVALANCHE ACTIVITY DURING THREE EXTREME AVALANCHE PERIODS IN SWITZERLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche mapping, potentially active area, danger level 5 (very high)

MULTI-FREQUENCY SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR OBSERVATIONS OF AVALANCHES AND SNOW PARAMETERS IN SVALBARD

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

SAR, multi-frequency, avalanche detection, wet snow, SWE

ENHANCING SLOPE MANAGEMENT THROUGH IOT SNOW MONITORING: A CASE STUDY IN FIEBERBRUNN, TYROL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Internet of Things, Slope Management, Snowpack Parameters

SNOW DEPTHS IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS USING ICESAT-2 AND SENTINEL-1

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow depth, remote sensing, ICESat-2, Sentinel-1

INTERPRETING SENTINEL-1 RADAR BACKSCATTERING FOR THE MELT DYNAMIC OF AN ALPINE SNOWPACK WITH A HIGH RESOLUTION GROUND TRUTH DATASET

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snowmelt, SAR, Sentinel-1, liquid water content, surface roughness, snow profiles

ON THE INFLUENCE OF SNOW DEPTH ON SURFACE SHAPE AND ROUGHNESS IN THE RELEASE AREAS OF OBSERVED SKIER-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow depth, surface shape, surface roughness, snow avalanches, remote sensing

NEAR-REAL TIME SATELLITE CLASSIFICATION OF SNOW TYPES FOR AVALANCHE FORECAST PURPOSES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, MODIS, Snow Structure, Avalanche forecast, Satellite Classication

AUTOMATED SNOW AVALANCHE MAPPING WITH DEEP LEARNING IN AERIAL IMAGERY FROM THE EXTREME AVALANCHE WINTER OF 1999

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche mapping, remote sensing, deep learning

THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW FENCES FOR SNOW CONSERVATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Fence, Summer snow, water supply

SNOW DEPTH VARIABILITY IN AN AVALANCHE RELEASE ZONE: ONE SEASON OF MEASUREMENTS AND TOPOGRAPHIC RELATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

lidar, snow depth, wind-drifted snow, modeling

A CLIMATOLOGY OF RAIN-ON-SNOW EVENTS IN SVALBARD AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AVALANCHE HAZARD

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Svalbard, rain-on-snow, avalanche hazard, climate change

SNOW CORNICE DISTRIBUTION OBTAINED BY AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow cornice, Airborne laser scanning, Distribution

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF SNOWPACK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES USING RADAR TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS FROM TWO WINTER SEASONS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, CANADA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack assessment, Radar measurements, Snow height, Snow water equivalent (SWE), Remote sensing

GROUND TRUTH VALIDATION OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSED AVALANCHE DATA IN AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche detection, satellite remote sensing, LiDAR, avalanche warning

SNOWSAMPLER: AN AUTONOMOUS UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR PENETRATION-BASED SNOW STRATIGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS ON STEEP SLOPES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Stratigraphy, UAS, Robotics System, Slope Landing

SWE ESTIMATION FOR HYDROLOGIC APPLICATIONS: COMBINING WEATHER RADAR AND MACHINE LEARNING

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Dual Polarization, Weather Radar, LiDAR, Snow Water Equivalent, SWE, Airborne Snow Observatories, ASO, Machine Learning

DIRECT SNOWDRIFT MEASUREMENTS IN SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING – A CASE STUDY FROM JOTUNHEIMEN, NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snowdrift, site-specific avalanche warning, case-study

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OPERATIONAL GENERATION CHANGE WITHIN AVALANCHE SERVCES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Knowledge transfer, digital database, data-driven decisions, generation change

SNOW, RAIN, AND AN EARTHQUAKE: A MASSIVE AVALANCHE CYCLE IN TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN PAPER REFERENCE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

AKAH, avalanche, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, WMP

AVALANCHE CONTROL WITH UAS ON NORWEGIAN ROADS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche control, Avalanche mitigation, UAS, Road operations

33 YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF THE AVALANCHE-SAFETY-TEAM IDALPE - A LOOK BACK AT IMPORTANT MILESTONES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE ISCHGL SKI RESORT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk management, avalanche safety team, ski area management, controlled avalanche release, RACS

AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN ITALY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS: MOST COMMON TYPES AND PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, common types, Italy

WINTER OPERATIONS IN ANDORRA'S ROADS, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

winter operations; forecasting, gazex, triggered avalanche.

OPTICAL CAMERA SYSTEM TO MONITOR AVALANCHE PATHS ABOVE THE MER DE GLACE AND THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES CLOSE TO THE MONTENVERS, CHAMONIX, FRANCE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche monitoring, camera system, energy self-sufficient, remote avalanche control system

AVALAUNCHER'S IN EUROPE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalauncher

NEW GEOREFERENCED AVALANCHE DATABASE IN ANDORRA: A BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF ACCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche accidents, avalanche database, Pyrenees

CASE STUDY AND OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF BRIGHTON RESORT, UT, USA GAZEX REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEM

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

RACS, safety, efficiency, GAZEX, avalanche mitigation

DEVELOPING AN AVALANCHE RESCUE PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH IN A COUNTRY WITH LIMITED AVALANCHE INCIDENT HISTORY - CASE RESCUE SERVICES OF LAPLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, incident, ISO 31000, risk management

DIFFERENTIATING CONTEXTS ACROSS EUROPEAN AVALANCHE COMMISSIONS TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT: AN INVITATION TO UNIFY EFFORTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche commissions, operational avalanche risk management, program development, product design

AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN ITALY: INVESTIGATIONS OF AVALANCHE RELEASE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Accidents, Snow Structure, Avalanche Release

TRAINING AS A KEY FACTOR IN THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE – A CASE STUDY FROM AUSTRIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Safety Management Process, Training strategy, Continuous Improvement Process, Simulation Games

AVALAUNCHER TARGETING FOR MOBILE GUN PROGRAMS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

BACK-ANALYSIS OF THE JANUARY 2017 EARTHQUAKE-AVALANCHE CYCLE IN THE CENTRAL APENNINES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

earthquakes, avalanches, Central Italian Apennines, Rigopiano

EFFICACY OF EMERGENCY RESCUE BLANKET SHELTER AT -8°C TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES FOR RESCUE OF A SIMULATED PATIENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

emergency shelter, emergency blanket, temperature, thermophysiology, search and rescue

A CASE-STUDY OF HIGH LOAD HUMAN-TRIGGERED AVALANCHE ACCIDENT IN L’ESTANYó (ANDORRA): LESSONS LEARNED AFTER CONDITIONS ANALYSIS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche matrix, avalanche problems, persistent weak layers.

SKI GUIDING AS PRACTICE: PERFORMING ROUTINES AND MAKING SENSE IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

ski guiding, sensemaking, routine dynamics, practice theory

RISKCHECK: A FRAMEWORK FOR AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT, INTEGRATING MANUAL AND SEMI-AUTOMATED APPROACHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk assessment, avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard evaluation, Bayesian framework, decision-making

SHOULD AVALANCHE AIRBAGS BE MANDITORY?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, airbag, burial

PROFESSIONAL VISION IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN. AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL NORWEGIAN SKI AND MOUNTAIN GUIDE EDUCATORS.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Ethnography, professional vision, discursive practices, guide education, decision-making in avalanche terrain.

WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO SAVE? A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL EMBEDEDDNESS PERSPECTIVE ON ‘SAYING NO’ IN EXTREME CONTEXT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

mountain rescue, ‘saying no’, custodianship, sociological embeddedness

IS IT A MAN'S WORLD? GENDERED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES IN SNOW AND AVALANCHE SAFETY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Gender representation, workplace diversity, gendered experiences, qualitative analysis

RISK MANAGEMENT TRENDS IN U.S. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS: SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Education, fatalities, accidents, trends, risk reduction, risk management

BURIED ALIVE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF AVALANCHE SURVIVORS’ LEARNING EXPERIENCE AFTER AN AVALANCHE ACCIDENT

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche accident, decision-making, learning, experiential learning

A ROUTING ALGORITHM FOR BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOURS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Backcountry ski touring, Routing algorithm, Avalanche risk, Skitourenguru

WHO SKIS WHERE, WHEN? – QUANTIFYING THE BACKCOUNTRY SKIER POPULATION IN TROMSø, NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

counting people, signaling data, beacon checkers, bluetooth low energy, monitoring system

COMBINING AVALANCHE NOWCASTS WITH GPS TRACKS AND ‘IN SITU’ PARTICIPANT REPORTS TO UNDERSTAND DECISION-MAKING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, Decision-making, Avalanche assessment, Expert vs. recreationist estimate

TEMPERING COGNITIVE BIAS WITH BEST-PRACTICE, A SURVEY OF ALASKAN BACKCOUNTRY SKIERS & RIDERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

THE INCIDENT SUPPORT TOOL: A NOVEL FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCING AVALANCHE RESPONSE OPERATIONS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

incident support tool, stress, injury, avalanche work

SKIING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN WITH OR WITHOUT A LEADER: HOW DOES THE SKIERS' EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR GROUP PERFORMANCE DIFFER?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Backcountry skiing, Leadership, Group dynamics, Group performance, Evaluative criteria

REGISTERING AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN EUROPE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EAWS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, database, fatalities, standard

THE TAP-O-METER: HOW HARD DO WE TAP AND SO WHAT?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

stability tests, impact force, hand taps, tap-o-meter, standardization, decision-making

AVASAR – A FLOWCHART BASED COMPANION AND ORGANIZED RESCUE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue, Organized Rescue, Companion Rescue, Survival Chances, Probability of Detection

CHOOSING TO HOLD ‘EM OR FOLD ‘EM – EFFECTS OF AVALANCHE FORECAST INFORMATION ON TERRAIN EXPOSURE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Risk communication, Avalanche forecast, Decision-making in avalanche terrain, GPS tracks

DEATH OF BACKCOUNTRY WINTER-SPORTS PRACTITIONERS IN AVALANCHES -- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF PROPORTION OF CAUSES OF AVALANCHE DEATH

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche burial, autopsy, asphyxia, hypothermia, trauma

HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW SCIENCE WORKSHOP

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

ISSW History, ISSW Steering Committee, Steering Committee

ACCESSING THE SKIER´S PERSPECTIVE: A QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING THE RECREATIONAL SKIER.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

qualitative methodology, ethnography, sensuous skier, skiers perspective, emotion

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN SAFETY JUDGEMENTS BY GROUPS OF SKIERS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Wisdom of crowds, risk assessment, avalanche education, avalanche course evaluation, trip planning, hazard management

TOWARD A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN PROBLEM IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Human problem, conceptual model, human factor, qualitative

THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: MINDSET, RISK ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AMONG SKI TOURING GROUPS IN THE ALPS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Tour planning, equipment, risk assessment, decision making, backcountry skiing

PERFORMANCE IN SIMULATED AVALANCHE RESCUE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND CONTINUING RECREATIONAL EDUCATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, avalanche beacon, rescue training, shoveling, probing

AVALANCHE HAZARD ASSESSMENT: THE PROBABILISTIC VS. ANALYTICAL APPROACH – THE WELL-CHERISHED DICHOTOMY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger, risk assessment, decision-making, backcountry touring

ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING LIKELIHOOD AND PROBABILITY OF SNOW AVALANCHES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Forecasting, Likelihood Scale, Probability Communication, Risk Communication,

USERS' AWARENESS AND RESPONSE TO UNCERTAINTY INFORMATION IN PUBLIC AVALANCHE FORECASTS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

risk communication, uncertainty, public avalanche forecast, user research

END USER INTERPRETATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AVALANCHE DANGER SCALE: A CASE STUDY FROM SCOTLAND

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, probability, risk perception, avalanche risk communication

VISION ZERO: COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO REDUCE AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN LYNGEN, NORTHERN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche warning, tourism, avalanche mitigation, app, guide meetings

REFINED SWISS AVALANCHE TERRAIN MAPPING CATV2 / ATHV2

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain maps, white risk, avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard mapping, backcountry tour planning

IMPROVING AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOURS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NOVEL SLABS METHOD WITH EXISTING METHODS.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

backcountry skiing, avalanche, probabilistic methods, generalised additive model

UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE TO AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND AVALANCHE INFORMATION PRODUCT USE OF SNOWSHOERS AND WINTER HIKERS: INSIGHTS FROM MOUNT SEYMOUR PROVINCIAL PARK

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Risk communication, avalanche safety, user characteristics

AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPPING USING THE AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES OF BULGARIA

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

ATES maps, avalanches, Bulgaria, AutoATES, forest protection

AVALANCHE DANGER MAP: DOES A MAP REPRESENTATION OF THE AVALANCHE FORECAST MAKE IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY SAFE(R) ROUTES?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Map applications, User comprehension, Recreational safety, Risk communication

THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: HOW WELL DO SKI TOURING GROUPS KNOW THE AVALANCHE BULLETIN?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche bulletin knowledge, avalanche bulletin understanding, decision making, risk taking

AVALANCHE WARNINGS: THE MAIN INFORMATION CHANNELS IN FRANCE, WITH A FOCUS ON “VIGILANCE”, A MATURE CRISIS COMMUNICATION TOOL

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk, crisis communication, audience, CAP

TEACHING AVALANCHE KNOWLEDGE INDIRECTLY: INQUIRING EXPERIENCES FROM OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE WINTER MOUNTAINS IN NORWEGIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche learning, avalanche teaching, practitioner inquiry, friluftsliv, out-door education

PARTICIPANTS’ SHARED PERSPECTIVES ON A SEASON-LONG AVALANCHE COURSE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Reflection-based learning, Reflective practitioner, User involvement, Inquiry-based conversation, Avalanche course

UNDERSTANDING GROUP DYNAMICS AND USE OF AVALANCHE FORECAST BEHAVIORS AFTER COMPLETING A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE COURSE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, behaviors, group dynamics, avalanche forecast

CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES IN AVALANCHE EDUCATION: A SEQUENTIAL MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF NORWEGIAN INSTRUCTORS´ PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, learning goals, avalanche instructors, mixed methods, avalanche learning

SNOW INSTITUTE. A VIRTUAL INSTITUTE TO PROMOTE AVALANCHE AWARENESS EDUCATION TO YOUNGSTERS.

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, avalanche education, young avalanche victims, non-profit teaching and learning materials, educational environments

EXPERTS IN TEAMWORK: A MASTER COURSE FOSTERING STUDENT CREATIVITY FOR MAKING SNOWY MOUNTAINS SAFE

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, interdisciplinary, virtual game, awareness campaign, radio play

CHECKING ME, CHECKING YOU... DO YOU? A BEACON-STUDY IN NORTHERN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Safety, Beacon Group Checks, Transceiver, Backcountry Skiing, Companion Rescue, Avalanche Survival

INTRODUCING A DIGITAL HANDBOOK FOR SNOW OBSERVATIONS IN NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

handbook, field observation, guidelines

REFLECTOMETER: A NOVEL TOOL TO BOOST LEARNING IN AVALANCHE COURSES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, two-way learning, reflective practice, reflection-based learning, avalanche courses

UNIVERSITY SNOW SCIENCE COURSES - AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

snow & avalanche education, higher education, teaching methods, learning outcome

THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: DO AVALANCHE AIRBAGS LEAD TO RISKIER CHOICES?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Airbag use, Airbag knowledge, impact of airbag use, decision making, risk taking, backcountry skiing

FINLAV – FINNISH AVALANCHE EDUCATION: A RECENTLY ESTABLISHED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Education, Education, FINLAV, Finnish Avalanche Education, Finland

BOOSTING AND NUDGING PEOPLE TO MAKE SMART BACK-COUNTRY DECISIONS: THE CASE OF WINTER NORWAY

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Boosting, Nudging, Back-Country Activity, Winter Mountains, Snow Sports

BACKCOUNTRY GATE SURVEY PROGRAM AT JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT CATALYZES CONVERSATIONS ON HUMAN FACTORS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND AVALANCHE EDUCATION

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education; backcountry gate; grassroots initiative; volunteer program; human factors

LEARNING ON THE MOUNTAIN: WHAT GETS OUR ATTENTION AND HOW MIGHT REFLECTING ON THAT CHANGE OUR WAYS?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Reflective learning, double-loop learning, avalanche education, dislocatory moments, wicked learning environment

BUILDING RESILIENCE TO AVALANCHES AND OTHER CLIMATE-DRIVEN GEOHAZARDS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN EDUCATION: EXPERIENCE FROM THE GEOMME PARTNERSHIP

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanches, Geohazards, Resilience, Education, International collaboration

HOW ACCURATE AND BIASED IS SLOPE PERCEPTION OF SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

inclinometer, inclination measurement, avalanche education, backcountry skiing, cognitive biases

FRIENDS ON A POWDER DAY: A PILOT STUDY QUANTIFYING SKI PATROL TRAUMATIC EVENT EXPOSURES AND EVALUATING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH LEVELS

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 MDT

occupational health, wilderness first responders, worker wellbeing, national ski patrol, snow science

TOWARDS A DICTIONARY OF AVALANCHE FORECASTING – DESCRIBING SOME KEY TERMS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability, avalanche probability, avalanche danger level

THE AVID PROJECT: COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO AVALANCHE FORECASTING CHALLENGES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

AvID, avalanche forecasting, forecasting software

THE NATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECAST PLATFORM: A SYSTEM THAT HAS REDUCED COSTS, IMPROVED CONSISTENCY, AND PROMOTED COLLABORATION AMONG U.S. AVALANCHE CENTERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, web technology, public safety messaging, data management

IS IT A PROBLEM? TAKEAWAYS FROM RESEARCH INTO THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEMS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

hazard assessment, avalanche problems, danger ratings, conceptual model

WHY OBSERVERS' MAY NOT AGREE ON THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL SIZE RATING AND A DRAFT SCALE FOR MORE CONSISTENT RATINGS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche size, destructive potential, damage potential, avalanche classification

SUPERSHEAR CRACK PROPAGATION IN SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE: NEW INSIGHTS FROM NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

supershear crack propagation, numerical modeling, dry-snow slab avalanche release

EXPERIMENTS ON SELF-SUSTAINED CRACK PROPAGATION IN AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, fracture mechanics, avalanche size, dynamic crack propagation, supershear

ON THE POTENTIAL OF PARTICLE TRACKING IN SNOW AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, avalanche simulation, sensor nodes, particle tracking, AvaFrame com1DFA, Thalweg-time, Thalweg-altitude

INFLUENCE OF SLAB DEPTH SPATIAL VARIABILITY ON THE PROBABILITY AND RELEASE SIZE OF SKIER-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow spatial variability, skier-triggering probability, avalanche release size

COMPARING STABILITY TESTS AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR LIMITATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dry slab avalanche, snow stability test, snow stability, avalanche forecasting

REFLECTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TO AVALANCHE SAFETY PRACTICES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

social science, human factors, product development, product evaluation

A SYSTEMATIC OVERVIEW OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH ON THE HUMAN FACTORS IN AVALANCHE DECISION-MAKING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

human factor, systematic search, avalanche research, decision-making

QUANTITATIVELY CAPTURING DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES OF MECHANIZED SKI GUIDES USING GPS TRACKING, AVALANCHE TERRAIN MODELING AND BAYESIAN NETWORKS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, avalanche terrain modelling, GPS tracking, mechanized skiing, backcountry

FORMATION TO RECALIBRATION – HOW MENTAL MODELS ARE FORMED, UPDATED, AND SHARED IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING WORK.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mental models, mentorship, learning, team, knowledge sharing, updating

RIVERS IN THE SKY, FORECASTING ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS A WEEK OUT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

meteorology, atmospheric rivers, avalanche, ensemble models, uncertainty, risk communication

INITIALIZING SNOW COVER SIMULATIONS WITH OBSERVED SNOW PROFILES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack simulations, snow profiles, operational assessment and forecasting of avalanche danger, snow density parameterization, numerical weather prediction models, snow profile alignment and similarity assessment

SNOWPACK MODELING EFFORTS AT THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack modeling, numerical weather prediction, avalanche forecasting

WHAT AVALANCHE OBSERVATIONS TELL US ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF NUMERICAL MODELS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche observations, avalanche models, performance test

ASSESSING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING BASED ON DIFFERENT MODEL CHAINS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, SNOWPACK, simulations, forecasting, model chains, avalanche danger assessment

TOWARDS A FULLY MODEL-BASED AVALANCHE HAZARD ASSESSMENT: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF INPUT DATA ON MACHINE LEARNING PREDICTIONS.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

numerical avalanche forecasting, snow cover modeling, random forest models, weather prediction models

QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF NEW DATA STREAMS IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, decision-making, remote sensing, UAV

COMPARISON OF THE GLIDE ACTIVITY AT TWO DISTINCT REGIONS USING SWISS AND U.S. DATASETS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche, forecasting, full-depth avalanches

VALIDATION OF A WIND TRANSPORT SCENARIOS TOOL

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow drift, meteorological model, validation, forecast, avalanche scenario

AN ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE CANADA'S FLEXIBLE FORECAST REGIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, flexible forecast system, forecast regions, spatial variability

EVALUATING UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER FORECASTS: COMPARING REPORTED AVALANCHE ACTIVITY WITH THE FORECASTED AVALANCHE PROBLEMS.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

accuracy, forecasting, avalanche problems, communication

ENHANCED WINTER PRECIPITATION NEAR FERNIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

enhanced precipitation, Fernie Factor, numerical weather prediction, weather forecasting, avalanche forecasting

WIND SLAB OR STORM SLAB; WHEN DO WE USE EACH TERM?

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wind slab, storm slab, terminology, avalanche problems

THUMBS-UP FOR ANALYTIC SNOWPACK ASSESSMENT – PUTTING NEW EAWS STANDARDS INTO PRACTICE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snowpack, stability, risk management, EAWS

A LOCAL AVALANCHE RISK MATRIX BASED ON MODELING TO FORECAST AVALANCHE ACTIVITY ON ROADS.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk matrix, local forecasting, mountain roads, modeling

AN OPERATIONAL TOOL FOR MANAGING EMERGENCIES BY CIVIL PROTECTION IN CASE OF HIGH AVALANCHE HAZARD

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, risk assessment, emergency, major avalanches, Pyrenees

A NATIONAL AVALANCHE CENTER MOBILE APPLICATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

A MODEL-CHAIN APPROACH TO ASSESS AND PREDICT LOCAL AVALANCHE RISK

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

local assessment, local expertise, model-chain, SNOWPACK, NWP

HOW MANY SNOW PROFILES CAN YOU PROCESS? MAKING THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION INCLUDED IN LARGE-SCALE SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack modeling, data mining, comparing, summarizing, clustering

A PROCESS-BASED DEFINITION OF SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, site-specific, regional, local, European Avalanche Warning Services

AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN ARTIFICIAL TERRAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, construction site, hydropower dams, risk management

AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH STATISTICAL METHODS IN NORWAY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

data driven avalanche forecasting, machine learning, statistical methods, data quality, weather stations, avalanche registrations

ASSESSING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR EACH AVALANCHE SIZE IN SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, site-specific avalanche forecasting, TASARM, risk

INTRODUCING SUBLEVELS IN THE SWISS AVALANCHE FORECAST

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, sublevels, warning, communication, user survey

SNOWPACK AND AVALANCHE CHARACTERIZATION OVER THE 2021-2022 WINTER SEASON IN SISIMIUT, WEST GREENLAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow science, avalanche, Greenland, weak layers formation, Arctic snowpack, avalanche monitoring, avalanche bulletin

DEEP PERSISTENT SLAB AVALANCHES DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON IN THE BRIDGER RANGE, MONTANA, USA: METEOROLOGICAL METRICS, ATMOSPHERIC PATTERNS, AND FORECASTING LESSONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab, meteorology, synoptic climatology

COMPARING SNOWPACK METEOROLOGICAL INPUTS TO SUPPORT REGIONAL WET SNOW AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, snowpack, snow cover models, avalanche forecasting

SPATIAL EXTENT OF FORESTED AVALANCHE TERRAIN IMPACTED BY WILDFIRE ACROSS THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche and wildfire, avalanche mapping, avalanche-forest

DESIGNING DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT HANDOFF AT SHIFT CHANGES IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

remote forecasting, shift changes, teamwork, digital support tools

ASSESSING SNOWPACK STRATIGRAPHY ACCURACY BASED ON DIFFERENT INPUT DATA: INSIGHTS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover model, automated weather station, numerical weather prediction, similarity

AN INNOVATIVE PROTOCOL FOR CONDUCTING AND EXPLOITING SNOW TESTS: THE OUTCOME OF A RELIABLE FIELD EXPERIMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL TOOLS ON SMARTPHONE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow tests, measurement protocol, propagation propensity, real-time sharing

VISUALLY IMPAIRED FORECASTING AND ACCESSIBLE SOFTWARE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

screen reader, visually impaired, AvID 2.0, accessibility

CHARACTERISTICS OF AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN DIFFERENT SNOW CLIMATE REGIONS IN THE ALPS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, snow climates, snow cover model

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY DATA AND METHODS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

A.E., tertiary normal, slab waveguide, crux mirroring, collapse, sinter

ON STABILITY MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow stability, avalanche forecasting, numerical modeling, failure initiation, crack propagation

DATA-DRIVEN MODELS USED IN OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING IN SWITZERLAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, machine learning, data-driven models

INTERLINKING DAILY ASSESSMENTS: IDEAS TOWARDS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE WORKFLOW IN PUBLIC AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

public avalanche forecasting, workflow, hazard source, hazard assessment, standardization

SPECIALIZED PROBABILISTIC MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECASTS IN SUPPORT OF SNOW SAFETY AND AVALANCHE MITIGATION EFFORTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

weather forecast, probabilistic forecast, operational forecast, national weather service, decision support, bias correction

STRUCTURED RISK MITIGATION DISCUSSION IN AN INFORMAL MOMENT: THE HOW AND WHEN OF HUCKEM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk communication, decision-making, uncertainty, recreation, acceptable risk, human factors, group dynamics, group check tool, avalanche prevention

TERRAIN USE METRICS AND AVYSCORE IN AVALANCHE AIRBAG USERS: A PILOT STUDY OF GPS TRACKING TO EVALUATE RISK HOMEOSTASIS EFFECTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk homeostasis, terrain choices, avalanche airbags, GPS tracking, AVYscore

PERCEIVED VALUES, MOTIVATORS, AND BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH A POPULAR FIELD-BASED DECISION-MAKING TOOL FOR BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL IN THE U.S.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, avalanche education, risk management, decision support tool, risk assessment, avalanche safety

THE AIARE BACKCOUNTRY DECISION-MAKING GUIDE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW IT IS USED

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, avalanche education, risk management, decision support tool, risk assessment, avalanche safety

INSIGHTS ON HOW AVALANCHE FORECAST USERS COMBINE DANGER RATINGS WITH STEEPNESS TO ASSESS THE AVALANCHE RISK OF INDIVIDUAL SLOPES DURING TRIP PLANNING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk communication, decision-making, avalanche forecast users, survey study

CRISTAL: A FRAMEWORK AND TOOLS FOR RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, criteria, vigilance mode, avoiding any surprise effect.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SKI RESORTS AND COMMUNITY AVALANCHE SERVICES - OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES FROM SWITZERLAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

digital transformation, safety concepts, documentation, communication

AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER USE AMONG BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS IN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, USA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

safety equipment, decision making, recreation, education

SNOW SEANCE: OPERATING BETWEEN THE BOUNDS OF INTENTION AND INTUITION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, human factors, lexicon, terminology

AN EXPLORATION OF THE CULTURE, BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES OF THE NEW ZEALAND MOUNTAINEERING COMMUNITY TOWARDS AVALANCHE SAFETY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mountaineering, avalanche, culture, attitudes, behaviours, personas

FRACTURE ENERGIES RELEVANT FOR DRY-SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, fracture mechanics, weak layer properties, propagation saw test

RECENT ADVANCES IN MODELING SNOW AND AVALANCHES WITH THE MATERIAL POINT METHOD AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, material point method, simulation, avalanche formation, avalanche dynamics

A MULTILEVEL FRAMEWORK FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES INVOLVED BY AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, interaction with infrastructures, damages

AVALANCHE SIZE AND AVALANCHE PROBLEMS: ANALYSIS OF THE AOSTA VALLEY AVALANCHE CADASTRE DATABASE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, avalanches size, historical avalanches, avalanche cadaster, improve knowledge of the avalanches, compared avalanche data

INFLUENCES OF OVERLYING SLAB THICKNESS ON THE SNOW MECHANICS OF BRIDGING PROPENSITY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow mechanics, bridging propensity, particle tracking velocimetry, fracture initiation

CROSS-COMPARISON OF SELECTED AVALANCHE OBSERVATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche observations, full-scale measurements, cross-comparison

POST CONTROL, POST EARTHQUAKE AND TEMPERATURE RELEASE OF DRY SNOW SLAB AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

viscoelastic, alpine snow, quasi-brittle fracture; snow avalanche; fracture delay

A HIGH-LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINS OF A DEEP PERSISTENT SLAB OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA; NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2022

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

deep persistent slab; weather pattern, ENSO, La Niña

HEARD BUT NOT SEEN: AUTOMATED DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SNOW AVALANCHES USING INFRASOUND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, snow avalanche dynamics, avalanche hazard mitigation

THE FORMATION OF BASAL LIQUID-WATER LAYERS IN EARLY-WINTER ("COLD") GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche, liquid water content, avalanche formation

WHAT COULD STOP DYNAMIC CRACK PROPAGATION IN DRY SNOW SLAB AVALANCHES?

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release size, dynamic crack propagation, crack arrest, DAMPM, material point method, weak layer, slab, fracture

STUDY ON DETECTION OF SNOW AND SAND USING MICROWAVE DOPPLER SENSOR

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, sediment, microwave Doppler sensor, reflection coefficient

STRESS MEASUREMENTS IN THE SNOWPACK DURING COMPRESSION TESTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow stability test, compression test, snow strength, avalanche, weak layer, snow

MODE-III FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF ANTICRACKS IN WEAK LAYERS: MODELLING AND EXPERIMENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

fracture mechanics, propagation saw test, cross-slope anticrack propagation

MODELING TOUCHDOWN AND CRACK ARREST IN PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack stability, propagation saw test, crack arrest, fracture mechanics, predictive modeling

STUDY ON THE AVALANCHE PREVENTION EFFECT OF COUNTERMEASURES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche case, countermeasures, slope.

QUANTIFYING SHORT-TERM CHANGES IN SNOW STRENGTH DUE TO INCREASING LIQUID WATER CONTENT ABOVE HYDRAULIC BARRIERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, wet slab avalanches, blade hardness, liquid water content

A DEPTH-AVERAGED µ(I) MODEL FOR DENSE SNOW AVALANCHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche dynamics, numerical modelling, depth-averaged modelling

ARE WE CONSISTENT? ON ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING THE REGIONAL AVALANCHE DANGER LEVEL ACROSS FORECASTING CENTERS IN EUROPE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, consistency, software

ASSESSING THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER'S BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE FORECASTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

forecasting, verification, avalanche danger

DEVELOPING A UNIFIED APPROACH FOR APPLYING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS: A DECISION TREE- BASED SOLUTION FOR CONSISTENT HAZARD COMMUNICATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, avalanche forecasting, decision tree, communication, risk management, standardization

A QUANTITATIVE MODULE OF AVALANCHE HAZARD---COMPARING FORECASTER ASSESSMENTS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEMS WITH INFORMATION DERIVED FROM DISTRIBUTED SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack modeling, avalanche problems, model evaluation

THE EAWS MATRIX, A LOOK-UP TABLE FOR REGIONAL AVALANCHE DANGER LEVEL ASSESSMENT, AND ITS UNDERLYING CONCEPT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, forecasting, danger level, matrix, workflow, consistency

BIG AVALANCHES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: USING TREE-RING DERIVED AVALANCHE CHRONOLOGIES TO EXAMINE AVALANCHE FREQUENCY ACROSS MULTIPLE CLIMATE TYPES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

climate, large magnitude avalanches, dendrochronology

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SNOW AVALANCHE ACTIVITY IN THE ALPS: INSIGHTS FROM A 456-YEAR TREE-RING DERIVED CHRONOLOGY IN THE QUEYRAS MASSIF (FRANCE)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

tree-ring, regional activity, climate control, hierarchical bayesian modelling, French Alps

62 YEARS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEMS IN THE FRENCH ALPS - CLIMATE AND TRENDS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow climates, avalanche problems, climate change, snow cover model

AVALANCHE ACTIVITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: CHANGES IN WET AND DRY SLAB AVALANCHES BASED ON CLIMATE SIMULATIONS OVER SWITZERLAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, avalanche, LWC, machine learning, rain-on-snow

PROJECTED IMPACT OF CLIMATE WARMING ON AVALANCHE ACTIVITY AT TWO SITES IN THE SWISS ALPS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, snow avalanches, climate projections, snow stratigraphy

USING TREE RINGS TO COMPARE COLORADO'S 2019 AVALANCHE CYCLE TO PREVIOUS LARGE AVALANCHE CYCLES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

large magnitude avalanche, dendrochronology, Colorado.

AVALANCHE CLIMATE REGIME ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PATHS IMPACTING STATE ROUTE 210, LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, UTAH

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Little Cottonwood Canyon, SR210, avalanche frequency

CRUSTS AND FACETS: A CASE STUDY OF A SEASON WITH DEEP ISSUES NEAR GIRDWOOD, AK

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab, crust, persistent weak layer, infrastructure, headache

THE AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE V.2

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow, terrain, avalanche, exposure, risk, GIS

AUTOMATIC CRUX DETECTION FOR PLANNING BACKCOUNTRY TOURS IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, crux detection, avalanche hazard mapping, white risk, backcountry tour planning, decision making

WHERE DO WE GO? CONTEXTUAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DAY TOUR CHOICES AMONG BACKCOUNTRY SKIERS AND RIDERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, contextual factors, user research

INTER-PARTY AVALANCHE INVOLVEMENTS MAY INCREASE QUADRATICALLY WITH PARTY DENSITY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

inter-party avalanche catalog, backcountry crowding, first-principles model, party density, backcountry travel techniques

THE EVOLUTION OF RISK PERCEPTION ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-PROBABILITY-HIGH-CONSEQUENCE EVENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk perception, negative event feedback, avalanche education, decision making, trend effects, human error

MONITORING WINTER BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

winter recreation, visitor estimation, community science, visitor outreach

CHARACTERIZING AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AND GROWING BACKCOUNTRY COMMUNITY: A HOLISTIC AND INFORMATIVE APPROACH USING AUDIENCE SEGMENTATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

forecast users, user characterization, risk communication

SNOW WATER STORAGE - A NEW METRIC TO QUANTIFY STORAGE AND CHANGE IN NATURAL SNOW RESERVOIRS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow, water, storage, climate, SWE

MINERAL DUST IN THE SEASONAL SNOWPACK: AN INTEGRATED STUDY ON AN ITALIAN ALPINE GLACIER

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mineral dust, optical properties, chemical composition, anthropogenic tracers, glaciers, Alps

VISUALIZING STATISTICAL ANNUAL SNOW DEPTH DATA USING EXTREME VALUE STATISTICS AND ONLINE GIS TOOLS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

maximum height of snow, snow depth, extreme value statistics, GIS dashboard

MOTIVATION AND THE INITIAL STEPS FOR A DATA SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ON SLUSHFLOWS IN NORTHERN NORWAY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

slushflows, data science, spatial data, terrain characteristics

WILDFIRE INFLUENCE ON SNOW ENERGY BALANCE FROM 22 YEARS OF MODIS LAND SURFACE ALBEDO

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow hydrology, wildfire, remote sensing

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY SNOW OBSERVATIONS PROJECT - FROM CONCEPT TO OPERATIONAL MODELING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

modeling, data assimilation, community science, snow distribution

A TWO-YEAR TIME SERIES OF SNOWPACK AND ENERGY BALANCE FIELD MEASUREMENTS ACROSS RECORD-BREAKING WINTERS AT ATWATER STUDY PLOT (ALTA, UT)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dust on snow, precipitation extremes, snow metamorphism, hydrology

ELEVATING SNOW RESEARCH AT THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow properties, lidar, complex terrain

EXPLORING CHANGING AVALANCHE PATTERNS AND CLIMATE IMPACT: A SURVEY OF SNOW AND AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, avalanche patterns, impact, snow professionals, survey research

A SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT DATASET FOR THE APENNINES (ITALY) BASED ON IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

SWE, mountains, snow, Meteomont Carabinieri, sater storage, Mediterranean Region, avalanche

LONG-TERM CHANGES AND FUTURE OF SNOW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, snow cover, snow water equivalent, snow water supplies, automatic snow station, the Czech Republic

SLUSH FLOWS ON HIGHWAY RV80 TO THE CITY OF BODOE, NORTHERN NORWAY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

slush flows, highway, protective measures

CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS OF AVALANCHE FATALITIES IN JAPAN (1991-2020)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche accident statistics, mountain recreational activities

APRIL-FOOLED IN THE FLATHEAD: THE HAZARD OF LATE-SEASON PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, near-surface persistent weak layers, decision-making

ANALYSIS OF 50 YEARS OF FATAL AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN THE CATALAN PYRENEES (1970-2020)

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, fatal accident, mortality, avalanche danger

HISTORIC WET SLAB AVALANCHE IN POST SEASON AT YELLOWSTONE CLUB: TIMING, RESPONSE, ANALYSIS, AND IMPLICATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wet slab avalanche, avalanche forecasting, ski area operations.

CONTROL VS. KINSHIP IN AVALANCHE COUNTRY: DOLORES LACHAPELLE AND THE WAY OF THE MOUNTAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow culture, acquiring knowledge, avalanche control, history, land ethic

REPRODUCING LAYER AND POWDER AVALANCHE FLOW FROM STRUCTURAL BUILDING DAMAGES BY MEANS OF THE RAMMS EXTENDED MODEL

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mixed flowing/powder avalanches, RAMMS Extended, impact pressures, Eastern Pyrenees

K9-XE: UTILIZING SEARCH CANINES TO LOCATE EXPLOSIVE CONTROL MISFIRES AND FRAGMENTS IN AVALANCHE SEASON. A CASE STUDY.

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, search dog, explosives control, risk treatment, confidence, uncertainty

A COMMON APPROACH TO MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AVALANCHE AND OTHER SLOPE HAZARDS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk, risk assessment, geohazard, avalanche, mitigation

URBAN AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA - A REVIEW OF SELECT JURISDICTIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, risk, hazard, land-use, zoning, occupied structure

REMARKS ON THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE DELIMITATION OF HAZARD ZONES BASED ON HISTORICAL OBSERVATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

hazard zones, return period, avalanche runout, probability estimates, uncertainty

RAMMS::EXTENDED - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF NUMERICAL FLUIDIZED POWDER AVALANCHE SIMULATION IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL TERRAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, powder avalanche, entrainment, road safety

OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LIVING SNOW FENCE DURING SEVERE SNOWSTORM EVENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

living snow fences, severe snowstorm events, performance requirements

COMPARISON OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL SNOW PRESSURES ON A RIGID SNOW SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow pressure, avalanche, snow supporting structure, mitigation, design

TWO SEVERE AVALANCHE CYCLES IN 2020 AND 2023 IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN ICELAND PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ON AVALANCHE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dry slab avalanches, protective structures, fluidized front

FLOATING FOUNDATIONS FOR FLEXIBLE SNOW NETS ON PERMAFROST AND CREEPING SLOPES – 30 YEARS' EXPERIENCE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

flexible snow nets, floating foundations, permafrost, creep

AVALANCHE RISK OF HIGH MOUNTAIN HUTS IN SWITZERLAND AND ITS EVOLUTION DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mapping, climate change, avalanche mitigation, avalanche risk

A STANDARDIZED, MULTISCALE, FUZZY SPATIALDATA MODEL FOR AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE MAPPING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain exposure scale, ATES, GIS, land classification, fuzzy sets, mapping

PERFORMANCE OF THE KITCHENER PATH PROTECTION BERM DURING THE HISTORIC JULY 2022 AVALANCHE CYCLE, SOUTHERN ALPS, NEW ZEALAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

diversion berm, hazard mitigation, extreme rain, rain-on-snow, RAMMS, New Zealand

A MODEL APPROACH TO DESCRIBE THE EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIVES ON A SNOWPACK

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

explosives, effective range, avalanche control, model

GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHE MANAGEMENT USING GEOTEXTILES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow, avalanche mitigation, foils

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVINCIAL AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

British Columbia, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, avalanche hazard index, transportation corridor risk, risk planning tool, AHI

DATA-DRIVEN METHODS FOR THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard index, transportation corridor risk, risk planning tool, AHI

AVALANCHE CONTROL ON NORWEGIAN HIGHWAYS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche mitigation, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Norway

ASSESSING POWDER CLOUD IMPACT ON ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES AT SNOWSLIDE CREEK AVALANCHE PATH IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modeling, powder avalanche, powder cloud, avalanche engineering, lidar, snow mapping

POTENTIAL RELEASE AREA DELINEATION AND AVALANCHE HAZARD INDICATION MAPPING APPLIED TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT PLANNING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

GIS, hazard indication, forestry, potential release area, terrain analysis

A FRESH LOOK AT AVALANCHE SAFETY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche safety, snow education in schools, support for snow safety, human factors, government for snow safety, US ski and Snowboard snow safety, BRASS

CHALLENGES IN USING THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX – A CASE STUDY FROM THE BNSF RAILWAY AVALANCHE PROGRAM, ESSEX, MONTANA, USA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Hazard Index (AHI), BNSF Railway, risk analysis, risk communication

DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE AVALANCHE SAFETY PLAN FOR A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECT IN SAN JUAN COUNTY COLORADO

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

industrial avalanche forecasting, avalanche mapping

HOW COVID AFFECTED BACKCOUNTRY SKIING IN THE 2020 - 2021 SEASON

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

covid, skiing, backcountry, survey

A RESEARCH SYSTEM FOR A MORE INTEGRATED AND RESPONSIVE CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TO AVALANCHE SAFETY INFORMATION PRODUCT DESIGN AND EVALUATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, user research, survey research, social science

UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION IN SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING - A MODEL AND A CHECKLIST

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, avalanche warning, risk, uncertainty

AUTOATES AUSTRIA - TESTING AND APPLICATION OF AN AUTOMATED MODEL-CHAIN FOR AVALANCHE TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

ATES, automated avalanche terrain classification, PRA modeling, avalanche runout modeling

SYNTHESIS: THE ONLINE TOOL PROVIDING EASY ACCESS AND SYSTEMATIC CROSS-CHECKING OF ALL USEFUL INFORMATION FOR AVALANCHE DANGER ASSESSMENT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk-communication, avalanche forecasting, cross-checking information, data retrieving

IMPROVING LIKELIHOOD COMMUNICATION IN PUBLIC AVALANCHE FORECASTING: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

likelihood, probability, risk communication

TOWARD IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC AVALANCHE SAFETY SERVICES: A FRAMEWORK FOR ASKING CONSTRUCTIVE QUESTIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk governance, program development, program evaluation, systems thinking

THE ICE CLIMBING AVALANCHE ATLAS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

ice climbing, avalanche atlas, risk, terrain

BEST PRACTICES FOR MOTORIZED TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, travel techniques, risk mitigation

REFRAMING "SKI CUT": ADDING CONTEXT TO IMPROVE RISK COMMUNICATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

ski cut, communication, safety, risk management

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF DYNAMIC AVALANCHE RISK MAPS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, risk-map, risk-communication

RETENTION AND USE OF AVALANCHE FORECAST INFORMATION: FINDINGS FROM FIELD AND ONLINE SURVEYS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, field survey, risk communication, information retention, user guidance, impact-oriented warning

DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE AUTOMATED AVALANCHE TERRAIN EXPOSURE SCALE (ATES) RATINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AVALANCHE EXPERTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES), AutoATES, digital maps, forest density, localization

THE AVGAR; A DECISION MAKING TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AVALANCHE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, decision making, risk assessment, hazard management, exposure scale

A FRAMEWORK FOR RESOURCE TYPING ORGANIZED AVALANCHE RESCUE TEAMS BASED ON THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) FRAMEWORK AND THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) BY USING RESOURCE TYPING TOOLS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

organized avalanche rescue, avalanche rescue, incident management

AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVERS, ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND THE 20/50 RULE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche transceiver, avalanche beacon, electrical interference, electrical noise, electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic noise, EMI

TRANSCEIVER INTERFERENCE: MESSAGING FOR THE MULTI-DEVICE BACKCOUNTRY ERA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche transceiver, interference, EMI, public communication

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UIAA 157 STANDARD FOR AVALANCHE RESCUE PROBES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

UIAA safety label, avalanche rescue probe, product standards, material testing

APPLYING THE MODIFIED OODA (M-OODA) IN AVALANCHE RESCUE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, decision making framework, OODA loop, M-OODA loop

MOTORIZED AVALANCHE RESCUE PROCEDURES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, avalanche rescue, risk mitigation

SLOPE SCALE ESTIMATES OF CRACK PROPAGATION SPEEDS FROM AVALANCHE VIDEOS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, slab, weak layer, crack, speed, video

SPEED MATTERS: INVESTIGATING THE RELATION BETWEEN WEAK LAYER CRACK SPEED AND PROPAGATION DISTANCE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

crack propagation, crack speed, propagation distance, avalanche size

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHUMPF OBSERVATIONS AND AVALANCHE ACTIVITY IN COLORADO, USA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

whumpf, avalanche forecasting

COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ECT, PST AND CT FOR ASSESSING SNOW STABILITY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

stability tests, false-stable rates, ECT, PST, CT

GLIDE-SNOW AVALANCHES: THE INFLUENCE OF SPATIAL VARIATION IN INTERFACIAL FRICTION AND SNOW COVER ON AVALANCHE RELEASE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

glide-snow avalanche, power law distribution, statistical modelling

AIRBORNE AND SPACEBORNE SNOW REMOTE SENSING WITH OPTICAL AND MICROWAVE SENSORS: A REVIEW OF CURRENT APPROACHES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR AVALANCHE APPLICATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, radar, lidar, structure-from-motion

DETECTING LIQUID WATER IN SNOW AND RETRIEVING SNOW PROPERTIES WITH HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING AND UPWARD LOOKING RADAR; A NEW ERA IN SNOWPIT CHARACTERIZATION AND REMOTE SENSING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow, liquid, radar, hyperspectral, micro-CT, mapping

UAV-BORNE GPR SNOWPACK STRATIGRAPHY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack monitoring, GPR, UAV, avalanche hazard assessment

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS FOR AVALANCHE MONITORING AND MITIGATION: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BY ALASKA DOT&PF AND ALASKA RAILROAD

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Mitigation, Monitoring, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MAPPING SNOW DISTRIBUTION CHANGES IN AN AVALANCHE RELEASE ZONE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

LiDAR, monitoring, snow depth, road safety, avalanches

UNDER-FORECASTING WET AVALANCHE CYCLES: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO WET AVALANCHE CYCLES IN NORTHWEST MONTANA AND CENTRAL COLORADO

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wet slabs, forecasting, wet avalanches

WHAT'S THE SCORE - SCORING SNOWPITS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION OF STABILITY ASSESSMENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpit, scoring, communication, stability, propagation, structure, strength

RADIATION AND RECRYSTALLIZATION: A WASATCH AVALANCHE CYCLE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

communication, radiation recrystallization, preservation, facets, crust

UNDERSTANDING METEOROLOGICAL CONTROLS ON WIND SLAB PROPERTIES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wind slab, wind transport, meteorological variables

UNDERSTANDING BACKCOUNTRY BEHAVIORS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE COURSE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, behaviors, backcountry travel

LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR SAFE MOUNTAIN FUN: TRANSFORMING BACK-COUNTRY SKIERS' PRACTICES THROUGH STIMULATING DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING AT AVALANCHE COURSES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, double-loop learning, wicked learning environment, backcountry skiing, reflective learning

MOVING MOUNTAINS WITH MENTORSHIP: INVESTING IN EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AVALANCHE SNOWMOBILE PRACTITIONERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mentorship, avalanche, snowmobile, professional, inclusive

DIG CLOSE, DIG FAST. A STUDY ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXCAVATION START POINT CHOICE IN AVALANCHE COMPANION RESCUE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

digging distance, burial depth, companion rescue

SLOPE MEASUREMENT FOR HUMANS: INCLINOMETER ERROR AND RISK COMMUNICATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

slope measurement, slope angle, inclinometer, error, start zone, risk communication, decision making

STATEWIDE APPLICATION OF THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Hazard Index (AHI), Consultants Best Estimate (CBE), highway avalanche risk, Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS), Advanced Forecasting Technology (AFT)

USING SNOW REMOTE SENSING AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS TO INFORM THE PLACEMENT OF REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modeling, Remote Avalanche Control Systems, remote sensing, lidar, snow mapping

VULNERABILITY IN THE AVALANCHE CAPITAL: THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF SNOW HAZARDS IN JUNEAU, ALASKA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, landslides, hazard mitigation, hazard risk, vulnerability, human dimensions

REFLECTIONS ON A (AVALANCHE) RISK-ADJUSTED APPROACH IN SPATIAL PLANNING IN AUSTRIA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk-adjusted, spatial planning, natural hazard management, residual risk

THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF LARGE AVALANCHES CLOSE TO BANSKO SKI RESORT IN PIRIN MOUNTAINS – TREE-RING AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS ANALYSIS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche-forest interaction, Pirin, tree-ring analysis, RAMMS

A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHWAY AND RAILWAY AVALANCHE PROGRAMS, AND DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENTS WITH INVESTMENT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

transportation, performance, metric

I-90 SNOQUALMIE PASS: IMPROVED HIGHWAY AVALANCHE SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, highways, avalanche forecasting, avalanche defense, sustainability

THE KEMANO T2 PROJECT AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

risk assessment, mitigation design, avalanche control

TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

guided helicopter skiing, terrain selection tactics, avalanche risk management, deep persistent slab avalanche problem.

CHARACTERISTICS OF INBOUNDS AVALANCHE FATALITIES AT UNITED STATES SKI AREAS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

inbounds avalanches, post mitigation release, ski area risk management, avalanche mitigation, ski area avalanche fatalities, ski area litigation

AVALANCHE FATALITY IN THE CHUTES AT MT. ROSE FROM THE ACCIDENT THROUGH THE TRIAL

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

fatality, chutes, trial

STRESS MITIGATION IN AVALANCHE WORK

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

stress, injury, avalanche work, stress continuum

MOUNTAINSAFETY.INFO – BRIDGING RIGID INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE WITH THE BENEFITS OF A COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mountain safety, CMO, sustainability, collaboration

STABILITY TEST CRAFTSMANSHIP: DOES IT MATTER?

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

compression test, stability test, extended column test

DUST ON SNOW IN THE WESTERN US: PROCESSES, PATTERNS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SNOW DURATION, WATER RESOURCES, AND SAFETY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dust-on-snow, snow hydrology, energy balance, snowmelt

NEW PERSPECTIVE ON DRIFTING SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, side-loading, slab avalanche, densification of snowpack

STRESS WAVES THROUGH SNOW COLUMNS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow mechanics, dynamic stress, viscoelasticity

A FIELD TEST FOR THE MIXED-MODE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF WEAK LAYERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dry-snow slab avalanches, fracture toughness, anticrack propagation, mixed-mode loading, weak snow layers

SNOWPACK CHARACTERISTICS AT TRIGGERING LOCATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

trigger points, stable snowpack, slab, weak layer, machine learning

THE PROAVSAR- A CAPSTONE RESCUE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, PRO/REC split, REC Level Two, PROAvSAR, Pro Provider Alliance

MEASURING SUCCESS RATES, REACTION TIMES AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPLOYING AVALANCHE AIRBAGS WHILE SKIING AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche airbag, avalanche safety

CRYSTAL CARD CHRONICLES PART I

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

grain form, snow crystals, field book, snow profile

E-LEARNING AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR AVALANCHE BULLETIN USERS, OBSERVERS, AND FORECASTERS IN NORWAY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche bulleting literacy, e-learning, Norway

USING GROUP SEARCH TECHNIQUES AND LANE DISCIPLINE TO BUILD AN EFFECTIVE "SEARCH ARRAY" IN AVALANCHE RESCUE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche safety, avalanche rescue, searching in parallel, search strip width, avalanche transceiver, avalanche beacon, transceiver search, beacon search

ACCEPTANCE OF RISK AND CONFIDENCE ASSESSING AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND CONDITIONS – A LARGE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

backcountry skiing, avalanche, risk

CUSTOMIZING AVALANCHE TRAINING FOR SNOWMOBILERS - THE DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AST 2 MOTORIZED CURRICULUM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, training, travel habits, rescue, communication

SNOW CONVEYOR BELT – SUMMARY AND UPDATES ON THE MOST LIFE-SAVING AVALANCHE RESCUE EXCAVATION STRATEGY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, excavation, conveyor belt, survival chance optimization

MOTOVLOGGING AS AN AVALANCHE EDUCATION MEDIUM FOR MOTORIZED BACKCOUNTRY ENTHUSIASTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

social media, snowmobile, snow machine, avalanche education

ATTRIBUTES OF AVALANCHE AIRBAG OWNERS – INSIGHTS FROM THE EUREGIO AND SWISS AVALANCHE FORECAST RESEARCH PANELS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche airbag, user research, Europe

PROS AND CONS OF SNOWPACK TESTS IN A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, snowpack tests, recreational curiculum, standardized testing

THE UTILIZATION OF GPS MAPPING TO ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES WHILE SEARCHING WITH AN AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche transceiver, interference, avalanche rescue

EFFECTIVENESS OF AVALANCHE RESCUE TRAINING WITH STUDENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, avalanche beacon, rescue training, shoveling, probing

FROM KNOWLEDGE CONVEYANCE TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE: AN AVALANCHE EDUCATION THEORY OF PRACTICE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk management education, risk reduction, educational best practices, pedagogy

IMPROVING AVALANCHE CANADA'S YOUTH PROGRAM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

youth avalanche education, school programs, funding

DUSTY-LAYERS AND AVALANCHES: NOVEL TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE THE PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

dusty-layers, avalanches, weak layers, optical properties, mineral dust

THE EFFECT OF PROPAGATION SAW TEST GEOMETRIES ON CRITICAL CUT LENGTH

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

stability test, Propagation Saw Test, edge effect, failure initiation

A NOVEL LASER-BASED INSTRUMENT FOR ESTIMATING DEPTH-RESOLVED SNOW DENSITY – PART 1: LAB EXPERIMENTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow density, laser drilling, laser range finder, lab experiments

A NOVEL LASER-BASED INSTRUMENT FOR ESTIMATING DEPTH-RESOLVED SNOW DENSITY – PART 2: FIELD TESTS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow density, laser, arctic and alpine snow, snow stratigraphy

TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF SLAB AND WEAK LAYER PROPERTIES DURING THE TRANSITION FROM DRY TO WET SNOWPACK CONDITIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wet slab, liquid water content, PST

TOWARDS IMPROVED SNOWFALL ESTIMATIONS IN THE CANADIAN MOUNTAINS IN SUPPORT OF AVALANCHE HAZARD ASSESSMENT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

solid precipitation estimation, snowpack modeling, mountains

SLOPE-SCALE SNOWPACK VARIABILITY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack variability, spatial variability, Compression Test (CT)

USING THE MARKOV PROCESS TO FORECAST YEARLY SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack, Sierra Nevada, Markov Chain

UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE INSTABILITY TESTS AS DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, MIRRORING THE CRUX OF THE SNOW TRAVELERS ROUTE IN SPACE OR TIME

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

A.E., tertiary normal, slab waveguide, crux mirroring, collapse, sinter

CHARACTERIZING DEPTH HOAR AND SURFACE HOAR CRYSTALS WITH SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow characterization, crystal structure

MEASUREMENT OF SHEAR STRESS AND SNOWFLAKE CRYSTAL TYPE WITHIN STORM SNOW AT THE ALTA MID-COLLINS STUDY PLOT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, field testing and instrumentation, DEID

AUTOMATED LIDAR REMOTE SENSING FOR MEASURING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF SURFACE HOAR FORMATION

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, lidar, remote sensing, reflectance

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF COMPACTED MACHINE-MADE SNOW

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

machine-made snow, compressive behavior, compressive strength, compressive modulus, failure modes

BLADE HARDNESS GAUGE: SNOW HARDNESS MEASURING AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow hardness, hand hardness, thin-blade, blade hardness gauge

MAPPING A GLIDE AVALANCHE WITH TERRESTRIAL LIDAR IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, USA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanche, TLS, lidar, depth mapping, visualization

MAPPING SURFACE HOAR FROM NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTANCE TEXTURE IN A COLD LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, hyperspectral imagery, near-infrared, mapping, texture, remote sensing

COMPARISONS OF VERTICAL SNOW HARDNESS PROFILES BETWEEN THE SNOWMICROPEN, SNOW SCOPE AND MANUAL METHODS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow profile, hardness, stratigraphy, digital probe

REMOTE GAME CAMERAS AS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR MONITORING STORM TOTALS IN DATA-SPARSE AREAS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowfall monitoring, remote instrumentation, game cameras

DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSOR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN ARCTIC NORWAY

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

sensors, risk management, terrestrial laser scanning, ground-based LiDAR, Arctic

ATTENUATION OF INFRASOUND SIGNALS AND WIND NOISE BY SNOW BURIAL

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, monitoring, acoustics, avalanche

ADVANCEMENTS IN THE LYTE PROBE: IMPROVING SNOW CHARACTERIZATION AND AVALANCHE WORK THROUGH MULTI-SENSOR APPROACHES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

smart probe, penetrometer, near-infrared, snow hardness, density, lyte probe

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DESIGN FOR MEASUREMENT OF SNOW RESPONSE TO DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

wireless, sensor, network, snow, instrumentation, acceleration

KEEPING WINTER ROADS OPEN: INTEGRATING SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT DATA FROM UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES' DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

unmanned aircraft, sensors, roadside avalanche operations

OPTIMIZED TOPOGRAPHY TRACING OUTFIT SNOW DEPTH PROBE (OTTO SDP): OPEN SOURCE, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND FAST GEOLOCATED GROUND TRUTH

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

depth probe, validation, technology, open source

INVESTIGATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS ULTRA-LONG-DISTANCE TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER TO MONITOR THE SEASONAL SNOWPACK & AVALANCHE CONDITIONS ABOVE THE MILFORD ROAD, NEW ZEALAND

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

LiDAR, Milford Road, autonomous, ultra-long-distance terrestrial LiDAR

MONITORING AVALANCHE ACTIVITIES INSIDE AN AVALANCHE PATH FOR RACS OPERATORS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

mast, snow, height, seismic, vibrations, automatic, monitoring

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF SNOW GRAINS USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

machine learning, snow grains, facets, rounds

UAV BASED WORKFLOW FOR FAST AND ACCURATE HS AND SNOW DISTRIBUTION IN HIGHWAY AVALANCHE FORECASTING

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, UAV, snow depth, avalanche forecasting

DEEP LEARNING FOR REAL-TIME AVALANCHE DETECTION IN WEBCAM IMAGES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, avalanche monitoring, avalanche, snow avalanche, remote sensing, deep learning

UTILIZING ACCELEROMETERS FOR AVALANCHE DEBRIS DETECTION ON THE BNSF RAIL GRADE

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

BNSF Railway, accelerometer, slide fence, avalanche detection

MEASURING SNOWWATER EQUIVALENT WITH WEATHER RADAR

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

weather radar, dual polarization, Snow Water Equivalent, SWE, water supply

AADS BEAR PASS: FROM PILOT TO DAILY USE OF THE RADAR-BASED AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED ROAD MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAY 37

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, monitoring, remote sensing, Doppler radar, long-range

SNOFOX: FULLY AUTOMATED GLIDE-SNOW MONITORING BASED ON HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGE ANALYSIS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

image analysis, natural hazard monitoring, deformation camera, glide snow, avalanches

A NEW HANDHELD CAPACITIVE SENSOR TO MEASURE SNOW DENSITY AND LIQUID WATER CONTENT

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow density, snow wetness, liquid water content, capacitive sensor, permittivity, dielectric method, snow profile

INTEGRATING HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND WORKER KNOWLEDGE FOR LATE SEASON AVALANCHE MITIGATION PROGRAM ALONG THE D&SNG RAIL LINE THE ANIMAS RIVER CANYON, COLORADO

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

industrial avalanche forecasting, avalanche mapping, training

AVALANCHE SAFETY OPERATIONS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK SUPPORTED BY THE AVALANCHE DETECTION NETWORK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Detection Network, infrasound, radar, avalanche monitoring, Parks Canada, Glacier National Park

ADOPTING SNOWPACK MODELS INTO AN OPERATIONAL FORECASTING PROGRAM: SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack modelling, avalanche forecasting, dashboard, workflow

STANDARDIZING AVALANCHE INFORMATION: AN OVERVIEW OF CAAML VERSION 6 FOR EAWS BULLETINS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

exchange format, XML, JSON, avalanche bulletin, EAWS

A MULTI-FACTOR APPROACH TO RANK AND MANAGE THE IMPACT OF AVALANCHES ON HIGHWAY OPERATIONS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, transportation, avalanche hazard

AVALANCHE MITIGATION AT LIZARD HEAD PASS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS), Avalanche Hazard Index (AHI), Mitigated AHI, annual frequency, return period

OPTIMIZING ROAD MANAGEMENT WITH DOPPLER RADAR FOR AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE DETECTION AT I-70

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

Doppler radar, long range, avalanche detection, road safety, Loveland Pass

REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEMS (RACS) ALONG THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY - OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES DURING SIX WINTERS OF USE AT THREE VALLEY GAP, REVELSTOKE, CANADA

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, highway, avalanche risk, explosives, RACS, Three Valley Gap

MEASURING BLAST OVERPRESSURE EXPOSURE TO AVALANCHE WORKERS

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

worker safety, explosives, avalanche mitigation, overpressure

WINTER OPERATIONS IN THE LARGE SCALE ANDINA MINE DIVISION IN THE CHILEAN ANDES: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche control, avalanche protection, risk management, mining

Unified modeling of the release and flow of snow avalanches using the Material Point Method

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, crack propagation, slab, weak layer, elastoplasticity, MPM

The January 18th 2017 Rigopiano avalanche disaster in Italy - Analysis of the avalanche dynamics

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Rigopiano disaster, Wood avalanche, RAMMS, impact pressure, structural collapse.

Avalanches on Mt. Fuji, Japan: Seismic detection and tracking combined with numerical simulations

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanches, seismic detection, avalanche location, numerical simulations.

Towards a probabilistic avalanche simulation strategy for hazard mapping

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, hazard mapping, uncertainties.

Avalanche pressure at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne test site: Comparison of maximum measured loads with design loads

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

maximum impact pressure, maximum bending moment, snow avalanches.

Challenges and limitations of in situ particle tracking in avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, motion tracking, inertial measurement unit, IMU, GPS, Doppler radar.

New Insights on a Sensor Network based Measurement Platform for Avalanche Dynamics

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche trajectories, avalanche dynamics, radio-based ranging, sensor networks, received signal strength, time of flight.

Relationship between avalanche size and frequency based on avalanche video image observation in a warm snowy region

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche tremor and video image observation, avalanche size, avalanche frequency.

Avalanche pressures at the VallÃ©e de la test site: Interaction of avalanches and narrow structures studied with DEM

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Pressure, Obstacle, Avalanche dynamics, Discrete Element Method.

Monitoring of snow and ground temperature in the glide avalanche area at Trefall, Eksingadalen in Western Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glide avalanche, time-lapse, The Norwegian Public Roads administration, Norway.

Snow and soil-mixed avalanches induced by a large earthquake

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

earthquake, snow avalanches, soil-mixed avalanches.

Studies on the snow avalanche dynamics by the full-scale experiments in Niseko, Japan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Small full-scale snow avalanche experiment, Drone, Inertial Measurements Units (IMU).

Snow gliding and glide snow avalanches: recent outcomes from two experimental test sites in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow gliding processes, driving factors, liquid water content, soil, monitoring system.

Ice/snow avalanches from the hanging snout of the PalÃ²n de la Mare glacier (Central Italian Alps)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

hanging glacier, ice/snow avalanches, dynamical modeling, ice temperature.

Retrieving Ice-avalanche basal friction law parameters from a back-analysis of the collapse of Altels glacier (1895, Bernese Alps, Switzerland). Application to Taconnaz glacier instability (French Alps)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glacier collapse, volume scenarios, ice avalanches, depth-averaged flow model.

Analysis of a spontaneous avalanche event based on the observations of the Long-Term Ecological Research network in Matsch, SÃ¼dtirol, Italy.

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, weather stations, meteorological data, LTER, SNOWPACK model.

Avalanche probability: Slab release and the effect of forest cover

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche probability, avalanche size, hazard mapping, forest.

Modelled mass and temperature effects of entrained snow on the lubricated flow regime and implications for predicting avalanche runout distance

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Entrainment, Avalanche Runout, Flow Regime, Fluidization, Lubrication.

Study on Friction Characteristics of Snow Using Rotary Drum Device

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

friction characteristics, rotary drum device, PIV, fluid dynamics.

Granulation experiments with snow in a rotating drum

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, granulation, flow.

Granular flow on a chute: avalanche simulations on a rough inclined plane

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche dynamics, ballotini, inclined chute, runout, velocity, roughness.

Monitoring low-tree trunk strain during snow season on an avalanche slope

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Gliding avalanche, Snow pressure, Strain gouge, Tree growth, Wood mechanics.

Wind transport scenarios based on the slope aspect for avalanche risk management purposes

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow-drift, forecast, avalanche risk management, avalanche scenario.

Rezoning after installing avalanche mitigation measures: case study of the Vallascia avalanche in Airolo, Switzerland

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche disaster, mitigation measures, hazard map, risk management.

Investigating avalanche interaction with defence structures using unmanned aerial system photogrammetry

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow depth distribution, mitigation measures, unmanned aerial vehicle.

Application of Non-Linear Fracture Process Zone Model to Avalanche Initiation and Implications for Field Tests

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche initiation, avalanche mechanics, weak layer, slab, compression test.

Effectiveness of avalanche protection structures in run-out zones: the Taconnaz avalanche path case in France

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, retarding mounds and dams, depth-averaged model, protection effectiveness.

Transportation Avalanche Research Pooled Fund Program

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Transportation, Avalanche Detection, Avalanche Mitigation, Explosives.

Braking mounds in avalanche simulations - a SamosAT case study

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, defence structures, braking mounds.

Monitoring forces in steel wire rope nets: Evaluation of short and long term influences

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

steel wire rope nets, avalanche mitigation, design load, diurnal variation, mitigation measures, monitoring.

Everyday work of an avalanche engineer - Calculation of avalanche loads and protection of small objects in avalanche paths like ropeway towers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche loads on obstacles, load profile, pressure, mast, wedged objects.

Research on sudden visibility impairment associated with gaps in snow fences

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow fence, sudden visibility impairment, wind tunnel experiment.

Avalanche Breaker in Eastern Tyrol

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lawine, Murgang, Energiedissipation.

Comparing two methods of artificial avalanche triggering: gas vs. solid explosives

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, snow avalanche control, artificial triggering, explosion, air pressure wave.

Fast versus slow avalanche impact dynamics: insights from measurements at Lautaret pass avalanche test-site, France

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, full-scale test-site, impact force, gravity-dominated regime.

Protection of high mountain huts against avalanche hazard: a case study at PavÃ© lake, French Alps

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, mountain hut, remote area, stochastic-numerical simulations, protection.

Evaluation of an infrasound detection system for avalanches in Rogers Pass, Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Infrasound, Avalanche Detection, Evaluation.

Changes in Snow Pressure on Snow Bridges in the Hokkaido Region of Japan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow bridges, snow pressure, unit weight of snowpack, snow depth.

How reliable are design avalanche loads? A systematic approach to estimate their uncertainty

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche loads, avalanche dynamic simulations, snow shed, probabilistic approach, failure probability, building codes.

Relation between the Growth Management of Trees in Highway Snowbreak Woods and their Snowbreak Effectiveness

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

highway snowbreak woods, growth management, tree thinning, wind tunnel experiment.

Effects of Tree Height on Snowpack Instability in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, BC Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

spatial variability, vegetation effects, snow metamorphism, PWLs, maritime snowpack climate, start zone characteristics.

Active and passive avalanche protection structures. Development of protection systems in 40 years of snows and avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

active defense measure, snow supporting structures.

Design and Construction of an Avalanche Deflection Berm, Mount Kitchener Avalanche Path, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, NewZealand

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche risk, hazard mapping, runout, dynamic model.

The Challenges of Mitigation Measures in Longyearbyen Svalbard

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Sukkertoppen, Mitigation measures.

Glacier hazards in the canton of Valais, Switzerland: observation and categorization of 80 dangerous glaciers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glacier hazards, risk index, Valais.

Multi-level avalanche risk reduction on the Trans-Canada Highway - Three Valley Gap Remote Avalanche Control System (RACS)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche control, highway, avalanche risk, explosives, remote avalanche control system.

Best Practice Guide on Controlled Avalanche Blasting - Guidelines of the Province of the Tyrol on the Use of Temporary Avalanche Control Measures

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

temporÃ¤rer Lawinenschutz; prÃ¤ventive LawinenauslÃ¶sung; Lawinendetektion; Richtlinien.

Prioritizing avalanche mitigation measures for the Trans-Canada Highway through Glacier National Park

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche protection, avalanche risk, highway, risk analysis, project management.

Risk-oriented vs hazard-oriented decision-making for opening and closing of traffic routes

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard and risk assessment, duty of care, individual risk, decision making, safety services.

Destructive avalanches in mediterranean region

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger, avalanche dynamics, Apennins, Rigopiano, climate change.

Historical avalanche protection barriers as a technical and cultural heritage

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Historical avalanche protection barriers, technical heritage, cultural heritage, dry stone wall, preservation, valuation method.

Avalanche Risk Management in the Ski Resort of the Silvrettaseilbahn AG Corporation (Ischgl)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lawinenrisikomanagement, Lawinenkommission, Schigebietsmanagement, kÃ¼nstliche LawinenauslÃ¶sung.

A new approach to avalanche risk assessment in Russia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, risk assessment, risk zoning, RAMMS, ski resort.

How Little Cottonwood Canyon got this way and what can be done to fix it

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, transportation, Alta, RACS, artillery, risk management, infrastructure.

The avalanche warning service of Austrian Railways - development of an innovative safety concept

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Cougar Corner - The Largest Snow Net Project in the Western Hemisphere

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche engineering, mitigation, snow nets, debris flow nets, design.

A manual for assessing, mapping and mitigating snow avalanche risk

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, planning, assessment, mapping, mitigation, hazard, risk.

Blons in Vorarlberg, Austria - 60 Years Sustainable Avalanche Protection: Experience, Setbacks, and Lessons Learned

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Sustainable Avalanche Protection, Protection Forest, Avalanche Hazard in Blons/ Vorarlberg.

Monitoring Forces on a Laterally Anchored Snow Net System

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, defense structures, braking mounds, flexible steel rope nets.

GIS-Aided Determination of Sluff/Snow Glide Process Areas for Practical Application in Hazard Zoning

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

sluff/snow glide areas, hazard zone mapping, GIS-approach.

An Attempt to Create a Soundness Evaluation for Snow Bridges

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

soundness evaluation, maintenance, snow bridges.

Passive solution to improve the protection of a misplaced chairlift endangered by major avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

chairlift station, braking mounds, posteriori protection.

Port Mann Bridge cable stay snow and ice management program

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Implementation of the large-scale avalanche hazard mapping into Russian practice

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard, risk, land use planning, numerical modeling, RAMMS.

Historic snow avalanches in the Pyrenees: the destruction of the small village of Ã€rreu (Pallars SobirÃ )

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

historical snow avalanches, Pyrenees, dendrogeomorphology, snow avalanche modeling.

Radar remote sensing of mountain snow: a review of current ground-based, airborne and satellite-based approaches to monitoring snow properties

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

radar, snow water equivalent, wet snow, snow remote sensing.

Improvement of snow physical parameters retrieval using SAR data in the Arctic (Svalbard)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, Arctic, Radar, Remote Sensing.

Laser mapping of mountain snowpacks: enabling resilient management of water resources and avalanche hazard in a changing world

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, spatial variability, snow depth mapping, forecast modeling.

Analysis of the spatio-temporal development of snow surface wetness in a high alpine area using terrestrial laser scanning reflectivity

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Terrestrial laser scanning, snow surface, reflectivity, liquid water content.

Improved snow parameters estimation through integration of simulated and remotely sensed snow cover information

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Data fusion, snow cover mapping, machine learning, remote sensing, hydrological model.

Monitoring cornice dynamics and associated avalanche activity with a terrestrial laser scanner

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

TLS, Svalbard, cornice fall avalanche, ground-based LiDAR.

Mysnowmaps: operative high-resolution real-time snow mapping

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow monitoring, snow crowdsourcing, physically based modeling.

Operational avalanche activity monitoring using radar satellites: From Norway to worldwide assistance in avalanche forecasting

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, operational avalanche activity monitoring, Sentinel-1, radar, Norway.

Assimilation of modis observations of snowpack surface properties into one year of spatialized ensemble snowpack simulations at a field site in the French Alps

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow modelling, ensemble, remote sensing, MODIS, data assimilation, particle filter.

Monitoring avalanche debris in the French mountains using SAR observations from Sentinel-1 satellites

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

SAR, Remote Sensing, Avalanche Debris.

Operational Monitoring of Alpine Snow Cover within the European Copernicus Programme

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow extent, snow melt area, earth observation, Copernicus, Sentinel.

Determining forest parameters for avalanche simulation using remote sensing data

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

forest avalanche, remote sensing, vegetation height model, avalanche simulation, RAMMS.

Where is the snow: validating a fractional-snow covered area parameterization for snow melt forecasting with satellite measurements

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

spatial snow distribution, subgrid parameterization, satellite data, snow melt, avalanche forecasting.

Near real-time mapping of snow conditions in remote high-mountain Himalaya

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow modelling, Himalaya, disaster risk reduction.

Classification of snow anisotropic surfaces for mountainous terrain with mixed vegetative cover using optical and thermal spectra from Landsat-8.

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow anisotropy, neural networks classification, support vector machines classification.

Using Time Lapse Photography to Document Terrain Preferences of Backcountry Skiers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

terrain, avalanche, time-lapse photography.

Simultaneous use of different techniques in assessment of spatial-temporal variability of the characteristics of snow cover

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, snow structure, UAV, snow height, photogrammetry; snow variability, snow surface.

Avalanche detection in Sentinel-1 radar images using convolutional neural networks

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Sentinel-1, avalanche detection, convolutional neural network, artificial intelligence.

Regional scale statistical mapping of snow avalanche likelihood and its combination with an optical remote sensing based avalanche detection approach - first attempts for the province of South Tyrol (Italy)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, change detection, generalized additive model, optical remote sensing, Sentinel-2.

High resolution (spatial and temporal) terrestrial laser scanning in avalanche release areas

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Laser scanning, spatial and temporal snow depth mapping.

The use of SAR satellite observations to evaluate avalanche activities in the French Alps during remarkable episodes of the 2017-2018 season

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche observation.

Spatial variability of snow depth using UAS technology: Study from Lirung Catchment

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lirung Glacier, Himalaya, Structure from Motion, UAS.

SfM-based 3D point clouds in determination of snow depth from high-resolution UAS data as alternative methods: Is it possible to use?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

DoD, M3C2, Point cloud, Snow depth, UAS

Photogrammetric snow depth mapping: evaluation of different platforms and sensors

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow depth, snow water equivalent SWE, photogrammetry, remote sensing, alpine terrain.

Detecting snow depth change in avalanche path starting zones using unmanned aerial systems and structure from motion photogrammetry

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Structure from Motion, UAS, snow depth, photogrammetry.

Climate change in the Alps and its consequences for snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Climate Change, European Alps, Snow.

Global warming response of snowpack in Hokkaido, northern island of Japan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Global warming impact, Seasonal snowpack, Snowpack modeling, Uncertainty

Community Snow Observations (CSO): A Citizen Science Campaign to Validate Snow Remote Sensing Products

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Citizen Science, Crowd-Sourced Data, Snow Distribution, Snow Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Mountain Hub.

Using machine learning and snow water equivalent reconstruction to predict today's SWE and avalanche conditions in Afghanistan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Afghanistan, Machine Learning, SWE, remote sensing.

240 years of climatic trends in avalanche activity in the Vosges Mountains, north-east France

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Avalanches, Climate Change, Historical Data, Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling, Vosges Mountains, Time Trends.

Identifying major avalanche years from a regional tree-ring based avalanche chronology for the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountains

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Dendrochronology, Climate, Regional Avalanche Chronology.

A mechanical device determining the volumetric liquid water content of snow - SNOWPRESS

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

mechanical press, perforated cylinder, spindle drive.

How do different sampling methods for tracers affect snow-melt signal and hydrograph separation? A comparative analysis in three Alpine catchments

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snowmelt, isotopic signature, hydrograph separation.

Bivariate spatial modeling of snow depth and snow water equivalent extremes in Austria

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Bivariate model, spatial extremes, snow depth, snow water equivalent, conditional return level, snow load, max-stable process.

Effect of snow cover on hydrological response during rain-on-snow events

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

flood protection, precipitation, hydrological response, The Czech Republic

Investigating performance and correlation of ground-based snow depth and precipitation measurements

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

precipitation correction, snow cover modelling, new snow density.

Snowcover density and Snow Water Equivalent in the Italian Alps

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack bulk density, Snow cover, Snow Water Equivalent, SWE

The Stavbrekka glide avalanche in Norway - evaluations after three years of monitoring

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, glide avalanche, monitoring, instrumentation

Modeling snow water equivalent exclusively from daily snow depths

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth, snow water equivalent, snow density, semi-empirical model, long-term snow data.

The contribution of snowmelt to the annual waterbalance in the Tyrolean Alps

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snowmelt, water balance, Austrian Alps.

Sustainability of small ski resorts and ski slope management under climate change in South Tyrol

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

artificial snow, technical snow, snow cover, plant functional groups.

Simulating liquid water infiltration - comparison between a three-dimensional water transport model and a dual-domain approach using SNOWPACK

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Liquid-water movement, numerical snowpack model, preferential flow, 3-D water transport model.

Extreme snowfalls in Russia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

extreme snowfalls, snowpack in Russia, snowfall.

Linking variations of meteorological and snow conditions in the French mountain regions to global temperature levels

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, snow, French Alps, Pyrenees, global warming level.

Estimation of accumulation from snow avalanches on the mountain glaciers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, accumulation, mountain glacier, numerical modeling, GIS, RAMMS.

Global warming reduces the consequences of snow-related hazards

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Global warming, avalanches, slushflows, consequences, mankind, demography.

Snow cover and climate changes in the Italian Alps (1930-2018)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow cover, Snow reliability, Alps, Climate.

Combination of climatological information and meteorological forecast for seamless prediction of alpine snow conditions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ski-resorts, snow management, snowmaking, snowpack modeling, numerical weather prediction, climate services

Climate change impacts on the snow reliability of French Alps ski resorts

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Ski resorts, Snow Reliability, Snowmaking, Climate Change.

Simulating snow conditions in ski resorts with the physically based snowpack models AMUNDSEN, Crocus, and SNOWPACK/Alpine3D

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow management, ski resorts, snowpack modeling.

Life in ice and snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glacial Ice, Snow Pack, Cryoconite Holes, Cryobiosphere, Microbes, Bioalbedo, Laser-Induced Fluorescence Emission.

Measurement of specific surface area of falling snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glacial Ice, Snow Pack, Cryoconite Holes, Cryobiosphere, Microbes, Bioalbedo, Laser-Induced Fluorescence Emission.

The Economics of Snow in a Changing Climate

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Climate change, snow, economic impact, ski, snowmobile.

Social, economic and ecologic benefits of small ski resorts: A local resilience model for the Alps?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

local community building, young talents, regional development, remote regions, sustainability.

The mountain component of the Copernicus Climate Change Services - Sectoral Information Service "European Tourism": towards pan-European analysis and projections of natural and managed snow conditions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Ski resorts, climate, snow management, climate service

Remote sensing techniques for helping decision-making in the management of ski areas

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Remote sensing, LIDAR, terrestrial laser scanner, UAV, snow management

Using remote avalanche control systems for snow cover management - a best-practice example from Samnaun (Switzerland)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow management, climate change, avalanche control

Climate Change in the Alps - The "2Â°C Target" in the Practice Check

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Climate change, torrent monitoring, air temperature, adaption strategies

Looking to the Future: Predictions of Climate Change Effects on Avalanches by North American Practitioners

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, snow avalanches, North America

Analysis of two avalanche zones in the Southern Pyrenees (Andorra and Catalonia) using historical analysis, snow-climate data and mixed flowing/powder avalanche modelling.

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, avalanche modelling, snow climate, Eastern Pyrenees

Snow Cover Subject to Climate Change

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow hydrology, climate change, water equivalent

Methane production of snow-covered soils due to oxygen depletion

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Methane, skiing slope, oxygen depletion

PROSNOW - Provision of a prediction system allowing for management and optimization of snow in alpine ski resorts

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow management, ski resorts, meteorological forecast, seasonal forecast, climate services, remote sensing

The extraordinary 2017-2018 winter season in Aosta Valley

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

danger avalanches, avalanches bulletin, surface hoar, spontaneous and triggered avalanche, avalanche cadastre

Database of long-term meteorological and snow-pit observations in Japan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

meteorological data, snow-pit data, Japanese snow condition

Climatic trends in snow observations in Andorra

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack, daily-accumulated snow, Climate Change

An automated alarm and warning system for the Bisgletscher icefall, Switzerland, using a 5 km Avalanche Radar and a High-Resolution deformation Camera

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Monitoring Using Portable Low-cost Infrasound Systems

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Infrasound, avalanche detection, sensor

Real-time Radar Avalanche Detection of a large Detection Zone for Road Safety in Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Early warning system, Doppler radar, Long range, Wide angle, Avalanche detection, Holmbuktura

Comparative analysis of avalanche seismic signals and Geodar data at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne test site (2018)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanches, seismic data, GEODAR, flow regimes, avalanche dynamics

Estimated evolution of the speed of powder, wet and transitional avalanches between two widely spaced locations at the VDSL experimental site extracted from the analysis of seismic signals

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, seismogram, spectrogram, Hough Transform, speed, evolution

Evaluating the performance of operational infrasound avalanche detection systems at three locations in the Swiss Alps during two winter seasons

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanches, infrasound, array processing, monitoring of avalanche activity

Detection and tracking of snow avalanches in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah using multiple small-aperture infrasound arrays

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche detection, infrasound, network of arrays

Infrasound Detection of Avalanches: operational experience from 28 combined winter seasons and future developments

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Infrasound detection, avalanche, operational

Verification of the Success of Artificial Avalanche Releases in an Operational Project with Radar, Seismology, and Infrasound in Gonda (Lower Engadine, Switzerland)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lawinendetektion, Radar, Seismik, Infraschall

Automatic classification of continuous seismic data for avalanche monitoring purposes

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, seismic monitoring, automatic detection, event localization

8 years experience in avalanche detection by using a Pulse Doppler Radar

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Radar, Avalanche Detection, Alarming System, Monitoring System

Avalanche Doppler Radar Monitoring - Long Term velocity measurements at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, radar measurement, velocity, avalanche head dynamics

Detecting Backcountry Avalanches in the Teton Range with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

synthetic aperture radar, remote sensing, satellites

Retrieving snow stratigraphic information using a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Ka-band radar

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

FMCW radar, Ice crust, snow, stratigraphy, avalanche, SNOWPACK

Application of a k-band microwave sensor in the detection of water melt-freeze states within a snowpack

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Microwave radar, microwave sensor, k-band, snowpack, water phase detection

iButton Thermochrons - An Affordable and Effective Technique for Measuring Temperature Gradients

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

metamorphism, temperature gradient, near-surface facets, ibutton

Monitoring of the Weissmies Glacier before the failure event of September 10, 2017 with Radar Interferometry and High-Resolution Deformation Camera

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ice avalanches, warning system, alarm system, radar, feature tracking

7 years of avalanche measurements with GEODAR radar

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamics, Radar measurements, Flow regime, GEODAR data repository

Testing and comparing a new 1.4 GHz coaxial sensor for liquid water content in snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

LWC, Microwave measurement, Water percolation, Instruments comparison

Drone-mounted UWB radar system for measuring snopack properties: Technical implementation, specifications and initial results

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

UWB radar, Ground penetrating radar, UAV, drone, Snow stratigraphy

Automatic People Detection in Avalanche-Controlled Terrain during All-Weather Conditions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Detection, avalanche control, public avalanche safety

Improved apparatus for measuring specific surface area of snow by the methane adsorption method

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

specific surface area, BET, methane

SNOWAVE: a novel FMCW radar architecture for snow cover monitoring

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover monitoring, snowpack monitoring, snow stratigraphy, upward-looking radar, dualreceiver architecture, liquid water content (LWC)

Topographic uncertainty in avalanche simulations

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, uncertainty quantification, simulation data mining, topographic uncertainty

The MeteoIO Pre-Processing Library for operational applications

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

meteorological data, data processing, quality control

Applying numerical snow avalanche simulations for hazard assessment in the Kamchik pass area, Uzbekistan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, RAMMS, DEMs, Kamchik pass, Uzbekistan

Interception of snowfall by the trees is the main challenge for snowpack simulations under forests

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack modelling, forest, snowmelt, interception, French Alps

Wet snow avalanche simulations to asses flow-obstacle-interactions and potential defense structure designs

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Two-phase mixture, Wet-snow, Obstacle-interactions, Avalanche jets, Flow-overtopping

Snow entrainment: Avalanche interaction with an erodible substrate

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snowcover, entrainment, splashing, ploughing, flow regime

A multi-layer snow cover model for numerical weather prediction and climate models

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction, climate modelling.

Modelling snow redistribution by wind - Low Tatras, Slovakia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

wind, snow, transport, redistribution.

Automated identification of forest with protective function against snow avalanches in the Trento Province (Italy)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, dynamics, hazard mapping, protection forest.

Potential of automated avalanche dynamic simulations for large scale hazard indication mapping in Italy: a first test application in Aosta Valley

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulations, hazard indication maps, automatic procedure, large areas.

Comparison of powder snow avalanche simulation models (RAMMS and SamosAT) based on reference events in Switzerland

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

powder snow avalanche, SamosAT, RAMMS, snowcover, entrainment, case studies.

Automatic Dynamic Avalanche Modeling - An example of its application in an operational setting in Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

numeric modeling, avalanche dynamics, snowcover modeling, risk assessment.

Statistical runout modeling of snow avalanches in the Catalan Pyrenees

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, statistical modeling, regression model, logistic regression model, Pyrenees.

To the origin of the temperature bias in the AROME numerical weather forecast model : investigations at a high-altitude site

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Numerical weather prediction models - Mountain meteorology - Model biases.

Operational model-based forecast of wet snow avalanche activity: Experiences from two seasons

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, wet snow avalanches, LWCindex, SNOWPACK.

Simulation of dense snow avalanches with open-source software

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

open-source, avalanche simulation, openFOAM, faSAavageHutterFOAM 1.0.

Sensitivity Analysis of the RAMMS Avalanche Dynamics Model in a Canadian Transitional Snow Climate

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Dynamic modelling, RAMMS, sensitivity analysis, avalanche runout.

Can scenario-based avalanche dynamics calculations help in the decision making process for road closures?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche dynamic, hazard evaluation, road closure.

A successful attempt to introduce the protective dams into snow avalanches simulations by RAMMS in the Khibini Mountains, Russia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche protection, numerical modeling, RAMMS, avalanche risk, Arctic.

Dan3D Model Parameters for Snow Avalanche Case Studies in Western Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

dynamic model, avalanche runout, model calibration, entrainment.

Model fusion - from weather activity to avalanche length

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modeling, forecast, model chain, avalanche simulation.

Simulating snow process chains: avalanche-river interactions with r.avaflow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

process chains, Damalanche, snow river interaction, avalanche simulation, open source, r.avaflow.

A Bayesian approach to consider uncertainties in avalanche simulation

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Bayesâ€™ theorem, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, parameter estimation, probabilistic simulation, posterior distribution, back calculation, prediction

Modelling snow avalanches with MWDiEM

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche dynamics, discrete element method, granular particles, runout zone, segregation, numerical simulation

Evaluating approaches to assess avalanche hazards from the user point of view

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Expert interview, hazard management, modeling, simulation, snow avalanche.

Linking modelled potential release areas with avalanche dynamic simulations: an automated approach for large-scale avalanche hazard mapping

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Large Scale Hazard Mapping, avalanche engineering, digital elevation model, release area, avalanche mitigation

Estimates on the reach of the powder part of avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche observations, powder part, hazard mapping.

Developing Applications: Avalanche Path Hazard Assessment

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, forecasting, application

Safer Liquid Monopropellant for Low Velocity/High Energy Avalanche Charges: Initial Tests Results, Application and Use Case

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche control explosives, Class 1.4 explosives, liquid monopropellant, explosives storage.

The Valalanche project: putting recent progress in snow avalanche mapping into practice

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche mapping, digital documentation systems, operational tools, IT solutions, remote sensing, UAV, smartphone.

An Explosive Delivery System implementation in the Steep Gullies at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Bomb Tram, Air Blast, Avalanche Mitigation, Mitigation Methods, Worker Safety, Explosive Delivery System

Designing a wearable persuasive avalanche warning system

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

persuasion; avalanche; warnings; companion-system.

ExploSKI - an explosives accounting software for smartphones and desktop computers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Explosives, Smartphone, Tablet, Detonation Control, Offline Map.

Results of a survey amongst avalanche professionals on preventive avalanche control

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Preventive avalanche control, practitioner, survey, decision-making.

Managing protection measures using a mobile assessment app

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Protection Measures, Assessment, Management, Data, App.

Using Cloud based Solutions for Avalanche Operations - merging Data collection, Documentation, Communication and Avalanche Control

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Web-based, app, integration, avalanche control.

On the influence of changing snow properties onto the structural behaviour of a snowboard undergoing a carved turn

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snowboarding, carving turn, FEM, test validation, contact pressure.

Snowpack stabilization following storms: Field experiments and modelling of temporal changes in snow mechanical properties following loading

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, fracture, loading, slab, particle tracking velocimetry, Propagation Saw Test

Measuring snow mechanical properties typical of storm snow instabilities

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow failure, snow mechanics, mechanical properties, snow instability, storm snow

Distributed modelling of snow cover instability at regional scale

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow instability, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, snow cover modelling

Quantitative comparison of snow profiles

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy; sequence alignment; matching; spatial variability

Anti-crack nucleation in snowpacks without assuming initial defects: modeling dry snow slab avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

slab avalanche release, fracture mechanics, predictive modeling, snowpack model

Release of avalanches on persistent weak layers in relation to loading events in Colorado, USA

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

loading, persistent weak layer, avalanche forecasting, weather

The effects of soluble impurities on the mechanical behaviour of polycrystalline ice

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ice mechanics, snow mechanics, soluble impurities, Raman spectroscopy, micro-CT

Using a High-Resolution Particle Tracking Method to Analyze Extended Column Tests

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

collapse, shear, crack propagation, particle tracking, Extended Column Test

Snow stability tests: impact of lateral vs. vertical loading

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Weak Layer; Small Block Test (KBT); vertical Loading (vB)

Parks Canada Profiles: Comparing hand hardness to thin-blade resistance

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow hardness, hand hardness, thin-blade, penetration resistance

Meteorological triggers for major avalanches: a case study with two different conditions of extreme weather in the Hohe Tauern Range, Salzburg, Austria

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Meteorology, triggers, avalanche, spontaneous release, persistent weak layer

Indicators for snow gliding: a case study at the Wildkogel, Salzburg

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanches, snow-gliding, winter soil erosion

Winter periods with a high activity of glide avalanches - characteristics and preconditions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow gliding, glide avalanche, glide winter

Investigations on glide-snow avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow gliding, Meteorological influence, Glide-snow avalanche, Avalanche forecastin

Microstructure-based analysis of cone penetration tests in snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow microstructure, X-Ray tomography, grain tracking, SnowMicroPenetrometer

Prediction of snow failure: mission impossible?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow failure, avalanche release, precursor, acoustic emission, fiber bundle model

Dynamic crack propagation in weak snowpack layers: insights from high-resolution, high-speed photography

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, fracture, crack speed, slab, weak layer, high-speed photography

Snowpack patterns in the Eastern Pyrenees and the case of winter 2016/17

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow climate, Eastern Pyrenees, snowpack patterns

Patterns of snowpack cooling and consequences on instability in the Pyrenees

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Surface hoar, near surface facets, synoptic patterns, Eastern Pyrenees

On combining snow cover and snow instability modelling

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow cover modeling, snow instability

Persistent Weak Layers Across the Alps: Correlation with shift in tree species frequency and the underrated influence of absolute humidity

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

persistent weak layer, vegetation type, stone pine, equivalent potential temperature

Study of the estimation of snow properties at an arbitrary point

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow water equivalent, Snow melting model, AMeDAS weather data

Approaches of avalanche predictions resulting from non-rimed falling snow crystals using the SNOWPACK model

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

stability, precipitation particle, numerical snowpack model

First attempt at prediction of avalanches resulting from no rimed falling snow crystals in Japan

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

unrimed snow crystal avalanche, avalanche forecasting, fall of unrimed snow crystal, low-pressure systems (cyclone)

Observation of fingering flow and lateral flow development in layered dry snowpack by using MRI

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Fingering flow, Lateral flow, Capillary barrier, MRI, Î¼CT

Modelling the propagation saw test with discrete elements

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Dry-snow slab avalanche, discrete element method, crack propagation

Comparison and classification of an Arctic Transitional snow climate in TromsÃ¸, Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

snow climatology, transitional snow climate, spatial variability, arctic snow climate

Simple method to estimate surface snow density

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

surface snow density, snow melt, snow accretion, train

Thresholds in Wind Speed, Air Temperature and Relative Humidity Controlling Slab Formation

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, slab formation, weather

Increasing the operational usability of the snow cover model SNOWPACK

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche risk management, snow cover simulations, SNOWPACK model

The characteristics of weak layers of slab avalanches occurred in Hokkaido in the decade from 2007 to 2017

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

slab avalanche, weak layer, snowfall system, Hokkaido

Evolution of non-persistent weak layer and snowpack stability during snowfall

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Non-persistent weak layer, Unrimed crystals, Snow density, Compressive viscosity.

Red Snow: killer of the snowpack stability?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow cover, Snow crystals, Chlamydococcus nivalis, stability, red snow

Snow with Saharan sand. Hazard evaluation at a local scale

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

red snow, saharan sand

Development of a surface hoar production apparatus using circuit wind tunnel

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, avalanche, weak layer, wind tunnel

Investigation of the interplay between shear failure and normal collapse of weak layers using microstructure-based mechanical simulations

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Weak snow layer failure, normal collapse in shear, slab avalanche release

The northeastern continental snow climate: A new snow climate classification for the GaspÃ© Peninsula, QuÃ©bec, Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow climate, Snowpack, avalanche hazard, GaspÃ© Peninsula, Avalanche Problem

When do avalanches release: investigating time scales in avalanche formation

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, remote avalanche detection, detrended cross-correlation, avalanche formation, meteorological drivers

Slope scale avalanche forecasting in the arctic (Svalbard)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Snow Pack, Arctic, Snow Pack Properties

Forecasting for dry and wet avalanches during mixed rain and snow storm

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Wet Avalanche, Rain-On-Snow, Conceptual Model for Avalanche Hazard

Project ALBINA: The technical framework for a consistent, cross-border and multilingual regional avalanche forecasting system

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

software application, avalanche forecasting, avalanche warning

Quantifying the obvious: the avalanche danger level

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow instability, avalanche triggering, avalanche size

Patterns in avalanche events and regional scale avalanche forecasts in Colorado, USA

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, avalanche problems, risk communication

Graupel as a Persistent Weak Layer in a Maritime Climate

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Graupel, Persistent Weak Layer, Persistent Slab, Storm Snow Instabilities

Evaluation tool for avalanche commissions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche commissions, avalanche danger, evaluation procedure, residual risk management, traceability

Forecast avalanche danger, avalanche activity, and avalanche accidents in Colorado, USA, winters 2014 to 2018

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, public communication, avalanche danger scale, avalanche accidents

Snowpack Tracker: the Development and Application of a Web-based Visualization Tool for Avalanche and Weather Data

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, software, data visualization

Touring snowpack observations, a tool for avalanche forecasting programs - The Italian Experience

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, software, data visualization

Local Avalanche Danger Assessment in reduced means context: an example in Tetnuldi ski area (Georgia - Caucasus)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Danger Assessment tools, risk management Education, avalanche terrain classification

Ski alp races. Avalanche hazard evaluation and risk analysis

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ski alp races, ski mountaineering, danger, risk, responsibility

Local avalanche warning in Europe

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, Europe, local, EAWS

Application of physical snowpack models in support of operational avalanche hazard forecasting: a status report on current implementations and prospects for the future

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, numerical modeling, snowpack modeling, meteorological forecast

An Operational Specific Avalanche Risk Matrix (OSARM): Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard with risk analysis and operational mitigation strategies

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, local forecasting, operational forecasting, danger scales, danger levels, Conceptual model of avalanche hazard, OSARM, avalanche risk, risk mitigation, ISO 31 000, TASARM

Establishing the link between the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard and the North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale: Initial Explorations from Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Danger Rating, Avalanche Hazard, Forecasting, Decision Trees

AvalMap - a snowpack, weather, terrain and land cover based avalanche hazard model for the Low Tatras, Slovakia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

AvalMap, snowpack, multi-layer, model, avalanche hazard

Statistical analysis and operational avalanche forecasting on the roads of northern GaspÃ©sie, QuÃ©bec, Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche forecast, logistic regression, classification tree

Avalanche Problem Solver (APS) - a decision support system for forecasters

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, decision making, data analysis

Exploring regional snowpack patterns with gridded models

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack model, forecasting, data aggregation, snow profile

The 2017-2018 glide-snow avalanche winter above Innsbruck: A nightmare with unpredictable end for local avalanche safety control?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Glide-snow avalanches, avalanche forecasting, snowpack modeling

Effects of large-scale atmosphere-ocean oscillations on the nature of avalanche hazard in western Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

El Nino-Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Pacific North America Pattern, Arctic Oscillation, avalanche hazard, avalanche climate

Comparison of various forecast products of height of new snow in 24 hours of french ski resorts at different lead times

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Forecasting, Height of new snow, French ski resorts, Skill score, Models

Die Beurteilung der Lawinengefahr aus der Sicht eines AngehÃ¶rigen einer Lawinenkommission

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

On the use of forecasting tools during a numerous slab avalanches event in the northern French Alps in March 2018

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, snow conditions, observation, numerical modeling, predictability

A concept of harmonizing regional avalanche forecasting

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

hazard assessment, hazard communication, workflow, danger level, forecasting system

Methods used in operational avalanche forecasting around the globe - a comprehensive study

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

operational avalanche forecasting, avalanche bulletin, survey, statistical analysis, snow avalanche

A nearest neighbor method applied in forecasting spontaneous large sized avalanches reaching infrastructures in the Aosta Valley

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

nearest neighbour methods, avalanche forecasting, genetic algorithms

Modelling spatial snow drift patterns using wind fields and negative openness

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Patterns of snow drift, maximum potential of snow drift, SNOWGRID, operational snow drift forecast

Sensitivity of modeled snow instability to meteorological input uncertainty

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, snow instability, sensitivity, model uncertainties

Synoptic Climatology of Deep Slab Avalanches in the Western United States

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, snow instability, sensitivity, model uncertainties

Spatial and temporal analysis of fatal off-piste and backcountry avalanche accidents in Austria with a comparison of results in Switzerland, France, Italy and the US.

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, Avalanches, Accidents

Reanalysis of recent avalanche accidents in Val dâ€™Aran, Central Pyrenees: a communication challenge for different user groups

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Pyrenees, avalanche accident, communication challenges, human factors

The catastrophic avalanches in 1965 near Obertauern and the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Board of Alpine Safety

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche history, avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, alpine safety

The 18th january 2017 Rigopiano avalanche disaster in Italy - analysis of the applied forensic field investigation techniques

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche history, avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, alpine safety

Avalanches in Bulgaria - human and nature perspective

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, Bulgaria, forests, human accidents

ATES mapping and typical Problems in Avalanche Accidents or Close-calls in Val dâ€™Aran, Central Pyrenees

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ATES, Typical Avalanche Problems, Avalanche Accidents, Avaluator

Evaluation of 30 years of nivo-meteorological and avalanche data in Andorra

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, snow climate, ski resort, artificial triggering, avalanche, Andorra

Accidents related to snow in alpine terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

accidents in alpine terrain, statistics concerning avalanche victims

20 years of avalanche incidents in Slovakia - comprehensive overview of avalanche incidents in Slovakia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche incidents, avalanche fatalities, avalanche victims, Slovakia

Statistical investigation of frequeny of days with avalanche accidents using natural and touristic impact factors

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

monthly data, multivariate adaptive regression splines, bagging

Avalanche Danger Level 5 in Lower Austria in April 2017 - a Case Study

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Gefahrenstufe 5, Lawinenwarnung, extreme Neuschneemengen

Avalanche accidents in Russia

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche disasters, avalanche victims, hazard, risk

Learning from a fatal avalanche incident

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Danger Scale, snow safety improvements, ski resorts, warnings, BRASS

Snow avalanches and accountability - Examples from Svalbard, Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanches, accountability, risk-management decision making, disaster risk reduction

Avalanche, Criminal Law, Personal Responsibility

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Ski Tours - A Legal Vacuum on Fashionable Peaks?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

rechtsfreier Raum, Lawinenunfall, Freiheit, Risiko

Criminal Law & Consequences of an Avalanche Accident in Switzerland

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Schweiz, Lawinenunfall, Strafrecht, Zivilrecht

Are strategic methods sufficient for an adequate assessment of avalanche danger? - the state of facts in the case of a judicial procedure

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard assessment, strategies, decision making

Illegal & Lethal Snowmobiling in Northern Norway`s Avalanche Prone Mountains - what`s going on?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snowmobiling, illegal, qualitative methods, avalanche education, decision-making

Quantitative Risk Reduction Method (QRM), a data-driven avalanche risk estimator

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Reduction Method, Strategic Method, Avalanche Risk, Backcountry Skiing

The Dangerator: a method for estimating avalanche danger in areas with no public avalanche forecast

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Dangerator, avalanche, danger ratings, avalanche skills training, forecast, data sparse

Analysis of decision-making frameworks for avalanche terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Danger level, avalanche forecast, strategies, intuitive judgements, expert opinion

Risk of death and major injury from natural hazards in mechanized backcountry skiing in Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Mortality risk, morbidity risk, backcountry safety, adventure sport

Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Risk compensation, risk propensity, terrain preferences, avalanche safety equipment

How do we really use terrain in the backcountry? A comparison between stated terrain preferences and observed backcountry travel behaviour

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, Backcountry, Survey, Risk, GPS Tracking, Terrain Analysis

Probabilistics reloaded? A detailed avalanche accident analysis based on the snowcard

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

decision-Âmaking, risk management, decision under risk, intuition, probabilistic methods, reduction methods, avalanche accidents, avalanche terrain, SnowCard, GRM

Heading out the Gates: What 3 years of surveys teaches us about "sidecountry" use in Jackson, WY

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche prediction and strength-of-knowledge assessment

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche prediction, risk management, knowledge assessment

Managing snow avalanche risk in an area not covered by the snow avalanche forecasting service in Norway

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche forecasting service, The Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Avalanche avoidance made simple: Instant clinometry and immediate visual risk check

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche avoidance, decision frameworks, novices

Merging decision strategies for backcountry skiers in avalanche terrain using fuzzy logic and imprecise probability theory

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche danger, decision strategy, fuzzy

Austrian Nature Friends: facing avalanche danger in ability-oriented ways

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lawinenausbildung, eigene Kompetenz, Entscheidungsfindung

Real-time avalanche risk estimation on ski

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

real-time measurements, avalanche risk, radar, simulation

Perspectives on Ski Cutting

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Control, Ski Cutting, Hazard Reduction, Mitigation

A Bayesian perspective on avalanche decision-making and the relevance of stability test

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Bayesian reasoning, avalanche decision-making, avalanche education, base-rate fallacy, snow science, risk management

How risky is it? Perception of risk among Norwegian backcountry riders

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Perceived risk, Terrain, Backcountry, Hypothetical Choice

"Safer ski touring in Norway" - A guide book to 111 mountains where you can avoid avalanche terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Safe ski touring, Recognize avalanche terrain, ATES, Education, Good day out

To go or not to go: Decision making at individual slope

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, avalanche prevention, individual slope, backcountry touring, risk assessment, education

SWOT analysis in management and danger of snow avalanches in Spain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

accident, rescue, education, Pyrenees, risk management, Spain

Are they experts? Self-assessed backcountry skills among backcountry skiers in Norway and North America

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Self-assessed skill, over-confidence, backcountry, decision-making

Are You Sharp While Ascending?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Physical activity, exercise, decision-making, deliberate reasoning

Survey on mountain behaviour and perception of avalanche risk in Andorra (eastern Pyrenees)

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

risk perception; training; safety habitudes

Freeride Vs. Freedead: case study of an avalanche accident with a chaotic rescue in the Pyrennes

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

accident, rescue, education, Pyrenees, risk management

The Development of UIAA Safety Commission Standards for Avalanche Rescue Equipment

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue, Avalanche Rescue Equipment, Safety Standards

Are avalanche courses the new high-risk sport? - Use of Sensation Seeking Scale in avalanche education highlights the need for reassessment of participantsâ€™ true nature and suggests that the test itself can serve as a learning tool

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Human Factors, Risk-Taking, Education, Sensation Seeking Scale, High-Risk Sports

How can (serious) gaming help to trace and improve snow avalanche expertise process? An innovative methodology and application to roads risk management

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, roads, risk management, crisis, decision-making, serious gaming, expertise, information quality, traceability

Backcountry Ascenderâ€™ Avalanche Educator Case Study - Leveraging Incentive Based Learning and Peer Accountability to Drive Avalanche Education

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Education, Gamification, Social Learning Theory, Predictive Learning

Avalanche Rescue - precognition and training improve time necessary to free airways and start resuscitation in companion rescue after complete avalanche burial - a randomized single blinded mannequin study

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Education, Gamification, Social Learning Theory, Predictive Learning

Development of avalanche search and rescue courses in Japan based on the best practice in avalanche rescue by mountainsafety.info

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, avalanche education, companion rescue, international standardization of avalanche rescue

Burial duration, depth and air pocket explain avalanche survival patterns in the Alps

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

survival probability, survival curve, extrication curve, Turnbull estimation

Let's break tradition and save more lives: Using snowmobiles for avalanche rescue

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snowmobile, snowmachine, Ski-Doo, avalanche rescue, snowmobile rescue, avalanche search and rescue, AvSAR

Monitoring of subjects during avalanche breathing experiments - possible errors

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche burial, outdoor experiments, hypoxia, pulse oximetry, technical limits

The influence of snow physical properties on humans breathing into an artificial air pocket

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Snow density, avalanche, respiratory gases

European Snow Booklet - an inventory of snow measurements in Europe

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

COST Action, harmonisation of snow measurements, snow measurement methods, spatial distribution of snow measurements in Europe

The Effectiveness and Retention of Minimal Transceiver, Shovel and Probe Companion Rescue Training

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

TSP, Rescue, Burial, Companion, Training

The "essential distinctions" - rethinking avalanche education and communication habits

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, communication, manageability, recreation matrix

Wise Ones - Case Study on prominent mentors of the US avalanche industry

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Mentorship, Avalanche professionals, Network

A college-level training program for avalanche safety workers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, professional avalanche worker training, avalanche certification

FINLAV - Finnish Avalanche Education - From scratch to curriculum

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, avalanche awareness, Finland

Winter 2016-2017 snowfall and avalanche emergency management in Italy (Central Appennines) - a review

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

winter 2016-2017, avalanche emergency management, Central Appennines

Simplifying the Signal Search: Why You Donâ€™t Need to Rotate Your Transceiver Vertically

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche transceiver, avalanche beacon, signal search, primary search, optimal coupling, effective range, maximum range, search strip width

Avalanche Incident Countermeasures by the Japan AvSAR Council

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche search & rescue, avalanche education, avalanche incidents

BackcountrySOS

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Courses on snow and avalanches at the BOKU University of Life Sciences and Natural Hazards, Vienna, Austria

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, BOKU University

Theory and Practice in Introductory Avalanche Education

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, human factor, experiential learning

Avalanche education in Austria - about the current status and a new concept

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche prevention, avalanche training, SaveU, ALBINA

Riskmanagement on and off prepared pistes - Presentation of a teaching tool to the mediation adequate to age of behaviour patterns in and beyond the organised ski area

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Practical education kit for avalanche training with groups

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche prevention, backcountry touring, education, training kit

Are hand-held infrared thermometers and cameras useful for avalanche forecasting? For avalanche education?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

infrared thermometer, infrared camera, snow surface temperature, snow temperature profile

Injuries in Avalanche Search and Rescue Dogs: A Survey Based Study

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ARGE -SCHNEE: An elaborated training of Search and Rescuedogs in snow

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Search & Rescue Dogs, SAR dogs, training without dog-goodies, human scent

Opportunities and Limits of Rescue Dog Operations After Disasters Due to Mass Movements and Avalanches

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Lawinen, Rettungshund, Massenbewegung, Naturgefahren

Consistency and Accuracy of Public Avalanche Forecasts in Western Canada

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, danger, forecasting, consistency, accuracy

Consistency in regional avalanche forecasts: a look across borders

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, consistency, European Avalanche Warning Services

Avalanche danger ratings and deaths, putting things into perspective

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Decision-making, Avalanche Danger Scale, Human Factors, Avalanche Education

Peer Ambassadors at Work: Modeling Good Decision-Making in "Aggro" Freeride Films

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche safety, freeriding, freeskiing, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, backcountry, filmmaking, social media

Show, Donâ€™t Tell: Modelling behaviour on social media as a strategy for influencing behaviour in data sparse regions

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

social media, forecasting, data sparse, public safety, risk communication

Applications of risk matrices for avalanche forecasting and education

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Risk Matrix, Risk, Hazard, Probability, Consequence

Project ALBINA: A conceptual framework for a consistent, cross-border and multilingual regional avalanche forecasting system

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning services, avalanche forecasting, communication

Words of Estimative Probability and the Language of the North American publich Avalanche Danger Scale. Are We All Communicating the Same Risk?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Forecast, Risk Communication,Behavioral Economics

Avalanche Canadaâ€™s Special Public Avalanche Warning: Development and Evolution of an Effective Risk Communications Tool

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Risk Communication, special public avalanche warning, media,

Changes in attitudes to risk and knowledge about avalanches among Swedish skiers after the introduction of national avalanche safety program

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Education, Human Factors, Avalanche Accidents

ALLAUS.AD: A New Web-Based Platform for Avalanche Information and dissemination in Andorra

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche risk, education, forecasting, web-based platform, prevention

Do trends in forecasted avalanche danger affect our perception of the current avalanche hazard

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

How to assess and communicate persistent weak layers: a forecasterâ€™s perspective

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, communication, persistent weak layers

Efficacy in communication of avalanche warnings

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche warning, public forecast, risk communication, Varsom

Important skills for modern avalanche forecasters - social media, photography, videography, blogging

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

social media, blogging, weak layer alert, best practice, communication

Avalanche.report - The Interactive Platform for Snow, Avalanches & Warning

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

varsom:regobs - a common real-time picture of the hazard situation shared by mobile information technology

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, hazards, forecasting, mobile applications, field data

OGC standards and web services pipeline for processing avalanche and earth observation open data

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

caaml, copernicus, satellite, open data, ogc, inspire

Presence of social media use and smart phone technology among backcountry skiers and snowboarders, Hatcher Pass, Alaska

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Social Media, Smart Phone, Technology, Avalanche information, Alaska

The effect of communication equipment on avalanche transceivers

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Transceiver, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Interference, Rules concerning interference

KommTool - Communication and Management System for Avalanche Commissions - a Versatile Risk Management Tool

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Risikomanagement, Lawinenkommission, Kommunikation, Dokumentationssytem

Exploring the potential of mobile phone data (Call Detail Records) to track and analyze backcountry skiers dynamics in avalanche terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Mobile phone data, ATES, avalanche terrain, behavior dynamics, human factor

GIS based ATES mapping in Norway, a tool for expert guided mapping

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

ATES, GIS, algorithm, zoning, avalanche, terrain

LAWIS - A Collaborative Data Communication Portal for Avalanche Risk Management and Prevention

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk management and prevention, web-portal, geo-communication

Avalanche Communication Information Based on the Example of the Lawine Tirol App

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Ski Touring Bitacora - An innovative approach for trip planning, recording observations, and risk management while traveling in Avalanche terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, field book, field journal, ski touring planning

NATLEFS: A snow observing tool for mountain guides in South Tyrol

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

observing tool, avalanches, mountain guides, forecasting service

Avalanche terrain maps for backcountry skiing in Switzerland

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, avalanche terrain map, avalanche hazard mapping, backcountry touring

Backcountry risk assessment based on terrain and snowpack characteristics

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, trip planning, route selection

Travel Behavior of Lift Access Backcountry Skiers adjacent to Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana USA

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

GPS tracking, Human factor, Lift access backcountry, Heat map.

Terrain selection and forecasted avalanche danger: Do recreationists select safer terrain when the forecasted danger increases?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Terrain selection, GPS tracking, Recreation, GIS, Danger scale, Avalanche terrain

A new, guide-focused approach for characterizing skiing terrain to facilitate risk management decisions and research

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche terrain, terrain characterization, ski guiding, avalanche risk management

Keeping up with Jeremy Jones: Positional preferences and risky terrain choices

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, Backcountry, Postionality, Terrain

How many start-zones capable of producing an avalanche large enough to bury or kill a skier do heli-ski guides encounter in a day?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

GPS tracking, release areas modeling, terrain selection

Skifulness - accident prevention by finding happiness in less dangerous terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Risk acceptance, terrain, skifulness

Acceptable risk for backcountry skiers and riders from avalanche hazards: Differences in uphill and downhill terrain selection

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Terrain selection, GPS tracking, Recreation, GIS, Danger scale

What type of ski runs are acceptable for skiing under different avalanche hazard conditions? Extracting knowledge from heli-ski guides

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Mixed effects model, avalanche risk management, terrain selection, decision making, helicopter skiing, conceptual model of avalanche hazard

How do experts interpret avalanche terrain from a map?

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche terrain perception, ATES, Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale, Backcountry Skiing

Snowmobilers terrain preferences and exposure to avalanche terrain

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, Backcountry, Risk, GPS Tracking, Terrain Analysis

Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale mapping in the Pyrenees: an expanding project

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain; exposure; zoning; risk management; trip planning

Avalanche Release 101

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow failure, failure initiation, crack propagation, avalanche formation, avalanche release, fracture mechanics

Critical Length for the Onset of Crack Propagation in Snow: Reconciling Shear and Collapse

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, crack propagation, critical length, slope angle, PST, slab, weak layer

The Effect of Increasing Load on Weak Layer Fracture

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, loading, slab, Particle Tracking Velocimetry, Propagation Saw Test

The Role of Collapse in Avalanche Release: Review and Implications for Practitioners and Future Research

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, collapse, anticrack, Extended Column Test, Propagation Saw Test

Inter-Comparison of Snow Penetrometers (Ramsonde, Avatech SP2 and SnowMicroPen) in the Framework of Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

penetrometer, hardness, Avatech SP2, ramsonde, SnowMicroPen

Using Thermal Imaging to Verify Avalanche Control Results

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

thermal imaging, avalanche control, IRT

Using Photogrammetry to Temporally Compare Snowpack Thicknesses and Calculate Volumes

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

photogrammetry, point cloud, change detection, snowpack height, volume estimates

Use of Ground Based INSAR Radar to Monitor Glide Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Glide avalanche, InSAR, radar, monitoring, Stavbrekkfonna

Southcentral Alaska's Crack Problem: a 2015/16 Glide Avalanche Case Study

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanches, Alaska, operational decision-making, message fatigue

Case Study: Natural Glide and Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana USA

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanche, wet slab avalanche, forecasting, Glacier National Park, Montana

Unusual Dry Slab Avalanche Releases Involving Dust-on-Snow Layers in Colorado

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

dust, slab avalanches, metamorphism, forecasting

Rescue at Cherry Bowl an Avalanche Canada Microsite Exploring the Many Learning Opportunities From a Successful Backcountry Avalanche Rescue

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

rescue training, education, awareness, Avalanche Canada, Rescue at Cherry Bowl

Exemplary Actions of Education for Increasing the Resilience of Communities to Natural Hazards in High Mountain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

mountaineering, natural hazards, education, resilience, risks, PrÃ©vRiskHauteMontagne Project

Avalanche Awareness at the Jackson Hole High School

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, youth education, Wyoming

Teenagers in the Backcountry: a Study of Use and Education from the Perspective of High School Students

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

teenagers, avalanche education, youth education

Risk-Based Avalanche Program Design

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

risk, hazard, probability, consequence, exposure, vulnerability, education

Managing the Physical Risk From Avalanches in a Helicopter Skiing Operation--Merging and Contrasting Gps Tracking Data with the Operational Guiding Perspective

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Helicopter skiing, decision-making, risk management, terrain choices, GPS tracking

Can We Derive an Avalanche Terrain Severity Rating from Observed Terrain Selection of Professional Guides? A Proof-Of-Concept Study

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Terrain selection, helicopter ski guiding, avalanche risk management, avalanche hazard, GIS avalanche terrain classification

Applying and Communicating our Operations Working Memory

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Communication, risk management, working memory, guide

Comparison of Measured and Modelled Snow Cover Liquid Water Content to Improve Local Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

wet-snow avalanches, avalanche forecasting, liquid water content

Operational Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: a Case Study for the Eastern European Alps

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

forecast, wet-snow avalanches, LWC_index, SNOWPACK

Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, wet-snow avalanche, snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction

A Multi-Dimensional Model of Water Transport Into Layered Snowpack: Validation by Comparison with Laboratory Experiments

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

water transport model, preferential flow, capillary barrier

Introduction and Influence of (Large) Existing Buildings on Avalanche Hazard Zoning: Case Study of Flaine

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

hazard assessment, obstacle influence, buildings resistance

Coupling Operational Snowcover Simulations With Avalanche Dynamics Calculations to Assess Avalanche Danger in High Altitude Mining Operations

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

numeric modeling, avalanche dynamics, snowcover modeling, risk assessing

An Assessment of Run-Out Models Applied to Norwegian Snow Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

dynamical model, topographic model, run-out distance, velocity-distribution

Analysis of the Hazard Caused by Ice Avalanches From the Hanging Glacier on the Eiger West Face

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Risk management, Ice avalanche, Avalanche simulation, Hazard assessment

Polar Circus Avalanche Response, February 5-11, 2015

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, mitigation, risk, exposure

Triggered Avalanche - a Case Study From the Italian Alps

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Heli ski; triggered avalanche; accident case study

Using Time-Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

time-lapse photography, backcountry, case study, terrain use

Snow Avalanche Activity Monitoring From Space: Creating a Complete Avalanche Activity Dataset for a Norwegian Forecasting Region

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Radar remote sensing, avalanche detection, Sentinel-1A, change detection

Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Lidar, Spatial Variability, Avalanche Control, Infrastructure Planning

UAV Borne Laser Scanning of Snow Surfaces

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth mapping, laser scanning, UAV, UAS

Front and Internal Velocity Distribution in Powder Snow Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, radar measurement, velocity, avalanche head dynamics

Towards the Evaluation of Human Factors in Avalanche Early Warning Systems

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

early warning system, human factors, reliability, decision-making

Social Media and Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

technology, human factors, avalanche education, social networks

On the Interface of the Snow and Human Sciences

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

10 Common Missteps of Avalanche Practitioners

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Awareness, Patience

Investigating the Thermophysical Properties of the Ice-Snow Interface, Part II: Thermal Contact Resistance

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

ice lens, temperature gradient, effective thermal conductivity, thermal contact resistance, kinetic snow metamorphism

Measuring Snow Surface Temperature: Why, why Not, and How?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

surface temperature measurement, snow surface, infrared thermometers, contact thermometers, temperature gradient, near surface faceting

Variations of Snow Instability Seen From a Bird's Eye

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow micro-penetrometer, spatial variability, snow instability, geostatistical modeling, snow cover modeling

Wind Slab Formation: Will New Experiments Improve Implementations in Snow-Cover Models?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

wind tunnel, wind-packing, drifting and blowing snow

Avalanche Risk in Winter Backcountry Touring: Status and Recent Trends in Switzerland

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk, backcountry touring, snowshoe hiking, mortality rate

Gas Diffusion in Wet Avalanche Debris Pertaining to Search and Rescue Dogs

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche debris, search and rescue dogs, gas diffusion

Triage Strategies for Multiple Avalanche Burials â€“ a Monte Carlo Simulation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, Monte Carlo simulation, triage, cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Probability of Detection and Search Tactical Procedures in Avalanche Rescue

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue, Probability of Detection, Survival Chances

Know Before You Go Revision: an Introductory Tool for Influencing Backcountry Behavior

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

awareness, education, introductory, video, school, Know Before You Go

The Gear Heads â€“ Motor Specific AVY Training

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Motorized, Snowmobile, Snowbike, Avalanche Education, American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)

Learn â€“ E-learning Lessons About Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

White Risk, avalanche education, e-learning, avalanche danger assessment, avalanche awareness

Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche alarm system, road safety, radar, avalanche detection

Operational Radar and Infrasound Systems for Avalanche Detection

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche detection, RACS, Avalanche Radar, Infrasound, IDA, LARA, SARA

Microwave Radar Systems for Detecting Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche detection, radar, remote sensing

The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche rescue, risk management, reliability, risk indicators, Bayesian Belief Networks

Weather Forecast Model Grid Spacing â€“ Is Smaller Better

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Numerical weather prediction, operational forecasting, Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)

Synopsis, an Innovative Platform Supporting Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in France

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, operational workstation

Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, manual observations, snow cover modeling, snow and weather data

The Avalanche Character Frequency of Reported Avalanche Events in Colorado, USA, 2011-2016

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche character, avalanche events, accidents

The Longyearbyen Fatal Avalanche Accident 19th December 2015, Svalbard - Lessons Learned From Avalanche Rescue Inside a Settlement

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche accident, urban avalanche, rescue

Longyearbyen, Svalbard - Vulnerability and Risk Management of an Arctic Settlement Under Changing Climate - a Challenge to Authorities and Experts

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Arctic environment, climate change, natural hazards, mitigation, research, consulting

Vulnerability of Houses and Persons Under Avalanche Impact â€“ The Avalanche at Longyearbyen on 2015-12-19

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Forecasting the Fatal Longyearbyen Avalanche. Possibilities and Challenges

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, forecasting, storm weather, wind measurements

A Smartphone Application for Estimating the Critical Slope Angle for Avalanche Release

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Observer Independent Measures of Snow Instability

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow instability, avalanche forecasting, snow micro-penetrometer, avalanche initiation, crack propagation, tensile strength, finite element modeling

Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Snow Relevant For Dry-Snow Slab Avalanche Release Using Particle Tracking Velocimetry

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow mechanical properties, avalanche release, Particle Tracking Velocimetry, snow stability

Artificial Avalanche Release: Flat Field Experiments Using a Gas Exploder

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, gas exploder, avalanche formation, experiments

The Most Disastrous Avalanche Events in Austria Since 1946/47

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, avalanche history

Recent Developments of Avalanche Research in Turkey

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, Precaution, Weather station

The Establishment of the First Public Avalanche Forecasting Service in Sweden

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)

Selection Criteria for Snow Avalanche Mitigation Measures Considering Other Potential Geohazards: Examples From Colorado and Canadian Highways

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Mitigation, geohazard, risk

Quantifying the Effectiveness of Active Mitigation on Transportation Corridors

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, mitigation, risk reduction

Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Infrastructure, Gazex, Obellx, Howitzer, Snow Structures, Transportation

Automated Avalanche Risk Rating of Backcountry Ski Routes

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Risk, Platform, Graphical Reduction Method, Risk rating

North American Avalanche Danger Scale: Are Public Backcountry Forecasters Applying it Consistently?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, avalanche danger ratings, avalanche forecasting

Variations in Individual Danger Level Estimates Within the Same Forecast Region

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger level, observer-specific bias

Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard With the Bavarian Matrix

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, Bavarian Matrix, Conceptual model of avalanche hazard, EAWS

Avalanche Forecasting in the Central Asian Countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

FOCUS, avalanches, community training, weather monitoring, education

Towards the Automatic Detection of Avalanches in Seismic Data Using Hidden Markov Models

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

automatic detection, classification, seismic monitoring

A New Crack Propagation Criterion for Skier-Triggered Snow Slab Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, skier-triggering, failure initiation, crack propagation, PST, slab, weak layer

Using Structure From Motion Photogrammetry to Examine Glide Snow Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanche, Structure from Motion, photogrammetry, Glacier National Park, Montana

Modeled Mass and Temperature Effects of Released and Entrained Snow on the Lubricated Flow Regime of Avalanches at Bird Hill, Southcentral Alaska

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow entrainment, snow temperature, avalanche run-out, flow regimes, fluidization, lubrication

Simulation of Snow Avalanche Based on Thixotropy Model for Snow-Covered Model

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, CFD, snow-covered condition, thixotropy

Monitoring the Stavbrekka Glide Avalanche

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, glide avalanche, monitoring, instrumentation

Numerical Model Application on Snow Avalanche in Turkey

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Velocity, Friction Factor, RAMMS, Voellmy-Salm

Acceleration Processes of Snow Glide Prior to Full-Depth Avalanche Release on Shrub Slopes in the Temperate Heavy-Snow Region of Japan

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

full-depth glide avalanche, snow glide, avalanche release, shrub slope

Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure â€“ Part II

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab, persistent slab, settlement, loading, avalanche forecasting

Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability

Passive Avalanche Defense Mounds in the Bull of the Woods Avalanche Path, Wyoming

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

passive mitigation, defense mounds, berms, dendrochronology

Characteristics of Snow Avalanche Release in Forests During a Heavy Snowfall Event

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, forest, air temperature, snowfall intensity, hardness, stability

Evaluation of Protection Measures Against Avalanches in Forested Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, forest, public safety, modelling

Continuous Real-time Snow Properties with Ground Penetrating Radar

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow water equivalent, radar, precipitation, continuous, real time

Drone-Based UWB Radar to Measure Snow Layering in Avalanche Starting Zones

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

UWB radar, UAV, Snow stratigraphy, Avalanche risk assessment, Avatech

Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, stratigraphy, snow penetrometer, SnowMicroPen, SP2, ramsonde, hand hardness index, snow density

The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanche, remote sensing, Sentinel satellites, transportation corridor

Using a Thin-Blade Tool for Measuring Snow Hardness and Change in Strength of Buried Surface Hoar

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow hardness, thin-blade, handheld device, penetration resistance

SnowPilot: Online, Updated and Free

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

SnowPilot, snowpit, graphing, database

Evaluation of AvaTech SP2 for Snow Research and Snow Science Education

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

instrumentation, penetrometer, hardness, SnowMicroPen

Examining Meteorological Influences on Dust-on-Snow Event Character Using the HYSPLIT Model

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

dust-on-snow, HYSPLIT, snow hydrology, mass loading, event character

Snow Pressures on a Rigid Snow Supporting Structure at the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Snow Supporting Structures, Mitigation

Available Data From the French Experimental Site Col Du Lac Blanc Dedicated to Studies on Drifting Snow: a 15-Year Database

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, blowing snow, snow particles counter, database

Infrasound Detection of Avalanches in Grasdalen and Indreeidsdalen, Norway

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, avalanche detection, forecasting, IDA

Spatio-temporal Snow Depth Estimates with Time-Lapse Photography

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

time series, webcam imagery, sun and moon shadow, spatio-temporal interpolation

Potential and Challenges of an Extensive Operational Use of High Accuracy Optical Snow Depth Sensors to Minimize Solid Precipitation Undercatch

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

new snow, snow density, solid precipitation, undercatch, snow water equivalent

SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack, graphical user interface, CAAML-format

Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow sensor, automatic warnings, snow crystals, snow depth, facets

Passive and Fan-Aspirated Radiation Shields in High-Elevation Open and Closed-Forested Environments: A Comparative Study

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

temperature differentiation, forest edge, radiation shield, wind run

Snow Surface Roughness Monitoring Using Time-Lapse Terrestrial Laserscan

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow surface roughness, sastrugi, blowing snow, drifting snow, laserscan

Wet-Snow Fracture Propagation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, fracture propagation, wet-snow avalanches, propagation saw test

Micromechanical Analysis of Energy Release in Snow Fracture

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, energy release rate

Producing Nature-Like Snow in a Supercooled Cloud for Laboratory Experiments

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

ice crystals, snow formation, technical snow, supercooled cloud

Ram Profiles With Swiss Penetrometer, Avatech SP2 Probe and Hand Tests. Comparison of the Hardness Profiles Obtained From on Site Detections in the Italian Alps During the 2015-2016 Season

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

ram penetrometer, avatech SP2, hand test, hardness profile

Study on the Model to Estimate the Snow Property of the Slope Snowpack

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Stability of the slope snowpack, physical properties, AMeDAS weather data

Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

MODIS; snow cover; aspects; Kaidu River basin

A Unique Time Series of Daily and Weekly Snowpack Measurements At Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

density, specific surface area, snowpack, monitoring, measurement

Application of Multi-dimensional Water Transport Model to Natural Snow: Reproduction Simulation of Water Sprinkle Experiment

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

water transport model, water sprinkle experiment, discharge

Matching of Vertical Snow Profiles

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow profile, matching, registration, clustering

Lessons from Nuclear Energy: Building Snow and Avalanche Simulation Tools using a Common Open-Source Framework

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

modeling, open-source, simulation

The Effect of Slope-Scale Spatial Variability of Slab Characteristics on Propagation Saw Tests

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Deriving Mean Snow Depth in Complex Terrain From Flat Field Measurements

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

mean snow depth, avalanche forecasting, meteorological models, subgrid parameterization

Photogrammetrically Derived Estimates of Snow Depth Variability in Complex Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth, spatial variability, photogrammetry, structure from motion, avalanche, Alaska

The Effects of Different Methods of Compaction on Snowpack Stability

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

compaction, snowpack stability, stability test, boot-packing, ski compaction

Terrain Classification of Norwegian Slab Avalanche Accidents

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES), fatal avalanche accidents, outdoor recreation, practical implications, from novice to expert

Method for an Automatized Avalanche Terrain Classification

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

ATES, Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale, Avaluator

Understanding Global Crowd Sourcing Data to Examine Travel Behavior in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Backcountry skiing, GPS tracking, Decision making, Avalanche terrain, Crowd-sourcing

A Proposed Paradigm for Advancing Human Factors Research: Linking Behavioral and Avalanche Scientific Disciplines

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Research Roadmap

Human Factor and Avalanche Decision Making in a Commercial Context

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Human factor, guiding, Friluftsliv, avalanche, commercial demands

Direct and Indirect Avalanche Experiences Among Backcountry Skiers: Relationships with Risk Perception and Use of Safety Gear

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche experience, backcountry skiing, risk perception

What is the Risk Threshold that Backcountry Enthusiasts are Willing to Accept and How Does Their Perception Align with the Actual Risk Involved?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Decision-making, Human factors, Risk homeostasis, Cost-benefit analysis, Education

Stress Cortisol in Professional Ski Patrol

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Stress, Cortisol, Avalanche Mitigation, Ski Patrol

Observing Ski Touring and Decision making in the Alps. What Ordinary People Do or Not Do, and Why?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Ski Touring, Decision Making, Risk Cultures, Tradition, Qualitative methods, Avalanche education

Chasing the Dragon - Can Impulse Control and Addiction Therapies Assist Some Recreational Decision Makers?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Addiction, Impulse control, Heuristics, Decision making

Making a Public Backcountry Zone Shared by a Cat Skiing Operation and a Variety of Other Users Safer Through a Simple Awareness Card with Pertinent Information

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

The Norwegian Avalanche Science Center â€“ Focus on Human Factors

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

No avalanche fatalities, Human factor research, Dissemination of knowledge, Preventive work and education

Online Systems for Integrating the Safety, Strategy, and Stoke of Backcountry Adventure

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

technology, multi-media, website, content management system, CMS

Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Public forecasting, crowdsourcing, travel behavior, terrain use, avalanche danger index

Tracking Snowmobilers to Understand Travel Behavior in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snowmobiles, GPS tracking, Decision making, Avalanche terrain, Education

Tinder for Mentors: Examining the Prevalence and Value of Mentorship Relationships Amongst Avalanche Professionals in the United States

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

mentorship, avalanche professionals, workplace safety

In the Pursuit of Standards - the Next Step in Canada's Avalanche Risk Management Guidelines

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Risk, Management, Guidelines, Planning, Operations

Adapting and Calibrating the DAN3D Dynamic Model for North American Snow Avalanche Runout Modelling

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

dynamic model, avalanche runout, three dimensions, deposit volume

Method of Selection and Input Data to Create Event Scenarios

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Local Commissions (CLV), Dataset, Avalanche scenarios, road management

Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk management, terrain selection, decision making, helicopter skiing, conceptual model of avalanche hazard

Heli-Ski Guide Tracking for Institutional Memory and Auditing

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Hel-skiing, GPS tracking, Decision making, Avalanche terrain, Management

Modernizing North America's Oldest Avalanche Program in Little Cotttonwood Canyon, Utah

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

highway avalanche program, avalanche forecasting, decision matrix, risk management

Optimizing GIS For Snow Safety Operations at Taos Ski Valley: Avalanche and Explosive Tracking and Digital Avalanche Atlas Apps

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

GIS, Risk Management, Avalanche Mapping

Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Glide avalanches, time-lapse photography

Forest Service Avalanche Center Safety: Examining Current Practice

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

safety, risk, avalanche center

Active Works in a Starting Zone: Monitoring, Maintenance and Functional Restoration. an Analysis of Real Cases of Intervention

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

active works, maintenance, rockfall, landslides

Semiautomatic Adjustments of the Avaluator for Sidecountry Trips in the Pyrenees

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

ATES, Avaluator, semiautomatic recommendations, Pyrenees

Bringing the Near Infrared Light to Practice

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

nir, probe, faceting

Herding Cats: Increasing Public Avalanche Awareness at Copper Mountain Resort

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, inbounds avalanche, avalanche education, avalanche awareness

Simulation of Blowing Snow Weather Condition by WRF Model in Mayitasi, Xinjiang

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Partition, snowfall, news, criteria

Mapping Avalanche Mentorship in the US: A Visualization of the Mentorship Network Amongst US Avalanche Professionals

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

mentorship, mapping, avalanche, avalanche association, professional development

La Skieda Telemark Festival: Managing Risk and Human Factors of 350 Skiers and 12 Guides

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

mountain guides, decision-making, human factor, heuristic traps

Utilizing Common Radio Channels in High-Use Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

radio communication, backcountry safety, group management, rescue

Design and Operation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) - a Best-Practice Example in the Alps

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

remote avalanche control systems, risk management, design and operation

Measuring Avalanche Risk and Level of Service for a Transportation Network â€“ a Practical Approach

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

planning risk assessment, highways, AHI, uncertainty, hazard rating, RACS, integral avalanche protection, calibrated probabilities

The Norwegian Avalanche Observer Corps: Safety, Quality, Training, Procedures and Culture

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, Observer training, Safety

Design and Testing of Blast Shield for Avalanche Control used by the Colorado Department of Transportation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Barrier, Blast Wave, Fragmentation, High Explosives, Safety

A New Mechanical Framework to Interpret Weak Layer and Slab Fracture in the Propagation Saw Test

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, critical length, propagation length, mechanical model

Effects of Saharan Dust Outbreaks on the Snow Stability in the Pyrenees

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack structure, variability and metamorphism; Avalanche formation, release and dynamics

Back When it Used to Snow: An Analysis of 65 Years of Snowfall Data in the Pacific Northwest

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snowfall trends, data analysis, El Nino Southern Oscillation, Stevens Pass

Comparison of ECT, RB, Threshold Sum and Relative Threshold Sum Approach to To Snowpack Instability Evaluation - New Results

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

rutschblock (RB), extended column test (ECT), Structural instability indices, Threshold Sum (TSA), Relative Threshold Sum (RTA)

Evaluation of SNOWPACK Metamorphism and Microstructure in a Canadian Context: a Case Study for Snow Stability Assessment

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Snow grain, SNOWPACK, avalanche, model, stability, metamorphism

Five Seasons of Detailed Surface Hoar Observations: What Have We Learned?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Spatial variability, Surface hoar, Synoptic approach, Forecasting

What Do We Know About the Impact on the Snowpack in a Changing Climate â€“ a Work in Progress

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, avalanches, statistical methods

Climate Change Impacts on Utah's Central Wasatch Snowpacks

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack distribution, climate change, snowmelt, drought

Effects of Bark Beetle Attacks on Snowpack and Snow Avalanche Hazard

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

subcanopy snow stratigraphy, avalanche protection forest, spruce beetle, SnowMicroPen

Case Study of Distracting Smells: Assessing Avalanche Rescue Dogs' Ability to Perform with Contaminants on Site

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue dogs, contaminants, scent discrimination

Distance between Electronic Devices and Avalanche Transceivers on a Professional Ski Patrol

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, transceiver, electronic interference

Avalanche Close-Calls During Courses â€“ What Can We Learn?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche accidents, close calls, hazard evaluation conceptual model, recognition primed decision-making

Being Prepared for Low Frequency Major Avalanche Rescues

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Rescue, avalanche site control, training

After the Avalanche: Protocols for Evacuation and Medical Treatment

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

medical treatment, education, evacuation, first aid

Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities â€“ 1976-2016

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, fatality, terrain management

Avalanche Fatalities in Utah in the Modern Era

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Causes of Death Among Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado: a 20-Year Review

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

trauma, avalanche fatalities, asphyxia, Colorado

Body Positions of Buried Avalanche Victims

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

accidents, avalanche burial, avalanche rescue, prehospital care, wilderness medicine

The Svalbard Fatal Accident 19th December 2015 â€“ the Acute Phase

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Svalbard, fatal accident

Avalanche Beacon Parks: Focus on Skill Development and Team Coordination

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche beacon training park, team coordination, avalanche companion rescue, beacon, transceiver

Overcoming Avalanche Inexperience Using Active Education

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, flipped classroom, human factors, behavioral economics

Student Motivations and Learning Objectives Before and After a Level One Avalanche Course

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk perception, experiential learning

Backcountry and Sidecountry Users: an Intercept Survey Approach

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Decision-making, Recreation, Backcountry, Sidecountry

Attributes of Avalanche Education Seminar Participants and Trends in the Experience of Avalanches

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche incidents, backcountry users

A New Edutainment Tested to Rise Awareness of the Dangers of Snow Avalanches in Susceptible Snow Activities

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

learning, board game, education, serious game, game design, educational game

Building an Inexpensive Beacon Basin

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Training, Practice, Rescue, Transceiver, RECCO

Reducing Risky Behaviors: Applying Theories of Behavioral Change to Avalanche Education

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, human factors, decision making, risk, behavior change

Learning From Authentic Situations â€“ Description of Good Learning Situations in Avalanche Education in Norway

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, learning, situation awareness, leadership

3-2-1, Dropping! Harnessing Freeride Athletes as Avalanche Ambassadors

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, avalanche awareness, lift-accessed backcountry skiing, sidecountry, freeriding, social media

Reviewing the Prescott College Avalanche Forecasting Course: Past, Present, and Future

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, avalanche education, AAA Level 2, Prescott College

Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, avalanche awareness, Finland

Two Decades of a Winter Backcountry Permit System - is This the 'Right' Tool to Encourage Avalanche Awareness, Education, and Responsibility?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Permit System, Education, Public Safety

Re-thinking the Avalanche Education Curriculum for Snowmobilers

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, education, terrain management

The Avalanche Puzzle

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Education, Tools, Puzzle

A Detailed Framework of the Snow and Avalanche Dynamics Class at the University of Utah

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

education, 5E instructional model, fieldwork, semester

Use of Google Analytics at the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, Arizona

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Google Analytics, website, snowpack summary, communication, KPAC, Arizona

The Avalanche Science Centre â€“ The Science Programme

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Decision-making, human factor, avalanches

Nerf Ball: Avalanche Rescue Training Method

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

transceiver, training, Nerf Ball, Bash Ball

Avalanche Consequence Lesson Plan

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche education, safety

The North Rockies Mountain Snowmobilers in the Absence of a Daily Public Avalanche Bulletin

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche bulletins, North Rockies, snowmobilers, avalanche risk culture, public safety

Skiers Perception and Knowledge About Avalanche Terrain Practical Implications for Avalanche Education

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, snowpack, familiar terrain, avalanche education

Possible Relationship of Media and Land Management to Three Separate Avalanche Accidents in Haines, Alaska 2012-2014

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

accidents, avalanche, guiding, Heli-skiing, fatalities, land management

How Does a Remote Arctic Settlement Prepare for Handling Fatal Accidents when Outside Assistance is Far Away? - Focus on Organized Avalanche Rescue in Remote Areas

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, emergency preparedness, rescue organization

Weather Modeling for Remote Operators in Southeast Alaska

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

meteorology, forecasting, Numerical Weather Prediction

Some Characteristics of Upside-Down Storms in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California-Nevada, USA

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Upside-down storm, snow level, snow hydrology, atmospheric river

Statistical Nowcast of Avalanche Activity at the Regional Scale

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche activity, statistical model, random forest, SNOWPACK

Estimation of New Snow Density Using 42 Years of Meteorological Data from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow density, snow water equivalent, avalanche forecasting

Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow drift, synoptic avalanche forecasting, Svalbard

Forecast Verification for the NCAR Ensembles, NAEFS Downscaling Technique, and Human Forecaster in the Western United States

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

NCAR, NAEFS, QPF, Precipitation

Extended Column Test: Repeatability and Comparison to Slope Stability and the Rutschblock

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Extended Column Test, Rutschblock, test repeatability, snow stability, fracture propagation

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Review of Highway Operations During a Major Construction Project in an Active Avalanche Area

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow shed, avalanche fences, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, highways

A Model for Avalanche Forecasting on the Bonaigua Pass, Spain, Using Classification Trees

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Pyrenees, avalanche forecasting, modeling, classification trees

Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover models, weather models, snowpack, wrf, avalanche forecasting

Towards an Improved European Auxiliary Matrix for Assessing Avalanche Danger Levels

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, bavarian matrix, EAWS

Automated Alpine Weather Forecasting for the Avalanche Practitioner

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Weather Forecasting, Avalanche Forecasting, Cloud Computing

Description and Evaluation of the New French Operational Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting Incorporating a Drifting Snow Scheme

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow events, tools for avalanche forecasters, avalanche hazard forecasting

Looking to the '20s: Computer-Assisted Avalanche Forecasting in Canada

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, computer modelling, computer-assisted forecasting

Characteristics of Avalanche Release and an Approach of Avalanche Forecasting System Using SNOWPACK Model in the Tianshan Mountains, China

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, forecasting system, SNOWPACK model, Tianshan Mountains

Assigning Probabilities in Local Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, probability assessment

Atmospheric Rivers and Large Avalanche Events in Slide Canyon, Utah, USA

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

atmospheric river, integrated vapor transport, large avalanche, orographic, precipitation

Monitoring Avalanches on Ca 120 in Yosemite National Park

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, glide, Yosemite National Park, wet snow

Avalanche Problems in Norway -- How We Use Them and Does it Work?

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, avalanche forecasting

Avalanche Forecasting and Messaging for Unusual Avalanche Conditions in a Maritime Snow Climate-Buried Surface Hoar

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, messaging, buried surface hoar, avalanche fatality

Case Study: Forecasting Challenges on San Francisco Peaks, Arizona; Anomalies of This Low Mid-Latitude Strata Volcano

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, mid-latitude volcanoes, mountain weather

The Five Decisive Avalanche Problems

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Danger Patterns, Snowdrifts, Gliding snow, Old snow, Fresh-fallen snow, Wet snow

Using Large Column Tests to Successfully Forecast Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, persistent deep slab, Propagation Saw Test (PST), Extended Column Test (ECT), Sierra Nevada

Changes in Extended Column Test Results with Varying Depths

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Extended Column Test, Snowpack Test, Propagation

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Avalanche Problems in Western Canada: An Analysis of the Winters 2010-2016

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger, aval anche forecasting, avalanche hazard, avalanche problems

Back Calculation of Avalanche Dimensions From Laser Scanning and sfm Photogrammetry

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche documentation, snow depth, laser scanning, sfm-photogrammetry, Svalbard

Decrease of Snow Avalanches Activity and Proliferation of Wet Snow Avalanches in French Alps Under Climate Warming

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, climate change, natural hazard, risk

Multivariate Parameter Optimization for Operational Application of Extended Kinetic Theory in Simulation Software

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, computational avalanche dynamics, simulation optimization, design event

Using Spatially Distributed Statistical Models for Avalanche Runout Estimation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche modeling, raster-based modeling, regional-scale, hazard-indicator maps

Weak Layer Properties to Assess Avalanche Release Propabilities on Single Slopes

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, slope stability, danger assessment

Selected Observations From Avalanche Measurements at the Ryggfonn Test Site and Comparisons with Observations From Other Locations

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche observations, comparison, hazard mapping

Avalanche Management in a Large Chilean Copper Mine

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, management, risk, operation, mining

Seismic Responses of Snowpack on a Slope in a Vibration Experiment and Suggestion of the Method Estimating of Earthquake-Induced Avalanche Occurrences

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

vibration experiment, snowpack on a slope, seismic response

Concept to optimize road closures due to avalanche hazard on low traffic roads in Norway

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

monitoring, warning, observation, avalanche control, hazard evaluation

The White Pass and Yukon Route Avalanche Program, Forecasting and Risk Management for a Historical Railroad

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

railroad, avalanche program, Alaska, Yukon

Communicating Observations and Ideas: a Tool to Develop Continuity and Learning Opportunities Among Professionals at the Ski Area

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Communication, Onenote, mentoring, forecast production

Stochastic Methods in Operational Avalanche Simulation - From Back Calculation to Prediction

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, parameter estimation, stochastic simulation, Bayesâ€™ theorem, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, posterior distribution, back calculation, prediction

Loveland Pass Avalanche Mitigation

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche mitigation, Loveland Pass, Protection strategy

A Review of Avalanche Ecology: Forest Habitat Structure and Wildlife Biodiversity

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MDT

Mountain ecosystems, forest structure, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, bark beetle (Coleopter:Scolytidae), vegetation mosaic

Decision-Making and Avalanche Mitigation During a Rapid Onset Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche mitigation, decision-making, risk management, wet slab avalanches

Comparing Models of Different Levels of Complexity for the Prediction of Wet-Snow Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Wet-snow avalanches, avalanche forecasting, danger assessment.

Cupid Delivers New Slide Path to Copper Mountain: A Case Study of a Large Natural Avalanche

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

natural avalanche, ski areas, deep persistent slab, bootpacking

Meteorological Variables Associated with Deep Slab Avalanches on Persistent Weak Layers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Deep slabs, avalanche forecasting, classification trees

Fine Structure Layering in Radiation Recrystallized Snow

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow, radiation recrystallization, kinetic growth, metamorphism, vaporpressure, gradient

Laboratory Investigations on the Thermophysical Properties of the Ice-Snow Interface While Under a Controlled Temperature Gradient

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

kinetic snow metamorphism, crystal growth, temperature gradient, ice lens, Î¼-CT, SEM

Water in Snow Likes to Go with the Flow: Dynamics of Liquid Water in Snow and Its Impact on Stability

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

liquid water content, rain on snow, snowmelt, unsaturated flow, wet snow avalanches

Simulation of Liquid Water Infiltration Into Layered Snowpacks Using Multi-Dimensional Water Transport Model

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

numerical model, liquid water movement, capillary barrier, preferential flow, sensitivityanalysis

The Evolution of the 2014 'Damalanche' Facet Layer in South-Central and SouthEast Alaska

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

near-surface faceting, Alaska, avalanche forecasting, melt-layer recrystallization.

What do Field Observations tell us about Avalanche Danger?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Local avalanche danger, avalanche character, avalanche forecasting, recreationist

Ensemble Prediction of Avalanche Hazard

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

ensemble forecast, avalanche hazard, numerical modeling, predictability, probabilisticforecast

How Accurate are Weather Models in Assisting Avalanche Forecasters?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Numerical weather prediction models, validation, precipitation

The Wisdom of Crowds in Avalanche Forecasting

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

crowdsourcing, forecasting, public information, observations, social media

Identifying Trends in Forecaster Behavior Over 35 Years at the Northwest Avalanche Center

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Forecast Accuracy, Weather Data, Weather Forecasts

Hot-Spots and Hot-Times: Exploring Alternatives to Public Avalanche Forecasts in Canada's Data Sparse Northern Rockies Region

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

forecasting, data sparse, remote, public safety

Gravity Storm: A Case Study of the March 6, 2012 Avalanche Events at Sunshine Village, Banff

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Public forecasting; human factors; avalanche risk management; post-control release; deep persistent weak layer.

Mapping Starting Zone Snow Depth with a Ground-Based LIDAR to Improve Avalanche Control and Forecasting

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth, spatial variability, laser remote sensing, avalanche control.

Photogrammetry of Fracture Lines and Avalanche Terrain: Potential Applications to Research and Hazard Mitigation Projects

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

fracture lines, terrain mapping, hazard mitigation, investigations

Detecting Avalanches Using Seismic Monitoring Systems

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, avalanche forecasting, seismic instrumentation, avalanche formation

Avalanche Debris Detection Using Satellite-Borne Radar and Optical Remote Sensing

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche debris detection, radar remote sensing, Radarsat-2

Monitoring Avalanche Activity Using Distributed Acoustic Fiber Optic Sensing

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, seismic detection, acoustic fiber optic sensing, warning tool

An Energy-Based Microstructural Constitutive Model for Fracture in Snow

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, energy release rate

Discrete Element Modeling of Crack Propagation in Weak Snowpack Layers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, crack propagation, PST, discrete element modeling, slab, weak layer

Snow Slab Failure Due to Biot-Type Acoustic Wave Propagation

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, modeling.

Linking Snow Cover Properties and Avalanche Dynamics

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, snow temperature, mobility, flow dynamics.

The Role of Slabs and Weak Layers in Fracture Arrest

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, fracture arrest, slab, weak layer, stability tests

On How the Tensile Strength of the Slab Affects Crack Propagation Propensity

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting, fracture

What Do Longer Tests Tell Us About Fracture and Stability?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

stability tests, Extended Column Test, Propagation Saw Test, fracture.

Fracture Speeds of Triggered Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, video, fracture speed

Observations of Fracture Arrest at Slab Avalanche Boundaries

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Field Experiments on Weak Layer Failure and Crack Propagation Due to Explosives

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche formation, weak layer failure, crack propagation

Avalanche Dynamics Model RAMMS Applied in Two North American Climates

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics model, RAMMS, long return period avalanche

Quantitative Snow Stratigraphy and Stability Derived From High-Resolution Penetrometry

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

stratigraphy, microstructure, spatial variability, snow instability

Decision-Making Practices in Alaska's Dynamic Mountain Environments: A Study of Professional Mountain Guides

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, risk tolerance, gender

Yin, Yang, and You

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Decision Making; Human Factors

Explaining Human Factors with Behavioral Economics

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Risk preference, human factors, avalanche education, behavioral economics.

Using Global Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Travel Behavior in Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, Terrain analysis, Human factors, Demographics, GPS

Smartphones as Support for Out-Of-Bounds Skier Decisions: A Pilot Study of How Information About Terrain and Avalanche Danger in a Mobile Application Affects Behaviour in Off-Piste Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avaluator, Human Factors, Decision Making, Risk Management

Quantitative Risk Assessment for the Snoqualimie Pass Avalanche Bridges

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Highway, bridges, quantitative risk assessment, probabilistic, Monte Carlo

Avalanches on the Roads: Operational and Research Aspects for the Managment of Risk Within the Project Alcotran. 144 "MAP3"

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

roads, avalanche hazard management, ski resort

Automated Risk Mapping for Buildings Endangered by Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, RAMMS, natural hazard

Slab Avalanche Release Area Estimation: A new GIS Tool

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

release area, slab avalanche, hazard mapping, risk management, fuzzy logic

AVALANCHE MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SIGLUFJÃ–RÃUR â€“ REALIZATION OF THE LARGEST PROJECT WITH SNOW SUPPORTING STRUCTURES IN ICELAND

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Risk management, Avalanche mitigation, Snow supporting structures.

Creating a Controlled Backcountry Access System in Japan

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Japan, avalanche control, cultural and historical factors

Framework of Risk Management for Backcountry Travel in Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, risk assessment, risk analysis, slab avalanche, backcountry

Close Call at the Burnie Glacier Chalet

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Reason's Model, confirmation and motivation bias, intuition, deep persistent weak layer, mindfulness.

Home Alone

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Alone, back county, solo

Zen and the Art of Skier Contolled Avalanche Release: perspectives on key risk indicator in ski cutting

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

ski cutting, hazard reduction, risk control, encounter probability, key risk indicators

Fatal Occupational Injuries of Avalanche Workers in North America

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

worker safety, risk management, fatal occupational injuries, avalanche accidents

Developing Operational Guidelines to Reduce Risk Workers at U.S. Avalanche Centers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

safety, risk, risk management, operations, planning, worker

Snowmobiling in Sweden in 2014 - Trends, Attitudes to Risk and Knowledge About Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snowmobile, Avalanche Education, Avalanche Awareness, Surveys, Attitude, Risk management

Successes and Challenges of Snowmobile Education at the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snowmobile, education, Gallatin, fatalities, classes

Changing Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behaviors to Make Snow Safety Stick

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

social dimensions avalanche risk; behaviour change; heuristics theory; peer influence

Cool Tools â€“ White Risk Offering Novel Learning Aids

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

White Risk, avalanche education, avalanche formation, decision making, avalanchedanger assessement

The Development of Ski Guide Decision Expertise

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making, expertise, situational awareness, pattern recognition

The Distribution of Fatalities by Avalanche Problem in Colorado, 1998-99 to 2012-13

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, accidents, fatalities

Avalanche Accidents Involving People Along Transportation Corridors and the Implications for Avalanche Operations

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

road, railroad, avalanche accidents

Benefit-Detriment Analysis for New Rescue Technologies

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Search, Rescue, Smartphones, New Technology

West Twin Avalanche- Helicopter Involvement: How Safe are Our Pick-up Locations?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Helicopter, Heliskiing, Avalanche Modeling, Air Blast

Buried Alive: Examining Assumptions Concerning Prolonged Burials and Avalanche Rescue

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche burial, avalanche rescue, prolonged, shallow

Practical Implications of Regional Avalanche Survival Curves

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

survival probability, Austrian survival curve, extrication curve, Turnbull estimation

Slalom Probing - A Survival Chance Optimized Probe Line Search Strategy

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue, Probe Line, Survival Chance

Red Pine Chutes Avalanche Accident â€“ Case Study

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Towards a High-Resolution Operational Forecasting Tool for the Southern Alps â€“ New Zealand

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Southern Alps, ARPS, SNOWPACK, snow cover simulation, decision making

Storm Statistics and Heli-ski Use in the Chugach and Kenai Mountains, Alaska

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Helicopter skiing, Alaska, storm cycle, snow climate, historical snow records

Piloting a Backcountry Avalanche Advisory Program for Alaska's Most Readily Accessible Avalanche Terrain: The Front Range and Eagle River Area Chugach

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Anchorage, forecasting, specialist, safety, awareness

Damalanche: Avalanche Dammed River

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dam, wet snow avalanche, entrainment, outburst flooding

An Expert Opinion Survey for the Development of a Decision Support Tool for Persistent Deep Slab Avalanche Forecasting

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab avalanche, forecasting, survey, decision support

Evaluating the Potential of Using Snowpack and Alpine3D Simulations in Three Canadian Mountain Climates

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanches, simulation, hazard, SNOWPACK, Alpine3D, Canada

Evaluating the Local Avalanche Danger in TromsÃ¸, Northern Norway Using Field Monitoring, Field Investigations and the SURFEX/ISBA-CROCUS Snowpack Model

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, stability test, ECT, SURFEX/ISBA-CROCUS snowpack model,Norway

The Hawaiian Sucker Punch; Forecasting a Wet Slab Cycle In Southcentral Alaska January 2014

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

forecasting, wet slabs, rain on snow, Alaska, Turnagain Pass.

Users' Rating of the Swiss Avalanche Forecast

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, warning, communication, user survey

Observation of Blowing Snow Events and Associated Avalanche Occurrences

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow events, avalanche observations, avalanche triggering.

Playing with Fire â€“ A Case Study of the March 4, 2012 Temperature/Solar Radiation â€“ Induced Dry Slab Natural Avalanche Cycle and its Practical Implications for Forecasting

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Linking Large-Scale Wet-Snow Spatial Patterns in Mountainous Terrain to Incident Radiation and Topography

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

wet-snow; avalanche forecasting; meteorological models; subgrid parameterization

Climate-Scale Maps of Cold-Season Precipitation in the Mountainous Areas of Colorado for Operational Forecasting Applications

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

forecasting, precipitation, mapping, snow climate, GIS.

Deriving Snow Stability Information From Simulated Snow Cover Stratigraphy

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow stability, Snowpack stratigraphy, Snow cover modeling, Avalanche forecasting

Operational Use of a Statistical Forecasting Tool on the Seward Highway, Alaska

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Forecasting, Statistical Forecasting, Operational Decisions

Avalanche Forecast Verification Through a Comparison of Local Nowcasts with Regional Forecast

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Yukon, public forecasting, forecast accuracy, forecast skill, temporal scale.

Relating Avalanches to Large-Scale Ocean â€“ Atmospheric Oscillations

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, El Nino Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation, Pacific North American Pattern, North Atlantic Oscillation

Simulation of the Alpine Snowpack Using Meteorological Fields From a Nonhydrostatic Weather Forecast Model

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snowpack modelling, numerical weather prediction, French Alps

Avalanche Forecasting in The Southern Alps New Zealand

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Forecasting, infrastructure, mitigation, operational, risk

Avalanche Explosive Mitigation Analysis & Implications on the Anti-Crack Model

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Estimating the Density of Dry Snow Layers From Hardness, and Hardness From Density

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

grain size, snow density, grain type, snow hardness, avalanche forecasting, snow stratigrapy

New Set of Thermal Conductivity Measurements

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

thermal conductivity, snow, microstructure

Integrating Snow Management Processes and Practices Into a Detailed Snowpack Model. Relevance, Applications and Prospects

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow management, grooming, snowmaking, snowpack modeling, French Alps.

Field Observations of the Effects of Explosives on Snow Density and Snow Stability Test Results

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

stability tests, extended column test, compression test, propagation, explosives.

The Influence of Solar Radiation Attenuation in Snow on Near Surface Energy Balance in Complex Topography

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow, longwave, shortwave, radiation, numerical modeling

Change in the Snow Particles Shape During Blowing Snow Event: Effects on the Suspension Layer

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Drifting snow, blowing snow, wind, suspension, snow particle, shape, snow particle counter

Understanding the Spatial Variability of Surface Hoar at the Mountain Range Scale

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Spatial variability, Surface hoar, Forecasting.

Application of a Multi-Dimensional Water Transport Model to Reproduce the Temporal Change of Runoff Amount

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

water transport model, SNOWPACK, preferential flow, runoff

Online Tool for Visualizing Surface Hoar Layers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, avalanche forecasting, numerical weather prediction

Estimation of Water Infiltration Through Channels in Snowpack on a Slope

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Water infiltration of snowpack; Wet snow; Snow stratigraphy; Snowpack model

Desert Dust and Snow Stability

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow albedo, snow stability, desert dust, snow avalanches

Latitudinal Influence on Snow Climates

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

wet avalanches, latitude, snow climate, avalanche forecasting

Improvement of Snow Grain Simulations by the Multi-Layered Thermodynamic Snow Model SNOWPACK: Implications to Avalanche Risk Assessment

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

SNOWPACK, grain size, avalanche risk assessment, snow stability index, snow micropenetromer

On the Relationship Between Water Infiltration and Snowpack Structure

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

water infiltration, snowpack structure, inclined snow layer, rain on snow

Experimentally Derived Affected Snow Volumes and Dynamic Response of Hard Slab Snow From Explosives

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow explosive response, avalanche hazard mitigation.

Visible Bidirectional Reflectance Measurements for Two Relevant Snow Surface Morphologies

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, snow albedo, bidirectional reflectance.

The Method for Estimating Outflow from The Snowpack Using the Simplified Heatbalance Model and the Percolation Model

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snowmelt, outflow from snowpack, heat balance method, full-depth avalanche

Moose: A Framework to Enable Rapid Advances and Collaboration in Modeling Snow and Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

modeling, micro-structure, multi-scale, vapor diffusion, phase-change

Micromechanical Applications to Radiation Recrystallized Snow

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

microstructure, radiation recrystallization, modeling, simulation, stiffness, strength

The Effects of Canopy Cover and Shading on Surface Hoar Sizes in Small Forested Meadow Openings

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, canopy cover

Role of Synoptic Atmospheric Conditions in the Formation and Distribution of Surface Hoar

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, synoptic approach, avalanche forecasting

GLISMO (GLIding Snow Monitoring): a Database to Improve the Operational Management of Snow-Creeping Situations

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow-creeping, database, experiments

Use of Daisybell and Snow Profiles to Investigate the Effect of Alpine Birch on Avalanche Release

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

birch, forest, DaisyBell

Merging of Recent Developments in Avalanche Simulation Technology into Practice

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

RAMMS, numerical simulation, hazard mapping, mitigation measure planning

An Event in Periglacial Mont Blanc Area: the Arp Vieille Dessot Avalanche in Val Veny, Courmayeur â€“ AO (IT)

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche cadastre, avalanche dynamics, granite boulder, destructive energy.

Modelling Small and Frequent Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, avalanche mitigation, hazard assessment, snow entrainment, snow temperature.

Forest Damage by Wet and Powder Snow Avalanches

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, forest damage, modeling.

Optimization of Computational Snow Avalanche Simulation Tools

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, computational avalanche dynamics, simulation optimization.

"Risk, Research and Innovation" Project on the wet-snow and glide snow avalanches in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps): The Experimental Approach

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow gliding, snow water content, monitoring test sites, snow/soil interface, avalanche riskassessment.

Avalanche Observation at the Ryggfonn Test Site, Norway, with Correlation to Snow and Weather Conditions

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche observations, weather conditions, avalanche probability, hazard zoning

On the Failure Criterion of Weak Snowpack Layers Using the Discrete Element Method

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, failure criterion, Mohr-Coulomb, crack propagation, discrete element modeling, snow slab, weak layer.

Analysis of an Artificially Triggered Avalanche at the Nepheline Syenite Mine on StjernÃ¸ya, Alta, Northern Norway

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

StjernÃ¸ya, mixed dry avalanche, powder cloud velocity, RAMMS

The Effect of Particle Size on the Accuracy of MPS in Simulation of Avalanche

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow Avalanche, Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MPS) method, Numerical simulation

Simulation of Avalanche Motion for Design of Snow Prediction

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, numerical framework, deflection fence, three-dimensional simulation.

Assessing the Importance of Terrain Parameters on Glide Avalanche Release

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanches; Avalanche forecasting; Glide; Glacier National Park, Montana

Simple Drivers of Snow Instability

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow properties, snow instability, spatial variability

Field Measurements and Modeling of Wave Induced Weak Layer Failure Due to an Explosion

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, avalanche control, wave propagation in snow, numerical modeling

Taking Into Account Wet Avalanche Load for the Design of Pylon-like Structures

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche impact pressure, wet-avalanches

Granulation of Snow: Experiments and Discrete Element Modeling

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Granulation of snow, temperature, tumbler experiment, discrete element simulation.

Effects of the Thermal Characteristics of Snow Entrainment in Avalanche Run-Out at Bird Hill, South Central Alaska

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow entrainment, snow temperature, avalanche run-out, flow regimes, fluidization,lubrication

The Effect of Changing Slope Angle on Compression Test Results

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

A Novel Application of Weighted Risk Analytics in Assessing Snow Stability to Provide Conditional Route Optimization

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Risk Management, Route Optimization, Snow Stability, Predictive Analytics

The AK Block, A Sized Non-cutback Snow Test

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow stability tests, block tests, sized-block, AK Block, Rutschblock

Examining the Slope Scale Spatial Variability of Extended Column Test Results

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Extended Column Test, Spatial variability, Stability evaluation, Propagation.

The PST with a Twist: Comparing the Standard PST to the Cross Slope PST

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

propagation saw test (PST), cross-slope propagation saw test (CPST), extended columntest (ECT), critical cut length, slope-angle, fracture propagation

The Systematic Snow Cover Analysis: a Practical Tool for Interpreting and Assessing Slope Stability

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

A Tool, Not a Test: Use of Explosives for Avalanche Hazard Assessment

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Post control avalanche, stability, instability, null hypothesis, type I error, test, tool, cognitivedissonance.

Safety Concept "Liesele Avalanche", A High Resoultion Appoach To Support Decision Making of Avalanche Commissions and to Analyze the Usage of Protection Measures

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modeling, wind field modeling, terrestrial laser scanning, decision making

Avalanche Observations Using Video and Seismometer in Cold and Warm Snowy Regions

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche observation, surface-layer avalanche, full-depth avalanche, wet avalanche

SWE Estimates in the Hindu Kush and the Sierra Using Passive Microwave and Reconstruction

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

SWE, microwave, reconstruction

All-Weather Avalanche Activity Monitoring From Space?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Remote sensing, avalanche forecasting, user requirements, satellite data, terrestrial radar,space-borne SAR.

First Results From a FMCW Radar for Snowpack Monitoring

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Ground penetrating radar, FMCW, wet snow, snow hydrology, permittivity

Using NIR Reflectance for Characterizing Stratigraphy and Liquid Water in Snow

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Near-infrared, photography, wet snow, microstructure, liquid water, snow fork

Comparison of Field and- Synthetic Aperture Radar Retrieval of Snow Water Equivalent at Kapp Linne, Svalbard

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

satellite remote sensing, snow parameters, SWE, wet snow

Design and Installation of a Tipping Bucket Snow Lysimeter

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snowmelt, melt water, wet snow

Comparison of Modelled and Measured Point Snow Profiles: A Tool for Validating Snow-Cover Models of the Next Generation?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow, snow-cover modelling, snow profiles, model validation

Measured Extreme Forces From Overloaded Snow Net Systems

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow nets, extreme snow loading, snow nets measurements, test site Hafelekar, avalanche protection

Calculating the Velocity of a Fast Moving Snow Avalanche Using an Infrasound Array

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, infrasound, avalanche velocity, snow dynamics

Automated Snow Depth Measurements in Avalanche Terrain Using Time-Lapse Photography

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

spatial variability, time-lapse photography, wind redistribution

Validation Study of AvaTech's Rapid Snow Penetrometer, SP1

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Probe, penetrometer, hardness, stratigraphy, SP1, SMP.

Avatech: The First Portable, Web Connected Snow Penetrometer for Professionals

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Snow penetrometers, spatial variability, avalanche forecasting

Measuring Snow Water Equivalent in Wet Snow With Ultrawideband GPR

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Radar, snow, snow water equivalent, liquid water, frequency, permittivity

Applications of Low Cost and Low Power FMCW Radar in the Snow Characterization ofDry Snow

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Radar, stratigraphy, instrumentation

Infrasonic Array Monitoring As Real-Time Tool Supporting Risk Assessment and Controlled Avalanches Release

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

infrasonic array, natural avalanche, monitoring, ambiguity

Monitoring Snow Cornice Development Using Time-Lapse Photography

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

cornice growth, snow cover modeling, time-lapse photography, avalanche forecasting.

Avalanche Detection Systems for Operational Use: Summary of Three Years Experiences

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

detection, radar, infrasound, avalanches.

Field Observations and Mapping of an Avalanche Event in Second Creek, Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche runout, alpha angle, zoning, hazard

Applying the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale in the Swiss Jura Mountains

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

terrain, avalanche, exposure, terrain classification, education, Swiss Jura

Efficient and Transparent Data Visualisation for Avalanche Forecasters and Observers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche forecasting, map centric tool, observations, weather stations, snow model.

How to Improve Snow Avalanche Observation Quality?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, acquiring knowledge, database, mapping, data quality

Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Information System for Snow Avalanche Observations in France

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, natural hazard assessment, French avalanche databases, web-based information system.

Infoexâ„¢ 3.0â€”Advancing the Data Analysis Capabilities of Canada's Diverse Avalanche Community

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Information exchange, operational recordkeeping, software design, mapping, visualization, decision-making

Avatech: Avanet â€“ Crowdsourced, Real-Time Snowpack Information

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Crowd-sourcing, data sharing, snow penetrometers, spatial variability, avalanche forecasting

CLV Web- Platform: a New Tool to Support the Management of Local Avalanche Hazard

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

roads, avalanche hazard management, ski resort.

Planning and Radio Use for Backcountry Skiers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

tour planning, radio communication, backcountry safety

Avalanche Risk: Assessment, Preparedness and Tolerance of Backcountry Users in Turnagain Pass, Alaska

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, risk tolerance, decision making, survey, forecasting, Alaska

Survey of Avalanche Professionals: an Institutional and Personal Analysis of Accident Causes

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche professionals, accident causes, institutional factors

The Human Behind The Factor: A Brief Look at How Context Informs Practice in Recreational Backcountry Users

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

human factors, human error, resilience, intervention strategies, narrative inquiry, accident

In Search of a Human Factors Decision Making Tool

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Human factors, hazard, consequences, PEACE, BLTS, ALSO DT.

Avalanche Airbags and Risk Compensation: An Empirical Investigation

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Social â€“ A Group Check Tool

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

human factors, group dynamics, group check tool, avalanche prevention

An Analysis of Avalanche Accident Causes: Ski Area Professional Patrol

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Using Quantitative Risk Analysis for Visitor Management in Avalanche Paths

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

quantitative risk, avalanche hazard index, societal risk

Winter 2013/2014 on the Italian Alps â€“ Analysis and Lesson Learned About Avalanche Risk Treatment and Management Strategies

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Italian Alps, Winter 2013-2014, Avalanche criticalities

A Comparison of Avalanche Hazard Methodologies

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

ski compaction, artillery, avalanche hazard mitigation

Uncertainty and Risk, Merging Theory with Practical Adaptation in Avalanche Hazard Management

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk management process, uncertainty analysis, ISO31000, vulnerability, haz-ard analysis, hazard evaluation, integral avalanche protection

Professional Definition of Avalanche Work in Canada

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

professionalism, policy, CAA, avalanche worker, standards

Diverse challenges: Avalanche Forecasting for the Department of Conservation in Fiordland, New Zealand

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, walking tracks, maritime, remote, vast area

Snow Nets Installed in Western North America and Designed According to the Swiss Guideline

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Changes in Design Standards and Regional Characteristics of Avalanche Supporting Structures in Japan

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow bridge, glide factor, snow pressure

Tracking Heli-Ski Guides to Understand Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, Heli-skiing, terrain analysis, GPS.

Designing the Lighthouse: The New Zealand Avalanche Programme

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche programme, risk communication, mediators of change

Identifying Common Trends in Professional Snow Worker Accidents During Avalanche Hazard Reduction Work

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Installation of Flexible Snow Net Structures Along I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Washington

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, Transportation, Difficult Access, Slope Roughening, WSL Certified

Evaluation, Design and Construction of Avalanche Protection Structures for the Mica Dam, Canada

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche protection, Avalanche risk, Project management

Snow Drift Challenges at KlettshÃls Mountain Road Pass in Iceland

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

KlettshÃls, snowdrift, snow fences, mitigation

THE OODA LOOP (OBSERVE, ORIENT, DECIDE, ACT) Applying Military Strategy to High Risk Decision Making and Operational Learning Processes for on Snow Decision Makers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Contingency Plans for Snow Avalanches for Improved Road Management in Norway

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche preparedness, emergency plan, natural hazard, civil protection

Livigno (Italy) Freeride Project

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education; Risk management; Backcountry skiing, Out-of-bounds skiing

About Probabilistic Graphical Models in Probabilistic Avalanche Science: The Case of Stop or Go

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, risk management, decision frameworks, Bayesian networks, mobile decision support app.

Analysis of the Working of Deformable Barriers Used to Mitigate the Hazard of Avalanches Channelled Into a Track Zone. Trials on Site in Winter 2013-2014

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Gone Like a Ghost: The Ghost Glacier Failure and Subsequent Outburst Flood, Mt. Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Complex avalanche, Rocky mountains, ablation

Controlled Avalanche Release for Protection of Traffic Infrastructure: Towards a New Perspective

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Release, Road Protection, Avalanche Towers

Rescuecell: Your Mobile is Already Your Life, Let it Save You

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

SAR, mobile phone, location, GSM, emergency.

Terrestrial and Helicopter Based Recco Search

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue, Harmonic Radar, Recco Search Strategy

How the Freedom of the Hills has Become Anarchy in the Backcountry â€“ Do We Need a Backcountry Responsibility Code?

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

public safety, backcountry responsibility code, liability

Incident Report: The Social Impact of Mount Masago Avalanche in the Tateyama Area (Nov 23, 2013)

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, rescue, public safety, human factors, deep slab

Mapping of Avalanche Accidents in France: Build a GIS Tool

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche, avalanche accident, GIS, geographic information system, map, localization

Changing Our Culture: Creating a Post Avalanche Incident Support System

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

support system, avalanche incident, trauma, shame culture

"Field Line" Search Revisited

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Transceiver, Magnetic Dipole, Field Lines, Field Line Search.

The Effect of Consumer Electronics on Avalanche Transceivers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Rescue Transceiver, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Interference

Assessing Avalanche Rescue Dogs' Ability to Detect Human Scent with Contaminants on Site: Developing a Methodology

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue dogs, contaminants, scent discrimination

Patterns of Recreational Backcountry Usage - Analyzing Data from Social Media Mountaineering Networks and Avalanche Statistics

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche risk, backcountry usage, avalanche danger, social media

Instructing Students on How to Conduct a Multiple Burial Search Using the Micro-Search Strip Method

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, elementary micro-search strip, multiple burials, students, strip width,

Centre D'avalanche De La Haute GaspÃ‰sie: 15 Years of Avalanche Safety in Quebec

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Chic-Chocs, avalanche awareness, education, forecasting

Using a Checklist for Travel in Backcountry Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

checklist, decision-making, avalanche terrain, avalanche education, complex environment

Youth Avalanche Education in Jackson, WY

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, youth education, school programs, science education, Wyoming

Snow Kiting and Biking in Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

snow kite, snow bike, winter mountain travel, avalanche terrain, avalanche safety

Analysing 8 Years of Youth Avalanche Education

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

youth avalanche education, educator, school programs

Mountain Safety in Snow Surveys

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

hazards, safety, field surveys, Risk Assessment Document ,PPE (Personal ProtectiveEquipment)

Involve Me and I Will Understand. Managing Avalanche Hazard by Active Pedagogy to Experiential Learning in France

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

conferences, field-courses, decision making, active pedagogical approach

What Do Avalanche Students Recall One Year Post Course? International Snow Science Workshop 2014 in Banaff, Alberta

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, knowledge retention, good habits, trip planning

Play to Learn â€“ Breaking the Avalanche Training Mold

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

mobile game application * avalanche game * snowmobile * education * avalanche * snowsafety

The Art of Skiing Undisciplined during Level 2 Conditions

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche education, avalanche problems, level 2, ski touring accidents, new tests

The Stability Wheel: an Intuitive and Didactic Decision-Making Framework

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Decision making, avalanche education, anti-crack theory, terrain management

The Norwegian Avalanche Card

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche card, Avalanche decision-making tool, Avalanche problem, Avalanche risk

Throttle Decisions: An Example of Furthering Avalanche Awareness in the Mountain Snowmobile Community Through Use of Social Comparison

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Mountain Snowmobiling; Education; Film; Social comparison theory

Range Specific Avalanche Education: An Argument for the Inclusion of Regional Concerns in Basic Avalanche Courses

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, Level I, range-specific, snow climate, spatial variability

Travel Advice for the Avalanche Problems: A Public Forecasting Tool

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Problems, terrain management, travel advice

Are You Beeping? Sensor Networks in the Backcountry for Targeted Avalanche Awareness International Snow Science Workshop 2014 in Banff, AB

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, avalanche education, sensor network, social media

Collecting and Preserving the History of Snow Avalanche Activity, Research and Safety in Canada

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

railway, highway, mining, recreation, museums, archives

Remote Avalanche Forecasts in the Backcountry for Avalanche Awareness

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, avalanche education, weather forecast, social media

Measurements of triggering stress transmitted through the upper snow cover

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

Stress, localized dynamic loading, snow properties, snow stability evaluation, bridging strength, bridging index, snowmobile

On Estimating Avalanche Danger From Simulated Snow Profiles

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, SNOWPACK, snow cover simulations, numerical weather prediction, data sparse areas

Towards a New Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in French Mountain Ranges, Including Low Altitude Mountains

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow modelling, operational, ground, mid-altitude

SNOWPACK: Where Do We Stand Today?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, snow settlement, snow-cover modelling

Verification of SNOWPACK Model in the Western Caucasus, Russia, for Spatial Assessment of Snow Cover Stability

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover evolution, physical modeling, snow properties, meteorological data

Identification of Slushflow Situations from Regional Weather Models

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

slushflow, avalanche warning, weather models, forecasting

Le RÃ´le du Chef d'OpÃ©ration Sur Une Avalanche d'Envergure

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

gestion de crise, processus iteratif de decision, intuition

Avalanche Crisis Management, (Not Including Outdoor Activities) New Practical Guide to the Attention of Mayors and Local Executives

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, prevention, crisis management, inhabitants

Avalanche Rescue and Mission Risk in Norway 1996-2010

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, risk assessment, risk management

Survival Chance Optimized Procedures in Rescue and How to Minimize Injuries During Excavation

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche triage, excavation, injuries

Artificial Snow and its Impacts in a Ski Resort and its Mountain Hydrosystem: Example of Avoriaz Resort

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

artificial snow, water resource, mountain area, catchment area, hydrosystem

Will There (Still) Be Snow for the Upcoming Winter Holidays? On the Conditional Predictability of Snow Conditions Several Weeks to Months in Advance

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack modelling, predictability, seasonal forecast

Assessing Weak Layer Failure and Changes in Snowpack Properties Due to Avalanche Control By Explosives

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow properties, avalanche control, explosives, weak layer failure

Artificial Avalanche Release and the Probability of Triggering Secondary Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

artificial release of avalanches, secondary avalanches, application of artificial avalanche release, safety concept

Design and Construction of Snow Supporting Structures for the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, hazard, transportation, snow structure, nepa, visual retention

Influence of Upstream Catching Dam Slope on Powder Avalanche

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

powder snow avalanche, density current, water tank, catching dam, 3D acoustic velocimeter

Analysis of the Residual Risk Under a National Forest of Protection Against Avalanches and Measures of Management

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche protection forest, reforestation, risk assessment, mitigation strategies

Plume Formation in Powder Snow Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, powder snow avalanches, plume formation, ice-dust cloud, blowout height, suspension layer

Thermal Energy in Snow Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, thermal energy, snow entrainment, infrared radiation thermography

Wind and Snow Particle Distribution in Powder Snow Cloud

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, powder snow cloud, wind speed, particle size

Influence of Summer and Winter Surface Topography on Numerical Avalanche Simulations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche modelling, surface topography, running surface, uncertainty

Systematic Practical Evaluation of Snow Entrainment With the Avalanche Simulation Model SamosAT

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, SamosAT, frontal ploughing, basal erosion, snow entrainment, avalanche case study

Avalanche Hazard Mapping Plan for the Catalan Pyrenees

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

pyrenees of catalonia, avalanche hazard mapping, hazard zoning, risk

Uncut Column Stability Tests For Hard Slab Snow Conditions

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

slab properties, propagation saw test, hard slab, uncut columns

On How to Measure Snow Mechanical Properties Relevant to Slab Avalanche Release

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow microstructure, snow mechanical properties, snow fracture, snow stability evaluation, avalanche release

Weak-Layer Spatial Variability as a Possible Trigger of Slab Tensile Failure

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

Snow avalanche, avalanche release, slab, weak layer, spatial variability, tensile failure

Integration of a Drifting Snow Scheme in the French Operational Modeling for Avalanche Risk Forecasting: Validation Over 10 Years

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow modeling, in-situ measurements, operational forecast for avalanche hazard

Double Mesures de Hauteurs de Neige: Une Innovation Pour Mieux GÃ©rer le Risque dâ€™Avalanche en Temps RÃ©el sur les Routes de Savoie (France)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow, remote weather station, snow height measurement

Intermittent Drifting Snow â€“ Combining Experimental and Model Studies

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, large eddy simulation, wind tunnel

A Decade of Snow Water Equivalent Monitoring in the French Mountain Ranges

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

cosmic ray, snow water equivalent, snowpack, automatic snow gauge

CS725, An Accurate Sensor for the Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture Measurements

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

gamma radiation, attenuation, SWE, snow melting, soil moisture, CS725

Comparing Different MODIS Snow Products With Distributed Simulation of the Snowpack in the French Alps

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, seasonal snow cover, modelling

Measuring Acoustic Emissions in an Avalanche Starting Zone to Monitor Snow Stability

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, acoustic emission, precursor

NIVEXC: An Electronic Snow-Pole for Real-Time Monitoring of Avalanche Starting Zones

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, starting zone monitoring, snow depth measurement, temperature profile

Using Time-Lapse Photography in Avalanche Research

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

time-lapse photography, image processing, avalanche activity, glide-snow avalanche

Remote Sensing of Avalanches in Northern Norway Using Synthetic Aperture Radar

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, uav

Why Donâ€™t Avalanche-Dynamics Models of Higher Complexity Necessarily Lead to Better Predictions?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche-dynamics model, saint-venant equation, prediction and uncertainty, maps

Impulse Water Waves Generated by Snow Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

impulse water waves, snow avalanches, mountain lakes

Integrating Gaming Technology to Map Avalanche Hazard

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

hazard mapping, GIS, avalanche terrain modelling, DEM, genetic algorithms

Validating a Relationship Between Avalanche Runout Distance and Frequency

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

runout Ratio, frequency, magnitude, poisson, avalanche runout, trim lines

The Historical Investigation as a Tool to Improve the Hazard Maps: The Case Study of the Historical Avalanche of Avieil (Valle dâ€™Aosta - Italy)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche cadastre, Aosta Valley, year 1888, serious damage, historical memory

Avalanche Hazard Mapping in Kazakhstan

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mapping

Spatial Predictions of Surface Hoar and Crust Formation

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, sun crust, surface energy balance, avalanche forecasting, numeric weather prediction

Effect of High Elevation Birch Forest on Snow Stability

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

birch, deciduous forest, protection forest, avalanche, anchoring effect

A Multi-Dimensional Water Transport Model to Reproduce the Preferential Flow in a Snowpack

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

water transport in the snowpack, numerical model, preferential flow, slope effect

SNOWGRID â€“ A New Operational Snow Cover Model in Austria

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover model, climate services, avalanche warning, inca, nowcasting, numerical weather prediction

Evaluation of an Avalanche Triggered by a Local Earthquake at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne (Switzerland) Experimental Site

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, earthquake, seismic data, infrasound, snow stability factor

Understanding the "True" Predictive Power of Statistical Avalanche Forecasting

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, statistical forecasting, classification trees

Can Near Real-Time Avalanche Occurrence Data Improve Avalanche Forecasting?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, avalanche occurrence

The Systematic Snow Cover Diagnosis: A Process-Based Approach for Avalanche Danger Assessment

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

slope stability, snow cover test, weak layer

Avalanche Danger Variability in Level 2 â€“ Moderate and 3 â€“ Considerable of the European Danger Scale Following the EAWS Bavarian Matrix: Experimental Use of Icons Representing Different Weight Within

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

bavarian matrix, avalanche forecast, avalanche danger scale

Avalanche Danger Patterns â€“ A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

danger pattern, threat of avalanches, danger level, avalanche bulletin, avalanche warning service

Avalanche Risk Management in Winter 2012/13 in Monterosa Ski Resort â€“ Aosta Valley (IT)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ski resort, avalanche, risk management

Avalanche Problems; An Important Part of the Norwegian Forecast, and a Useful Tool for the Users

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche problems, avalanche patterns, avalanche forecasting, avalanche bulletin, norway

Avalanche Safety in Ski Areas â€“ The Legal Position in Austria

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche safety, austrian ropeway act 2003, ski areas, avalanche commission, cableway, ropeway installation

Evaluation de la StabilitÃ© du Manteau Neigeux

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, stability

Impressions from Applying ISO 31000 to an Avalanche Mitigation Project

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

iso 31000, risk management, avalanche risk, avalanche mitigation

Avalanche Terrain Exposure Classification for Avalanche Accidents in Catalan Pyrenees

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

accidents, avalanche terrain exposure scale, danger

Impact of Climate Versus Land-Use Changes on Snow Cover in BassiÃ¨s, Pyrenees

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

global change, snow cover, vegetation, pyrenees

Geo-Historical Analysis of the Interactions Between Forest and Avalanche Dynamics in a Medium-High Mountain: The Case of the Vosges Range (France)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

vosges mountains, geohistory, avalanche, forest

Linking Snow Distribution and Forest Canopy Characteristics by Way of Hemispherical Photography

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, canopy, forest, hemispherical photography, light detection and ranging (lidar)

Long-Term (Climatological) to Short-Term (Intensive Campaigns) Field Investigations of Meteorological and Snow Conditions at the Experimental Site Col de Porte

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack observations, meteorological observations, physical properties of snow

Blowing Snow in Antarctica: 3 Years of Continuous Observations in AdÃ©lie Land

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

aeolian transport, blowing snow, drifting snow, antarctica, flowcapt

Lac Blanc Pass: A Natural Wind-Tunnel for Studying Drifting Snow at 2700ma.s.l

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, wind, drifting snow, blowing snow, model, sensor

An Integrated System to Assess Snow Forces on Avalanche Defense Structures From Snow-Gliding: La Tour Test Site - Aosta Valley (IT)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow gliding, snow load, avalanche defense structures, snow umbrellas, integrated approach

Preliminary Results at the Hijiori Avalanche Test Site

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche test site, avalanche dynamics, snow cornice

The Full-Scale Avalanche Dynamics Test Site VallÃ©e de la Sionne Betty

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, vallÃ©e de la sionne, full-scale test site

The Full-Scale Avalanche Test Site, Lautaret, France

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, test-site, full-scale experiments

40 Years of NGIâ€™s Full-Scale Avalanche Test-Site Ryggfonn

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, test-site, full-scale experiments

The Experimental Snow Avalanche Test Site at Seehore Peak in Aosta Valley (IT) MAP3 ALCOTRA Project

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

small/medium avalanches, real scale test site, dynamics, impact forces, snowdrift

Taconnaz Avalanche Path: Pressure and Velocity Measurements on Breaking Mounds

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, protection, Taconnaz, force, metrology

Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

local avalanche danger, compression test, rutschblock test, avalanche problem, avalanche forecasting

Edge Effects In Propagation Tests

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

crack propagation, extended column test, propagation saw test

Comparison of Structural Instability Indices (Lemons), ECT and RB Results

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

rb, ect, structural instability indices

Bayesâ€™ Beacon: Avalanche Prediction, Competence, and Evidence for Competence, Modelling the Effect of Competent and Incompetent Predictions of Highly Improbable Events

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

decision-making in avalanche-terrain, modelling competence, bayesâ€™ theorem

Terrain Analysis of Skier-Triggered Avalanche Starting Zones

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche starting zone, terrain, GIS

Mieux se Connaitre Pour Mieux DÃ©cider. RÃ©flexions Sur le Comportement du Leader

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

leader behaviour, temperament profile, decision making, group management

Modern Avalanche Education: About Rubber Gloves and a Card Game

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, active learning, avalanche card game, card game

L'enseignement de la Gestion du Risque Dans la Formation des Guides de Haute - Montagne

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow avalanche

Swedish Skiers Knowledge, Experience and Attitudes Towards Off-Piste Skiing and Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, human factors, avalanche accidents

Decision Making In Avalanche Terrain the Extended 3*3 Method

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

decision process, risk analysis, 3*3 Method, human factors, avalanche

The Role of Avalanche Character in Public Avalanche Safety Products

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wet slab, slab, cornice

Risk Perception and Precaution Adoption: A Study in the Field of Out-of-Bounds Skiing

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

out-of-bounds, youth, risk perception, protective behavior, prevention

The Software Behind the Interactive Display of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, software tools, avalanche bulletin, mobile applications

European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) â€“ Latest News

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

european avalanche warning services, avalanche information system, harmonization

Shifting Audience and the Visual Language of Avalanche Risk Communication

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche bulletins, risk communication, visual language, avalanche awareness

Modern Forms of Communicating Avalanche Danger â€“ A Norwegian Case

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin distribution, public licence policy, crowd sourcing, user involvement, communication, social media, education

Could the Mediatization of the Biggest Avalanches Help for the Advancement of the Accidents Prevention?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

accidents, information, news, training, awareness

Adaptation of Current Modeled Snow Covers and Avalanche Hazards to Future Climate According Several RCM Scenarii: Application to French Alps

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, modelling, snowpack, avalanche risk

Relationships Among Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Biosphere in a Transitional Glacial Catchment (Sabbione Lake, North-Western Italian Alps)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, alps, periglacial processes, glaciers, geomorphology, nw italy

Trend Analysis of Snow Density and Water Equivalent in the Alpine Region

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow density, snow water equivalent, alpine region, variability

Recent Changes in Avalanche Activity in the French Alps and Their Links With Climatic Drivers: An Overview

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche activity, climate change, time trends, french alps

Le Sappeyen Chartreuse Ski Resort: How it is Managed and How to Take into Account Climate Change?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ski resort, french alps, snow cover

The â€˜Optimal Skiing Dayâ€™: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, skiing tourism, profitability, modeling, christmas-Easter-shift

Weather Preceding Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab avalanche, persistent weak layer, weather, natural, localized dynamic load

Peut-On Identifier des Conditions Favorables au DÃ©part dâ€™Avalanches de Plaques de Fond en Neige SÃ¨che GrÃ¢ce Ã la ModÃ©lisation de la Neige?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

full depth avalanche, favourable conditions, triggering, modelling

Toward Better Decision Tools for the Management of Frequent Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

strada, frequent avalanches, management, routes, ski-resorts, strategies

Winter Types and Snow Avalanche Activity Along the ArpaÅŸ and BÃ¢lea Glacial Valleys - FÄƒgÄƒraÅŸ Massif (Southern Carpathians)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

winter types, snow avalanches, arpaÅŸ and bÃ¢lea glacial valleys, fÄƒgÄƒraÅŸ massif, southern carpathians, romanian carpathians

How Big is Big: Results of the Avalanche Size Classification Survey

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche size, survey, eaws

The Influence of Weather on Glide-Snow Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow gliding, weather influence, glide-snow avalanche, multivariate statistic

Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack structure, avalanche forecasting, snow profile analysis

Recreational Avalanche Accidents in Switzerland: Trends and Patterns With an Emphasis on Burial, Rescue Methods and Avalanche Danger

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche survival, mortality, rescue methods

New Tool for Avalanche Forecasting in the KrkonoÅ¡e Mountains

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

czech republic, expert forecasting system, modelling

Integration of a Drifting Snow Scheme in the French Operational Modelling for Avalanche Risk Forecasting: Evaluation by Avalanche Forecasters

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, modelling, avalanche risk, forecast, evaluation

Modeling a Fluid/Solid Transition in Snow Weak Layers Application to Snow Avalanche Release

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

slab, triggering, weak layer, collapse, shear, whumpf

NAVAL: A Computer-Based Tool for Avalanche Risk Scenarios Definition

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, avalanche risk scenarios, computer-based tool, google earth

The expert tool XGEO and its applications in the Norwegian Avalanche Forecasting Service

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

map centric tool, observations, snow model, avalanche forecasting

Single and Mass Avalanching Similarity of Avalanching in Space

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, mass avalanching, similarity of avalanching in space

Avalanche Warning Service without Frontiers in the Karavanks Along the Slovenian-Austrian Border

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche bulletin, avalanche warning service, alps

Analysis of Detected Avalanches by Using Meteorological Data of Nearby Monitoring Stations in Ischgl Austria

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

detected avalanches, meteorological weather stations, avalanche danger, snow pack

National Avalanche Warning Service for Norway â€“ Established 2013

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, warning, forecasting, public safety

Report From the First Operational Winter of the Norwegian Avalanche Centre

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting service, avalanche bulletin, norway, winter conditions, varsom. no

Key to Success for the Norwegian Avalanche Center: Merging of Theoretical and Practical Knowhow

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, field observations, practical knowhow, training

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration`s Role as a Major Contributor and End User of the New Norwegian Avalanche Bulletin

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, the norwegian public roads administration, norway

Forecasting Forest Avalanches: A Review of Winter 2011/12

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

forest avalanches, forecasting, road, railway, ski-run safety

Formation de Verglas Sur la Neige

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ice

The Ram Profile/Sondage Par Battage

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow science

An Operational Supporting Tool for Assessing Wet-Snow Avalanche Danger

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wet-snow avalanches, forecast, energy balance, avalanche danger assessment

A Relative Difference Approach to Detect Potential Weak Layers Within a Snow Profile

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy, snow profile, snow stability evaluation

Snow Profile Visualisations to Highlight Structural Instability Conditions

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy, snow profile, snow stability evaluation

Recommendation on How Avoid Interference Issues in Companion and Organized Avalanche Rescue

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, interference, transceiver, recco

Crisis Management

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

help, crisis, media, processing, communication

Integrated Management and Participative Approach on an Avalanche Prone Territory: How to Develop a Collective Understanding of the Vulnerability and of the Organization of Isolation

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, participatory 3d map, rÃ©silience

Avalanches Induced by Earthquake in North Tochigi Prefecture on 25 February 2013

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

earthquake-induced avalanches, snow pit observation, stability index

Implications Juridiques des Accidents en Montagne et Investigations MÃ©dicolÃ©gales

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

mountains accidents, legal investigation, responsibility

Wave of Avalanche Disasters in Response to Colonization: A Century of Statistics from the Worldâ€™s Deadliest Avalanche-Prone Islands

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, fatalities, disaster, statistics, sakhalin, kuril islands

The Residentsâ€™ Evacuations Due to the Avalanches Risk During the Winter 2012-2013 in France

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, evacuation, crisis management

En 2013 Les Vagues De Sondage Sont-Elles Un Mal Necessaire?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, accidents, victims

Avalanche Accident Documentation is of Fundamental Importance to Understand the Dynamics, Taking Place in Snow, of Risky Activities in Order to Implement the Best Possible Prevention Strategies

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, historical series, Italy, professionals, search times of avalanche

An Extraordinary Avalanche Winter in Troms, Norway - Special Avalanche Conditions â€“ and the Tromdalen Avalanche Disaster

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, rescue, accident

Reboisement Paravalanche Pour la Protection des Routes Contre les CoulÃ©es de Neige en Savoie (France)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

reboisement, trÃ©pied, collectif

Gestion du Risque Avalancheux sur les Routes DÃ©partementales de Savoie (France)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

Ã©quipements paravalanche, veille permanente, gestion de crise

Wooden Sleeves to Prevent from Snow Creeping Phenomena in BrÃ©vent

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

protection against snow creeping, wooden sleeves

Avalanche Barriers in the Starting Zone Exposed to Rock Fall: Range of Capacity and 1:1 Rock Fall Tests With Flexible Snow Net

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

rockfall, snow nets, prevention structure

Evolution of Explosives and Safety Improvement in the Avalanche

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

explosives, emulsion, non-electric detonators, safety

Cornice Control by Helicopter

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, cornice, helicopter

Avalanche Risk Sensitivity to Physical Vulnerability Relations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

vulnerability relations, fragility curve, snow avalanche, risk quantification, sensitivity study

Protection de lÂ´Industrie MiniÃ¨re Dans Les Andes

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, accidents, weather

Experiences from a Heavy Avalanche Season 2013, Caused by a Weak Snow Layer, and Leading to Several Road Closures in Northern Norway

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack, avalanche, weak layers, norway

Avalanche Forecasting and Risk Mitigation for Specific Objects at Risk

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, local forecasting, danger scales, danger levels, probability of occurrence, risk, objects at risk, risk mitigation

Protection dâ€™Habitations Contre les Avalanches et les Chutes de Blocs Ouvrages Mixtes

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

mixed, barrier, avalanche, rock

Artificial Avalanche Release as a Protection Measure for Major Roads: The Case Study of Road S.S. 21 â€œColle della Maddalenaâ€ (CN, Western Italian Alps)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

pidav, avalanche interaction with roads, artificial release

Filets de Protection Contre les Avalanches: un Retour dâ€™ExpÃ©rience du Service RTM Pour la DÃ©finition de Consignes de Maintenance

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

protection equipment against avalanches, snownet, feedback, setpoint maintenances

Improvement and Tracking of Helicopter Avalanche Triggering

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

preventive avalanche release, gas, traceability, geolocalisation

Vulnerability of a Reinforced Concrete Wall Loaded by a Snow Avalanche: Experimental Testing and FEM Analysis

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche defense structure, reinforced concrete, civil engineering, finite element method, vulnerability

Retour d'ExpÃ©rience sur le Chantier de Claies Paravalanches de Oz-en-Oisans Feedback on the Site Snow Racks Oz-en-Oisans

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche supporting structures, carbon impact, experimental site

Automatic Detection of Avalanches Using Infrasound and Seismic Signals

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, warning systems, infrasound, seismic

Avalanche Protection Dam of Cialancier in Saint Etienne de TinÃ©e : From 2D Digital Modeling to the Start of the Onsite Work

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche protection, modeling, work

Road Network Management in the Context of Natural Hazards: A Decision-Aiding Process Based on Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods and Network Structural Properties Analysis

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanches, natural hazards, mountains, indirect vulnerability, roads, network structural properties, information quality

Wet Snow Instabilities â€“ Multiple Approaches to Lift the Veil

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, liquid water content, ground penetrating radar, artificial triggering

Snowmonit - Winner of GMES Best Service Challenge 2012

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, gmes, satellite, wms, wmts, esa

Monitoring Snowfall Events in Lombardia, Italy, by Specialized Observers Network and Advanced Remote Sensing Systems

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

instrumentation, monitoring, remote sensing

Challenges and Benefits of Continuous Weather Soundings on a Gondola During the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 in Schladming/Austria

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ski gondola, atmospheric sounding, weather measurement

Use of RHYTMME Radar Images Including X Band Data, to Improve Hourly Disaggregation of SAFRAN Daily Precipitation Analyse - Application on Mercantour and Haut-Var/Haut-Verdon

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

radar, x-band, precipitation analysis, hourly disaggregation

Planned Instrumentation of Snow-Supporting Structures in Jackson, Wyoming

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mitigation, snow supporting structures, design guidelines, instrumentation

The Employment of MODIS Time Series and Soil Temperature to Monitor Snow Cover in the Majella National Park (Italian Central Apennines)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

daily soil temperature amplitude, phenology, remote sensing, snow cover duration

An Innovative Algorithm for Unmanned Validation of Automatic Snow Depth Measurements

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ultrasonic snow measurements, snow depth, automatic validation

Improving Snow Properties Retrievals Thermodynamic Snow Models and Satellite Remote Sensing

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, passive microwave, model, snowpack, memls, swe, avalanche

Data Assimilation of Multilayer Snowpack on ArgentiÃ¨re Glacier, Using X-band SAR Data, DMRT and a Detailed Snowpack Model

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

remote sensing, electromagnetic backscattering model, snow grain optical diameter, snow density, radar (SAR), data assimilation

Climate Change: A New Software to Study the Variations of Snow Images Shot by Web Cam

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover monitoring, climate change, digital images, software, alps, apennines

Drifting and Blowing Snow Measurements: Comparison Between Snow Particle Counter and a Simple Photoelectronic Fork Sensor (Wenglor)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow measurement, spc, wenglor, sensor

Limitations of Using an Infrared Camera to Measure Snow Pit-Wall Temperatures

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

measurement techniques, snow metamorphism, artifacts

IceCube, A Portable and Reliable Instrument for Snow Specific Surface Area Measurement in the Field

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

specific surface area, reflectance, grain size, optical measurement

Remote and Real Time Avalanche Monitoring With Wi-Fi

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, wifi, live video stream

The Avalanche Detector - A New Avalanche Monitoring Tool Using Distributed Acoustic Fibre Optic Sensing

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, monitoring, detection, fibre optic sensing

Towards a Basic Avalanche Characterization Based on the Generated Seismic Signal

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

seismic monitoring, avalanche activity, avalanche dynamics

A Simple Method to Study Snow Erosion and Deposition Processes in Small Avalanches: The Straw Test

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

straw test, avalanche mass balance, net erosion and deposition, cheap method

Field Report on the Implementation of a Remotely Controlled Automated Terrestrial Laser Scanner

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

automated terrestrial laser scanner, remote control, avalanche, snowcatcher

Testing a New Shear Loading Apparatus for In-Situ Studies of Weak Snow Layers

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, mechanics, instrument, weak layer, avalanche

A Snow Stratigraphy Comparison with the Ramsonde and Thin-Blade Penetrometer

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ramsonde, thin-blade penetrometer, tool comparison

Automated Terrestrial Laser Scanner Measurements of Small-Scale Snow Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

automated terrestrial laser scanning, snowcatcher, avalanche control

The Production of Patents Related to Snow Avalanches and Notes for the Evolution of the Production of Knowledge Around Snow Avalanches in a Collaborative Environment

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, patents, knowledge, conceptual map, technology, collaboration

Qualitative Analysis of the Transfer of Knowledge About Snow Avalanches in the Land Use Planning of Four Territories of Europe - Qualitative Analysis and Conceptual Map

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, regional/spatial planning, knowledge transfer, conceptual map, grounded theory

Real-Time Detection of Natural Snow Avalanches by Infrasonic Array Network (IAN) on December 2012 in Valtournenche â€“ Aosta Valley (IT)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

infrasonic array, snow avalanches, real-time monitoring

A New Application for Quick Boundary Limits of Avalanche Events: Procedure and First Validation

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche census, solid image, avalanche cadastre, zoning

Avalanche Impact Pressure on a Plate-Like Obstacle

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche impact pressure, flow obstacle, snow deposition, granular flow, drag coefficient

Contribution of Dendrogeomorphology in the Field of Avalanche Hazard Assessment in the French Alps

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

dendrogeomorphology, snow avalanche, hazard zoning, runout distance, return period, statistical-dynamical model

When Should a Hazard Map Show the Risk of Small Avalanches or Snow Gliding?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

hazard map, snow gliding, glide snow avalanche, small avalanche

CollectivitÃ©s Publiques et Gestion du Risque Analyse Dans Son Versant Juridique

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

prÃ©fet, maire, police administrative, plan de prÃ©vention des risques naturels prÃ©visibles, responsabilitÃ©s

Extreme Value Analysis of Design Events

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche dynamics, extreme value analysis, run out, design event, extreme event

Modelling Wet Snow Avalanche Flow with a Temperature Dependent Coulomb Friction Function

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, avalanche dynamics, ice friction, meltwater lubrication, numerical modelling

Development of a Simple Raster-Based Model for Gravitational Mass Movement Processes Applied to the Regional Assessment of Forest Stands With Direct Protective Functionality

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, rockfall, protective forests, raster-based modeling

Winter Terrain Roughness as a New Parameter to Define Size and Location of Avalanche Release Areas

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

roughness, slab avalanche, snow distribution

Features of Avalanches Based on Aerial Photograph Interpretation in Japan

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

aerial photograph interpretation, surface-layer avalanche, full-depth avalanche, avalanche geometry, avalanche scale and frequency

Back-Analysis Modelling of the Catastrophic Avalanches in Sewell, Central Chilean Andes

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

back-analysis calculation, avalanche dynamics, chilean andes

Characterizing Major Avalanche Episodes in Space and Time in the Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries in the Catalan Pyrenees

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

major avalanche, pyrenees, magnitude, frequency, hazard, risk

Application of Empirical Calculations and Dynamics Models for Snow Avalanche Hazard Assessment in Russia

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, statistical runout models, dynamics modeling, RAMMS, hazard assessment

CLPA Annual Updating, 10 years of Practiseâ€¦ Results, Process Improvement and Prospectsâ€¦

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, mapping, testimonies, network of observators

Retrieving Avalanche Basal Friction Law From High Rate Positioning of Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

friction parameters, avalanches, front dynamics, photogrammetry, voellmy, rheology

Snow Avalanche Hazard Mapping for Different Frequency Scenarios, The Case of the Tatra Mts., Western Carpathians

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche mapping, hazard mapping, ramms, carpathians, tatra mountains

Snow Avalanches Mapping â€“ Evaluation of a New Approach

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche mapping, risk and hazard localization, avalanche outlines, historical data, avalmapper

Mathematical Modeling of Slope Flows Entraining Bottom Material

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

slope flows, entrainment of bottom material

The Role of Slope Angle, Ground Roughness and Stauchwall Strength in the Formation of Glide-Snow Avalanches in Forest Gaps

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

forest avalanches, glide-snow avalanche, release, snow cover

Granulation of Snow

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, granulation, snow temperature, mobility

Determining Avalanche Modelling Input Parameters Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

laser scanning, dynamic avalanche modelling, modeling

A Comparison of Terrain-Based Parameter, Wind-Field Modelling and TLS Snow Depth Data for Snow Drift Modelling

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, wind, redistribution, tls, terrain parameter, arps

Wind Tunnel Blowing Snow Study: Steady and Unsteady Properties of Wind Velocity, Mass Fluxes and Mass Exchanges

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wind, boundary layer, snow, drifting snow, experimental investigations, saltation, roughness, erosion rate

Simulations of Blowing Snow Over Antarctica

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate modeling, antarctica, snow transport by the wind, snow pack

Preliminary Measurements and Survey of Snowdrift at the Seehore Avalanche Test Site â€“ Aosta Valley (IT)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowdrift, avalanche release zone, experimental data, nw italian alps

Technical Handbook â€œWind Drift Control Structures in Mountainous Areasâ€

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, wind, avalanche, wind drift control structure, snow fence, jet roof, wind baffle

Size Distribution, Schmidt Number and Terminal Velocity of Blowing Snow Particles in the French Alps: Comparison With Previous Studies

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, wind, drifting snow, blowing snow, model, sensor

Snow Particle Speeds in the Blowing Snow

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow, snow particle speed, wind speed, snow particle counter (spc)

Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution in Val dâ€™Aran (Catalan Pyrenees)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

melt-freeze crust, tracking, evolution, nivology, val dâ€™aran, pyrenees

Small-Scale Meteorological Conditions at an Avalanche Slope

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

micro-meteorology, atmospheric variables, statistical analysis

On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, spatial variability, complex terrain characteristics, avalanche forecasting

The Effect of Spatial Variations of Snowpack Properties on Snow Slope Stability: A Mechanically-Based Statistical Approach

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche release, slab, weak layer, spatial variability, slope stability

Linking Weather Conditions to Snow Property Variations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow microstructure, snow properties, fracture, snow stability, spatial variability, weather

Climatological Comparison of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 Snow Seasons in Central and Western Spanish Pyrenees and its Relationship With the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow accumulation, number of snow days (nsd), persistence of snow, north atlantic oscillation (nao), spanish pyrenees

Physical and Isotopic Characteristics of Snowpack in NW Slovenia

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack characteristics, oxygen isotopes, alpine watershed, nw slovenia

Can a Point Measurement Represent the Snow Depth in its Vicinity? A Comparison of Areal Snow Depth Measurements With Selected Index Sites

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

index-site, representativeness of point measurement, snow depth, airborne laser scanning, lidar

Investigation of Adsorbent for a Measurement of Snow Specific Surface Area by the Gas Adsorption Method

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ssa, bet, methane, krypton, hexane

Comparison of a Snowpack on a Slope and Flat Land by Focusing on the Effect of Water Infiltration

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

water infiltration of snowpack, wet snow, snow stratigraphy, snowpack model

Digital Flow for Grain Segmentation from 3D Microtomographic Images of Snow

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

medial axis, digital flow, snow grain segmentation

Description of the Snow Microstructure as a 3D Assembly of Grains

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, microstructure, grains, segmentation, bonds, mechanics

Operational SWE Forecasts Using a Hybrid Approach

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

swe, microwave, reconstruction

Modelling the Effect of Changing Snow Cover Regimes on Alpine Plant Species Distribution in Alpine Context

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, mountains, climate change, alpine ecology

Spatial Distribution of HBV-ETH Model

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, snowmelt modelling, spatial distribution

Can We Document Avalanche Activity by Plants Succession Monitoring?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

krkonoÅ¡e mountains, full depth avalanches, vegetation, dendrochronology

Test and Potentialities of a New Numerical Weather Forecasting Non-Hydrostatic Model for Hydrology and Snowcover Simulations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

weather forecasting, meteorology ,hydrology, snow

Strasser, U. and Marke, T. (2013): ESCIMO.spread - A Spreadsheet-Based Point Snow Surface Energy Balance Model to Calculate Hourly Snow Water Equivalent and Melt Rates for Climate

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow modeling, canopy interception, spread sheet, energy balance

A New Model for Operational Winter Road Surface Conditions Forecasting in MÃ©tÃ©o-France

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

winter maintenance, snow, road surface conditions, forecasting

A Network-Based Approach for the Study of Criticalities in Ski-Resorts

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ski-resort management, graph theory, criticalities

Geotechnical and Ecological Aspects of Locasing Snow Fields on the Urbanized Territory (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow, snowy ground, yuzhno-sakhalinsk, snow clearing of streets, snow density, the amount of snow, the chemical composition of the soils, cation exchange capacity, particle size distribution, swelling, the degree of water saturation, soil

The History and Evolution of Track Machinery Used for the Purpose of Avalanche Clean Up on the Alaska Railroad

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche cleanup, snow rotary, alaska railroad, risk reduction, excavator, bulldozers

Future Changes in Ski Resorts

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

weather patterns, energy markets, sociologial change, adaptation, future ski resorts

How Short Warm Events Disrupt Snowcover Dynamics Example of a Polar Basin â€“ Spitsberg, 79Â°N

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, arctic, snow dynamics, geomatic

Snow Cover Sensitivity to Black Carbon Deposition in the Himalaya: From Ice Core Measurements to Regional Climate Simulations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

black carbon, deposition, himalaya, climate, ice core

Nouveaux Indicateurs de Suivi Climatique Pour lâ€™enneigement en Montagne - New Snow Cover Climate Monitoring Indices

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climatology, climate monitoring, snow cover, indices

Evaluation of Snowmelt Runoff for Extreme Annual Snow Conditions Under Climate Change

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

river discharge, heavy and light snow year, distributed runoff model

Wet Snow Avalanche Activity in the Swiss Alps â€“ Trend Analysis for Mid-Winter Season

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow avalanche, full-depth glide avalanche, snowfall limit, avalanche forecasting, climate change

Climate Change in Italian Alps: Analysis of Snow Precipitation, Snow Durations and Avalanche Activity

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover, avalanche activity, climate change

Snow Climatological Analysis and Assessments of the Extreme Events in Western Italian Alps

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climatological analysis, snow measurement, extreme events.

The Avalanche Climate of Glacier National Park, B.C., Canada During 1965-2011

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, avalanche formation, avalanche activity, solid precipitation rate, crust formation

Combined Temperature - Precipitation Winter Modes and Major Avalanche Activity in the Eastern Pyrenees

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, climate, pyrenees, winter modes

Basic Findings of the Project RIMES - Avalanches

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, climate change

Exploration of Water Management Adaptation Strategies in the Context of Climatic Changes in the Alps Using a Modelling Tool

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

water management, climate change adaptation, development strategies, alpine space

Telemedicine Backpack: Helping Rescue Teams to Send Vital Sign Measurements to Healthcare Professionals in Inaccessible Areas

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

telemedicine, backpack, mountain, healthcare, rescue, accident, vital signs, ECG

Infrasound Detection of Avalanches, A New Approach on Managing Avalanche Risks

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

infrasound, radar, detection, artificial avalanche release

Evidence Supporting the Efficacy of Avalanche Airbags and the Development of the Remote Airbag Activation on Snowmobiles

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche airbag, effectiveness, snowmobile, remote activation, wireless activation, rate of burial, rate of survival

Transceiver Basics and Smart-Antenna-Technology

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

transceiver, rescue, avalanche, antenna

Integrating the ATES into the Avalanche Information in Aran Valley (Central Pyrenees)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ates, avalanche terrain, trip planner, aran valley, pyrenees

A Proposed Practical Model for Zoning with the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ates, avalanche, terrain, zoning, model

Risk Management With Mandatory Upper Risk Threshold in the Worldâ€™s Largest Mountaineering School

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

risk management, residual risk threshold, mountain guiding

Progression en Terrain EnneigÃ© Progression in a Snowy Environment

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

management, constraints, tools, project

Ash and Snow, Impact on the Avalanche Hazard of Ash Layers in the Snowpack

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ash, volcano, avalanche, snow, snowpack, stability

Wikisnow â€“ Interface for Decision Makers in Snow

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, coordination decision makers, wikisnow-infoplatform, app-real time update of events, safe offpiste skiing, arlberg/austria

White Risk 2.0 â€“ A New Web-Based Platform for Avalanche Education

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

white risk, avalanche education, web-based platform, e-learning, didactics, trip planning

Understanding Travel Behaviour in Avalanche Terrain: A New Approach

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, human factors, heuristics, gps, gis, terrain analysis

Snow Dangers and Avalanche Prevention Through the Organization of a Federation and the Training of Its Instructors and Members

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, prevention, danger, training

Formation Des Moniteurs de Ski au Hors-Piste

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, skiing

La Chamoniarde, 40 Years of Avalanche Risk Prevention for Off-Piste Skiers and Ski-Tourers in Chamonix

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk for practitioners, information, education, training, chamonix

Ski-Touring, Avalanche Risk and Human Factors

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

ski touring, avalanche risk, human factors, decision making

Assessing the Impact of Avalanche Safety Training Courses in Andorra (2009 â€“ 2012)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche safety course, transceiver training, risk perception

Connais-Toi, Toi-MÃªme

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, human factors

La Prise de DÃ©cision au Coeur dâ€™une Nouvelle Offre de Formation de Pratiquants en France: Bilans et Perspectives des ConfÃ©rences et Stages Â« Traces Â»

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

conferences, courses, decision making, pedagogical approach

Human Factors in Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

human factors, group management, leadership, 3*3 method, winter recreational activities

Training (Formation) of the Followers and the Professionals

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

coordination, formation, practice, stakes, perspectives

Snow and Avalanche Association in Spain: A Merging of Professional and Amateur Experiences

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, association, knowledge, training courses

Ride Hard, Ride Safe! Val d'IsÃ¨re

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

skiing, off-piste, avalanche, awareness, safety

Avalanches in Nature Protected Areas â€“ Except of Prevention and Rescue, The Need for Education of Nature Protection Arises (Experience from the High Sudetes, Czech Republic)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

education, avalanche workshops, courses, nature conservation

Avalanche Research, Education and Forecasting in Svalbard, Norway â€“ A Roadmap Provided by an Expert Workshop in Longyearbyen, April 2013

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche research, avalanche education, avalanche forecasting, svalbard, norway

Formation et Information des Pratiquants de la Raquette Ã Neige: Une DÃ©marche de la FFRandonnÃ©e

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

formation, avalanche

Risk Appraisal and Decision Making in Front of Avalanche Risk: A Pilot Study With Backcountry Skiers

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk appraisal, decision-making

The Canadian Approach to Professional Avalanche Training

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

professional avalanche training, canada, avalanche industry, avalanche education

STIPP, A Spanish French Project That Combines Experience and Technology to Dissemimate Information on Both Sides of the Pyrenees in Order to Prevent Risk Situations in Mountain Areas

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

technology, information, satellite, weather station, server, telemedicine, mountain, healthcare, rescue, crossborder, risk prevention

Swiss Avalanche Bulletin: Automated Translation With a Catalogue of Phrases

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, automated translation, catalogue of phrases, communication

How Semantics and Resilience from Twitter are Being Used to Avalanche Awareness Risk

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

twitter, resilience, communication, hashtag, semantic, avalanche

The Avalanche Cadaster of the Valle dâ€™Aosta Region (NW Italian Alps): The New Born Web Portal (http://catastovalanghe.partout.it/)

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches cadaster, web portal, aosta valley, gis, historical memory

Software Tools Developed for the Swiss Avalanche Warning Service - A System Overview

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

geoservices, gis, java, json

New Technologies: What Roles in the Education and Training? Feedback and Examples

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

social networks, mobile, open data, good practices, education, safety

Using Google Map Application Programming to Communicate Avalanche Hazard from Multiple Avalanche Centers

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, google map

Establishing an Avalanche Community and Communication in Japan

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche bulletin, avalanche community, communication

RegObs - Public Database for Submitting and Sharing Observations

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

regobs, norwegian avalanche center, database, observations, open source, public licence policy

Collecting Snow Measurements with Ushahidi: Arpa Piemonte Experience During Winter 2013

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

snow measurements, smartphone app, geo-referred information

Visualizing Snow Profiles

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 MDT

information exchange, xml, caaml 5.0, iacs, snow profile, visualization

Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche â€“ Then What are the Odds?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

vulnerability, avalanche properties, destructive avalanches, avalanche risk management, hazard index,

Temporal and Spatial Changes of a Seasonal Snowpack Within a Small Sheltered Slope

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

upground penetrating radar (gpr), tramway ground penetrating radar (gpr), temporal/ spatial variability

The Urban Avalanche Interface and Community Impacts a Case Study: Ketchum, Sun Valley & the Wood River Valley, Idaho

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

hazard, zoning & planning, urban interface, risk management

Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche, accidents, fatalities, road safety, vision zero, sweden, united states

Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

sluff, helicopter skiing, snowpack structure, snowpack properties,snowslope stability

The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,

Thermal Temperature in Avalanche Flow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet-snow avalanche, dry snow avalanche, temperature environment, snowpack temperature

Back-Calculations of Observed Avalanches Against Natural Deflecting Dams

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dynamic model, avalanche hazard, calculations, ramm-sonde,

Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients Influence of Nivological Parameters

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dense snow avalanche, avalanche history,avalanche path, friction coefficients

On Indicator Path Avalanches for Local Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche path, snow depth,prediction methods, avalanche awareness

Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

persistent weak layer, cohesive slab, avalanche forecasting, snow stability, snow strength

Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

bridger mountains, hoar layer, wet slab avalanche, dry slab avalanche, rain on snow

Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, stream discharge

Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow pack, wet snow avalanches, avalanche danger scale,

Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

melt-freeze crust, snowpack evolution, persistent weak layer, columbia mountains, thermal imaging, crust index

Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowpack stratigraphy, snow hardness, hand hardness test, weak layer

Using High-Speed Video to Better Understand Extended Column Tests

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

extended column test, propagation saw test, snowpack stability test,

Measurements of ECT Scores and Crack-Face Friction in Non-Persistent Weak Layers: What are the Implications for Practitioners?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

weak snowpack layers, extended column test, slopes, dry slab avalanche,

Storm Snow Avalanches: Characteristics and Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

storm snow, ski area, extended column test

Slab Avalanche Crown Surface Fractography: Observations and Applications

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

crack propagation, fracture-line, crowns

Stability Index Considering Slab Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

slab avalanche, slab strength, shear strength, stability index

The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, compacted zone,

Avalanche Analysis and Management in the Ski Resort Rosa Khutor Regarding the 2014 Sochi Olympics Games

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

olympics games, avalanche study, avalanche management

An Experimental Dynamic Response Study of Hard Slab Seasonal Snow to Explosive Avalanche Hazard Mitigation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowslope stability, avalanche control by explosives, blast bolt, hard slab,

French Recommendations for Artificial Triggering of Avalanches Over Inhabited Sites

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, artificial release, inhabited sites, method

Re-Evaluation of Avalanche Mitigation Measures for Juneau

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche mitigation, avalanche dynamics modeling, hazard map

Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: The 5-Step Checklist

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

back country, snowpack stability, avalanche awareness, solar radiation

Snaps - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, transport, snow models, snow maps

The Avalx Public Avalanche Forecasting System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard assessment, canadian avalanche centre

Nowcast With a Forescast â€“ Snow Cover Simulations on Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowpack, snow cover modeling, avalanche warning, numerical weather prediction models, snow cover stratigraphy, model output statistics

Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

hoarfrost, snow surface temperature, surface hoar, crystal growth

Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting from Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

entropy, metamorphism, microstructure, optimization, snow, thermodynamics

Modelling Surface Hoar Formation and Evolution on Mountain Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

surface hoar, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, persistence, weak snowpack layer

Directional Mechanical Properties of Radiation Recrystallized Snow Layers From Experimental Testing

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

microstructure, radiation recrystallization, snow structure, temperature gradient,

Incorporating Terrain into Public Avalanche Information Products

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, public safety, avalanche hazard, avalanche skills, snowpack conditions

Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche safety, terrains, winter backcountry recreation, canadian avalanche centre

Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow immersion, suffocation, sis, narsid, ski area, risk management, ski safety, skier education

Mitigating Your (Legal) Risk as a Forecaster â€“ Where Are Your Own Liabilities/Risks/Tensions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard assessment, liability

Who Is Involved In Avalanche Accidents?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche accident statistics, human factors

The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowfall, crusts, avalanche cycles, helicopter bombing

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Snow Avalanches Starting in Forested Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

climate change impact, forests, terrian, weather

A Mechanism for Cooling-Related Slab Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

slab release, strain rate, weak layer, near-surface temperature change

Effects of El NiÃ±o and La NiÃ±a on Snow Avalanche Patterns

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

climate change impact, maritime climates, dry slab avalanche

Spatial Variability of Snow Stratigraphy From Microwave Radar

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

spatial variability, radar, snow stratigraphy, snow depth

Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

remote sensing, digital elevation models dem, snow depth, snow type, spatially continuous measurements

Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

temperature gradient, thermal imaging, snow crystals, snow stability tests

Different Surveys Techniques to Assess the Snow Erosion and Deposition at the Punta Seehore Avalanche Test Site

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow erosion, terrestrial laser scanning, deposited layer, probe pole

Close Encounters With Avalanches During Rain-On-Snow: Lessons Learned

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

instability assessment, snow stability evaluation, explosives, start zones

Snow Safety Control Operations: An Interactive Web-Based Approach

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

ski patrolling, starting zones, avalanche run-out, geographic information systems (gis),

Avalanche Impact Performance of a Light-Weight Diversion Structure Snettisham Transmission Line, Southeast Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche impact pressure, hydroelectric, weather forecasting

Evaluation & Mitigation of Icefall Hazards for Civil Engineering Works

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

rock face, ice engineering, harzard

Resuscitation of the Avalanche Victim: An Evidence-Based Guideline

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche victim resuscitation, victim, asphyxia, ventilation

Analysis of State-of-the-Art Approaches for â€œMarkingâ€ During Multiburial Beacon Search Versus the Aspects of Fully Maintaining the EN300718 Standard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, transmitting range, avalanche safety

On the Effectiveness of Avalanche Balloon Packs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche safety equipment, avalanche balloon packs, avalanche airbags, avalanche survival

The Cumulation of Avalanche Accidents in Certain Periodsâ€“ An Analysis of Backcountry Events in Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

backcountry avalanches, avalanche accidents, avalanche statistics

Historical Analysis of Avalanche Fatalities in Denali National Park

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

fatalitites, runout zones ,public safety

A Characterization of Snow Gliding and Potential Predisposing Factors in a Full-Depth Slab Avalanche Release Area (Valle dâ€™Aosta, NW Italian Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, avalanche forecasting, glide crack activity

How Snow Cover Properties Influence Avalanche Dynamics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

run-out distance, snow cover, snowpack conditions

Objective Comparison of Two to Three Dimensional Avalanche Model Output and Field Data Using the Aimec Approach

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, dynamics, modeling, Doppler radar, velocity

Cooling and Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

freezing levels, slab failure, snow surface temperature, snowpack conditions

Properties of Weak Layers Composed of Precipitation Particles In and Near Avalanche Starting Zones in Japan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

weak layer, fracture lines, snow crystals, avalanche forecast

Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, hazard mapping, photogrammetry,

Tracking Wetting Front Adavance With Upward-Looking Ground-Penetrating Radar

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet snow avalanches, snow stratigraphy, meltwater, avalanche activity

Automated Detection and Monitoring of Glide-Snow Events Using Satellite Based Optical Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Photography

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

glide avalanches, soil-snow interface, time lapse camera

Towards a Better Understanding of Glide-Snow Avalanche Formation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

glide avalanche, full depth avalanche, avalanche simulation, temperature gradients, rain on snow

Mechanics of Weak Layer Snow Under Cyclic Loading Studied By FEM

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dry slab avalanche, elasticity, weak layer

Lautaret Avalanche Test Site: Outcomes from the 11th April 2012 Event

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, experimental test-site, propagation model

Avalanche Simulations in Forested Terrain: A Framework Towards a Bayesian Probabilistic Model Calibration

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, avalanche dynamics, avalanche runout, swiss alps

Influence of Forest on Snow Avalanche Hazard â€“ Norwegian Challenges

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche hazard, forests, hazard zoning, runout zones

Econome Develop â€“ A Software Tool for Assessing Natural Hazard Risk and Economic Optimisation of Mitigation Measures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

risk analysis, economic efficiency, risk-calculation tool, risk management

Relative Influence of Mechanical and Meteorological Factors on Avalanche Release Depth Distributions: An Application to French Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow avalanche release, snowpack stability, avalanche mechanics, deep slab avalanches

Multiple Linear Regression Modeling and the Correlation Between Surface Area, Snow Density and Burial Depth of Improvised Snow Protection

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

improvised protection, snow density, static forces, regression modeling, peak failure, snow anchors

The Results From Two Years of Testing the Wyssen Avalanche Tower in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche tower, norwegian public roads administration, tyin

A CBA of Artificial Avalanche Release Devices in Ski Resort: Monterosaski (AO â€“ Italy) Case Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

gaz-ex, daisybell, explosives, economic index

Rapid Assessment of a Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Event in Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

large-magnitude avalanche, avalanche path vegetation, tree-ring analyses, disturbance assessment

Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche protection, highway safety, alpine terrain, avalanche forecasting

National Database for Mitigative Measures Against Rapid Gravity Mass Flows and Rock Falls

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

mitigation measures, geographic information systems (gis), database

The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

cad software, avalanches, run-out calculations

Avalanche Terrain Analysis of Hatch Peak at Hatcher Pass, Alaska Using ATES and GIS

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), ates, terrain analysis hazard mitigation

A Rule Based Risk Management System Based on Maps and Danger Level

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche risk management, release zones, geographic information systems (gis)

Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow bridge, avalanche prevention, slope analysis

Vulnerability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Submitted to Out-of-Plane Loadings: Application to a Protective Structure Impacted by Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

risk analysis, reinforced concrete, avalanche simulation

Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, winter climate, method, classification

A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche, inhabited sites, method, data, classification, prevention

Evaluation of Dynamic Actions on Active Snow-Nets Placed in Starting Zones Testing in Site During Winter Seasons 2008-2009-2010-2011

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow net systems, starting zones, snow gliding

Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

extreme avalanche runout, statistical model, alpha-beta, runout ratio, repeatability, error

Infrasonic Monitoring of Snow Avalanches in the Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

infrasound array network, snow avalanche monitoring, risk assessment

Spatio-Temporal Reconstruction of Snow Avalanche Activity Using Dendrogeomorphological Method in Bucegi Mountains-Romanian Carpathians

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dendrochronology, avalanche hazard, snow avalanche path

Skiers, Trees and Avalanches: A Murderous Triad

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche, accident, fatalities, trees, skier, pedestrian, collisions, motor vehicles

Applying Search Theory and Coordinated Incident Management to Avalanche Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

search technology, victim, probability

Rescue Compass â€“ A Decision Making Tool for Avalanche Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, avalanche accident, decision support, risk management

GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), land use planning, avalanche hazard

How Effective Are Avalanche Airbags? Field Tests of Avalanche Safety Equipment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche airbags, avalanche safety equipment, avalanche deposits, avalanche burial

ARS Avalanche Rescue Dog Handler Course in Andermatt, Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche dogs, wasatch, k-9 search and rescue

Organizational Survey for Avalanche Professionals: An Interactive Poster Installation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche professionals, decision-making, survey, word cloud

Three Different Shapes of Avalanche Balloons â€“ A Pilot Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche balloon packs, avalanche airbags, field trial

Could Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Norway from 2005 â€“ 2012 Been Prevented Using the Reduction Method, The Basic Reduction Method and the Alptruth Method?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

decision support methods, avalanche hazard, avalanche accidents, avalanche risk

Association of Professional Patrollers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

ski patrolling, association

Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche hazard, avalanche rescue and survival, ski patrolling

Infrared Imagery Visual Aids for Snow Science Education

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

infrared imaging, thermography, visual aid, snow

Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

youth, avalanche education, avalanche awareness, know before you go, alaska, alaska avalanche school

Practical Outputs for Avalanche Experts from Two Research Projects in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

expertâ€™s education, courses, guide lines, web based training

How Mountain Snowmobilers Adjust Their Riding Preferences in Response to Avalanche Hazard Information Available at Different Stages of Backcountry Trips

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

mountain snowmobiling, avalanche hazard information, decision making, terrain choices, discrete choice experiment

A Searchable Digital Archive of ISSW Proceedings is Available Online!

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

issw, international, snow, science, workshop, proceedings, online, website, avalanche

Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche history, ski patrolling, avalanche hazard

How to Explain Avalanche Dynamics to Children and Their Parents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche, dynamics, small-scale model, education, general public

Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche burial, backcountry, avalanche risk, avalanche safety equipment

Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

ski patrolling, avalanche risk management, artificially triggered, snow control

Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making

Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making

New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities - Are You Beeping?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

search and rescue, avalanche awareness, avalanche beacon

Social Data Sharing With Avalanche Lab: What If You Could Crowd Source Your Avalanche Forecast?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

data management, avalanche hazard assessment, computer software

Linking Avalanche Problems to Avalanche Dangerâ€” A First Statistical Examination of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, avalanche forecasting, public safety, data recording

Real Time Snow Slope Stability Modeling of Direct Action Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

direct action avalanche, avalanche observation, snowpack model, meteorological data

Time-Lapse Photography as an Approach to Understanding Glide Avalanche Activity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

glide crack activity, time lapse camera, going to the sun road, meteorology

Seasonal Change in Conditions for Occurrence of Wet Snow Avalanches in Hokkaido

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet snow avalanches, full depth avalanche, temporal changes

Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: An Analysis from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet snow avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park, avalanche forecasting

Geomatics Use in Fieldwork for Public Avalanche Forecasting: Yukon Case Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

canadian avalanche centre, snowpack model, avalanche forecasting

Monitoring Glide Avalanches Using Time-Lapse Photography

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

glide avalaches, time-lapse photography, start zones, switzerland

Observations on the Development/Destruction of Potential Sliding Layers in a Path Controlled With Large Amounts of Explosives and Artillery

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

old faithful, highway, forecasts

Public Avalanche Forecast Challenges: Canadaâ€™s Large Data-Sparse Regions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

canadian avalanche centre, network systems, public safety

Investigating the Snow Climate of Turnagain Pass, Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

backcountry, snow climate, avalanche terrain

Hysteresis in the Water Retention Curve of Snow Measured Using an MRI System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

compact mri, cold room, water retention curve

Can We Estimate Precipitation Rate During Snowfall Using a Scanning Terrestrial Lidar?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

precipitation, lidar, mass flux

The Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

precipitation, photography, fallspeed

Quantifying Snow Transport Using Snow Fences and Sonic Sensors

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow fence, snowdrift, transportation, flux

Snowcatcher: A New Snow Avalanche Protection Measure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow net, protection measure, granular experiment

Snowpack Effects Induced by Blasts: Experimental Measurements vs Theoretical Formulas

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

craters, snowpack, explosives

Snow Cover Dynamics and Ecology: An Analysis of Modis Time Series in the Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow cover, topography, avalanche forecasting

Monitoring Snowpack Temperature Gradient Using Automatic Snow Depth Sensor

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow sensor, avalanche monitoring, snowpack temperature, faceted crystals, weak layers

Measurement Campaigns to Investigate Blowing Snow and Snow Drift Conditions at a High Altitude Site

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

blowing snow modeling, in-situ measurements

Meteorological Tower Design for Severe Weather and Remote Locations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche tower, weather stations, data collection

How to Detect Snow Fall Occurrence During Blowing Snow Event?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

blowing snow, drifting snow, snow fall, precipitation, sensor, alps, antarctic

Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping Via Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow depth, avalanche protection, release area, slopes

Automatically Finding Avalanches in Geophone Data: A Pattern Recognition Workflow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche detection, danger level, avalanche forecasting

The Effectiveness of Boot Packing for Snowpack Stabilization

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

hoarfrost, weak layer, boot packing, snow density

Modeled Snow Cover in Pyrenees Mountains and Cross-Comparisons Between Remote-Sensed and Land-Based Observation Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow depth comparisons, modis remote-sensed data, climatology, scm chain

Examining the Drivers That Control the Spatial Variability of Surface Hoar and Near-Surface Facets

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

surface hoar, weak layer, grain form, avalanche forecasting

What Can Avalanche Burials Hear? Acoustic Characteristics of Snow Packs and Their Relation to Input Sounds

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

acoustics, snow pack, ski poles, snow burial

Analysis of Continuous Snow Temperature Profiles From Automatic Weather Stations in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow temperature, weather stations, avalanche warnings

Laser Induced Fluorescence - Particle Tracking Velocimetry (LIF-PTV) Measurements of Water Flow Through Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wet snow avalanches, glide avalanche, pore space

A Modified Extended Column Test to Reduce Slab Degradation: Preliminary Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

slabs, weak layer, snowpack stability test,

The Effects of Explosives on the Physical Properties of Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

explosives, snow pack, avalanche risk,

Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowpack, surface hoar, spatial variability, weak layers

The Propagation Saw Test (PST): A Review of its Development, Applications, and Recent Research

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

fracture propagation, snow stability tests, avalanche safety

The Relationship Between Preferential Flow in Snow Cover and Weather Conditions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

full depth avalanche, liquid water, snow cover

Testing and Implementing a Wind Redistribution Model in Mountainous Terrain Using a High-Resolution Lidar-Derived DEM

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowpacke, spatial variability, terrain,

Changes in Stability Test Usage by Snowpilot Users

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow pit, snow stability, avalanche fractures

Transceiver Performance When Searching for Multiple Burials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche transceivers, multiple burials, avalanche accident

The Effect of External Interference on Avalanche Transceiver Functionality

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche transceiver, interference, functionality

The Avalanche Airbag System and Modern Avalanche Transceivers. Useful Rescue Devices With Gadget Functions?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche airbags, avalanche triggering, transceiver

Avalanche Airbag Survey: A U.S. Perspective

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche airbags, accidents, avalanche safety equipment

Handler Perceptions of Optimal Scenting Conditions for Avalanche Rescue Dogs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche rescue dogs, dog handlers, scenting conditions, environmental factors, practical experience

Geoavalanche - Spatial Data Infrastructure for Avalanche Awareness Warning

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

backcountry recreationists, avalanche awareness, risk

Interactive Avalanche Information System (IAIS)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), avalanche atlas, web based avalanche atlas, data, database, database management

Internet and Social Networking: A Chance for Avalanche Education?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

backcountry recreationists, weather measurments, public safety

@Utahavalanche: Was Social Media Invented for Avalanche Forecasting?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

back country, public safety, avalanche awareness

Automated Avalanche Deposit Mappping from VHR Optical Imagery

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche deposits, avalanche mapping, algorithm

A Phase-Tracking Snow Micro-Structure Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow metamorphism, kinetic growth, thermistors

Remote-Sensing Derived Avalanche Inventory Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow avalanches, transportation, meteorology, avalanche forecasting

The Role of Information Technology in Public Avalanche Forecasting International Snow Science Workshop 2012

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

technology, ski safety, avalanche forecasting, avalanche risk management

Axisymmetric Measurements of Extended Deformation Around the Snow Micropenetrometer Tip

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow micropenetrometer, strain, compaction

Slushflow Formation, Flow Regimes and Consequences (Short Version)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

slushflow, snowpack, water level, formation, flow regimes, runout, hazard assessment

Stopping Behavior of Snow Avalanches in Forests

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

forests, avalanche science, runout, dynamics

On Avalanche (Front) Velocity Measurements at the Ryggfonn Avalanche Test Site and Comparison With Observations From Other Locations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

hazard zoning, runout, avalanche velocities

Back-Analysis of an Avalanche Destructive Impact on Buildings

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

back analysis, dense snow avalanche, snow accumulation

Modeling and Visualizing Avalanche Flow Using Genetic Algorithms and OpenGL

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow simulation, terrain, genetic algorithm, runout

Objective Comparison of Two Numerical Avalanche Dynamics Models

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dynamics, risk, avalanche models, hazard zoning,

Zoning With the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

zoning, terrain, geographic information systems (gis)

Avalanche Trigger Locations in Complex Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

winter recreation, spatial variability, slope

Potential Dry Slab Avalanche Trigger Zones on Wind-Affected Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

slope, release zones, weak layer

Spatial Variabiity of Snowpack on Small Wind Effected Slopes, Central Svalbard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

spatial variability, snowpack, slopes, artificial trigger points, weak layer

The New Challenge is No More to Improve Prediction, But to Better Manage the Unexpected

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche risk reduction, hazard

Spatial, Temporal, and Space-Time Analysis of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Colorado and the United States, 1991 to 2011

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

accident fatality, cluster analysis, statistics

Monitoring Lift-Served Backcountry Access Gates in Real Time: Skintrackâ€™s First Season at Ski Loveland, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

wireless sensors, backcountry, ski resorts, avalanche transceiver

Talking the Talk: Human Factors, Group Communication, and the Next Frontier in Snow Safety

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow safety, rescue, backcountry recreationists, self rescue

Human Error Revisited

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

human error, avalanche risk, education, human reliability

Perception of Risk in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche, risk perception, education

How Do You Stress the Snowpack?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

dynamic stress, localized dynamic loading, snowmobile, snow stability, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy

Lessons Learned From Boulder Mountain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

recreational avalanche data , avalanche danger degree, snomobiles

Reaching Snowmobile Riders With Effective Training Methods International Snow Science Workshop 2012, Identifying Unique, Captivating Educational Techniques Targeted to Reach Snowmobile Riders

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snowmobiles, public transportation, winter recreation

Exploring Opportunities for Snowmobile Avalanche Education

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, avalanche fatality, backcountry

Prevention of Risk Along Minor Roads by Avalanche Danger Analysis on Small Scale Management Experience in Winters 2008 â€“ 2009 â€“ 2010 - 2011

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

risk, avalanche danger, snowpack stability

Artificial Release and Detection of Avalanches: Managing Avalanche Risk on Traffic Infrastructures, A Case Study from Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche management, radar, artificial release

Local Management of Avalanche Hazard on the Aosta Valleyâ€™s Roads and Identification of Event Scenarios

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

roads, avalanche hazard management, event scenarios

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Operating a Highway Avalanche Program During a Major Construction Project

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow sheds, avalanche fences, explosives tramways, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control

The Use of Classification Trees as a Tool for Forecasting Avalanche Activity on the Seward Highway, Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack, maritime climate

A Phase-Tracking Snow Micro-Structure Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:12:00 MDT

snow metamorphism, kinetic growth, thermistors

Remote Detection of Snow Avalanches in Switzerland Using Infrasound, Doppler Radars and Geophones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow avalanches, infrasound, Doppler radar measurements

Simple and Reliable Methodology to Compare Various Avalanche Beacons Taking into Account the Useful Range, Multiple Burial, and the Strength of the Third Antenna

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche beacons, dgps

Continuous Monitoring of the Seasonal Snowpack Evolution Utilizing Upward-Looking GPR Technology

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, snowpack, stratigraphy, switzerland

Suitability of Infrared Thermography to Examining Temperature Profiles in Snow Pack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

infrared thermography spot size, emissivity, snow temperature

Use of Thermal Photography to Measure Snowpack Properties

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

heat conduction, surface hoar, thermal photography, thermal profile

Field and Analytical Examination of Near-Surface Facets

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

near-surface facets, radiation recrystallization, heat-transfer model, sensitivity analysis, monte carlo simulations

An Explicit Nonlinear Numerical Model of Explosive Air Blast on Snow and Implications for Avalanche Control

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

numerical model, avalanche control

Application of a Numerical Snowpack Model to Estimate Full-Depth Avalanche Danger

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snowpack model, water transport, full depth avalanche

Deformation Analysis of the Propagation Saw Test

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

propagation saw test, kootenay pass, british columbia

The Effect of Changing Slope Angle on Extended Column Test Results: Can We Dig Pits in Safer Locations?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, ect, alaska, montana

The Slab Test â€“ The Missing Link in Stability Testing?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

slope stability, stability tests, slab test

Experimental Analysis of Snowpack Effects Induced by Blasts

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snowpack, explosives, air blast

The Spatial Distribution of Two Surface Hoar Events in the Chilkat and Takhinsha Mountains of Southeast Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

chilkat and takhinsha mountains, avalanche, near-surface facets

Shear Deformation of Radiation Recrystallized Near Surface Facets

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

radiation recrystallization, shear, strain, optical, mechanics, snow

Spatial Variability in Steep Couloirs: Weak Layer Variation With Respect to Wind Direction

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

steep couloirs, wind direction, geographic information systems (gis)

Slope-Scale Snowpack Stability Derived from Multiple Snowmicropen Measurements and High-Resolution Terrestrial FMCW Radar Surveys

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow cover, snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, micro penetrometer, mechanical properties, avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, radar

Characterizing Microstructural Arrangement and Effective Properties of Dry Snow: Thermal Conductivity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

microstructure, metamorphism, effective properties, conductivity, fabric tensor

The North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

danger scale, avalanche, warning system design, risk communication

On the Practical Knowledge About Snow and Avalanches - What Are the Improvements in the Last Century or Do We Still Use Well-Known Findings?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche education, historical overview, backcountry skiing

Insights into the It Depends Quantitative Explorations of the Assessment Expertise of Mountain Guides

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

decision-making, expertise, field observations, terrain, avalanche character

Snow Shear Strength Under Different Stress Rates and Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche release, stress rates, shinjo cryospheric environment simulator, khibini mountains

Pitfalls in Development of Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, obvious clues, risk reduction, avalanche accidents

What Does Your Gut Say and Should You Listen? The Intuitive-Analytical Decision Making Continuum in Mechanized Ski Guiding

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, snowpack, mechanized skiing, decision-making

Should We Stay or Should We Go Now: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Interactive Avalanche Terrain Hazard and Route-Identification Learning Tool

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, avaluator, hazards

Legal Issues in Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

hazard forecasting

Characteristics of Old-Deep-Slab Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanches, slab depth, age

Which OBS for Which Avalanche Type?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanches types, atkinsâ€™ approach

Predicting the Avalanche Danger Level From Field Observations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

field observations, danger level, avalanche, switzerland, whumpf

Predicting Wet Snow Avalanches at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

wet snow instability, wetting fronts, crack propagation pathways

Experience is Not Enough: Persistent Weak Layers in Western Canada 2007 â€“ 2010

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

weak layers, human factors, avalanche practitioners

State of the Explosives Industry

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

explosives industry, avalanche control

The Canadian Avalanche Centreâ€™s Long-Range Forecasting Programme

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, forecasting program, cac, avalanche warnings

Web Based Display of Avalanche Events Using Google Map Application Programming

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

google map application programming, avalanche hazard, bridger-teton

Snowpack Properties of Unstable Wet Snow Slopes: Observations From the Swiss Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

wet snow, snow stability, fracture line profiles, snowpack properties

Avalanche Hazard Management Without Mitigation Action

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

mitigation, avalanche hazard, stevens pass, washington

Features Ranking for Avalanche Forecasting: Method and Results for Northwestern Himalaya

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

feature selection, sequential forward generation, relief-f, nearest-neighbours method

How Snow Fails

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

dry-snow slab, cohesive slab, surface hoar

New Insights Into Skier-Triggering of Slab Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

skier-triggering, slab avalanches, anticrack model, risk

The Effect of Additional Snow Load on Extended Column Test and Propagation Saw Test Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

extended column test, propagation saw test, snow, dry slab

Numerical Modeling of Fracture Propagation in Slabs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

fracture propagation, slab avalanche, elastic modulus, fracture energy

On the Sustainability and Arrest of Weak Layer Fracture in Whumpfs and Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

whumpfs, avalanches, en-echelon slab fractures,

A Field Method for Measuring Slab Stiffness and Weak Layer Fracture Energy

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

fracture energy, slab, avalanche forecasting,

Post-Control Avalanches: Definition, History, Causes and the Future

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche control, ski areas, explosives, investigate

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Evolution of an Interstate Highway Avalanche Program

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow sheds, avalanche fences, explosives tramways, highways

The Big Loss: JHSPâ€™s Avalanche Mitigation Fatality and the Resulting Program Changes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

fatality, program changes, avalanche reduction, rescue efforts

Estimating Extreme Avalanche Runout for the Lizard Range, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche runout, statistical models, residential development

A Light-Weight Splitting Wedge to Protect Tower 4/6 Snettisham Transmission Line, Southeast Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

splitting wedge, transmission line, juneau

Avalanche Hazard Management at the East Toba River and Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project, South Coast Range, British Columbia

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

hydroelectric, avalanche hazard, mitigation, deflection berm

A New Environment-Friendly Device for Avalanche Preventive Release

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

preventive avalanche release, gas device, seasonal removability

A Quick Winter Solution for Hazard Mitigation in the Deposition Area â€“ Application in the Aosta Valley â€“ NW Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

hazard mitigation, avalanche deposition area, snow modelling

Safety Concept for Hazards Caused by Ice Avalanches from the Whymper Hanging Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

ice avalanche, safety concept, hazard map

Fighting the Worst Case â€“ Avoiding Loss of Transmitting Range and Directional Irritations for Perpendicular Buried Transmitting Beacons

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

transmitting range, avalanche transceiver, directional irritations

Avalanche Rescue: The United States Experience, 1999/00 to 2008/09

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, incident, rescue, self rescue, companion rescue, organized rescue, injuries, deaths

Avalanche Risk Reduction in the Continental Climate: How to Implement an Effective Boot Packing Program

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

boot packer, shear plane disruption, avalanche risk reduction

A Comparison of Avalanche Survival Patterns in Canada and Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche survival, asphyxia, trauma, snow climate, rescue regime

Under the Radar: Exploiting â€œNew Schoolâ€ Media to Capture Unreported Avalanche Incidents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

unreported, media capture, fatalities, shoveling

Mavalanche â€“ Smart Avalanche Forecasting With Smartphones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

smartphones, mavalanche, warning service, mobile observation network

Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

forecasting, ski guiding, snowpack profiles, shear tests

Chugach State Park Avalanche Information Center Feasibility Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, information center, surveys, public safety

Playing CSI: A Case Study of the November 12, 2009 Bozeman, Montana Snow Event

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

convective snowfall, spatial variability, unbalanced flow

Anatomy of a Post Control Release: The Liberty Bowl Event at Big Sky Resort

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

post control release, deep slab instability, explosives, avalanche forecasting

The Diversities of Large Slushflows Illustrated by Selected Cases

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

natural hazard, large slushflows, triggering mechanisms, flow regimes, human challenges

Taking Artificial Release to Norway (Again)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

road administration, pilot project, wyssen avalanche tower, artificial release

A Paint Scraper Hardness Blade

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

paint scraper, blade, penetration resistance, densification

Climate Change in Lower Austria â€“ A Snow Cover Analysis of the Last 100 Years With a Special Emphasis on the Last Century and the Impact of the Avalanche Situation in Lower Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

climate change, snow cover, one hundred year record

Snow in Scotland: Snowmicropen Analysis of Natural and Artificial Snow Samples

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snowmicropen analysis, natural, artificial

Listening to Snow â€“ Avalanche Detection Using a Seismic Sensor Array

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche detection, seismic sensor array, forecasting, visual observations

Snow Characterization by Facet Number and Size From Snow Pit Wall Photographs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

faceted snow, depth hoar, persistent weak layers, snow properties, wind-pressed snow

The Operational Utility of Weather Forecasts

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

forecasts, national weather service

Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing in Avalanche Research

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow temperature, snow pack, driving forces

Using Near Infrared Photography to Link Spatial Patterns in Stratigraphy with Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

near infrared photography, spatial patterns, stratigraphy, stability

A Practitionerâ€™s Tool for Assessing Glide Crack Activity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

glide crack activity, snow climates, going to the sun road, forecasting

Monitoring Diurnal Near-Surface Faceting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

near-surface faceting, snowpack structure, fatalities, ibuttons

Using Raw Lidar (Light Distancing and Ranging) Data to Identify Trimlines in Large Avalanche Paths

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

trimlines, lidar, fusion, avalanche cycles

French Avalanche Research : Experimental Test Sites

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, experimental test site, full-scale, small-scale

Near Infrared Photography to Quantify Temporal Changes in Melt-Freeze Crusts

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

specific surface area, crust evolution, near-infrared photography, snowpack stratigraphy

An International Standard for the Exchange of Snow Profile Information An Example For A Domain Specific Application of Caaml 5.0

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

information exchange, xml, caaml, iacs, snow profile

Evaluation of Norwegian Snow Pillow Stations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

nve, snow pillow, norway, antifreezes, swe

An Experimental Investigation of Explosives and Snowpack Dynamic Response

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

explosives, snowpack, public transportation

Infrasound Monitoring of Snow Avalanches Activity in the Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

infrasound monitoring, infrasound array, avalanche

3s Sonic Snow Sensor - A Prototype Acoustic Snow Penetrometer

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow penetrometer, mechanical properties, stratigraphic properties, avalanche warning

Portable Road Weatr Information System: Fabrication and Uses of Autonomous Weather Stations Deployed For Atmospheric Date Collection

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, weather forecasting, decision making, portable weather station

When To Dig? Thoughts On Estimating Slope Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

slope stability, avalanche forecasting, winter backcountry recreation

The Relationship Between Measured Snow Hardness and Shear Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow hardness, shear strength, push-pull gauge

Free-Ride: Local Evaluation of Avalanche Danger in Valgrisenche - Aosta Valley (I)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

free-ride, stability test

Potential Impacts of Climate Change or U.S. Wastach Range Ski Areas: Projections for Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

climate change, snow, park city, ski areas, general circulation models, wasatch

Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

climate change, rain-on-snow, avalanches, mt bachelor, ski areas, cascades

Modelling the Spatial Moments of SWE, Taking into Account Changes in Snow Free Areas

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

swe, gamma distributed variables, hysteretic effect, spatial distribution

Critical Review of Challenges and Potentials for Snow Drift Simulation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

optimization, algebraic slip model, aerodynamic entrainment, snow drift, cfd, time dependent boundary conditions

Surface Hoar Morphology and Association With Snow Surface Substrate

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow crystals, snowpack, surface hoar, macrophotography

The Creation of Snow Crystal Identification Guidelines Through Photgraphic Analysis

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow crystal, photographic analysis, avalanche observation, metamorphism

Snow Micro Penetrometer and Near Infrared Photography for Grain Type Classification

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow micro penetrometer, near infrared photography, grain classification

Youth Avalanche Education Programs in the Pacific Northwest: Analysis and Recommendations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

youth avalanche education programs, pacific northwest, survey

Implications of Recent Research in the Fields of Evolutionary Psychology and Cognitive Biology for Avalanche Safety Education

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche safety, decision making, cognitive biology, evolutionary psychology

New Mobile and Web-Based Services for Backcountry Skiers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

prevention, planning, service-design, interface-design

Group Dynamics and Decision Making: Backcountry Recreationists in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

decision making, group dynamics, backcountry recreationists, avalanche terrain, leadership

Evaluation of the Avaluator Decision-Support Tool for Canadian Accidents: 1997-2009

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, avaluator decision, canadian avalanche centre, trip planner

Visitor Risk Management Applied to Avalanches in New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

visitor risk management, department of conservation, avalanche terrain

A GIS Database for Avalanche Forecasting in Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), geographic information systems (gis)

An Avalanche Terrain Assessment of Proposed Manitoba Mountain and Whistle Stop Hut-to-Hut Systems Using a Geographical Information System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, geographic information systems (gis), hut-to-hut system

Applying New Uncertainty Related Theories and Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods to Snow Avalanche Risk Management

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow avalanches, risk management, expert judgement, reliability, uncertainty, decision making, multicriteria decision analysis, analytic hierarchy process (ahp), information fusion, fuzzy sets theory, possibility theory, evidence theory, dempster shafer t

Gswarm: An Example of Making a GIS Model for Everyday Use

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

computer assisted forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), modelling

Human Factors in Avalanche Avoidance and Survival: Consequences of Violating the Rules of Safe Travel

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

human factors, avalanche accidents, avalanche avoidance, avalanche survival

Improving the Interoperability and User-Friendliness of the French Snow Avalanche Information Systems

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow avalanches, risk management, information systems, data quality, information sharing, software engineering, interoperability

Compiling and Studying Professional Avalanche Worker Incident Data to Improve Worker Safety

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche safety, risk managment, decision-making errors, snowpack, weather

Practical Methods for Using Vegetation Patterns to Estimate Avalanche Frequency and Magnitude

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow avalanche path vegetation, plant species diversity, tree-ring analyses, disturbance ecology

Mapping Exposure to Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

winter trailheads, avalanche terrain exposure scale (ates), slope- to basin-scale terrain

Heading Beyond the Gates: Who is Most at Risk of Getting Involved in Avalanche Incidents Out-of-Bounds?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

out-of-bounds skiing, multidimensional risk assessment, sensation seeking scale, selfefficacy, risk communication

E.P.A.: Avalanche Permanent Survey, More Than 100 Years of Observation Updated for More Reliability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

reliability, 100 years of observation, survey

Safe Haven At Road Sides Near Avalache Prone Sites

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

road traffic, avalanches, avalanche accidents, safe area

Is Going From Snow Avalanche Analysis to Decision Making Different for Snow Scientists or Practitioners? Overview of the Two Contexts.

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow avalanche analysis, decision making, snow scientists, snow practitioners, mountain guides

Localization Map of Avalanche Phenomena (CLPA) and Collection of Eye Witness Accounts: Field Investigation Method, Biases, Alternatives and Limits, Data Quality

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

clpa, eye witness accounts, alps and pyrenees, fatalities, photographic interpretation

The ABCâ€™s (and D) of Digging: Avalanche Shoveling Distilled to the Basics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

digging, strategic shoveling, survey, burial, depth

Whatâ€™s Next for Snowmobile Specific Avalanche Education?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snowmobile, alaska avalanche information center, slope tests

American Avalanche Association Memorial List

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

volunteer capacity, rescue work

Ethics of Experimenting With People's Lives in Winter Backcountry

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

ethics, avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making

Dissemination of Avalanche Maps Around French Territory Based on Webmapping

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

webmapping, technology

On Surface Warming and Snow Instability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

surface warming, slab avalanches, dry-snow, near-surface layers

A Recipe for Widespread Persistent Deep Slab Avalanche Characteristics in Western Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

slab avalanche, fatalities, snowpack, weather conditions

Snow Variability and Validity of Snow Stability Assessment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow stability, mountain slopes, snow thickness, density, shear strength

Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, ski guiding, avalanche danger, five step method

2010 Saddle Peak Avalanche: Sidecountry Challenges, Misconceptions, and Lessons

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

cornice, facets, hard slab, slide, safety

Applied Judgement and Avalanche Information Technology

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

electronic observation recording, data storage system, methodology, technology, hazard

Characterizing Wet Slab and Glide Slab Avalanche Occurrence Along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

wet slab, going to-the-sun road, snotel site, free water, snowpack

Prediction of Slushflow Hazard Based On Data From Local Meteorological Stations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

slushflow, prediction, pressure transmitters, slushflow releases

Survey of US Avalanche Centers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

survey, avalanche centers, forecast, dissemination methods

Avalanche Warning During Military Field Exercises in Northern Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

field exercises, cold response, terrian, climate, avalanche forecasting

The Avalanche Situation in a Special Winter. Review of the 09/10 Season in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

high-pressure system, depth hoar, weak layers, fatalities

A Historical Analysis of the Stanley Avalanche Area with Implications for Predicting Road-Hit Avalanches, Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

berthoud pass, snowpack, forecast, wind patterns, precipitation

A Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, weather parameters, terrain, danger ratings

Snow Avalanche Research and Forecasting With GIS and Geospatial Sciences

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), geospatial sciences, snow pack, research

Investigation of the Wallowa Mountains Snow Avalanche Climate

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

intermountain climate, snotel stations, raws, nws

The Localization Map of Avalanche Phenomena (CLPA): Stakes and Prospects

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

cemagref, avalanche phenomena, val dâ€™isÃ©re, montroc village, onf

Key Parameters For Local Drifting Snow Events

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

blowing snow modeling, operational avalanche forecasting

Testing and Developing Methods for Avalanche Forecasting in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

forecasting, nve, snow observation data, landslide forecasting service

Some Insights Into Fracture Propagation in Weak Snowpack Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

dry snow, weak snowpack layers, fracture

Fracture Energy of Weak Snowpack Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snowpack layers, fracture, dry snow

Interaction Avalanche-Obstacle: A First Attempt of Comparison Between A Real Case Study and Numerical Simulations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

coefficients, slope, model

Wet-Snow Avalanche Interacting With a Deflecting Dam: Field Observations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

wet-snow avalanche, avalanche deflecting dam, airborne laser-scanning

An Introduction to Inflow Avalanche Dynamics Measurements Using the Snowball Device

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, dynamics, inflow measurements

Evaluation of the Failure Mode Transition in High Strength TMCP Steel Weld By Charpy Impact Test

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

high strength steel, tmcp

The Upgraded Full-Scale Avalanche Test-Site Ryggfonn, Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

test site, catching dam, runout zone, slf full-scale tests

Avalanche Accidents in the Italian Alps 1985-2009

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, danger degree, mountain professionals, rescue

Interagency Avalanche Rescue Training: Three Years of Lessons and Learning in the Mt Rose Area of Lake Tahoe, NV

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

rescue training, lake tahoe, nv

Recent Variability of Avalanche Activity and Snowfall in the Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

snow cover, hyro-electricity production, forecast, mountain ecosystem

Shoveling in the Name of Science

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, companion rescue, fitness, experience

Ten Years of Avalanche Deaths in the United States, 1999/00 to 2008/09

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche accident, avalanche fatalities, united states

A Look Back on the Avalanche Cycle in Queyras in December 2008

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

accumulation, unpredicted avalanches

The Significance of the Official Avalanche Report As Reflected in the Snow Conditions in the Area of the Planneralm (Styria - Austria)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

forecast, meteorological data, snow profiles, snow cover test

Cornice Dynamics Above Nybyen in Svalbards High Arctic Landscape

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

high arctic landscape, solar radiation, snow seasons

An Extreme Slush and Slab Avalanche Event in High Arctic Maritime Svalbard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

slushflow, snowpack, solid precipitation

Case Study: Schober Avalanche on February 28th, 2009, Styria, Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

wet snow avalanche, slab avalanche, snow drift, styrian avalanche service

Avalanche Ecology and Large Magnitude Avalanche Events â€“ Glacier National Park, Montana, usa

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

ecology, wildlife habitat, vegetation diversity, sediment transport, post-avalanche vegetation

Using Dendroecological Indicators to Produce and Avalanche Chronolgy of Penguin Slide, Chucach Range, Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

dendroecology, tree ring analysis, snow avalanche chronology

Avalanche Activity on US Highway 12

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalanche hazard, us highway 12, kooskia

Using GIS and Google Earth for the Creation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road Avalanche Atlas, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

google earth, geographic information systems (gis), glacier national park, montana, biodiversity, atlas

Patroller Down: Rescue, Documentation and Resulting Operational Changes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

rescue, the chutes, atypical snow conditions, incident form

Full-Depth Avalanches and Soil Erosion: An Experimental Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

soil physical properties, liquid and plastic limits, snow gliding, soil-snow interface

Avalanche Control: Inventory and Analysis of Preventive Triggering Methods in the World

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

preventive avalanche release, efficiency, regulations

How to Turn a Kids Bike into a Bomb Tram for Avalanche Control Work

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

avalance control, bomb trams, startzing zones

A High Resolution Approach to Defining Spatial Snow Height Distribution in Avalanche Release Zones for Dynamic Avalanche Modeling

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

high resolution, model, mass

Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

glide avalanches, cylces, hazard management, snowpack

A New System of Rapidly Installed Avalanche Barriers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 MDT

building, roads, avalanche, structure

La â€˜mort blancheâ€™ au QuÃ©bec (Canada) depuis 1825 : de la prise de conscience du pr oblÃ¨me Ã la gestion du risque

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

quebec, chic-chocs, accidents, gestion de risque, avalanche

The Challenges for Scottish Avalanche Forecasters Observing a Maritime Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

scotland, forecasting, challenges

The Avalanche Events of December 2008 in Ceresole Reale (Piedmont Western Italian Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche case study, extreme event, mapping, forest damage

The Avalanche Cycle of December 2008 in the Eastern Part of the Southern French Alps: Cross Comparison of Meteorological and Avalanche Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche cycle, case study, return period

Erfahrungen mit der Gratlawine be i Blatten, Kt. Wallis, Schweiz

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

lawinen, fallbeispiel, baulicher lawinenschutz, temporÃ¤re lawinenschutzmassnahmen, kÃ¼nstliche lawinenauslÃ¶sung

Avalanches in the Sibillini Mounts (Marche, Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

sibillini, avalanche, inhabited centers, ski touring, road, ski resort

Avalanches and Snow Mobile Traffic Around Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

high arctic, svalbard, snow avalanches, radar traffic counting

Major Avalanches in Eastern Pyrenees and North Atlantic Oscillation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanches, north atlantic oscillation, eastern pyrenees

Snow Avalanches Potential and Management of Romanian Carpathians. Case study-BÃ¢lea Glacial Valley (FÄƒgÄƒraÅŸ Massif)-Southern Carpathians

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanches potential, snow avalanche management, fagaras massif

Temperature Gradient Metamorphism is Not a Classical Coarsening Process

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

temperature gradient, metamorphism, grain growth, vapor flux

Visualization of Three-Dimensional Snow: How to Use it in Snow Education

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

microstructure, micro-ct, serial sections, surface rendering, anaglyph, replica method

Controlling Crystal Habit in a Small Scale Snowmaker

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

controlling crystal habit, growing snow crystals

Numerical Investigation of Factors Causing Near-Surface Metamorphism

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

facets, surface hoar, radiation-recrystallization, numerical analysis, monte carlo, sensitivity

In-Situ Measurements and Temporal Evolution of the Thermal Conductivity Profile of an Alpine Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

thermal conductivity, snow, heated-needle probe, crocus snowpack model

Non-Destructive Quantification of Snowpack Properties

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpacks, fmcw, electromagnetic wave systems

Snow Characterization by Optical Properties

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

optical properties, reflectance, transmittance, grain size, density

Faceted Melt Forms, a Deadly and Unpredictable Weak Layer

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, case histories, persistent weak layer, facets, faceted melt forms

Modeling Variation of Surface Hoar and Radiation Recrystallization Across a Slope

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow, metamorphism, near surface faceting, surface hoar

Spatially Predicting Surface Hoar Crystal Size in Sparse Forests Using Shading in Satellite Imagery

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

spatial variability, surface hoar, mapping, prediction, satellite imagery

Tracking Changes in Buried Melt Freeze Crusts

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

specific surface area, crust evolution, near-infrared photography, snowpack stratigraphy

Measurements of Weak Snowpack Layer Friction

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

particle image velocimetry, friction, weak layers, avalanche formation

Observations of Two Seasons of Sintering in a Mountain Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

sintering, avalanche, microscopy

Force-Controlled Shear Experiments With Snow Samples

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow mechanical properties, shear strength, acoustic emission, dry-snow slab avalanche, piv

Snow Profiling at Weissfluhjoch

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

weissfluhjoch research station, snow metamorphism, swiss ramsonde, avalanche formation, pattern recognition, avalanche warning

SPA - Snow Pack Analysing System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow density, snow water equivalent, liquid water content, in-situ measurement

Systematic Assessment of New Snow Settlement in Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

new snow, settlement, snowpack, snow harps

Aerodynamic and Surface Characteristic Length Scales of Snow Covered Flat Planes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

aerodynamic roughness length, digital image analysis, snow surface roughness, structure functions, surface characteristic length scales, turbulent boundary layer flow

Understanding Snow Transport Processes Shaping the Mountain Snow-Cover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

spatial variability, small scale wind fields, snow transport processes

Online NWP-Model Data as Boundary Conditions for Snow Drift Simulation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

open boundary conditions, optimization, boussinesq approximation, cfd

Measurements of Small Scale Spatial and Temporal Variability of Snow Depth and SWE in a Small Mountain Catchment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

spatial variability, snow water equivalent, snow depth, terrestrial laser scanner, melt rates

Analysis of Temporal and Spatial Snow Depth Changes in a Steep Rock Face

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

terrestrial laser scanning, snow depth changes, rock face, snow distribution

The Influence of Aspect on Physical and Chemical Properties of the Snow Cover in a Basin on the Monte Rosa Massif (North-Western Italian Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpack variability, topography, snow chemistry, stability

Major Element Chemistry of Inner-Alpine Snowpacks, Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

inner-alpine, nitrogen deposition, snowmelt, water quality

Automated Detection and Mapping of Rough Snow Surfaces Including Avalanche Deposits Using Airborne Optical Remote Sensing

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

remote sensing, avalanche mapping, airborne digital scanner, rapid mapping, snow surface roughness, wind modelled snowpack

Innovative Devices for the SWE Estimation at the Basin Scale: A Field Study in the Western Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow water equivalent, ground penetrating radar (gpr), time domain reflectometry (tdr), water content reflectometry (wcr), spatial variability

Sensor Web Enablement â€“ Standards and Open Source Implementations for Observation Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

weather station, sensor web enablement, open source, geographic information systems (gis), ogc, standards

Satellite Observed SCA and Gamma Distributed Snow in the HBV Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow modelling, satellite observed sca, swe, snow distribution

The Permasense Remote Monitoring Infrastructure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

permafrost, remote sensing, wireless sensors, natural hazard early warning

Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Snow Depth Observations: An Update on Technical Developments and Applications

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

terrestrial laser scanning, snow depth, avalanche dynamics, avalanche case study

High-Resolution Imaging for Environmental Monitoring Applications

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

imaging, permafrost, remote sensing, wireless camera

Snowpack Depth Modelling and Water Availability from Lidar Measurements in Eastern Pyrenees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpack depth, stepwise regression tree, lidar, geographic information systems (gis), pyrenees

Could Retrieval of Snow Layer Formation by Optical Satellite Remote Sensing Help Avalanche Forecasting? Presentation of First Results.

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, snow grain size, snow temperature, snow wetness

Snow Simulation and Forecasting Through All Norway: The Senorge Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

norway, snow modelling, snow monitoring

Snow Cover Monitoring and Modelling in the Alps Using Multi Temporal Modis Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

south tyrol, modis, snow cover, time series, climate change, modelling

Results of 50 Years of Climate Reanalysis in the French Pyrenees (1958-2008) Using the Safran and Crocus Models

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

validation, climatology, pyrenees, snow height, trend

Trends in Annual Maximum Snow Water Equivalent in South-Norway (1914 - 2008)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow water equivalent, trends, climate change, south norway

Recent Snow Cover Variations and Avalanche Activities in the Southern Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow cover variation, avalanche activity, risk

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Snow Avalanche Activity in France Over the Last 60 Winters Using Hierarchical Bayesian Change Point Models

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche occurrence, runout altitude, climate change impact, change point models

Skisim - A Tool to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Ski Season Length and Snowmaking

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

climate change, snowmaking, ski tourism, austria

Measuring the water retention curve of snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

water retention curve, water transportation, van genuchten model

Measurement of Dynamic Water-Entry Value for Dry Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

preferential flow, water-entry value, homogeneous dry snow

Numerical Modeling of Liquid Water Movement in Snow Cover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

water transport model, capillary pressure, hydraulic conductivity, numerical snowpack model

Wet Snow Diurnal Evolution and Stability Assessment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

wet snow, snow stability, water content, rutschblock test, extended column test, shovel shear test, persistent weak layer

Observations and Analysis of Two Wet-Snow Avalanche Cycles

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, wet snow, liquid water content, avalanche release

Rainonsnow Avalanches: Forecasting the Return to Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

rainonsnow, avalanches, forecasting

The Effect of Daytime Warming on Snowpack Creep

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpack creep, daytime warming, stability, field measurements, avalanche forecasting

Interpretation of Prevalent Avalanche Scenarios on the Basis of the Anticrack Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche scenarios, anticrack model, avalanche formation

Validating the Propagation Saw Test on the Slope Scale

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

fracture propagation, snowpack stability, propagation saw test, avalanche forecasting

Ãœbertragbarkeit Von Prozessen, Die in Der Schneedecke Ablaufen, Anhand Einzelner Testergebnisse

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

schwachschicht, kleiner blocktest, systematische schneedeckendiagnose, prozessdenken

Where to Dig? â€“ On Optimizing Sampling Strategy

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, snow stability test

Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

glide avalanches, rain-on-snow, snow glide

Regional Stability Evaluation With Modelled Snow Cover Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability, avalanche danger, snow cover, numerical modelling

Validation of the Snowpack Model in the Dolomites

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpack model, snow metamorphism, model validation, wind effects

The 2008-2009 Exceptional Snowfalls in the Italian Alpa: Threshold Sum Approach and Analysis of the SNOWPACK Model Stability Indices

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability evaluation, snowpack stratigraphy, snowpack model

Snow and Avalanche: The Influence of Forest on Snowpack Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

forest, snow, avalanches, protective function

Comparison of Shock Waves Provoked by Various Artificial Avalanche Release Techniques, and of their Effects on the Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

artificial release, gas explosion, aerial overpressure

Avalanche Triggering by Sound: Myth and Truth

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche release, explosive control

Fracture Line Profiles in Japan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snowpack stratigraphy, weak layer, structural weakness, snow climate, avalanche forecasting

Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche risk, backcountry skiing, comparative risk, skier-triggering, regional avalanche danger

Use of the Models Safran-Crocus-Mepra in Operational Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, modelling, avalanche hazard

Styrian Avalanche Service â€“ Danger Scale 5 â€“ More than 200 Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche warning service styria, danger scale

The Lower Austria Avalanche Warning Service - The Youngest in the Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche warning service, alps

Early Warnings for Extreme Snowfall in the Swiss Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

weather forecast, extreme snowfall, avalanche forecast, safety

Integration of the Snowdrift Modeling into the French Operational Chain for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

blowing snow modeling, operational avalanche forecasting

A New Iconographic Avalanche Bulletin for the Catalan Pyrenees: A Beginning for a Future Avalanche Forecasting Database

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, icons, users, forecast database

Estimating the Forecasting Success of Artificially Triggering of Avalanches with the Combination of Cluster and Discriminant Analysis

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis

Regional Avalanche Warning in Norway, a New Concept for a Large Country

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche warning, norway, regional warning

Evolving Public Uses and the General Avalanche Forecast

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche hazard forecast, extreme terrain, avalanche awareness

The Seismic Detection of Avalanches: An Information Tool for the Avalanche Forecaster

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche activity, seismic detection of avalanches

Avaluation: Estimating the Economic Value of the Avalanche Bulletin

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, contingent valuation, willingness-to-pay, value of statistical life

Avalanche Patterns as Aid in Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche pattern, avalanche forecasting, decision making

Mobile Information Systems for Avalanche Topics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

mobile information system, avalanche education, mlearning, avalanche information

In Situ and Photogrammetric Measurements of Avalanche Crown Transects

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

photogrammetry, crowns, power laws, distributions

Wireless Sensors as a Tool to Explore Avalanche Internal Dynamics: Experiments at the Weissfluhjoch Snow Chute

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanches, wireless sensor networks, accelerometers, snow chute, avalanche dynamics

A-b Model: Can We Learn More From the Statistical Avalanche Model With Respect to the Dynamical Behavior of Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, statistical model, observations

Clpa â€“ Reflection on the Quality of the Testimonies Collected During a Field Investigation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, testimony, witness, uncertainties, interview

First Experiences in Applying the Swiss â€˜Guideline to Account for Avalanche Hazard of Ropeways in Ski Areasâ€™

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche protection, avalanche defence, snow pressure, ropeway

Fundamental Studies on Applications of MPS Method for Computing Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, numerical simulation, bingham fluid, mps, lagrange simulation

French Avalanche Research: Experimental Test Sites

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, experimental test site, full-scale, small-scale

Analyzing the Environmental Effects on the Danger of Avalanches Using Geoinformation Technology

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), meteorological analysis, weather stations, raster model, avalanche bulletins

Snow and Weather Conditions Study for the Avalanches on the Lautaret Pass Road (French Alps)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanches, lautaret pass road, snow and weather conditions, climatology, expert rules

Documentation and Analysis of Avalanche Events

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche documentation, avalanche analysis, avalanche type

Comparison and Complementarities of Avalanche Pressure Measurements: Piezo-Electric Load Cells and Deformation Based Pressure Deconvolution

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

impact pressure, piezo-electric load cells, gage-cantilever load sensor, deconvolution

Dynamic Avalanche Modeling in Natural Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, dynamics, modeling, natural terrain, curvature

The Solid Ortho-Image: A New Tool to Identify Avalanche Terrains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

image analysis, land planning, avalanche hazard, geographic information systems (gis)

Detecting Snow Avalanches With Seismic Stations in North-East Italy: First Results of Dataset Analysis

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow cover, avalanche, artificial avalanche, seismic station, spectra

Using LIDAR (Light Distancing and Ranging) Data to More Accurately Describe Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

lidar, geographic information systems (gis), geographic information systems (gis)

Identification of Areas Potentially Affected by Extreme Snow Avalanche Combining Expert Rules, Flow-Routing Algorithms and Statistical Analysis

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, hazard mapping, grass geographic information systems (gis), flow-routing algorithm, run-out angle

Automatised Range-Gated Doppler Radar Measurements of a Spontaneously Released Avalanche at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne Test Site

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, radar measurements, spontaneous avalanche

Scaled Laboratory Experiments on the Evolution of Fluidised Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

scaled avalanche experiments, snow net, breaking obstacle

Statistical Avalanche Run-Out Modelling Using GIS on Selected Slopes of Western Tatras National Park, Slovakia

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanches, geographic information systems (gis), run-out modelling, western tatras

Definition of Hazard Zones for Dense Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

dense snow avalanche, granular rheology, hazard zoning

High-Speed Video Recording in Snow Chute Experiments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, high-speed video recording, snow rheology, chute experiments, pattern matching algorithm

Using High Resolution LiDAR Data to Estimate Potential Avalanche Release Areas on the Example of Polish Mountain Regions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, potential release areas, geographic information systems (gis), lidar, als data, avalanche mapping

Discrete Element Modelling to Compute Drag Coefficients of Obstacles Impacted by Granular Flows

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

granular flow, discrete element, obstacle, drag coefficient

Regional Methods for Snow Avalanche Prediction: The Case of Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche hazard, regional methods, long term simulation, italian alps

The Current State of Avalanche Risk Analysis and Hazard Mapping in Uzbekistan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

potential danger territories, avalanche risk, avalanche hazard mapping

Experiences in Avalanche Assessment With the Powder Snow Avalanche Model Samosat

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche simulation, samosat, model calibration, avalanche case studies

Avalanche Simulation With SAMOS-AT

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, simulation, dense flow avalanches, powder avalanches

Using AVAL-1D to Simulate Avalanches in Eastern Pyrenees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

hazard mapping, aval-1d, pyrenees, friction parameters

2D Modelling of Icelandic Snow Avalanches for Hazard Zoning

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche modelling, two-dimensional run-out index, hazard zoning

Evolution of Avalanche Risk Reduction on the Alaska Railroad

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

railroad, ahi, risk, calculations

Protect â€“ A Swiss Approach to the Assessment of the Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

mitigation measure, hazard map, avalanche defence, risk management

Actions of Snow Avalanches on a Snow Shed

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

experiments, snow avalanche, granular flow, impact stresses

Investigation on the Effectiveness of the Catch-Fence â€œSnowcatcherâ€ as Avalanche Protection System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche protective structure, snow net system, force measurements

Total Safety in Mountain Passes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche protection, avalanche control

Web-Based Tool to Support Local Avalanche Services With Hazard Evaluation and Documentation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

local avalanche service, avalanche protection, avalanche danger evaluation, hazard estimation, documentation

Evaluation of Avalanche Warning Strategies for Traffic Routes Using Signal Detection Theory

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

signal detection theory, statistical performance measures, diagnostic ability, avalanche warning services (aws)

Avalanche Risk in a Changing Climate Development of a Landslide and Avalanche Risk Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

climate change, landslide and avalanche frequency, acceptable risk level

Experiences on a Storm Causing Avalanche Cycles in South-West Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

orographic precipitation, road administration, storm cycle, case study

Artificial Avalanche Release Above Settlements

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche protection, avalanche control by explosives, temporary protection measures

Handling of Avalanche Risk for the â€œBonaiguaâ€ and â€œBeretâ€ Roads, Aran Valley, Spain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

pyrenees, avalanche forecasting, mitigation

Three Years Snownet Project Hafelekar/ Innsbruck

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

flexible avalanche protection, snow net systems, instrumentation, force monitoring, anchor tests, corrosion of wire ropes

Finite Element Models and Sensitivity Analysis of the Vulnerability of an Avalanche Protection Gallery

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche protection gallery, finite element model, probabilistic sensitivity study

Avalanche Protection for Construction Site

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, prevention, artificial release, working site, avalanche blasting

10 Jahre Erfahrung Mit Dem Wyssen Lawinen-Sprengmast

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

sprengmast, wyssen, schweiz, uberschneesprengung

Avalanche Education As Public Service

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche gear, judgment, risk management, avalanche strategies

Weiterentwicklung Der Strategischen Lawinenkunde - Ein Diskussionsbeitrag

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

klassische lawinenkunde, reduktionsmethode, risikopotential, unfallhÃ¤ufigkeit, risiko

Information Value of the Avalanche Bulletin for Snowsports

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, pictograms, ski touring study

Intuition, Recognition and Patterns â€“ Decision-Making by Mountain Guides in Avalanche Situations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

naturalistic decision making, critical decision method, recognition primed decisions, intuition, avalanche risk management

Trend Analysis of Canadian Avalanche Accidents: The Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card Has Not Reduced the Number of Accidents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avaluator, obvious clues, avalanche accident trends, avalanche fatalities

Pitfalls in the Analyses of Accident Records: The Meaning of Missing Values

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avaluator, obvious clues, accident records, missing values, avalanche prevention

Avaluator's Obvious Clues Prevention Values are Inflated: Evidence from Canadian Avalanche Accidents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avaluator, obvious clues, risk reduction, missing values

On Superiority of Simple Solutions to Complex Problems and Other Fairy Tales

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avaluator, obvious clues, simple solutions, complex problems, avalanche avoidance

Avalanche Hazard and Visitor Numbers- A Study in Lochaber, Scotland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche forecast, decision making process, scotland, mountain visitor numbers

Apprehension of Avalanche Risk and Decision Making Process in a Mediumhigh Mountain Range. The Case of the Vosges (France)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, sluff, vulnerability, decision-making, medium-high mountain, representation

Promotion of Secure Mountain Exploration by the Anna Pasek Foundation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche education, alpine training base, anna pasek

Safety is Freedom

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche, off-piste, awareness, education, safety

Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents: Evolution and Interventions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, human factor, human error, education, decision making

How Do Leadership Styles Cope With the Impact of Human Factors in Decision Making in Risky Terrain?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

leadership, human factors, risk, decision-making, training, gender

Practical Risk Assessment and Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain. An Overview of Concepts and Tools in Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk assessment, decision making

Rules, Knowledge, Distance and Intuition - The Development of Risk Management Skills for Decision-Making in Avalanche Situations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche education, naturalistic decision making, recognition and patterns, intuition, risk management

Iron Man, The Steel Crash Test Dummy, Measures Forces in an Avalanche

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

Will A Guest Ever Be Able To Save Your Life?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

companion rescue, avalanche rescue, search systems, avalanche rescue technology, rescue training

Searching in Parallel: Taking Advantage of Multiple Searchers in Transceiver Rescues

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

searching in parallel, searching in series, avalanche transceivers, avalanche beacons, multiple burials, probing, shovelling

Avalanche Scenario with Double Burial the Effectiveness of Different Rescue Equipment, Specific Operational Methods and Their Benefits for Companion Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

triple antenna beacons with marking function, beacons without marking function, three circle method, electronic probe, micro strip searching

Updating and Expansion of a Field Study to Optimize the Search Strip Width of Avalanche Beacons

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, useful range, dgps, search strip width

1985 â€“ 2009 Twenty-Five Years of Avalanche Accidents in Italy

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, danger degree, mountain professional, rescue

La SÃ©curite Des Pistes en France: Les Services Des Pistes; Les Accidents dÃ© Avalanches Chez Les Pisteurs Secouristes, Perspectives et Evolutions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

pisteurs-secouristes, dÃ©clenchement prÃ©ventif des avalanches, sacs airbags

Spatial Variations in Snowslope Stability: Insights from Observations During Active Control on the Milford Road, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:09:00 MDT

milford road, spatial variations, snowslope stability

Comparing Fracture Propagation Tests and Relating Test Results to Snowpack Characteristics

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

fracture propagation, snowpack stability test, extended column test, propagation saw test, avalanche forecasting, snowpack properties

Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

slab avalanche, snow stability, stability evaluation, skier triggering, pyrenees

Comparison of Different Snow Stability Tests Including the Extended Column Test

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, stability test, avalanche forecasting

The Extended Column Test: Test Effectiveness, Spatial Variability, and Comparison with the Propagation Saw Test

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

ect, extended column test, fracture propagation, stability evaluation, avalanches

Predictions of the Propagation Saw Test: Comparisons with Other Instability Tests at Skier Tested Slopes

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

propagation propensity, field test, instability assessment, snowpack properties, forecasting

The Effect of Snowpack Warming on the Stress Bulb Below a Skier

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack stability, snowpack warming, avalanche forecasting, skier stress, skier triggering

Mixed Effect and Spatial Correlation Models for Analyzing a Regional Spatial Dataset

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

mixed models, random effects, spatially dependent models, bridger mountains, stability tests

Estimating Rutschblock Stability from Snowmicropen Measurements

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack stability, rutschblock, micro penetrometer, mechanical properties, avalanche forecasting

Investigations on Snow Hardness as a Measure to Determine Shear Strength

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow hardness, shear strength, snow density

Shoveling Education at Work: A Case Study. Success Story on Mt. Proctor, BC

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

shovels, probes, transceivers, strategic shoveling, avalanche rescue, excavation

Making the News: Using the Media for Avalanche Safety

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

education, safety

The Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card: Facts, Fictions, and Controversies

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

risk, avalanche education, decision making

Evaluating the Avaluator - First Reflections on the Canadian Decision Aid

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avaluator, decision-making, education, evaluation

A Lifetime of Learning in the Winter of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

persistent weak layer, decision-making, variability

December 2nd, 2007 Avalanche Event in Washington State

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

washington, avalanche, accident fatality, extreme hazard

Guidelines for Avalanche Control Services: Organization, Hazard Assessment and Documentation - An Example from Switzerland

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, avalanche protection, risk management

Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Awareness: Assessment, Current Practices, and Future Management

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, resort operations, education, risk management

Human Risk Factors in Avalanche Incidents

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

risk, attitude, injury prevention, training, perception, avalanche

Youth Avalanche Education Program

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, youth, school programs

Is it Safe? An Educational Poster Developed by Grade School Students for their Peers

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, safety, education

A Multiple Snow Layer Model Including a Parameterization of Vertical Water Channel Process in Snowpack

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

preferential flow, water channel, parameterization, multiple snow layer model

AK Block Project Status Update 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow stability tests, block tests, sized-block, ak block, rutschblock

2007 Winter Avalanches on the Kemano Kitimat Powerline

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche control, mitigation, return period

The Importance of Micro-Scale Avalanche Forecasting in Mount Washington's Tuckerman and Huntington Ravines

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

micro-scale, avalanche, forecasting, mount washington, tuckerman, huntington

Guidelines for Forecasting Snow Avalanches on the Milford Road, New Zealand

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, forecasting

Chinook Pass: 25 Years On

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

forecasting, avalanche control, highways

Operational Highway Avalanche Forecasting Using the Infrasonic Avalanche Detection System

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, infrasound, avalanche forecasting

Challenges in Forecasting, Chile 2005

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

mining, forecasting, avalauncher

Analysis of High Arctic Snow Properties at Svalbard in Light of Thermal Gradient Triggered Avalanches

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

arctic, temperature gradient, permafrost, slab avalanche

Avalanche Crown Depth Distributions

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

power laws, statistical distributions, extreme value theory, scaling

Determining the Critical New Snow Depth for a Destructive Avalanche by Considering the Return Period

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, snow stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting

On Wet Slab Mechanics and Yellow Snow: A Practitioner's Observations

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

A Solar Warming Model (Swarm) to Estimate Diurnal Changes in Near-Surface Snowpack Temperatures for Back-Country Avalanche Forecasting

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

solar radiation, short wave radiation, near-surface warming, surface energy balance, snowpack temperatures, avalanche forecasting

Deep Slab Instability Characterizing the Phenomena - Part 1

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab avalanches, avalanche database search

Avalanche Protection for Rosa Khutor

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, ski area, mitigation, winter olympics

Opening the Mt. Rose Chutes: Transformation of a Control Program from Road Protection to Skier Protection

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

history, the chutes, control

Bootpacking and Systematic Application of Explosives: Shear Plane Disruption Technique in the Continental Climate

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

boot packing, shear plane disruption, strategic application of explosives

Development of an Helicopter-Borne Gas Device for Avalanche Preventive Release

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

preventive avalanche release, helicopter, gas device

Development of the Technology to Induce an Artificial Avalanche for the Wet Snow Layer

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

artificial avalanche, explosive detonation, cornice

A Practical Use of Historical Data to Mitigate Worker Exposure to Avalanche Hazard

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mitigation, historical database, geographic information systems (gis)

Deep Slab Instability, Decision Making, and Consequences: A Case Study

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

deep slab instability, human factors

Snow Doughnuts, Beacon Checkers, Blaster Trailers and Other Low Cost Tools from the Field

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow doughnut, blast trailer, safety, public

Observing and Forecasting Snow Surface Temperatures for Nordic Ski Race Courses at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow surface temperature, snow, thermal mapping, 2010 olympics

Recent Observations of Snow Metamorphism and Microstructure

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, snow metamorphism, snow microstructure, snow properties

Quantifying Changes in Weak Layer Microstructure Associated with Loading Events

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

microstructure, stability, loading event, snow micropen

Laboratory Simulations of Radiation-Recrystallization Events in Southwest Montana

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

near-surface facets, radiation recrystallization, heat-transfer model, snow micropen

Near-Surface Faceting on South Aspects in Southwest Montana

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

near-surface facets, radiation recrystallization, temperature gradients, southerly aspects, avalanche forecasting

Slope Scale Spatial Variability Across Time and Space: Comparison of Results from Continental and Maritime Climates

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

spatial variability, temporal variability, fracture initiation, fracture propagation

Wet Slab Instability at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

wet slab instability, volumetric water content

Observation and Modeling of Buried Melt-Freeze Crust

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stratigraphy, snowpack modeling

Water Movement and Capillary Barriers in a Stratified and Inclined Snowpack

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Deriving Spatial Stability Variations from Penetration Resistance Measurements

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow mechanical properties, snow stability, avalanche formation, spatial variability, geostatistics

Predicting the Fracture Character of Potential Weak Layers in Penetrometer Signals

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow penetrometer, fracture character, snowpack stratigraphy, avalanche forecasting, snowpack properties, snow hardness

Modeling Short Wave Radiation Penetration into the Snowpack: What Can We Learn From Near-Surface Snow Temperatures?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow-cover modeling, short wave radiation, near-surface snow temperature

A Case Study in Avalanche Risk Tolerance in Two Transmission Lines: 1) Colorado, USA and 2) Eastern Iceland

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, transmission lines, risk tolerance

Avalanche Hazard Investigations, Zoning, and Ordinances, Utah, Part 2

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche zoning, ordinance, governmental approvals, utah

Avalanche Hazard, Danger and Risk - A Practical Explanation

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

risk, hazard, danger, probability, consequence, exposure

Can Field Observations be Combined Systematically With the Regional Danger Rating to Estimate the Local Avalanche Danger?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack tests, field observations, classification trees, avalanche danger, scale issues

Trauma as a Cause of Death in Western Canadian Avalanches: A 21 Year Review

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Terrain and Traumatic Injury in US Avalanche Accidents

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, trauma, rescue, education, risk management

Field Study on Fracture Propagation in Weak Snowpack Layers

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche release, fracture mechanics, fracture propagation

Anticracks: A New Theory of Fracture Initiation and Fracture Propagation in Snow

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

fracture, anticrack, packing order

Validation of the Propagation Saw Test Near Whumpfs and Avalanches

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

propagation propensity, field test, instability assessment, snowpack properties, forecasting

Slab Fracture at 1900 Frames Per Second-Experimental Methods

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

fracture mechanics, high speed photography

Avalanche Fracture Mechanics Results for Practitioners

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Extended Column Test Results During Surface Warming: Does Surface Warming Affect Fracture Propagation Potential?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

extended column test, pst, propagation saw test, fracture propagation

Specialized Multiple Burial Techniques: Reality Versus Myth. The European Perspective

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Multiple Burial Beacon Searches with Marking Functions

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, transceiver, marking, multiple burial, signal overlap

A Systematic Approach to Optimize Avalanche Beacon Design for Minimum Search Time

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, safety, multi-burial

New Definition of the Useful Range Using a Reliable, Accurate, and Reproducible Test Procedure with Practical Relevance - Running a Field Test Tracked by a DGPS

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, useful range, dgps, field study, coupling position, search strip width

Digging Deeper: Uncovering the Real Issues in North American Multiple Burials

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacon, transceiver, avalanche education, multiple burial, shoveling, excavation

Remote Reverse Triage in Avalanche Rescue

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Avalanche Survival Strategies for Different Parts of a Flowing Avalanche

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche survival strategies, avalanche rescue, avalanche dynamics

Time to Change Rescue Attitudes for a New Generation

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, attitudes, communication, travel, search technology, emergency care

Westerly Wind Bursts Affect Avalanche Cycles

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

westerly wind bursts, mid-latitude, avalanche cycles

Atmospheric Patterns Leading Major Avalanche Episodes in the Eastern Pyrenees and Estimating Occurrence

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

major avalanches, atmospheric patterns, principal-component analysis, pyrenees

Helicopter-Based Microwave Radar Measurements in Alpine Terrain

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow instrumentation, snow remote sensing, radar, spatial variability

Next Level for Snow Pack Monitoring in Real-Time Using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Technology

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

The Avalanche Dummy - Development and Testing of a System to Measure Loads and Forces Experienced by an Avalanche Victim, Using an Automotive Crash Test Dummy

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, crash dummy, human injury, force measurement

On Snow Avalanche Flow Regimes: Inferences from Observations and Measurements

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, flow regimes, observations, measurements

Snow Science as Curriculum in a 5th Grade Classroom

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, snow science, science education, inquiry-based education

Snow Cream: A Review of Best Practices and Call for the Establishment of a Permanent Research Program

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

dessert, thermodynamics, snow crystals

Avalanche Disasters in the Historic Record; A Survey of Cultural Attitudes in Western Civilization

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, human factors

Avalanche Hazard Mapping for Snowmobiles and Other Winter Trail Users

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mapping, snowmobile trails, geographic information systems (gis)

Interrelationships and Interactions Between Helicopter Skiing, Forests and the Forestry Industry in British Columbia, Canada

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

forest, forestry, helicopter skiing, british columbia, avalanche

Avalanche Fatalities in California's Sierra Nevada, Winters 1987-2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche fatality, avalanche death

The Role of Intuition in the Decision Process of Ski Guides

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

decision making, intuition, expertise, confidence

The Avaluator's Obvious Clues Accident Prevention Values: Are They Replicable?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

risk, avalanche prevention, decision making

Wisegoat: A Community Based Knowledge Sharing for a Canadian Backcountry User Group

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education

Avalanche Education Based on the Information-Sharing Concept at Japan Avalanche Network

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche bulletin, backcountry users

Avalanche Data: To Share or Not to Share?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

database, share, knowledge, software

The V-Shaped Snow Conveyor-Belt

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

rescue, efficient rescue, companion rescue, excavation strategy, snow conveyor

The 2008 International Classification of Seasonal Snow on the Ground

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, snow classification, snow cover, snow metamorphism, snow properties, snow stratigraphy

The Efficiency of Companion Rescuers with Minimal Training

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

companion rescue, avalanche rescue, search systems, avalanche rescue technology, rescue training

White Risk Instructor - A Presentation Tool for Avalanche Educators

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk, white risk, didactics, teaching, presentation

Snow Science in a Secondary School Physics Curriculum

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

education, physics, avalanche awareness, curriculum and instruction

Fonnbu, A New (Old) Platform for Snow and Avalanche Research

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

field research, research platform, norway, avalanche, snow

Emergency Medical Training of Avalanche Professionals: Raising the Standards for Remote Care in Canada

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

emergency medical training, avalanche rescue, remote medicine, pre-hospital training, avalanche professional training, first aid

The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale in Alaska

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

education, terrain

Virtual Reality in Mountain Survival

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

education, survival

Alaskasnow: A Practitioners

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

valdez chugach region network, avalanche safety, online data sharing

Evaluating the Importance of Crystal-Type on New Snow Instability: A Strength vs. Stress Approach Using the SNOSS Model

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

crystal-type, shear strength, densification, direct action avalanche, stability

The Relationship Between Wind Direction and Patterns of Natural Avalanche Activity at Gothic, Colorado

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, awareness

Verification of Statistical Avalanche Forecasting Based on Numerical Weather Prediction Inputs

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, numerical weather forecasting, nearest neighbours

Developments in Avalanche Forecasting and Other Prevention Measures and their Potential Effects on Avalanche Fatalities

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

prevention, avalanche forecasting, avalanche fatalities

Nine Avalanche Fatalities from 2 December 2007 to 4 January 2008 in the Washington Cascades

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, statistics, cascades

Toward an Integration of a Snowdrift Modelling in the Operational Avalanche Forecast

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow, modeling, operational avalanche forecasting

Generation Condition of the Full-Depth Avalanche Out of the Data of Occurrence for Five Consecutive Years at Shibahara, Niigata Prefecture of Japan

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

full-depth avalanche, wet snow, generation condition of avalanche

GIS Aided Avalanche Warning in Norway

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, geographic information systems (gis), internet

Avalanche Characterization for Regional Forecasting

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, roads

Geowax.net (Geographic Weather and Avalanche Explorer), An Extension to ArcGIS 9.2

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, geographic information systems (gis), nearest neighbors, kml

A New Approach to Data Visualization for Avalanche Forecasting

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, visualization, decision support

Mountaineer-Oriented Local Avalanche Forecasting System in a Graphical Format in the Aran Valley (Eastern Pyrenees)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

local avalanche forecast, graphic representation, pyrenees, traffic lights

Combining Wind Field Modelling with Spatial Snow Depth Measurements for Avalanche Forecast Purpose

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

terrestrial laser scanning, snow depth, wind field modeling, snow cover

Sliding into Spring: Understanding Glide Slab Avalanches in Glacier National Park, Montana

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

glide avalanches, avalanche forecasting, glacier national park

Statistical Assessment of Regional Avalanche Danger Using Parameters from the Snow Cover Model Snowpack

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, numerical simulation, snow cover model, snow cover stability, nearest neighbor, feature selection, genetic algorithm

On the Predictability of Snow Avalanches

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting, risk management

Avalanche Forecasting Matrix

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, contributory factor analysis, avalanche danger

Rockface Glide Avalanche Detection

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche detection, glide avalanche, forecasting

Experimental Study of Short-Term Loading Influence on Snow Shear Strength

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, seismicity, shear strength, avalanche

Calculation of Dense Snow Avalanches in Three-Dimensional Terrain with the Numerical Simulation Program Ramms

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, dynamics, modeling, numerical simulation, hazard mapping

Probabilistic Calibration of Avalanche Block Models

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

probabilistic avalanche modeling, bayesian modeling, calibration, prior knowledge, stochastic framework

Application and Limitations of Dynamic Models for Snow Avalanche Hazard Mapping

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, hazard mapping, runout, dynamic model, uncertainty, friction coefficients

The Role of Kinetic Friction in Avalanche Fracture Propagation

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, friction

Snow Avalanche Pressure on Obstacles

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, pressure, mapping

Avalanche Frequency and Magnitude: Using Power-Law Exponents to Investigate Snow Avalanche Size Proportions through Time and Space

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

power-law exponent, snow avalanche size proportions, frequency and magnitude

The Effect of Changing Slab Thickness on Fracture Propagation

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

ect, extended column test, pst, propagation saw test, fracture propagation

The Avalanche Disaster of GaltÃ¼r in 1999 - The Rescue Operation, Analyses with Recalculation and Countermeasures

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, size, recreationalists, killed, injured

Limitations and Possibilities: Usage of the Avalanche Simulation Model Samosat in the Planning of Dams

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, dynamics

Does Size Matter? A Comparison of Avalanche Dimensions for Recreationalists Injured/Killed or Not Injured/Killed

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, size, recreationalists, killed, injured

Recent Trends and Prevention Strategies for Avalanche and Snow Immersion Risk at U.S. and B.C. Ski Areas

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow immersion, avalanche fatalities, narsid, ski area, risk management

Avalanche Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment in Iceland

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk, hazard mapping, individual risk, iceland, risk assessment, acceptable risk

Values at Risk Due to Avalanche and Rock Fall Hazard in Norway

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, hazard, risk, danger

Risk and Avalanche Rescue

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

risk assessment, risk management, rescue simulation, rescuer safety, acceptable risk

High Arctic Avalanche Monitoring in Maritime Svalbard

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring and mapping, meteorological observations, high arctic avalanche climate, snowpit study

Hazard Levels Warning for Avalanche Danger on Dwellings Proposal

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, hazard, level, warning, dwelling

Snow Avalanche Path Ecology: Examples from the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche path vegetation, plant species diversity, tree-ring analyses, disturbance ecology

Gmon, A New Sensor for Snow Water Equivalent Via Gamma Monitoring

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow water equivalent, sensor, natural ground gamma radiation

The SM4 Snowpack Temperature and Snow Depth Sensor

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth sensor, avalanche monitoring, snowpack temperature

Photography of Snow Grains in the Field

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow grains, photography method, collimate method, field observation

Avalanche Beacons: Ensuring Interoperability and Backward Compatibility

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, beacon, transceiver, compatibility, interoperability

A Distributed In Situ Measurement System for Snow Water Equivalence

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

radiation, insitu, snow water, terrain

Impact Pressure Estimation of an Avalanche on a Structure as Deduced from Inverse Analysis and Monte Carlo Sensitivity Simulations

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, impact pressure, inverse analysis, error analysis, monte carlo simulations

Avalanche Threats and Mitigation Measures in Canada

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, threatened activity, mitigation, inventory

Avalauncher Targeting

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalauncher, targeting, gas launched projectiles, avalanche mitigation

Passive Avalanche Defense for a Domestic Transportation Application: The Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, hazard, mitigation, passive, snow bridge

A Basic Study on Technology of Inducing Artificial Avalanche by Explosive Detonation Inside the Snowpack

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

explosives, artificial avalanche, wet snow, full depth avalanche

New Technical Guideline on Snow Supporting Structures in Avalanche Starting Zones

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche protection, snow supporting structure, snow pressure

Tram Improvements on Snoqualmie Pass

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

tram, carrier, cable, belay

Rationale and Models for Transition of Management of Avalanche Rescues from the Three Stage Model to the Incident Command System

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, nims, incident command system (ics), three stage rescue plan

Impact of Advanced (Electronic) Technologies Used in Avalanche Probes

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

pinpointing, probing, shovelling, avalanche transceiver, companion rescue, art

Numerical Simulation of the Survival Chance Optimzied Search Strip Width

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche rescue, numerical simulation

New Trends of Avalanche Accidents in Backcountry Terrain in Switzerland

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche danger degree, avalanche rescue, backcountry

Keeping the Tools Sharp: Case Study of Four Avalanche Fatalities During the Snow Season 05-06 in Alaska

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

alaska, organized avalanche rescue, avalanche training, avalanche incident case studies, avalanche fatalities

Are We Ready? A Review of Western Canadian Hospital Resuscitation Capability in Response to Avalanche Victims

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, avalanche victim resuscitation, hypothermia, pre-hospital trauma, trauma resuscitation, cardiopulmonary bypass rewarming

Improving K-9 Avalanche Team Performance in Backcountry Missions: A Collaborative Approach Between Ski Patrol and K-9 (SAR) Teams

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

k-9 search and rescue, search and rescue dogs, avalanche dogs, avalanche deployment, high altitude rescue dogs

Sidecountry Rescue - Who is Responsible?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

sidecountry, off-piste, open boundaries, rescue

Development of a Compact MRI System in Cold Room for Imaging of Structure of Snow and Ice

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

compact mri, microstructure, cold room

Study on Snow Type Quantification by Using Specific Surface Area and Intrinsic Permeability

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow type, permeability, specific surface area

Shear Strength and Snowpack Stability Trends in Non-Persistant Weak Layers

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

shear strength, snow stability, avalanche forecasting, non-persistent weak layers

Spatial Variability of Snow Characteristics and Snow Stability

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanches, snow variability, stability assessment

Wind Effect on Snow Over Arctic Sea-Ice: Evaluation of a Sea-Ice / Snow / Blowing Snow Model System

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

piektuk, sntherm, sheba, blowing snow, sea ice

40 Years of Snow Physics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria: An Overview of Basic Studies, Development of Instruments and Results

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties, snow texture

Methods of Photographing Snow Crystals

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow crystals, macrophotography, microphotography

Variability and Consistency in Select Colorado Snowcourses

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snowcourses, colorado, swe, depth, coefficient of variation

Into the Belly of the Beast (Snow Depth Across Starting Zones Measured with Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow depth, fmcw radar, starting zone

Implementation of Depth Hoar Factor into the Snowpack Model

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snowpack model, faceted crystals, rounded grains, shear strength

A Micro-Structural Approach to Snow Metamorphism: Computed Tomography Experiments and Numerical Simulations

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow, metamorphism, micro-tomography, numerical modeling

Vertical Profiles of Mass Flux for Different Particle Diameters in Drifting Snow Over Hard Snow Surfaces

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, wind-tunnel experiment, saltation, mass flux, snow cover

Potential Impacts of Climate Change for Western U.S. Ski Areas: Adaptation and Sustainability in the 21st Century

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

climate change, snow, aspen, park city, ski areas, general circulation models

Snow Slope Stability Modeling of Direct-Action Avalanches in a Continental Climate: Red Mountain Pass, Colorado

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow stability, snowpack modeling, avalanche forecasting

Inputs for Blowing Snow Numerical Model: In Situ Measurement Are Still Needed

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

blowing snow, field measurements

Study of Network Image of a Snowpack Microstructure for Quantification Using a Morphorometrical Method

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow structure, morphometry, structural classification, structure parameters, mri

The First Wetting of Snow: Micro-Structural Hardness Measurements Using a Snow Micro Penetrometer

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

wet snow, water flow, liquid water content, micro-structural hardness, mechanical properties

Snowpack Stratifictaion Variability In Pir Panjal Range (India)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

avalanche, snow model, variability

Ice Chromatography, A New Physicochemical Approach to Water-Ice Surface

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

water-ice particle, ice/liquid interface, hydrogen-bonding adsorption, quasi-liquid layer

Micro Structural Snowpack Parameters Associated with Fracture Character in Compression Tests

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow microstructure, snow mechanical properties, snow stability evaluation, stability test

Character of Naturally Triggered Avalanches and Cornice Failures

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow stability, avalanche, cornice, avalanche trigger

Precipitation in Svarfadardalur Region, North-Iceland

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

precipitation, complex terrain, iceland, svarfa

A Study of Snow Climates in the Japan Alps

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

snow climate, japan alps, snow-pack structure, snow grain type, weak layer

Enso and Avalanche Fatalities: Is there a Correlation?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

weather, snowpack evolution, avalanche fatality, snowpack structure, character of the winter

Flood Fight : The Pineapple Express and Flooding in Western Washington

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

flooding, pineapple express, western washington, atmospheric river

Development of a Model for Water and Heat Exchange Between the Atmosphere and a Water Body

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

liquid water-ice-snow system, enthalpy model, convective mixing, model validation

American Avalanche Association Memorial List

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

safety, avalanche

Slab Avalanches at Mt. Kamihorokamettoku in Hokkaido in November 2007: Report of New Avalanche Research Team in Hokkaido Branch of JSSI

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 MDT

slab avalanche, depth hoar, mt kamihorokamettoku, hokkaido branch of jssi

Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, USA: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park

Minimizing â€œFalse-Stableâ€ Stability Test Results: Why Digging More Snowpits is a Good Idea

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, stability tests, false-stable conditions

Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow stability, fracture, whumpf, avalanche release, avalanche forecasting

Fatal Avalanche Accidents and Forecasted Danger Levels: Patterns in the United States, Canada, Switzerland and France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche danger, avalanche forecasting

Spatial Variability -- So What?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

radiation, wind, forecasting, snow stability

The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

stability test, avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, fracture propagation

Relating Wet Loose Snow Avalanching to Surficial Shear Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

wet snow, shear strength, wet avalanche

The History of ISSW and the ISSW Steering Committee

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

issw, history, steering committee, future

Surface Hoar Growth from Valley Clouds

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

surface hoar, stratus cloud, snowpack stratigraphy, snow slab avalanches

Shear Strength of Natural and Artificial Depth Hoar Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

shear strength, depth hoar, avalanche occurrence

Evolving Shear Strength, Stability and Snowpack Properties in Storm Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

non-persistent weak layers, storm snow, shear strength, stability indices

The Microstructual Effects of Kinetic Growth Metamorphism in a Layered Snow Structure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow microstructure, kinetic growth metamorphism, facets near crusts

Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a â€œUniformâ€ Slope

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

shear strength, snow stratigraphy, snow microstructure, slope uniformity

Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow stability, fracture, whumpf, avalanche release, avalanche forecasting

Predicting Snow Cover Stability with the Snow Cover Model Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow cover modelling, snow stability evaluation, numerical simulation

Spatial Clusters of Slab Stability and Snowpack Properties Within Avalanche Start Zones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche start zones, clustering, snowpack stratigraphy, avalanche forecasting

Avalanche Forecasting in a Heavy Snowfall Area Using the Snowpack Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snowpack model, avalanche forecasting, heavy snow, stability index

Measurements and Analysis of Full-Scale Avalanche Impact Pressure at the Vallee De La Sionne Test Site

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche impact pressure, load distribution, velocity, avalanche structure

Relating Wet Loose Snow Avalanching to Surficial Shear Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

wet snow, shear strength, wet avalanche

The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

stability test, avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, fracture propagation

On Avalanche Measurements at the Norwegian Full-Scale Test-Site Ryggfonn

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, full-scale measurements, velocity, acceleration, impact pressure, shear stress

Interfacial Crack Velocities in a Snow Slab â€“ Numerical Simulation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

cohesive zone, dynamic crack growth, weak layer, snow, finite element

Slab Avalanche Triggering: A Combination of Four Basic Phenomena in Series

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche triggering, crack propagation, avalanche program

Evaluating a Prototype Field Test for Weak Layer Fracture and Failure Propagation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

fracture propagation, field test, extended column, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting

A Snow Microstructure Supplement to Sntherm Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

thermal conductivity, viscosity, microstructure, bond, grain

Dissipation and Most Probable Flow States: The Role of Mechanical Work and Granular Fluctuations in Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics

Dynamic Modeling of Speed Profiles of Extreme Dry Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

dynamics, extreme events, land use planning, hazard mapping, avalanche speed

Snow Cornice Development and Failure Monitoring

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

cornice failure, monitoring, slab fractures, solar radiation

Fuzzy Modeling of the Snowpack Evolution

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow metamorphism, fuzzy sets, temperature environment, soft thresholds

Deformation Analysis of the Snow Micropen Using Particle Image Velocimetry

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

deformation, micropen, velocimetry, snowpack

An Observation of Depth Hoar in the Maritime

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

depth hoar, maritime climate, wind erosion, rainfall

Chute Experiments on Slushflow Dynamics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

slushflow, flow dynamics, scale experiments

Integrated Database for Rapid Mass Movements in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

database, avalanche, mass movements, slide

The Effect of Slab and Bed Surface Stiffness on the Skier-Induced Shear Stress in Weak Snowpack Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow avalanche, avalanche formation, skier triggering, numerical modeling

Study of Layered Snow Under Shear and Tension

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

tensile failure, shear failure, layered snow, interface, fine grained snow, melt- freeze snow

Cellular Automaton Modelling of Slab Avalanche Triggering Mechanisms: From the Universal Statistical Behaviour to Particular Cases

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, cellular automata, statistical physics, variability, criticality

Waiting Time Between Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow avalanches, waiting time, critical system, self-organized criticality

Size Effects in Slab Avalanche Fractures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

size effect, avalanche fractures, tensile, shear, snow mechanics

Snowpack Basal Layer Facets in the Sierra Nevada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

facets, depth hoar, wet slab avalanche

Improvements in the Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness

Glacier Snow Bridge Mechanics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow bridge, glacier, shear, tension, flexure, toughness

Fracture and Accumulation Conditions of Snowflakes on the Snow Surface

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snowflake, fracture, accumulation, drifting snow, snowfall

Snow Slope Stability Evaluation Using Concepts of Fracture Mechanics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche release, skier triggering, stability test, fracture

Energy Dissipation Studies on Model Control Structures Using an Avalanche Chute

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche-like flows, dynamic similarity, froude number, large, scale snow experiments, energy dissipation ratio

Sawlem: Slab and Weak Layer Evolution Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, persistent weak layers

Evaluation of a Rule-Based Decision Aid for Recreational Travelers in Avalanche Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

education, decision-making, risk management, safety

Toward Better Decision-Making: Recognizing the Effect of Selection Bias in the Analysis of Recreational Avalanche Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, decision-making, accident case studies, statistical analysis

The Avaluator â€“ A Canadian Rule-Based Avalanche Decision Support Tool for Amateur Recreationists

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk management, decision-making, decision support tool

Skill and Knowledge Mastery of Students in Level I Avalanche Courses

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, avalanche curriculum, learning outcomes, outcomes assessment, information retention

White Risk â€“ Interactive Avalanche Learning CD

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk, interactive cd, didactics, training, e-learning

Â€Know Before You Go - An Avalanche Awareness Program for Teens with Rad Genes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, awareness, education

A History of Colorado Avalanche Accidents, 1859â€“2006

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

colorado, avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, mining, tourism

A History of Avalanche Hazard and Avalanche Research in the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, forecasting, control, history, zoning, snow metamorphism

A History of Mitigation and Operational Forecasting on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

forecasting, fatalities, safety, transportation

The Avalanche Data in the Catalan Pyrenees, 20 Years of Avalanche Mapping

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

pyrenees, avalanche mapping, databases, spatial analysis

Avalanche Hazard Mapping - 30 Years Experience in Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mapping, austrian service in torrent and avalanche control, natural hazard

Mapping Snow Depth in the Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow cover, snow cover mapping, interpolation, noaa avhrr, geographic information systems (gis)

Lidar Measurement of Snow Depth: Accuracy and Error Sources

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

lidar, snow depth, remote sensing, spatial variability

Spatial Variability of Some Snow Characteristics on a Slope and Interpretation of Measurements for Snow Stability Assessment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow characteristics spatial variability, accuracy estimations, measurements' interpretation, simulation

Assessment of Spatial Correlation Structure of Penetration Resistance of Snow Layers Using Random Field Theory and its Implication for Snow Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

spatial correlation structure, snowmicropen, cellular automata

Spatial Variability of the Snowpack: Experiences with Measurements at a Wide Range of Length Scales With Several Different High Precision Instruments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

spatial variability, radar, penetrometer, snow depth, snow instrumentation

Spatial Variability â€“ So What?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow mechanical properties, snow slope stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, numerical modeling

Measuring Near-Surface Snow Temperature Changes Over Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

daytime warming, near-surface temperature change, snow surface energy balance, radiation, seasonal snowcover

Some Results of Statistical Processing of Avalanche Geometric Characteristics in the Khibini Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche dimensions, statistics, catastrophic avalanches

Characterising Percolation and Wet-Snow Facies Variability on Devon Island Ice Cap, Nunavut, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

wet snow, variability, in situ, ice, stratigraphy

Snow Water Studies and Comparative Electromagentic Measurements in the Austrian Alps: A 15 Year Field Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties, snow texture

Education on Snow and Avalanches: An Experience in Aosta Valley (Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow science, didactics, popularization, exhibition

Spatial and Time Scale Effects in Canadian Avalanche Bulletins

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, scale issue, spatial scale, temporal scale, avalanche danger

Creating Web Enhanced Avalanche Education at Utah State University

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, web based, web enhanced

Applying 3D Web-Based and Augmented Reality Environments in Public Avalanche Education

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, augmented reality, geovisualization, 3d terrain visualizations

San Juan Mountains Snow System Observatory & Research Venue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

san juan mountains, snow system science, snow hydrology, snow ecology, mountain climate monitoring

Mapping and Classification of Potential Avalanche Sites in the Chic-Chocs Mountains, Quebec, Canada, Using Geographic Information Systems

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche mapping, terrain classification, visualisation, geographic information systems (gis)

Spatial Similarities in Snowpack Profile Characteristics

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow accumulation, spatial snowpack similarities, snow density, snow temperature profile

Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

stability test, snowpack strength, avalanche danger, snowpack structure, snow profile, shear test

An Interdisciplinary Snow Systems Course for Undergraduates

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

education, snow science, winter ecology, fort lewis college, mountain studies institute, energy budgets

High Resolution Tree-Ring Based Spatial Reconstructions of Snow Avalanche Activity in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche history, tree-rings, kriging, return periods

Sensitive Avalanche Paths: Using a New Method for Inventory and Classification of Risk

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche risk, inventory, classification, data base

Measuring Snow Depth With a Terrestrial Laser Ranging System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

tsl, terrestrial scanning laser, remote sensing, snow depth distribution

A Unique Approach to Selling Avalanche Education to Todayâ€™s Young Snowsport Enthusisits

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche education, young adults, media trends, documentary film

Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Assess Avalanche Hazards for New Road Corridors in Alaska

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche hazard assessment, alaska, transportation, geographic information systems (gis), terrain modeling, and remote sensing

Can Stability Tests Help Recreationists Assess the Local Avalanche Danger?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snowpack stability tests, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, spatial scale

Holistic Geographical Visualization of Spatial Data with Applications in Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

geographic visualization, avalanche forecasting, spatial decision support system

Deep Slab Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation: The South Face at Big Sky Ski Area

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

deep slab instability, crusts, ice, facets, explosives, avalanche forecasting

The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche terrain, terrain classification, exposure scale, education

Minimizing â€œFalse-Stableâ€ Stability Test Results: Why Digging More Snowpits is a Good Idea

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, stability tests, false-stable conditions

Graphic Avalanche Information for the New Media

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche advisory, graphics, media, communication, avalanche hazard, public

Instructing Students on How to Conduct a Multiple Burial Search Using the Micro Search Strip Method

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, micro search strip, multiple burials, novice, pinpoint, students, strip width

Rewarming Mild Hypothermia After Avalanche Burial

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche burial, avalanche rescue, hypothermia, afterdrop

Strategic Shoveling: The Next Frontier in Companion Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, companion rescue, shovel, probe, transceiver, beacon

Methodology of Snow Avalanche Post-Event Field Investigations: Tools, Difficulties and Perspectives

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow avalanche assessment, analytic hierarchic process, reliability, traceability, information systems

Field Report on the Validation of a Capacitance Snow Profile Probe in an Avalanche Forecasting Application

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow density profile, dielectrics, snow sonde

Investigations of New Economical Designs of â€œThick Snow Fencesâ€ to Preserve Snow for Maximum Water Conservation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

blowing snow, interception, drifting snow, snow fences, water conservation

Empirical Analysis of Snow Deformation Below Penetrometer Tips

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow deformation, penetrometer, compacted zone, snowpack stratigraphy

On the Effects of Receiver Bandwidth on the Performance of Avalanche Beacons

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche beacons, receiver bandwidth, frequency tolerance, standards

Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche hazard maps, release area, return period, extreme-values statistics

Evolution of the Avalauncher

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalauncher, avalanche mitigation, avalanche control

Avalanche Control Past-Present-Future

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

route safety, control, forecasting, weather, stormy cycle

Probing for Avalanche Victims Revisited

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, probing, pod, probe line, probe

Risk Trends at U.S. and British Columbia Ski Areas: An Evaluation of the Risk of Snow Immersion Versus Avalanche Burials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow immersion, avalanche fatalities, narsid, ski area, risk management

Explosive Shock Wave Compression in Snow: Effects of Explosive Orientation and Snowpack Compresison

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

explosives, layer compression, blasting cap directionality

A Study of Blasting -Induced Snow Instabilities and Avalanche Releases

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

explosions, seismicity, air shock waves, avalanches, simulation

Multiple Beacon Searching for the Masses: A Standardized Approach for Avalanche Educators

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

multiple burials, avalanche educators, three circle method, primary search, standardized approach

A General Methodology for Use of Paint Brushes in Snow Profile Investigation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

paint brushes, snow layering, hand hardness test

Automated Numerical Prediction Using Electronic Meteorological and Manual Snowpack Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

numerical avalanche prediction, nearest neighbours, mart, highways

Case Report: Avalanche Accidents for Recreational Users 2005-6 Winter in Japan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche rescue and survival

The French Nivological Workstation an Integrated Software for Regional Snow Data Analysis

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

nivological workstation, modeling, operational forecast

Analysis of Signal Accumulation of Avalanche Transceivers During Multiple Burial Scenarios

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

transceivers, burial, victims, signals

Survey Results from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

survey, avalanche forecast, demographics, colorado

Evaluating the AK Block, A Sized Non-Cutback Snow Test

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, snow stability tests, block tests, sized-block, ak block, rutschblock

Fatal Avalanche Accidents and Forecasted Danger Levels: Patterns in the United States, Canada, Switzerland and France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche danger, avalanche forecasting

Advanced Technologies in Avalanche Programs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche guard, detection, risk, mitigation, data management

Airborne Detection of Avalanche Victims with Ground Penetrating Radar

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

ground penetrating radar (gpr), avalanche victim, airborne detection

Sheet Pile Walls â€“ A Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche mitigation, steel sheet piles, deflecting dam, catching dam, energy dissipation

Special Avalanche Warnings at the Canadian Avalanche Centre

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche warning, avalanche accident, avalanche forecasting

Are You a Hard Hitter? Systematic Measurement Error in the Compression Test

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

compression test, stability tests, measurement error

Challenges to an Avalanche Center in a Time of Seasonal Climate Variability: A Case Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow, avalanche forecasting, san francisco peaks, kpac, backcountry skiing

Interaction of Flexible Rockfall Barriers With Avalanches and Snow Pressure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche protection, rockfall barrier, avalanche dynamics, snow pressure

Evaluating Nearest Neighbours in Avalanche Forecasting - A Qualitative Approach to Assessing Information Content

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, validation, nearest-neighbours

Legal Consequences of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in the European Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche accident, law, litigation, criminal proceedings

Practical Implementation of Avalanche Infrasound Monitoring Technology for Operational Utilization Near Teton Pass Wyoming

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, infrasound, signal discrimination, sensor array

The Backcountry Avalanche Advisory: Design and Implementation of a New Public Avalanche Warning System in Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, risk communication, media, avalanche education

Translation of Public Avalanche Bulletins

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche bulletins, translation, bilingual, terminology

Avalanche Risk for Recreationists in Backcountry and in Off-Piste Area: Surveying Methods and Pilot Study at Davos, Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche risk, avalanche warning, avalanche accident, backcountry area, off-piste area, individual risk

Winter 2003 in Southern BC â€“ Perspective, Recognition, Management

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

accidents, below average snowpacks, winter mountain travel, mechanized skiing

Enviromental Implications for Explosives Based Risk Mitigation: A Case Study from the BNSF Railway Avalanche Safety Program Essex, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

bnsf, railroad, snowsheds, avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard, explosives, artillery

Avalanche Risk Evalution with Practical Suggestions for Risk Minimisation: A Case Study of the Milford Road, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche risk, hazard index, traffic, milford road, new zealand

Avalanche Cycles in Austria â€“ An Analysis of the Greatest Events in the Last 50 Years

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche cycles, avalanche climatology

Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading â€“ A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche, design-magnitude avalanche, runout distance, aval-1d, forest removal, windtransported snow

Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park

Forecasting Snow Avalanche Days from Meteorological Data Using Classification Trees; Grasdalen, Western Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanche release, climate, precipitation, wind, temperature

Water Outflow from Snow During Rain and Melt Events; Milford Highway, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

stratigraphy, rain, melt, avalanche release, forecasting

Noaaâ€™s National Snow Analyses

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

energy-and-mass-balance snow model, remote sensing, airborne snow measurements, snow hydrology, water supply, snowmelt flooding

Slope Scale Modeling of Snow Surface Temperature in Topographically Complex Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow surface, temperature, topography, energy balance, modeling, radiation

Assessment of Mountain Snow Transport Based on Measured Wind and Simulated Snow Cover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

drift index, lee slope loading, avalanche warning, snowpack, snow cover simulation

Modeling and Validation of Snow Redistribution by Wind

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

blowing snow, modeling, in-situ validation

Shortwave Radiative Forcing by Dust Deposition in Mountain Snow Cover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

dust deposition, snow, albedo, radiative forcing, snowmelt

Impact of Desert Dust on Meltrates and Runoff From Mountain Snowpacks

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow, dust, snowmelt, runoff, albedo

"When the Dust Settles" Year 2 â€“ A Multivariable Study of the Patterns of Near and Far Dispersal of Windblown Particulate Matter

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

particulate matter, dispersal, snowpack, melt rate, water supply

The Effects of Dust on Avalanche Formation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

dust, avalanche, metamorphism, snow

Mountain Weather Forecasting in BC for Avalanche Safety

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

mountain, weather, forecasting, british columbia, environment canada, verification, avalanche, probability, short term, long term, synopses

Snow Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

eastern sierra, snowpack climatology, temperature gradient, avalanche forecasting

Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

buried surface hoar, skier triggered, chugach, helicopter ski

A Vegetation Study Concerning Effects of Branch Characteristics on Interception of Falling Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

vegetation, branch resistance, interception, sublimation, water conservation

From the Tree to the Forest - Investigating Snow Accumulation Around Individual Trees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow depth, snow density, forest canopy, picea engelmanii, abies lasiocarpa

Soil Erosion Caused by Snow Avalanches: Preliminary Results of Two Case Studies in the Aosta Valley (NW-Italy)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

soil properties, avalanche deposits, alps, organic carbon, total nitrogen

Ecological Implications of Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

forest, avalanche, ecology

Avalanche Risk Along a 420 KV Transmission Line in Iceland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche risk, fljÃ³tsdalslinur, landsvirkjun (national power company), landsnet (icegrid), transmission lines, design load

The Coupling of Mountains and Deserts: Biogeochemical Influence of Eolian Deposition in the San Juan Mountains, CO USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow chemistry, dust, nutrient loading, eolian

Climate Change in Western Ski Areas: Timing of Wet Avalanches in Aspen Ski Area in the Years 2030 and 2100

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

climate change, wet avalanches, aspen, ski areas, gcm

Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

risk reduction, transportation, planning, traffic

Hyperspectral Analysis of Direct Shortwave Radiative Forcing of Dust in Mountain Snowcover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow, dust, radiative forcing, hyperspectral, remote sensing

The Influence of a Dust Event on Snowpack Chemistry

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

snow chemistry, watershed biogeochemistry, aeolian deposition, ionic composition, snow hydrology

Plant Species Composition Reveals Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Snow Slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

plant species diversity, disturbance ecology, january 2005 storm, snow avalanche path, treering record

The Spatial Distribution and Impact on Avalanche Condition of a Dust-on-Snow Event in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

dust-on-snow, avalanche cycle, case study

Public Participation in Snow Science

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

knowledge transfer, publicity, credibility, image improvement, awareness rising

Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:06:00 MDT

spatial variability, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, temporal change

United States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program: A Short History in Time

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

military artillery, avalanche control, recoilless rifle, howitzer, forest service

A Comparison of the Spatial Patterns of Penetration Resistance of Slabs and Weak Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowmicropen, persistent weak layers, spatial patterns

A Comparison of the Spatial Structure of the Penetration Resistance of Snow Layers in Two Different Snow Climates

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, snow layers, stratigraphy

Snowpilot: A â€œNew Schoolâ€ Tool for Collecting, Graphing, and Databasing Snowpit and Avalanche Occurrence Data with a PDA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpilot, data collection, pit profiles, pda

The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, large scale spatial variability, surface hoar, diurnally recrystalized near-surface faceted crystals, temperature and vapor pressure gradients

New Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, meteorology, measurement, observation, education

Relating Spatial Variability to Snow Stability Using a Cellular Automation Model Initialized with Field Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

stochastic, avalanche release, shear strength, shear stress, fracture propagation

Correlating Snow Micro-Structure with Snow Shear Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow microstructure, shear strength, stability, persistent weak layer

Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

spatial variability, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, temporal change

March Wet Avalanche Prediction at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

wet snow, avalanche, probability, forecast, model

Melt-Induced Deformation in an Isothermal Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

loose avalanche, hazard, deformation

Dynamic Modelling of Dense Snow Avalanche Runout

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

hazard, mapping, runout, flow, starting zone

Ventilation and Radon Dynamics in Maine Seasonal Snowcover

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

ventilation, radon, wind-driven circulation, natural circulation

Field Measurement of Snow Creep in a Radiation Snow Climate, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow creep, avalanches, creep measurement, radiation snow climate, melt-freeze crusts

As the Snow Goes, A Multivariable Study of Factors that Affect Loss of Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

intercepted snow, branch resistance, sublimation, snow pack, water supply

Observations of an Increase in Slab Thickness After Fracture

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

strain, elastic, rebound

Numerical Modeling of a Slushflow Event

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

slushflow, numerical modeling, field observation

Particle Image Velocimetry; A New Technique to Measure Strain in Loaded Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow strain, particle image velocimetry, snow load

Measurements of Snow Strain Combined with Finite Element Simulations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

strain, simulation, band load, vehicular movement

Alpine and Maritime Snow Covers: Similarities and Differences in Water Distribution

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow physics, water content, maritime and alpine climates

Experiments in Layered Snow Samples Under Shear and Tension

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

release, fracture, homogenous, tensile, shear

Measurements of Snow Straigraphy with FMCW Radar: Comparison with Other Snow Science Instruments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpack, stratigraphy, snowmicropen, danger

Fracture of Layered Snow by Cohesive Zone Technique and Experiments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

fracture, snow layers, cohesive zone, fem

The Importance of Snow Entrainment in Avalanche Dynamics Calculations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche dynamics, avalanche mass balance, entrainment, deposition, numerical modelling

Investigations of Wet Snow Stability in the Intermountain Climate Zone

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

wet avalanche, shear strength, stability, avalanche activity

Isothermal Metamorphism of a New Snow Layer: Some Measurements and Simulation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow modelling, isothermal metamorphism, 3d shape descriptors

The Effects of Slope Aspect on the Formation of Surface Hoar and Diurnally Recrystalized Near-Surface Faceted Crystals: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, large scale spatial variability, surface hoar, diurnally recrystalized near-surface faceted crystals, temperature and vapor pressure gradients

Verification of Snow-Cover Modeling on Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow-cover modeling, snow stratigraphy, snow stability

Evolution of the Early Season Snow Cover in the Colorado Rockies

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

predictable, normalized, composite ram profile, kinetic metamorphism

Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow metamorphism, forest, avalanches

Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, crusts, melt-freeze layers, faceted crystals

Correlating Snow Micro-Structure with Snow Shear Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow microstructure, shear strength, stability, persistent weak layer

Experimental Study of Radiation-Recrystallized Near-Surface Facets in Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

near-surface faceting, kinetic growth, metamorphism, radiation balance

On the Relation Between Mountain Permafrost and Snowpack Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpack stability, stability evaluation, permafrost

Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpack stability tests, tilt board, stuffblock

Developing a GIS Avalanche Forecasting Model Using Real-Time Weather Telemetry Information for the South Side of MT. Hood

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), geographic visualization

The Ak Block, A Sized-Block Snow Test

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, snow stability tests, block tests, sized-block, ak block, rutschblock

New Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, meteorology, measurement, observation, education

A Simple Model of Snow Slope Stability During Storms

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow slope stability, avalanches, modeling

Avalanche Forecaster Exchange Program U.S. â€“ Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting

Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness

Fracture Character in Compression Tests

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

stability test, avalanche forecasting, fracture initiation, fracture propagation, stability evaluation

Assessing the Probability of Skier Triggering from Snow Layer Properties

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow stability, stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting, skier triggering

Approach to Spatial Avalanche Forecasting Using a Non-Hydrostatic Model and a Snow Cover Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow disaster, avalanche forecast, snow cover model, non-hydrostatic model, japan

Snow Transport Rate: Field Measurements at Short Time Scales

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow drifting, snow engineering, acoustic sensors

Get the Drift, Effects of Snow Fence Variables on Wind Patterns, Snow Drift Geometry and Volume

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow fences, snow control, blowing snow, snowdrifts, snow fence models

2D Snowdrift Modeling and Validation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowdrift modeling, land-based photography, geo-referencing, wind effects on snow distribution, albedo

Orographic Effects of Wind at Stevens Pass Ski Area

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

wind, forecasts, avalanche control

Faceted Snow and Deep Slab Instabilities in the Maritime Climate of the Cascades

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

forecasting, faceted snow, maritime climates, deep slab instabilities

Variability of Snowiness and Avalanche Activity in Zailiyskiy Alatau, Kazakhstan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

weather, avalanche, snow cover, precipitation

Snow Avalanche Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

weak layers, temperature gradient, human triggered, climatology

A New Approach for the Sub Zonation of Snow Climatic Zones of Western Himalayan Region, India

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

red, forecasting, deposited layer, temperature gradient

Initial Description of Avalanche Winter Regimes for Western Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow climate, avalanche climate, avalanche winter regime, avalanche forecasting

Climate Database for Avalanche Warning in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche warning, climate, mountain weather

Probabilistic Analysis of Recent Snow Avalanche Activity and Climate in the French Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow avalanche, climate, statistic modelling, occurrence probability, french alps

Evolution, Challenges and Management of Mountain Weather Observations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

mountain weather, data, weather observations, avalanche weather, weather sensors, data management

World Record 24 Hr. Snowfall

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

routes, records, snowfall, measurments, safety

Warm Storms Associated with Avalanches Hazard and Floods in the Andes Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

warm storms, wet-snow avalanche, flood, winter

A Practitionerâ€™s Perspective: Providing Timely and Relevant Mountain Weather Information to Avalanche Workers at Snowbasin, A Sun Valley Resort and the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

meteorological data, automated weather station, graphical summary, avalanche forecasting

A Comparison of the Spatial Patterns of Penetration Resistance of Slabs and Weak Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

pattern, weak layer, slab, grain, snow stability

Spatial Variability of Rutschblock Results in Avalanche Start Zones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

rutschblock test, fracture character, variability, start zones, avalanche forecasting, snow stability

Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

spatial variability, safety, snowpack, structures

Overview of the Spatial Distribution of Avalanche Activity in Relation to Meteorological and Topographic Variables in an Extreme Maritime Environment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, maritime climate, visualisation, hypothesis testing

Relating Spatial Variability to Snow Stability Using a Cellular Automaton Model Initialized with Field Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

stochastic, avalanche release, shear strength, shear stress, fracture propagation

Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

spatial variability, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, temporal change

Multi-Scale Spatial Variability of a Layer of Buried Surface Hoar

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche forecasting

Probing for Avalanche Victims

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, probing, pod, probelines, probe

Scent Movement in Avalanche Debris: A Dog Handlerâ€™s Perspective

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

heat energy, rescue dogs, victims, scent

Transceiver Training Parks: Shortening the Beacon Learning Curve

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

beacon basin, preparation time, manual preparation time, practice search hours

Obsolescence and Analog Avalanche Transceivers: Ensuring Downward Compatibility

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche transceivers, frequency drift, receiver bandwidth, downward compatibility

ICAR and its Importance in Avalanche Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

mountaineering accidents, mountain rescue, prevention, emergency systems, avalanche accident trends

Creating or Morphing Avalanche Rescue Plans in Accordance with the Incident Command System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

incident command system, rescue, incident

An Analysis on the Efficiency of Avalanche Victim Search and its Contributing Factors

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

burials, victims, avalanche, rescue

Hypothermia During Avalanche Burial

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

hypothermia, snow burial, victims, avalanche, medical care

A National Standard: Certification of Avalanche Search and Rescue Dog Teams, The Canadian Perspective

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

rescue dogs, avalanche rescue

Avalanche Victim Search by Ground Penetrating Radar

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

ground penetrating radar (gpr), snow avalanches, search and rescue

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Geophysical Methods in the Locating of Snow Avalanche Victims

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, victim recovery, ground penetrating radar (gpr), electromagnetic

Ground Penetrating Radar Location of Buried Avalanche Victims

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

ground penetrating radar (gpr), rescue, avalanche, imaging, location, recovery

Snow Avalanche Penetration into Mature Forest in Timber Harvested Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow avalanche, timber harvest, forest damage, clear-cut

Managing Snow Avalanche Risk in Forested Terrain: Strategies, Case Histories, and Emerging Issues for the Professional Engineer and Geoscientist

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

mitigation, risk, snow avalanche

Projects for Past Avalanche Observation and Zoning in France, After 1999 Catastrophic Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, observation, survey, investigation, mapping, hazard

Recent Evolution of Avalanches Maps in France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

hazard, mapping, risk, prp

A Practitionerâ€™s Guide for Using Dendroecological Techniques to Determine the Extent and Frequency of Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow avalanches, tree-ring analyses, disturbance ecology

Avalanche Hazard Investigations, Ordinances, and Zoning, Salt Lake County, Utah

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

zoning, ordinance, slope analysis, hillside development, hazards, government approvals

Supporting Sound Decisions: A Professional Perspective on Recreational Avalanche Accident Prevention in Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche education, decision making, human factors, hazard communication

Differences Between Avalanche Experts and Novices

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

expertise, expert, novice, avalanche education, training, experience, decision making

An Avalanche Characterization Checklist for Backcountry Travel Decisions

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche, characterization, checklist

An Information System for the Canadian Avalanche Community

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow avalanche, safety

Considering Considerable and Other Considerations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

risk, avalanche danger, accidents

Snowpilot: A â€œNew Schoolâ€ Tool for Collecting, Graphing, and Databasing Snowpit and Avalanche Occurrence Data with a PDA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snowpilot, data collection, pit profiles, pda

A Review of Colour and Cartography in Avalanche Danger Visualization

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche danger scale, risk communication, visualization, avalanche mapping

Avalanche Risk Management in Backcountry Skiing Operations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

risk, skiing, fatalities, terrain

A History of Avalanche Accidents in Aotearoa New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

fatalities, new zealand, avalanche victim activities

Sex, Drugs and the White Death: Lessons for Avalanche Educators from Health and Safety Campaigns

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche education, risk, decision making, training

Comparing Avalanche Decision Frameworks Using Accident Data from the United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

decision making, avalanche education, avalanche accidents, avalanche risk

The Avalanche Notes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

forecasts, avalanche, forest service

Online Decision Support Tool for Avalanche Risk Management

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche risk management, online information system, decision support system

The SME Avalanche Tragedy of January 20, 2003: A Summary of the Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

couloir, wind-loading, weak layer, terrain risk

Beyond the Go / No Go Decision Making Paradigm

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow avalanche, education, risk, decision

GIS Data Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

release, geographic information systems (gis), avalanche paths, vegetation

Parks Canadaâ€™s Evolution of Public Avalanche Safety

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

safety, terrain, risk, backcountry, decision making

Decision Making in the Mountain Environment

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

decision making, training, coaching, assessment

Ten Years Experience with the Five Level Avalanche Danger Scale and the GIS Database in Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger scale, swiss alps, mountain climate

A Multi-Lingual Glossary for Common Terms in European Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

safety, forecasting, warning

Graphical Techniques for Teaching Public Bulletin Interpretation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

safety, bulletin, methodology, travel plan

Storm Lewis: A Rain-on-Snow Event on the Milford Road, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

rain-on-snow, avalanches

Forecasting for Natural Avalanches During Spring Opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, wet snow avalanches, glacier national park

Natural Avalanches and Transportation: A Case Study from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche history, avalanche forecasting, natural hazards, northern rocky mountains

March Wet Avalanche Prediction at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

wet snow, avalanche, probability, forecast, model

Glide Avalanche Detection on a Smooth Rock Slope, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche detection, forecasting, glide

United States Military Artillery for Avalanche Control Program: A Brief History in Time

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

military artillery, avalanche control, recoilless rifle, howitzer, forest service

Back-Analysis of Metal Microstructuresâ€™ Behaviour for Original Experimental Measurements and Assessing of Snow Avalanche Action on Real Structures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche action, space-time pressure profile, back analysis, fuse structure

Back-Analysis of the Collapse of Taconnaz Reinforced Concrete Deflective Walls by February 11th 1999 Avalanche

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche pathologies, back analysis, reinforced concrete, protection structure

2D and 3D Numerical Design of Snow Net Systems

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow net systems, snowpack motion, density distribution

Operating System for the Defense of the Access to the Somport's International Tunnel, Barranco De Secras Avalanche Path, Central Pyrenees, Spain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

paths, starting zones, seismic detection sensors, avalanche forecasting

Recent Studies Using Infrasound Sensors to Remotely Monitor Avalanche Activity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, avalanche detection, infrasound, sensor

Man-Made Snow Avalanches in the Eastern United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

man-made snow, triggering, metamorphism

Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

ski run, snow grooming, weather, snow properties, snow sintering, machine-made snow

Highland Bowl â€“ A Ski Area Expansion

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

skiing, starting zones, runout, triggered

Snow Pressure on Cableway Masts: Analysis of Damages and Design Approach

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow pressure, snow gliding, snow cover, masts

Graphical Representation of Ski Area Avalanche Control Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

adobe, control methods, technology, data recording

The Use of Flexible Prevention Systems in Avalanche Starting Zones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

starting zones, terrain, mitigation

Stability Problems Under a Chairlift Midway Station in Creeping Permafrost Terrain, Grachen, Swiss Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

structure stability, permafrost, terrain deformation, chairlift midway station

Avalanche Hazard Reduction Using the Avalanche Guard: A Cache and Mortar Technology

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche hazard reduction, artificial avalanche release, transportation

Results of Recent Infrasound Avalanche Monitoring Studies

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, infrasound, signal, correlation, beamforming, array processing

Reducing Avalanche Hazard to US Route 89/91 in Jackson Wyoming Using Snow Sails

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

passive avalanche mitigation, avalanche engineering, transportation

Avalanche Statistical Survey

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche education, decision making, avalanche triangle, avalanche accidents

Students Study Snow Science in Wyoming

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

outdoor education, avalanche education, snow studies, winter curriculum

Canadian Avalanche Association Quebec Collaborative Avalanche Project (2001-2004)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

avalanche awareness, avalanche terrain, avalanche accidents, risk

The Relationship Between Introductory Snow Hydrology Field Methods and Level I Avalanche Courses

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

snow hydrology, avalanche safety, avalanche modeling

ISSW History and Future and the ISSW Steering Committee

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

international snow science workshop, attendance,

Collaboration Between University and Operation in Developing a New National Standard for Avalanche Work in Sweden

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

triggered avalanche, slab avalanche, education, persistent layers

Knowledge Retention from Level I Avalanche Courses

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:04:00 MDT

survey, education courses

Size/Frequency Power-Law Relationships for Several Groups of Snow Avalanche Paths

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanches, power laws, size/frequency distributions, scale invariance, self-organized criticality

France: How to Improve the Avalanche Knowledge of Mountain Guides? The Answer of the French Mountain Guides Association

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche course, mountain guides

Avalanche Accident Case Study: Persistent Buried Weak Layer in the Central Idaho Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, snow creep, buried surface hoar

Changes in Spatial Patterns of Snow Stability Through Time

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche, avalanche forecasting

Topographic Influence on the Spatial Patterns of Snow Temperature Gradients in a Mountain Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

spatial variation, temperature gradients, topography, regression, geographic information systems (gis)

Integrating Shear Quality into Stability Test Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability, stability tests, stability evaluation

Analysis of Weak Layer Avalanche Activity in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

persistent weak layers, avalanche climate, avalanche forecasting

Snow Stability on Uniform Slopes: Implications for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

stability, spatial variation, avalanche forecasting

A Probabilistic Technique for Exploring Multi-Scale Spatial Patterns in Historical Avalanche Data By Combining GIS and Meteorological Nearest Neighbors with an Example from the Jackson Hole Ski Area

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), nearest neighbors, geographic visualization, knowledge discovery in databases

Comparison of Velocities of the Dry and Wet Snow Avalanches at Makunosawa Valley in Myoko, Japan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche velocity, dry snow avalanche, wet snow avalanche, makunosawa valley

Evidence of Chaos in Slab Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche, chaos, fractals, attractors

Infrasonic Monitoring of Avalanche Activity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche monitoring, avalanche detection, infrasound

Russian-Norwegian Project on Seismicity-Induced Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

seismisity, snow stability, avalanche, simulation

Storage and Visualisation of Relevant Avalanche Information at Different Scales

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, perception, database system, data visualization, software

AVALHEX: New Gas-Mix-Explosive System for Avalance Triggering - Statement After Two Seasons of Use in Savoie, France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

triggering, explosive, avalhex

Artificial Release of Avalanches Using the Remote Controlled Wyssen Avalanche Tower

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

artificial avalanche release, explosives, remote control

The GAZEX Avalanche Release System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

radio control, explosives, control

Blasting for Avalanche Control Using Shock-Tube and Non-Electric Detonators

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

liability, shock-tube, detonators, blasting, avalanche

Rows of Vertical Steel-Silos Filled with Debris - An Effective and Space-Saving Avalanche Defence Structure

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche mitigation, defence structure, multiplate steel-silos, breaking mounds, darns, ploughs

The Blaster Boxes: Installing, Testing and Operating North America's First Stationary Avalanche Blasters

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche protection, avalanche hazard reduction

Winter Opening of High Alpine Pass Roads - Analysis and Case Studies from the Swiss Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche protection, snow avalanche, traffic risk, risk management

Estimating Avalanche Runout on the Milford Road, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, runout distances

Field Observations, Full-Scale Tests, Laboratory Investigations and Numerical Modelling of Snow Avalanches in Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

flowing avalanches, powder avalanches, chute experiments, optical velocity sensors, capacitance density probes, velocity profiles, radar, mass balance, snow cover entrainment, numerical modelling

Frictional Heating of Avalanching, Snow and the Sintering of Avalanche Debris

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism, avalanche debris

High Frequency Avalanches: Release Area Characteristics and Run Out Distances

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

release area characterization, frequent avalanches, numerical modeling, permafrost

A New Scale for Avalanche Intensity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche classification, avalanche types, avalanche intensity, avalanche accidents

The Influence of Topographic Parameters on Avalanche Release Dimension and Frequency

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

release area, topography, release frequency, geographic information systems (gis), statistics, avalanche cadastre

A French Local Tool for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting: Astral, Current State and New Developments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

statistical method, avalanche forecasting, weather and snow pack parameters

Cornice - Development of a Nearest Neighbours Model Applied in Backcountry Avalanche Forecasting in Scotland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanches, computer models

Crocusmeprapc Software: A Tool for Local Simulations of Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risks

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow model, avalanche forecasting, computer tool

Estimating the Strength of Faceted Snow Layers for an Avalanche Forecasting Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy, snow properties, snow strength, avalanche forecasting, slab avalanches, snow crystals

Forecasting Shear Strength and Skier-Triggered Avalanches for Buried Surface Hoar Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, surface hoar, snow strength, snow stability

Formation and Forecasting of Large (Catastrophic) New Snow Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow mechanics, slab avalanche fonnation, avalanche forecasting, catastrophic avalanches

Numerical Avalanche Prediction in Bear Pass, British Columbia, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche prediction numerical modeling

Operational Decision Tree Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche, decision trees, avalanche forecasting

Climate Factors Associated with Major Avalanche Events on the Wasatch Plateau, Utah

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow avalanches, intermountain climate, tree-ring analyses, disturbance ecology

Snow Information System with the Usage of GIS in Western Himalayas, India

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), sis, forecasting, zoning, hazard

Snowpack Stability Variation at a Given Avalanche Danger Level

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability, stability test, snow stability evaluation

Using AvTools - A Database System for Avalanche Professionals at Castle Mountain Ski Area, Alberta, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avtools, avalanche, stability, snowpack

An AvaLung - Associated Avalanche Survival

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

asphyxia, suffocation, ski, tree wells

Characteristics of Avalanche Accidents in Western Himalayan Region, India

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

accidents, slopes, forecasting, weather

Development of Avalanche Safety and Control Programs in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks - A Historical Perspective

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

aces, safety, control, forecasting

Organizational Implications of Avalanche Fatalities

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche accidents, fatality, investigations

The Avalanche Catasthophe of El Teniente-Chile: August 8 of 1944

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

chile, avalanches, andes mountains, avalanche disaster, historical snow records

The Use of Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge in Avalanche Forecasting (Canada and Alaska)

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

traditional knowledge, aboriginal, elders, avalanche, chilkoot pass

Avalanche Education for Snowmobilers: Efforts of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche education, snowmobiles, avalanches

Avalanche Education Video of the Five European Avalanche Danger Levels

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche prevention, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree, avalanche video, avalanche education

Evidence of Heuristic Traps in Recreational Avalanche Accidents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche education, decision making, heuristics, human factors

On the Practical Use of Avalanche Beacons - The Austrian Transceiver Test 2001

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche rescue, avalanche beacons

Sleds and Sledders a Quick Look

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

sled, snowmobilers, avalanche, fatalities

Snowsmart: Communicating Snow Risk Management to Canada's Youth

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

education, risk behaviour, social marketing, and avalanche

Targeting Teens: A One Hour Avalanche Awareness Program

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

education, youth, avalanche

In-Situ Measurements to Test CrocusMepra PC Tool

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stability, avalanche forecasting, computer tool, snow stratigraphy

A Microstructural Dry Snow Metamorphism Model Applicable to Equitemperature and Temperature Gradient Environments

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow and ice, temperature gradient, kinetic growth, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism

A New Quantitative Method to Measure and Document Snow Profiles Independent of Observers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, ramm-sonde

A Portable, Variable-Speed, Penetrometer for Snow Pit Evaluation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche protection

A Probabilistic Model to Evaluate Optimal Density of Snow Stations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow station, snow climatology, optimal selection, snowfall intensity, spatial variability

Fracture Toughness for Dry Slab Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

fracture, dry slab avalanche

Image Analysis Determination of Micro-Structural Parameters of Snow and their Correlation With Snow Tensile Strength

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow microstructure, image processing, tensile strength

Modeling the Interface Between Two Layers of Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow slope stability, finite element modeling, weak layers, interfaces

Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism

New Snow in the Snow-Cover Model Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

modeling, snow metamorphism, snow pack

Predicting Snow Layer Hardness with Meteorological Factors

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

skier-triggered avalanches, hardness, temperature index

Preliminary Results from Controlled Experiments on the Growth of Faceted Crystals Above a Wet Snow Layer

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow heat flux, snow metamorphism, snow stability, slab avalanche, avalanche formation

Snow Guillotine: Visualization and Statistics of Meltwater Flowpaths in a Wet Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow, guillotine, wet, snowpack

Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow cover, snow stratigraphy, snow hardness, mechanical properties, spatial variability

SnowMIP - An Intercomparison of Snow Models: First Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow simulation, model intercomparison, snowmip

Snowpack Characteristics Found in Hakuba, Northern Alps, Japan

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow cover structure, snow cover distribution, avalanche, japan northan alps

Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy, densification, radar, snow-pit, permittivity

Structural Phase Changes of the Liquid Water Component in Alpine Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties

The Affect of Snow Density on the Temperature Gradient

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow compaction, snow density, snow settlement, snow temperature

Three-Dimensional MR Microscopy of Snowpack Structures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow crystal structure, magnetlc resonance imaging, three-dimensional structure, dodecane

A Technical Overview of Ministry of Transport Automatic Weather Stations and their Data Elements

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow sensing, methods of sampling, weather sensing, road weather, avalanche forecasting

Application of Multivariate Statistical Techniques for the Characterization of the Surface Circulation Patterns Related to Heavy Snowfalls in Andorra, Pyrenees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

heavy snowfall events, principal component analysis and clustering, sea level pressure, circulation patterns, pyrenees, andorra, avalanche forecasting

Characteristics of Spring Runoff in the Mogot Experimental Watershed, in the Southern Mountainous Taiga of Eastern Siberia

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

eastern siberia, permafrost, sublimation, runoff ratio, soil moisture, snowmelt

Integration of Remote Weather Stations with Advanced Telemetry Options and Remote Image Acquisition

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

telemetry, climate, meteorological hazards and remote sensing

Modeling and Measuring Snow for Assessing Climate Change Impacts in Glacier National Park, Montana

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow depth, snow water equivalent, variability, pacific decadal oscillation, modeling

Synoptic Scale Storm Tracks with Specific Density Trends, Leading to Natural Avalanches on HW 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

natural avalanches, density trends, synoptic scale storm tracks, historical weather data, historical avalanche data

The Avalanche Weather Triangle

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

weather education, avalanche education, avalanche factors, weather observations, graphic organizer

Wind Sensing Techniques and Methods for Wide Geographic Area Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

wind sensing, snow drifting, snow transport, snow loads, field measurements

Avalanche Incidents in Switzerland in Relation to the Predicted Danger Degree

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree

Avalanche Accidents in Back Country Terrain of the Swiss Alps: New Investigations of a 30 Year Database

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree

Avalanche Rescue Beacon Testing

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche rescue

Avalanche Search and Rescue: Helicopter Mounted Avalanche Beacon Rescue Technique

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche, avalanche accidents, fatality, helicopter

Pinpointing on a Line: A Modern Technique for Solving Deep Burials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, pinpoint search, null, spike, misleading maximum, misleading minimum

Statistical Analyses on Multiple Burial Situations and Search Strategies for Multiple Burials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche rescue, transceiver search, multiple burials

A Field Method for Identifying Structural Weaknesses in the Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stratigraphy, snow stability evaluation, avalanche education

Characterization of a Deep Slab Instability

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, avalanche accidents, avalanche release, snow stability, forecasting, skier triggering

Contrasting Stable and Unstable Snow Profiles with Respect to Skier Loading

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stratigraphy, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, skier triggering

Effects of an Early Season Rain Crust on Snow Pack Stability within the Continental Climate

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

fracture, stability, snowpack, climate

Interpreting Fracture Character in Stability Tests

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stability tests, snow fracture, snow layer, avalanche forecasting

Modeling Snow Slab Release Using a Visco-Elastic, Temperature Dependent Constitutive Model and Weak Layers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

temperature, slab, weak layer, snowpack glide, visco-elastic

Preliminary Results of Snow Surface Friction Coefficient Measurements

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

coefficient, snow surface, shear strength, temperature

Scale Invariance of Snow Avalanche Triggering Mechanisms

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche triggering, scale invariance, critical phenomena, cellular automata

Snow Toughness Measurements and Possible Applications to Avalanche Triggering

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow, toughness, fractal, avalanches, granular materials

Spatial Variability of Slab Stability in Avalanche Start Zones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stability, stability tests, avalanches, spatial variability

Spatial Variability of Snow Stability on Small Slopes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow stability, snow stratigraphy, stability tests, avalanche formation, spatial variability

Canadian Avalanche Hazard Mapping Project

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche, risk, mapping

Avalanche Warning Switzerland Consequences of the Avalanche Winter 1999

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche bulletin, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche forecasting, avalanche warning, communication

Formation Zone Avalanche Control Scheme at D-10 Avalanche Site on National Highway, Jammu-Srinagar (India): A Case Study

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

avalanche defence, snow drifting, snow fence, snow load on structures, controlled release of avalanches

New Method for Classification of Avalanche Paths with Risks

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

risk, zoning, avalanche, paths

A 3D Model for Snow Drift and Snow Cover Development in Steep Alpine Terrain

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

arps, lee slope, avalanches, wind slab, flow simulation, saltation, suspension, erosion, snow preferential deposition

In-Situ Observations and Snowdrift Modeling on Alpine Topography

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow drifting, alpine experimental site, snowdrift modeling, snow cover distribution

Research and Developments on Wind Transport at Meteo-France and its Modelling

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow drifting, snow cover ablation, snow cover accumulation, snow evaporation, snow modelling

The Use of a Numerical Snow-Drift Model as a Decision Making Tool in the Planning of Avalanche Protection Measures

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:02:00 MDT

snow-drift, numerical modeling, meso-scale weather model, nesting, planning tool

Imagining Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

helen hunt jackson, mary hallock foote, monty atwater, linda hogan, william dickey, poem, imagined avalanche

Characteristics of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in France 1989-1999

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche, accident, evolution, distribution

50 Years of Avalanche Deaths in the United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, avalanche victims, states, months, ages

A Study of 4 Avalanche Accidents in Japan During '99-'00 Season

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

japan, avalanche accidents, rescue, avalanche bulletin

Incorporating a Human Risk Factor in Avalanche Danger Rating Systems

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche danger rating, human risk

The Role of Training in Recreational Avalanche Accidents in the United States

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche education, human factors, decision making, heuristics, risk homeostasis, risk reduction, behavioral education, naturalistic decision making

Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

human factors, human errors, avalanche fatalities, avalanche accidents, naturalistic decision making

NXD2000: An Improved Avalanche Forecasting Program Based on the Nearest Neighbor Method

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche forecasting models, nearest neighbors

RAIFoS: Regional Avalanche Information and Forecasting System

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche warning, regional avalanche forecast, statistical models, nearest neighbours

New Perspective on Computer-Aided Avalanche Forecasting: Scale and Scale Issues

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, scale, computer models

Verification of High-Resolution Numerical Weather Models with Regard to Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, high-resolution numerical weather prediction, weather forecast verification

Use of ECMWF - EPS Forecasts for Risk Management at the Avalanche Services in Austria

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

forecasts, eps, ecmwf, risk, scale

An Experience of Avalanche Diagnostic and Forecast Models Verification

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

forecast, model, safety, predictors, snowdrift

Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow crystals, faceted crystals, snow strength, snow climate, avalanche, avalanche forecasting

Contrasting Stability Trends of Two Surface Hoar Layers in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, snow stability, skier triggering, avalanches

Case Study of a Deep Slab Instability and Associated Dry Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche formation, faceted crystals, snow cover stability, snow cover structure, snow stratigraphy

Near-Surface Faceted Crystals and Avalanche Dynamics in High-Elevation, Tropical Mountains of Bolivia

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche formation, snow, snow stratigraphy, mountains

The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

hardness, new snow-layer, incoming shortwave radiation, maximum daily temperature

Estimating Dry Snow Density from Grain Form and Hand Hardness

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow density, density estimation, hand hardness, grain form, avalanche forecasting

Roughness Effect on Vapor Transfer for Surface Hoar Growth

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

surface hoar, bulk transfer coefficient, surface roughness

A Between-Storm Indicator of Avalanche Activity

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, metamorphism, avalanche activity

Decision Trees Predicting Avalanche Response: Tools for Training?

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche, weather factors, avalanche training

Snow Stability Trends at Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, snow stability, weather and avalanche historical data

Avalanche Forecasting at Stevens Pass Part II Ski Area Rating for Avalanche Potential

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, ski area, control, danger scale

Avalanche Information System for Protection of Roads: The BONNEVAL-SUR-ARC Pilot Project, Savoy, France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, roads security, information system, neural networks

The Timing, Size, and Impact of Avlanches on the Milford Highway, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, sub-surface layers

Snow Temperature and Water Outflow During Rain and Melt; Milford Highway, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, rain, avalanches

The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rain-On-Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, rain-on-snow, floods

Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche triggering, skier triggering

Field Observations of Skier-Triggered Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche formation, skier triggering, snow cover stability, physical properties

Measurements of Human-Triggered Avalanches from the Swiss Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanche, avalanche accidents, avalanche release, snow stability, avalan forecasting, skier triggering

Field Data and Theory for Human Triggered Whumpfs and Remote Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, persistent weak layers, fracture propagation

Measuring Snow Profiles with High Resolution: Interpretation of the Force-Distance Signal from a Snow Micro Penetrometer

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow pack, snow profile, snow classification, penetrometer, scale, spatial variability

Snow Profile Interpretation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability evaluation, stability tests

Quantified Loaded Column Stability Test: Mechanics, Methodology, & Preliminary Trials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche forecasting, stability test

Sintering of Unequal Grains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

sintering, grains

Physical Models for Determining Changes in Microstructure of Snow During Metamorphism

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, microstructure, metamorphism, sintering

Place of Snow Recrystallization in Modeling the Snow Cover Evolution

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow metamor~hism, recrystallization rate, heat- and mass-transfer, volumetric mass production, acceleration of gravity

Structural Phase Changes of Liquid Water in Alpine Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties

Effect of Snow Texture on Snowpack Settlement Rates

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow cover simulation, snow cover structure, snow texture, snow physical properties

A Statistical Validation of the Snowpack Model in a Montana Climate

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snowpack modeling, snow metamorphism, model validation, snowpack evolution

Application of Snow Models to Snow Removal Operations on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow plowing, snow models, glacier national park, mountain highways

Creep Instability of the Weak Layer and Natural Slab Avalanche Triggerings

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

brittle ductile transition,creep, ice, snow, avalanche, toughness

Theoretical and Experimental Approach of Snow-Slab Stability Using Cohesive Materials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow cover, rutchblock, equilibrium

A Mixed Flowing/Powder Snow Avalanche Model

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

density, model, snow, powder, flowing

Particle Size Dependence of Horizontal Snow Mass Flux in Drifting Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, wind tunnel, saltation, mass flux

Climatology of an Experimental Mountainous Location for Studies on Snowdrift

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

climatology, snowdrift, experimental measurements

Numerical Experiments of Wind Transport Over a Mountainous Instrumented Site at Small, Medium and Large Scales

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, wind, experimental site, measurement, numerical model

The Schmidty Tension Fence - A Case Study in Snow Fence Design and Application

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

tension fence, design, wind

Use of Vortex Generators to Eliminate Snow and Sand Drifting on Washington State Highways

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

highways, generator, snow, sand, drifting

Discussion of the Directional Characteristics of Explosives Commonly Used in Avalanche Hazard Reduction

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

characteristics, explosives, blasting, avalanche, hazard, mitigation

Precision Blasting Techniques for Avalanche Control

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche, explosives, blasting, shaped charges, artillery

Aerial Detonation Routines at Snoqualmie Pass - Explosive Deliver Trams, Methods, or Madness at the Low Pass

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

aerial charges, explosives, rifle ammunition

The Influence of Seismic Effect on Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche release, seismic effect, chemical explosions, seismic station

Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

skiing, triggered avalanche, transceiver, avalanche danger

Determining the Width of a Search Strip for Avalanche Beacons

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche beacons, search strip, field tests

457 KHz Electromagnetism and the Future of Avalanche Transceivers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

flux lines, transceiver, victims, avalanche

Pinpointing in a Circle - An Effective and Reliable System for the Precise Location of Deep Burials

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche rescue, pinpointing system, deep burials

The Use and Effectiveness of Dogs in Avalanche Search and Rescue

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

rafts, human scent, training,

Avalanche Rescue Systems in Switzerland: Experience and Limitations

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche beacon, transceiver device, avalanche balloon, avalanche airbag (abs)

Prolonged Oxygenation During Snow Burial; The Role of Carbon Dioxide Exclusion

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow burial, asphyxiation, carbon dioxide

Hypothermia During Snow Burial

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche rescue, hypothermia, hypercapnia

The Acoustic Snowdrift Sensor: Interests, Calibration and Results

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

drifting snow, snowdrift, acoustic sensor, flux, threshold velocities

Preliminary Tests and Evaluation of a Digital Snow Board

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snowfall, snow accumulation, snow measurements

NMR Imaging of Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

nmr, three-dimensional imaging, snow structure, ice sphere, dodecane

Three-Dimensional Snow: How Snow Really Looks Like

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

reconstruction of snow, methods of preparation

A Measuring Instrument for the Hardness and the Roughness of the Ski Slope - Correlatlon to the Gliding Properties of Skis - Penetrometer and Profilometer

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

ski slope, hardness, roughness, gliding, skiing

Measuring the Coefficient of Friction of Polyethylen on Snow - Kinetic Friction on Snow

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

coefficient of friction on snow, kinetic friction, tribology

Snow Depth Measurements in Avalanche Starting Zones

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche starting zones, snow depth, snow mapping, acoustic depth sensors, laser distometers

Five Years Experience with Avalanche - Mudflow-and-Rockfall-Alarm Systems in Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

crack openings, mudflow, rockfall, alarm systems

Ice Engineering for Rock Glaciers

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

rock glaciers, thermosyphon, thermopile, ice engineering

Using GIS to Visualize Historical Avalanche Data

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), historical avalanche data

An Objective Snow Profile Comparison Method

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow pit, profile, snow cover simulation, snowpack, evaluation, grain type

The Mammoth Mountain Cooperative Snow Study Site: Data Acquisition, Management, and Dissemination

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, energy balance, measurement, database

Information Unity for the Avalanche Community: XML, Databases and Whiz-Bang Applications

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

data, database, internet, information, management, xml

Avalanche Activity and Interaction with Harvested Terrain: Terrain Analysis and Decision Support Systems for Risk Management.

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, forestry, decision support, resource management, geographic information systems (gis)

An Elevational Gradient in Snowpack Chemical Loading at Glacier National Park, Montana: Implications for Ecosystem Processes

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

atmospheric deposition, nutrient loading, ecosystems, snowpack variability

Characteristics of Artificial Snow and its Effect on Vegetation

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

artificial snow, snow density, snow depth, ski slopes, temperature, vegetation

The Factors Leading to the Closing of Two Alaska Heli-Ski Operations in Spring 2000

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

forecasting, heli operations, safety, avalanche cycle

Significance of Historical Records for Avalanche Hazard Zoning in Norway

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow avalanche, run-out distance, probability, extreme value statistics, western norway

Study of an Avalanche in the Northeastern Part of Japan - The Estimated Intensity of an Avalanche by Destroyed Trees

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

dry snow avalanche, destroyed trees, intensity of avalanche

Lessons Learned: Cordova, Alaska's Residential Avalanche Accident, Jan. 26, 2000

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

fatalities, accident, slab avalanche, residential, hazard

The Avalanche Winter 1999 in Switzerland - An Overview

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche disaster, avalanche catastrophy, avalanche damages, insurance, integral risk management, avalanche warning, hazard mapping, paravalanche constructions

Study of the 1999 Avalanches in the Obergoms Valley, Switzerland, With Respect to Avalanche Hazard Mapping

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche hazard mapping, avalanche dynamics, deflecting dams, deposition depths

Effectiveness of Long Term Avalanche Defence Measures in Winter 1999 in Switzerland

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

destructive avalanches, avalanche defence, supporting structures

Occurrence Conditions of Two Catastrophic Avalanches at Chamonix, France

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche, mitigation, chamonix

The Avalanches of Galtor and Valzur in Feb. 1999

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche disasters, avalanche zoning, simulation of avalanches

The Lavanchers Avalanche of February 23rd 1999, Aosta Valley, Italy

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

catastrophic avalanches, winter 1999, italian alps, lavanchers avalanche, protective measures

Overview of the 1999 Measurements at the SLF Test-Site Vallee De La Sionne

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche deposits, avalanche dynamics, avalanche modelling, avalanche velocities, impact forces, avalanche experiments, avalanche forces

Retrospective Feedback on the Avalanches of February 1999 in the European Alps

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

catastrophe, major avalanche, catchmen area, risk cartography

Avalanche Training at NOLS - The State of Our Program

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche education, nols, professional avalanche training, outdoor education

How To Run An Avalanche Course When You Have No Snow - A Peculiarly Scottish Perspective

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snowpack, avalanche instructors, teaching methods, maritime climate

Nivotest: A Pocket Tool for Avalanche Risk Assessing

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche risk, avalanche education, decision support tool

An Overview of Snow and Avalanche Research in Indian Himalaya

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

avalanche climate, himalayan snow, indian avalanche, indian himalaya

Snow and Avalanches Forecasting Over the Andes Mountains

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

snow, avalanches, meteorology, andes mountains, chile

Avalanche Terrain and Conditions in the Presidential Range, New Hampshire, USA

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

new hampshire, presidential range, mount washington

Telluride Ski Area Expansion Snow Safety Plan Development and lmplementation 1993-2001

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

ski area, planning, hazard mapping, hazard identification & mitigation, expert forecasting

Avalanche Preparations for the 2002 Olympic Games

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

2002 olympics, avalanche preparations

More Research We'd Like To See

Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 MDT

workshops, educators, field practitioners, snow properties

Avalanche Control in the Brooks Range of Alaska an Environment of Extremes

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche triggering, slushflows, snow melt and run-off

Photographic Studies of Slab Avalanches in Heather Canyon, Mt. Hood, Oregon

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, avalanche tracks, avalanche types, snow slides

Forest Industry Snow Avalanche Hazards in Southeastern B.C.

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard, forest

Economic Benefits of Large Volume ANFO Airblasts in Avalanche Control at Alpental

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

ammunition, explosives, terrain, artillery

Storm and Weather Factors Related to Dry Slab Avalanche Activity

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, snow accumulation, snow cover stability

A Model to Determine Snow Surface Properties from Remote Measurements

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow cover stability, snow surface, snow metamorphism

Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow hardness, snow engineering, snow strength, snow mechanics

Numerical Snow Drift Modeling in Complex Alpine Terrain and Comparison with Field Measurements

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow drifting, numerical modeling, field measurements

Large-Scale Measurements of Snowdrifts Around Flat Roofed and Single Pitch Roofed Buildings

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snowdrifting, snow accumulation, snow, buildings

Snowpack Factors Associated With Strength Changes of Buried Surface Hoar Layers

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow strength, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, snow metamorphism, snow physical properties, snow temperature

Observations on Buried Surface Hoar in British Colombia, Canada: Section Analyses of Layer Evolution

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, snow metamorphism, snow strength, snow crystal, snow cover structure

Depth Hoar Growth Rates Near A Rocky Outcrop

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow crystal growth, snow metamorphism, snow crystal

Avalanche on Newberry Crater - A Firsthand Account of a Snowmobiler Avalanche Accident and the Subsequent Rescue - January 15,1998

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche incident, burial, victim, rescue

O2 and CO2 Levels With the Black Diamond AVALUNG During Human Snow Burials Lasting Up to One Hour

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche safety, avalanche rescue, snow permeability

Digital Transceiving Systems: The Next Generation of Avalanche Beacons

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue, snow slides

Digital vs. Analog Technology in the Avalanche Rescue Field

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

digital, analogue, pulse rate, norm standard, compatibility

The Buildup of the Avalanche Section of the Icelandic Meteorological Office

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche defense structures, debris flow

The Effect of Avalanche Accidents on the Recorded Avalanche History and the Avalanche Work in Iceland

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accidents, avalanche protection, avalanche forecasting

Avalanche Warning Switzerland 2000

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, avalanche forecasting, snow cover

Compexities of Avalanche Forcasting in Western Himalaya - An Overview

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche activity, avalanche zones

An Overview of Avalanche Forecasting in North America

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, forecast methodology, north america

A Method for the Forecasting of Wind in Mountainous Regions

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow drifting, blowing snow, wind forecasting

Verification of mm5 Precipitation Forecasts Near the Crest of the Washington Cascades During the 1997-98 Winter Season

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

weather forecasting, precipitation

Reconstructing Ancient Avalanches of the Sierra Nevada Range

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, snow cover, snow precipitation

Passive Snow Removal With a Vortex Generator

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche defense, snow fences, snow erosion, snow removal

FLOWCAPT: A New Acoustic Sensor to Measure Snowdrift and Wind Velocity for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow drifting, snow engineering, avalanche forecasting, acoustics, jet roof

A Portable Capacitance Snow Sounding Instrument

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow density, snow electrical properties, snow water equivalent, snow stratigraphy

Nondestructive Collection of Natural Snow Specimens for Use With CT Scan Analysis

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow and ice, methods of sampling, snow cover structure, computed tomography

Experimental Study on the Spectral Reflectance of Snow

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow reflective properties, snow optics, snow physics, snow, snow cover

A Network of Automatic Weather and Snow Stations and Supplementary Model Calculations Providing Snowpack Information for Avalanche Warning

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

remote weather and snow measurements, snowcover simulation, snow cover structure, snow metamorphism, mass balance, energy balance

Storm Characteristics, Patterns of Snowfall Distribution and Avalanche Response at Mammoth Mountain, California 1996-1998

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, snow accumulation, snow water equivalent

Wet Snow Pendular Regime: The Amount of Water in Ring-Shaped Configurations

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow physics, snow electromagnetic properties, snow water content

A Comparison Study of the Shredblock and Rutschblock Snow Stability Tests

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

rutschblock, stability test, snowboard

Geographic Distribution of Pollutants to the Colorado Rocky Mountains; A Comparison of Snowpack and National Atmospheric Deposition Program Data

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

precipitation, snowpack, pollutant

Experiments of Depth Hoar Formation Under Extremely Low Temperature

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

depth hoar, extremely low temperature, saturated water vapor concentration

Basal Stress Measurements of Artificial Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, snow, artificial avalanche, table tennis balls

The Temporal Variations of Near-Surface Faceted Crystals, Red Mountain Pass Corridor, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow crystals, snow metamorphism, snow stability, avalanches

Simulation of Above Treeline Snowdrift Formation Using a Numerical Snow-Transport Model

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow distribution, snow drifting, snow evaporation

Calculation of Snowdrift Around Roadside Safety Barriers

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow, snow drifting, snow engineering

Snow Cover Evolution in Complex Alpine Terrain: Measurements and Modeling Including Snow Drift Effects

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow cover, snow cover structure, snow drifting, snow cover simulation

A Study of an Avalanche at Niseko, Japan

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accidents, weak layer, faceted crystals

Avalanche Probeline Guidon Cord

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue, probing, guidon cord

Avalanche Air Space Physiology

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue, snow density

Avalanche One-Piece Probe Pole

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue, probe pole

The Advanced Digital Snow Sonde

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow gages, snow surveys, snow property

Measuring Snow Microstructure and Hardness Using a High Resolution Penetrometer

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow hardness, metamorphism, snow strength, snow stratigraphy, texture

Avalanche Simulators for Science Education, Nadaranger 1-2-3

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, simulator, science education, scientific toy, similarity

Activites of International Yukigata Research Group

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

yukigata, mountain snow, topography, education

Preferred Knots for Joining Hollow Braid Poly Rope

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche risk management, knot security, knots for polypropylene rope, ski area management, hollow braid polypropylene rope

Zen in the Art of Avalanche Hazard Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanches, snow

Local Verification of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), verification, visualisation

Forecasting Avalanches from Atmospheric Cross-Sections

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow drifting, snow precipitation, avalanche forecasting

South Face Expansion at Big Sky: The First Three Years

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche defense, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche tracks

Alternative Risk Management; Fat Man, Utile Boy and the Winch Roller

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow compaction, snow cover stability, avalanche counter measures, snow vehicles

Avalanches and the 2002 Olympic Games; A Panel Discussion

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, avalanche defense, avalanche protection, avalanche forecasting, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche rescue

Snow Stability Patterns in the Bridger Range, Montana

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

wind exposure, avalanche forecasters, snow stability

Hazard Mapping for Ice and Combined Snow/Ice Avalanches - Two Case Studies from the Swiss and Italian Alps

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche run-out, hanging glacier, ice avalanche, hazard mapping

On-Site Interpretation - A Tool for Increasing Avalanche Awareness

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche awareness, interpretation, avalanche interpretive writing, avalanche education

Ski Area Rating for Avalanche Potential; A Forecasting Tool & Training Aid Using the United States Avalanche Danger Rating Scale for Ski Area Application

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, density, snowfall

A Decade of Data Dilemma; The Development of a Relational Database at Alta, Utah

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche types, snow accumulation, snow precipitation

How Has a Hexagonal Snow Crystal Been Arranged on Science and Design?

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow crystal, arrangement, w a bentley, snow culture

NivoLog: An Avalanche Forecasting Support System

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche protection, avalanche engineering

Analysis of Process Oriented Avalanche Forecasting Technique Followed at Sase, Manali, India

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snowfall, modeling

The Seven Elements of Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche accidents

Development and Liability in the Ophir Valley, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

liability, avalanche, zoning, mitigation

The Alpine Meadows Road Avalanches, Real Estate and Politics

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche protection, avalanche zoning

Avalanches and Liability (A Case Study of Avalanche Control in a Highway Setting, and the Result When Reminded That Mother Nature is Ultimately in Charge)

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, starting zones, snow slide

Modification of the Avalanche Hazard Index for Operational Analysis of a Specific Highway and Improved Comparative Analysis of Multiple Highways

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche hazard, avalanche forecasting, avalanche countermeasures

Modern Avalanche Education - A Panel Discussion

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, avalanche education, avalanche countermeasures

Why Measure New Snow Density - Precipitation and Air Temperature?

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

storm and avalanche cycles, snow slope stability

Snow Stability and Its Variation in Course of Time

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, snow cover, snow stability

Slab Avalanches and New Snow

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow cover stability, snow stratigraphy

Contribution on the Role of Deficit Zones or Imperfections in Dry Snow Slab Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow mechanics, avalanche mechanics, avalanche release

Sluff Management

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow slides, avalanche tracks, avalanche triggering

Snowpack Temperature and Decreases in Tensile Strength

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

rain-on-snow, snow temperature, snow strength

Surface Warming of a Dry Snowpack Increases Skier-Induced Stress and Strain Magnitudes in Deeper Weak Layers

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow stability, avalanche triggering, snow thermal effects

Snow Densification During Rain

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow, snow compaction, rain on snow

Warm Storms Associated with Avalanche Hazard in the Sierra Nevada

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, avalanche frequency, rain-on-snow, snow stability, wet-snow avalanche

Sintering in a Dry Snow Cover

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow, snow crystal growth, snow metamorphism

Experiments and Numerical Simulation of Ping-Pong Ball Avalanches

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow avalanche, ping-pong ball, ski jump, particle and air interaction

The Rime River

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow and ice, rime, avalanche types, avalanche mechanics

A New Swiss Test-Site for Avalanche Experiments in the Vallee de la Sionnei Valais

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche deposits, avalanche mechanics, avalanche modelling, avalanche pressure, avalanche velocities, snow load on structures, impact forces

Effectively Using and Interpreting Stability Tests

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

snow stability, stability tests, avalanche forecasting, avalanches

The Cantilever Beam or Bridgeblock Snow Strength Test

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, avalanche formation, snow mechanics, snow hardness, snow strength

Tensile Strength and Strength Changes in New Snow Layers

Sun, 10 May 1998 05:10:47 MDT

avalanches, snow mechanics, snow strength

Avalanche Forecasting With GIS

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

local avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis)

Analysis of Weather and Avalanche Records from Alta, Utah and Mammoth Mountain, California Using Classification Trees

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, storm cycle, classification trees, avalanche forecast

Data Magic: Converting Automated Hourly Data into Reliable Climate Information

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

weather stations, snow layers, climate

Geliniv for Windows - An Integrated Software for Snow Data Analysis

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

software, database, computer, application

The Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center an Avalanche Information Center for the Future

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, snowpack conditions, weather, media

Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

climate change, sierra nevada, snow, historic data, water resources

Visualization and Analysis of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin Using GPS

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche bulletin, geographic information systems (gis), hazard mapping, visualization

The New Westwide Avalanche Network

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

westwide, avalanche, internet, computer

The Canadian Avalanche Centre - A Five Year Retrospective

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, national centre, canada, information, training

Avalanche Forecasting in Iceland and Norway: Proposed Guidelines for Implementation and Operation of Local Avalanche Forecasting

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, forecasting, iceland, norway

Preparedness of the Icelandic Meteorological Office in Response to Potential Avalanche Danger

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, evacuation, monitoring, defenses, risk

Evolution of Public Avalanche Information: The North American Experience with Avalanche Danger Rating Levels

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, danger, scale, north american, safety, public

Decision-Making on Variable Risk Terrain

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

backcountry, burial, force, obstacle, risk

Anena - The French Association for Snow and Avalanche Study

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

association, avalanche, coordination, information, safety, training

Near Surface Faceted Crystals: Conditions Necessary for Growth and Contribution to Avalanche Formation, Southwest Montana, U.S.A.

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, snow metamorphism, faceted crystals, temperature gradient

The Basic Ideas Behind Snow Metamorphism

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow metamorphism, temperature gradient, faceted ice crystals

Observations on Buried Surface Hoar - Persistent Failure Planes for Slab Avalanches in British Columbia, Canada

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

surface hoar, avalanche, snow metamorphism, snow, strength, plane sections, microphotography

Surface Hoar Growing for Several Days

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

surface hoar, weak layer, radiative cooling

A Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Method for Mountain Snowfall

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

weather, snowfall, forecasting

Dry-Slab Density and Thickness During Major Storms

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, design-avalanche, slab, densities, thickness

On the Topographical Origin of Some Remaining Snow Patterns,

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

yukigata, snowpack, avalanche, landslide, topography, oem

Measurements on Skier Triggering

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow mechanics, slab avalanche, avalanche formation, dynamic loads

The Stochastic Model of Snow Cover Stability on Mountain Slopes

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, stochastic model, snowpack stability

Creep and Failure of Alpine Snow: Measurements and Observations

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

rain-on-snow, creep, avalanches

Effect of Snow Temperatures on Skier Triggering of Dry Slab Avalanches

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

dry snow, snow temperature, snow strength, slab avalanche, avalanche formation, skier triggering

Avalanches and Mountain Forests in the Stubai Valle (Tyrol)

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, weak layer, formation, starting zones

The Compression Test for Snow Stability

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow compression, snow stability, snow strength, snow physical properties, snow stratigraphy

Experience with Stability Evaluation for a Surface Hoar Layer During Winter 1995-96 at Rogers Pass, British Columbia, Canada

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow crystals, snow strength, snow cover stability, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control

Measurements of Charge-to-Mass Ratios on Individual Blowing Snow Particles

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

cornices, triggering, blizzards, saltation

Drift-Flux Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Snow-Accumulation

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow drift, snow fence, cfd

Assessing the Accuracy of SIR-C Snow Cover Classification

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow covered area, classification, synthetic aperture radar, sir-c, accuracy

The Driftometer

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snowdrift, local avalanche forecasting, instrumentation

Acoustic Detection System for Operational Avalanche Forecasting

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecast, avalanche warning, sensor, acoustics

Instrumentation for In-Situ Snow Liquid Water Measurements

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow, water, measurement techniques, dielectric sensors

Improvements by Measuring Shear Strength of Weak Layers

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow slab, weak layers, strain rate, shear strength, measuring procedures

Pore-Space Characterization of Wet Snow in the Pendular Regime

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

pendular rings, snow wetness

Remote Avalanche Warning-, Alarm-and Control Systems, Fundamentals, Applications and Experience

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

starting zones, terrain, artificial release, risk

Test of a Multiplex Snow-Depth Sensor Along a Down Slope

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

automatic snow-depth profile, erosion rate, wind effect

Automatic Monitoring of Snow Depth

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow depth, measurement, automatic

Reliable Estimation of Avalanche Activity Using Seismic Methods

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, seismology, signal processing, data fusion

Preliminary Investigations of Glide/Creep Motion Sensors in Alta, Utah

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

creep, glide, slab avalanche, forecasting

Preliminary Results Controlled Shear Experiments

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow mechanics, snow strength, snow temperature, snow failure, fracture

The Remote Monitoring of Avalanche Activity

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

starting zones, path, snow stability

Glide Avalanche Forecasting

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow gliding, avalanche release, snow pack

Snow Science and Safety for the Mountain Guide Walter Bruns

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snow stability, hazard, risk, survival

Expanding into Avalanche Terrain: A Case Study

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

safety, terrain, risk

Heli-Ski Survival Guide

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

small operations, isolation, elitism, environmental vision

Alpine Touring Access Management on Public Lands in Avalanche Terrain

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, teton, backcountry, jackson, ski, corney

The New Avalanche Control Programme at the Lake Louise Ski Area

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, ski area, management

Forecasting for a Widespread Heliski Operation

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, helicopter skiing

Avalanche Hazard Evaluation at Ski Areas

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

hazard assessment, stability evaluation, intuition

Density and Friction Measurements in a Flowing Dry Snow Avalanche

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

density, friction, dry snow, runout

Frequency/Magnitude Relationship of Avalanches in the Chugach Range, Alaska

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, magnitude, chugach, runout

The Ryggfonn Avalanche Dynamics Project

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

starting zones, terrain, artificial release, path

Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche protection, supporting structures, hazard maps

Avalanche Modeling in France - Theory and Applications

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

model, risk, avalanche

Snow Avalanche Experiments at Ski Jump

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche experiment, ski jump, ping-pong balls

Head Formation in Light Granular Avalanches

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, head, tail, similarity

Loveland Basin Avalanche, February 1996

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

colorado, avalanche, damage, runout distance

Two Destructive Avalanches in Iceland

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, avalanche accident, evacuation, rescue

Powerline Pass - B.C. North Coast Mountain the History of Avalanche Damage, Mitigation and a Modern Epic

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, history, mitigation, survival

Bridal Veil Falls Avalanche 1996

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

airblast, crown face, dry slab avalanche, highway, slidepath

Storms and Avalanches of November 1995, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

severe storms, rare avalanches, nepal himalaya

Secondary Alpine Hazards Induced by the 1995-1996 Eruption of Ruapehu Volcano, New Zealand

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

secondary hazards, lahar, avalanche, volcanic ash, skifield management

Further Studies on the Influence of the GAZ-EX on a Continental Snowpack, Glory Bowl Slide Path, Teton Pass, Wyoming

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, gal-ex, ram resistance

New Long Range Control Methods

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

howitzer, recoilless rifle, tank

Avalanche Probing Revisited

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche probing, avalanche deposits, avalanche victim

Snowpack Study in Technical Communication

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack study, snow science, science writing, science teaching, teaching technical writing

Avalanche Victim's Air-From-Snow Breathing Device

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

survival, suffocation, tree wells

Avalanche Balloons - Preliminary Test Results

Fri, 10 May 1996 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accident, avalanche rescue

Effective Medium Approximations for Snow Thermal and AC Electrical Conductivities

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

metamorphism, thermal response, resistance network theory, ac electrical conductivity

Observations of Sun Crust Formation

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

heat, metamorphism, sun crust, ice particles

Monitoring a Shear Frame Stability Index and Skier-Triggered Slab Avalanches Involving Persistent Snowpack Weaknesses

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasters, safety decisions, terrain, stability, skier triggering

An Avalanche Forecasting Program Based on a Modified Nearest Neighbour Method

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche release, forecasts, precipitation, wind

Determining the Equivalent Explosive Effect for Different Explosives

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

chemical energy, explosive, detonation

Weather and Snowpack Conditions Essential to Slushflow Release and Downslope Propagation

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

slushflow, depth hoar, grained snowpacks

Country-Wide Avalanche Warning in Switzerland

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

protection, avalanche hazard, avalanche warning, avalanche risk

Five Mountain Parks Highway Avalanche Study

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche path, avalanche hazard

The Allen Residence, A Mountain Dream Home Destroyed by Avalanches - An Example of Poor Land-Use Planning, Sundance, Utah

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche terrain, damages, avalanche hazard, runout zones

Using Vegetative Analysis to Determine the Extent and Frequency of Avalanches in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, snowfall, hazard, dendrochronology, avalanche paths, run-out zones

I.S.S.W., Past, Present, and Future

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

issw, avalanche hazard, avalanche control, communication

Long-Term Observation of the Water Content of an Alpine Snowpack

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

snow cover, snow strength, water content

Formation Rate of Surface Hoar Crystals Under Various Wind Velocities

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

snow surface temperature, humidity, wind velocity, water vapor

Variation of Snow and Winter Air Temperatures in the Last 60 Years at Shinjo, Japan

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, snowfall, global warming

Processing a High Strength Snow for South Pole Compacted Snow Runway: Test Results from Winter 1992-1993

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

density, bonding, snow strength, powered tiller

Effect of Microslructure on Heat and Vapor Transport in Snow Composed of Uniform Fine Ice Spheres

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

depth hoar, weak layer, temperature gradient, thermal conductivity, water vapor

A Database Design for Storage and Retrieval of Snow Profiles on a PC

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

density, snowpack conditions, pc

Measurements of the Electric Field Gradient in a Blizzard

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

cornices, triggering, blizzards, saltation

Toward the Development of Areal Warning System of Blowing Snow

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

blowing snow, transportation, forecasting, warning system

Blowing Snowand Avalanches

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

blowing snow, forecasting, slab, snow crystals

Remote Identification of Precipitation Type

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

precipitation, avalanche control, snow strength, avalanche hazard

Measurements and Modeling of Snow Energy Balance and Sublimation from Snow

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

sublimation, runoff, snow melting, snow energy

A Streamlined Collector for Precipitation (ASCOP)

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

aerodynamic blockage, precipiation gages

Application of Classification and Regression Trees: Selection of Avalanche Activity Indices at Mammoth Mountain

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

regression trees, snow plot, hazard

Two Expert Systems to Forecast the Avalanche Hazard for a Given Region

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, snow cover, decision making, snow profiles,

Computer Assistance in Avalanche Forecasting

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, snow profiles, snow stability

A Relational Database for Snow Avalanches

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, hazard analyses, zoning

Use of Neural Networks in Avalanche Hazard Forecasting

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche activity, avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard, neural networks

Statistical Modelling of Snow Cover Stability in Mountain Slopes

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

algorithm, snow model, stability, snow cover, statistics

Velocity and Mass Transport Measurements in a Snow Avalanche

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

velocity, avalanche properties, avalanche path

Model for Avalanches in Three Spatial Dimensions: Comparison of Theory to Experiments

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

runout, cohesionless granular media

Model for Avalanches in Three Spatial Dimensions: Comparison of Theory to Experiments

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche path, avalanche release, avalanche runout

Observations of Snow Avalanches on Dynamic Internal Structures at Alta, Utah

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche path, avalanche release

Terrain Parameters of Avalanche Starting Zones and Their Effect on Avalanche Frequency

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

starting zones, terrain, artificial release, artificial release

Correlation of Fast Rates of Snow Glide with Full-Depth Avalanche Occurrence

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow gliding, avalanche release, snow pack

Snow Creep Movement in the San Juan Mountain Snowpack Red Mountain Pass

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

snow growth, snowpack, accelerated creep

Understanding the Avalanche Beacon for Best Performance

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche beacon, avalanche rescue, signal, electromagnetic

History of Professional Ski Patrolling in the Western United States

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

ski trails, ski areas, ski patrolling, ski management

The Human Experience of Avalanche Rescue

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, avalanche victim, death, human experience

Snow Avalanches in Provo Canyon, Utah

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, explosives, avalanche path, starting zone

Repeated Mistakes by Avalanche Professionals

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

slides, terrain, ski cutting, starting zones, snow stability

Avalanche Warning and Hazard Zoning in Austria Some New Aspects

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

risk scale, safety, hazard zoning

Local Avalanche Forecasting in Switzerland: Strategy and Tools: A New Approach...

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, nxlog 20, avalog, triggering

The Human Factor - Lessons for Avalanche Education

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victim, avalanche education

Building Community Support and Diversifying Funding for Backcountry Avalanche Forecasting

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

funding, community support, fundraising, forecasting

Avalanche Safety in a Micro Community

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

recreational counseling, safety, forecast

The Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in the British Isles

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims, windslab avalanche

Validations of Objective Models to Simulate Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risk for Avalanche Forecasting

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

stratigraphy, forecasting, avalanche risk, avalanche casualties

The Stuffblock: A Simple and Effective Snowpack Stability Test

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

stuffblock, stability tests, forecasting

Avalanche Forecasting for a Helicopter Skiing Operation in the United States

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

backcountry skiing, forecasting, helicopter skiing

US Highway 550 Avalanche Reduction Project San Juan Mountains of Colorado

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche paths, avalanche damage, temperature

The Road Closure Decision in Little Cottonwood Canyon

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, statistical models, danger

Avalanche Hazard Risk Management for the Yule Marble Quarry

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

snow removal, snowfall, hazard, risk management

The French Avalancheur

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

blasting, explosives, artillery, avalancheur, arrow

Avalanches; Controlled Triggering Off by Radio Beams

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

radio beams, explosives, transmitter

GAZ-EX Avalanche Control System

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

gazex, bomb-tram, explosives

A Bicycle Built for Two

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

starting zone, explosives

The Role of Bacterial Protein for Snowmaking and as an Antifreeze

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

ice crystals, temperature, snow making

Use of Recco System to Locate Buried Roads in a Winter Environment

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue

Modal Analysis: A Dynamic Ski Test

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

skis, ski damages

Sensitivity Testing of Handcharges and Risk Management in Avalanche Control

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

handcharges, explosives, starting zones

Radial Influence of the GAZ-EX on a Continental Snowpack Glory Bowl Slide Path, Teton Pass, Wyoming

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

gazex, forecasting, explosives, snowpack

Table Tennis Ball Avalanche Experiments

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

velocity, tennis balls, snow avalanche

A Simple and Inexpensive Master Snow Stake

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

storm systems, forecasting, snowstake

The U.S. Forest Service - Westwide Avalanche Network

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

accidents, forecasting, snowpack

Contributory Factors to Avalanche Occurrence on Red Mountain Pass, San Juan Mountains, Southwest Colorado

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

wind direction, speed, temperature

Slushflow Disasters in Japan and its Characteristics

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

natural hazard, large slushflows, triggering mechanisms, flow regimes, human challenges

Canadian Avalanche Centre

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

infoex, warnings, backcountry, safety

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Avalanches: Some Applications

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

geographic information systems (gis), avalanche paths

An Operational Computer Program to Predict Avalanche Occurence on Paths Affecting the Highway in Little Cottonwood Canyon

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

computer, forecasting, avalanche

The Climate of Major Avalanche Cycles

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

stratigraphy, forecasting, avalanche risk, avalanche casualties

Rain on Snow Disaster Prediction

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

slushflow, flooding, damages, snowcover

Liquid Water Distribution at the Snow-Soil Interface

Tue, 10 May 1994 05:10:47 MDT

snow wetness, soil, calibration

Micro- and Macro- Analyses of Stratigraphic Snow Profiles

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, stratigraphy, surface hoar, microwaves,

The Use of Computer-Based Quantitative Stereology for Studying Microstucture of Snow

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

artifical snow, spherical particles

Sublimation of Snow - The Basics

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

water vapor, sublimation, temperature, crystal

The Friction of Snow Skis

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

friction, temperature, solar radiation

Measurements of Snow Temperature During Rain

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

rain, liquid water, vertical channels, stability

Snow Temperature Patterns and Artificial Avalanche Release

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradient, metamorphism, triggering,

Aquatic Ecology as a Function of Avalanche Runout Into An Alpine Lake

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

plunge pool, avalanche path, spawning

A Study of Wind Drift Snow Phenomena on an Alpine Site

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow drifting, hazard, erosion, snow deposits, snow cover

(Snow Management) at a Ski Area Using Machine and Blowing Snow Effects as Tools

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow drifting, management, wind, snow blowing

GAZ-EX Avalanche Control System

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

explosives, shock wave, exploding gas

User-Friendly Avalanche Beacons

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

victims, beacon, ramer avalrt, transceiver

A Fiber Optic Probe for Indexing Snowpack Properties

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow depth, density, hardness, snow temperature, grain type

Probability Analysis of Avalanche Forecasting Variables

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, kootenay pass, wind direction

Drew's Slide: A Case Study of Computer Use in the Jackson Hole Avalanche Forecast Office

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, burial, rescue dogs

MEPRA - An Expert System for Avalanche Risk Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

mepra, risk, forecasting, expert system

Computer Applications for Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

software, forecasters

Computer Graphics Applications in Avalanche Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow cone, decision making, forecasting

Applications of Classification Tree Methodology to Avalanche Data Management and Forecasting

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, wind, temperature, solar radiation

Slab Avalanche Formation, New Measurements and Results

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

weak layer, triggering, slab avalanche

Experience with Rutschblocks

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

dry slab, rutschblock, slopes

Characteristics of Weak Snow Layers or Interfaces

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

weak layer, interfaces, avalanche slopes

An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Behavior of a Depth Hoar Layer Under Shear Stress (Preliminary Report)

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

slab, shear strength, surface hoar, weak layer, fracture

Avalanche Starting Zones Below the Timber Linestructure of Forest

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

starting zone, release, density

Installation Design of the Avalanche Impact Pylon Facility, Alta, Utah

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

epoxy anchor belts, ski lifts, avalanche path, release

Ski Area Avalanche Control a Summary of Methods, Procedures and Manpower

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

explosives, control, rescue, forecasting

Effects of Explosives on the Mountain Snowpack

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

explosives, shockwave, snowpack, avalanche release

Proposed Avalanche Control Alternatives Stanley Avalanche, Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

control, explosives, backcountry skiers, avalanche paths

The New French Avalanche Map

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

risk, mapping, method

Analysis of Avalanche Prediction from Meteorological Data at Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

methods, avalanche release, slab

The Political Dilemma of Avalanche Hazard Zoning; A Comparative Analysis of Four Sierra Nevada Counties

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche paths, runout, decision making

The East Riverside Avalanche Accident of 1992: Engineering and Snow-Safety Considerations

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, accident, forecast program, hazard reducation

Traffic Management for Avalanche Safety Trans-Canada Highway Rogers Pass British Columbia

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

safety, awareness, control, highway, snowfall

Townsite Avalanche Protection at Tungsten, NWT

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

runout zone, starting zone, protection, safety, terrain

What Do Ski Mountaineers Know About Snow Cover and Avalanche Formation? - Results of an Inquiry

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

ski mountaineers, snow cover, avalanche education, accidents, depth hoar

The Growth of Avalanche Education in Japan

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

gazex, rescue dogs, awareness, education programs

Avalanche Risk Forecasting Organisation During the Winter Olympic Games of Albertville (France)

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

risk, forecasting, off-piste skiers, arf

Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victim, avalanche education

Measurement of Snow Hardness in Snow Pits Using a Resistometer

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

resistometer, snowpits, hardness

The NX-Log Project

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

nx-log, analogous reasoning, deductive reasoning, safety, risk

The Canadian Avalanche Centre

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow stability, training, forecasts, accidents

Detection and Registration of Water Waves in a Natural Snow Cover

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

sensors, wetness, rainfall, snow cover

Observations of a Slushflow on a Low-Angle Slope in West Karakol Valley, Kirgizstan, Middle Asia

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, precipitation, starting zone, slushflow

The Avalanches of February 1991

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow cover, snowpack, topography, forecast

Snow Fence Do's and Don'ts

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

snow fence, storage, drifting, safety

Computer System for Avalanche Hazard Analysis at Rogers Pass, British Columbia

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, safety, software, forecasting

Observations from a Statistical Model for Maximum Avalanche Run-Out Distances in Southwest Montana

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

model, runout, avalanche path, slope

The Broken River Avalanche of August 1992; Craigieburn Range, New Zealand

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

starting zone, triggering, wind speed, precipiation

An Investigation of Sun Crust Formation Using Field Data and Laboratory Experiments

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

sun crust, hoar growth, stability, snow pack

The Sign of Electrostatic Charge on Drifting Snow

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

electrostatic charge, temperature gradient, blizzards

Time-Domain-Reflectometry as a Method to Measure Snow Wetness and Density

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

wetness, electromagnetic, tdr

Transport of Water and Dye Tracers Through Snow

Sun, 10 May 1992 05:10:47 MDT

dye tracers, snow wetness, grain

Seasonal Snowcover in the Foothills of Alaska's Arctic Slope

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snowcover, slope, wind, melting

Road Weather Information Systems a New Data Source?

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

temperature, road surfaces, rwis, shrp

A Comparison of the Digital Resistograph With the Ram Penetrometer

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

ram penetrometer, digital resistograph, durability, penetration rate

Operational Use of the Model Crocus by French Avalanche Forecast Services

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snow pit, snow cover, stability, altitudes, slopes, orientation

Computer-Assisted ldentification Potential Avalanche Terrain

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, snow cover, snowpack stability, geographic information systems (gis)

Applications of Snotel Data in Formulating the South-Central Montana Avalanche Advisory

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snotel data, avalanche advisory, scmaa, forecasts, scs, sli

A Computerized System Designed for Local Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in Tignes, Savoie, France

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

computerized system, forecasting, snow-meteorological, snowpack, avalanche activity

Prediction of Snowfall and Two Network Systems of Snow Information at Toyama Prefecfure and Along the National Highway No. 17 from Niigata to Tokyo Through Japan Alps

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snowfall, winter monsoon, network systems, highway

Effects of Forests Near Timberline on Avalanche Formation

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

forests, dry slab avalanches, stress field, snow distribution, radiation balance, weak layers

Snow Gliding on Steep Rock Coqulhalla, B.C.

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, rock slabs, snow gliding, slab avalanches, temperature

Differential Heat Transfer--It's Effects on Avalanche Release the Mountain Snowpack

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, heat, trasfer, dry slab avalanche, release, accidents

Safe Skiing - Backcountry Skiing in Avalanche Terrain

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

safety, skiing, victims, education, snowpits, communication, snow stability

Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in Hokkaido, Japan

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, education, avalanche, forecasting, hazard, terrain, skiing

The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche slopes, snow strength, slope stability, avalanche control

Supplying the Catalan Pyrenees (Spain) With a Public Avalanche Warning System

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

tourism, mountaineering, weekly bulletin

Hazard Perception and Preparation by Cross-Country Skiers in Utah

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

winter recreation, resource management agencies, hazards, safety

Snow and Avalanche Training for the Armed Services

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

military, snow hazards, terrains

The U.S./Japan Cooperative Agreement on Snow and Avalanche Research; A Perspective and Goals for the Future

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snow, avalanche, goals, joint projects

The Future Role of the U.S. Forest Service in Avalanche Programs

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche programs, forest service, future, control, ski areas, back country

Military Weapons for Avalanche Control Program

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

forest service, ski areas, control, military, weapons, gaz-ex

A Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Air Blasts and Surface Blasts in Producing Avalanches

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

air blasts, surface blasts, avalanches, aerial charges, surface charges

The French Choices Among the Growing Range of the Avalanche Blasting Techniques

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

french choices, avalanche, blasting techniques, road maintenance engineer, avalanche expert, ski resort manager

Evolution of Air Blasting Techniques for Avalanche Control at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Bozeman, Montana

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

explosives, bomb wires, control, starting zone, pulley

The Use of Large Explosive Charges for Avalanche Hazard Reduction

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

explosive charges, avalanche, hazard reduction, seismic exploration, oil-bearing strata

Cornice Control Methods Used by the Fernie Snow Valley Pro-Patrol

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

fernie snow valley, snowfall, starting zones, ski areas, avalanche

Permanent Avalanche Defense Structures in Japan

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

wind fences, starting zone, diversions, permanent, defense, hazard

Managing Backcountry Access from Downhill Alpine Ski Areas (An Avalanche Awareness and Personal Responsibility Issue)

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, awareness, ski areas, public safety, rocky mountain region

Avalanche Rescue: Frequency Variation as a Search Methodology

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

search methodology, avalanche, rescue, victims, detection

Two Colorado Ski Touring Hut Systems - A Comparison of Purposes, Avalanche and Snow Safety, Planning and Management

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

skiing, hut systems, avalanche, safety, management, hazard, back country skiing

Snow Avalanche Dynamics as a Granular Fluid Phenomenon

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

flow kinematics, shearing flow, constitutive law, nonuniform particles

The Width of Unconfined Slab Avalanches Based on Field Measurements of Slab Properties

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

field measurements, fracture mechanics, starting zone

Maximum Avalanche Runout Mapping; A Case Study from the Central Sierra Nevada

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

topographic, snowstorm, friction, velocity, runout distance

Snow Creep Pressure on Mast Constructions

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snow creep, damage, snow cover, power-lines, ski-lift

Measurements of Avalanche Loads - East Riverside Avalanche Shed, Colorado

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

roof, load, avalanche, density

Variability of Liquid Water Content in an Alpine Snowpack

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, liquid water, volume

Snow Transportation by Eolian Effect (Snowdrift) - Experimental Field in Pala di Santa (Pampeago) Trento, Italy

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

snowdrift, eolian effect, transportation, snow barriers

Avalanche Protection and Avalanche Research in Austria

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

protection, defense, hazard, mapping, blast bolt

A New Sensor for Snow Wetness Monitoring

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

dielectric, snow wetness, microcomputer, lcd, temperature

Northwest Avalanches

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

harard, accident, fatalities, forecasting, stability

Quick Growth of Depth Hoar in a Surface Layer

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

surface layer, hoar layer, temperature, radiation

Dry Slab Avalanches Triggered by Skiers

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

stability, forecasting, rutschblock test, skiing, dry slab

Using CAD for Development of Avalanche Control Explosive Delivery Systems

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, explosive, control, avalanche, rifle

A New Blasting Device: The GAZEX

Thu, 10 May 1990 05:10:47 MDT

gazex, blasting, oxygen-propane, dynamite, ski resort

Avalanche Control Ropeways Coquihalla Highway Avalanche Safety Program

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

ropeways, technology, drive systems, explosive

Recent Improvements in CATEX (Avalanche Control Ropeway) Technology

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

catex, safety, electronics, igniters

Blasting Glacial Ice and Snow

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

molybdenum, blasting, snow, ice, ore, yokullhaup phenomena

Low Cost Explosive Delivery Systems for Avalanche Control

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

bombs, low-cost, control, explosive, delivery systems

On the Morphology and Size of Snow Crystals

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow, crystals, microstructure, particles, morphology

On the Effect of Strong Density Layering on Metamorphism of Seasonal Snowcover

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

metamorphism, temperature gradient, alpine, isothermal

Mobile Gun Positions

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

mobile gun, control, avalanche

Snow in Canadian and U.S. Art and Poetry, 1840-1980

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

art, poetry, snow, winter weather, cultural responses

A Brief Review of the Maseguchi Avalanche in Japan in 1986

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, fatalities, injuries, property damage, research

Computer Helped Avalanche Forecasting in rance

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

computer, forecasting, technology, snow data

Steps Toward Computer-Aided Snow Safety

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

safety, forecasting, computer, snowpack, snow data, wind speed

Statistical Analysis of Snow Stability, Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, California

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, avalanche, stability, snow

Weather Forecasts for Avalanche Prediction

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

predictions, forecasts, avalanche, snow stability, maritime climate

North Cascade Helicopter Skiing Risk

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

insurance, ski runs, helicopter skiing, risk,

Three Dimensional Snow Transport Modeling Over Mountainous Terrain

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, snowfall, terrain, santa model

The Susan Jane Avalanche Path: A Case Study in Ski Area Planning and Avalanche Path Identification

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, hazard, ski area

In-Situ Tensile Strength Measurements of Alpine Snow

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow, layers, fractures, slab, tensile

Field Tests of Avalanche Beacons at 2275 Hz and 457 kHz

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

victims, beacons, avalanche, frequency

Enhancement of Realism in Avalanche Rescue Dog Training Exercises

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, burials, rescue dog, exercises, training

Rain on Snow Avalanche Events Some Observations

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow, rainfall, avalanche, predications

Evidence of Liquid Water Flow Through Snow From Thick-Section Photography

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, water, photography, snow temperature, crusts, density, layers

Avalanche Awareness a Question of Balance

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, hazard, snowpack, terrain, rescue, route-finding

Mountain Winds

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

wind, mountains peaks, forest fires

Standpipe Precipitation Gauge

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

ethylene glycol antifreeze, gauge, precipitation, avalanche, ice layer

Snowpack Temperature Sensor

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, temperature, sensor, thermistors, snow

Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Police Dog Service Avalanche Search and Rescue

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

dog, avalanche search, rescue, mountains

Bc Ministry of Transportation and Highways Remote Weather Station System Overview

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, weather stations, hazard, computer

Mount Bachelor's Pine Marten Snowfence

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snowfence, skiing, wind erosion

Remote On Line Snow Cover Profiling in Avalanche Release Zones Using Microwave Radar

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, release zones, snow cover, microwave radar, electromagnetic, stratigraphy

Mobility of Snow Avalanches Observed in Japan

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

run-out distance, damage, avalanche, snow

Behavior of a Snow Cover After Crack Formation on Mountain Slope

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow cover, ground surface, moutain slope, crack, gliding, avalanche

A Look At a Statewide Public Avalanche Awareness Program: ABC's Week

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, awareness, deaths, search and rescue

Elastic Energy in Snow

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

polystyrene foam, elasticity, snow, avalanche, energy, slope, slab failure

Snow Dielectric Devices and Field Applications

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow liquid water, electric snow, snow wetness, sensor geometry

The Effects of Temperature on Shear Failure of Alpine Snow

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

stratigraphy, dry snow, slabs, fracture lines, weak layer, snow temperature

Observations Relating to Wet Snow Stability

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

crystal structure, water drainage, lubricated layers, snow stability, forecast

Ski Friction and Thermal Response

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

skiing, friction, thermal, melting, slider, metlway layer

Snow Cover Forecasting in Ungaged Areas

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, snow cover, ungaged areas, snow pillows, alpine ski

Development of the Avalanche Management Program for the Coquihalla Highway

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

safety, highway, management program, avalanche, design, construction

Comparisons of Colorado, E. Sierra, Coastal Alaska, and Western Norway Avalanche Runout Data

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

runout distance, regression equation, mountain areas

Meteorological and Synoptical Conditions Leading to Critical Avalanche Situations in the European Alps

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche accidents, synoptic, slope exposure, absolute altitude

Utah Avalanches Forecast Center User Survey and Formats for Avalanche Advisories

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

uafc, weather advisories, survey, skiing, avalanche skills

Avalanche Forecasting and Communication Experiences in Avalanche Hazard Scales

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

hazard scale, forecast, avalanche, communication, danger, multidimensional

Monitoring Basin-Wide Snowmelt With Ablation Stakes

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

glacier mass, snow cover, snowpack density, snowmelt generation, ablation data

Snowcover Stability Tests and the Areal Variability of Snow Strength

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow strength, stability, wedge test, shovel test, rutschblock test, shear frame test

Evaluation of the Shovel Shear Test

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow pack, stability, shovel shear test, failure, snow layer

The Hydrological Importance of Avalanche Snow, Kaghan Valley, Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan

Tue, 10 May 1988 05:10:47 MDT

snow, avalanche, transport, predication, melting, vertical fall

Management of Avalanche Risk Faced by Backcountry Skiers

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, skiing, management program

Avalanche Hazard and Climate in Baxter State Park, Maine

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, hazard, fatalities, mount katahdin

Offpiste Skiing in France: Recent Evolution, Avalanches Accidents - Forest Preservation

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

wild snow, accidents, competition

Snow Safety and Snow Management for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

skiing, transportation, olympics, safety

Purpose and Progress of National Research Council Report on Snow Avalanches

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, control, data management, research, information transfer, mitigation activities

Avalanche Hazard in Kaghan Valley, Himalaya Range, Pakistan

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

snowfall, hazard, risk

A Deterministic Model for Snowdrift Accumulation

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

alpine terrain, windspeed, snowfall

Storage and Redistribution of Snow Upwind of an Avalanche Catchment

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

upwind snow, fetch storage, evaporation

Cornices: Their Growth, Properties and Control

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

aerial explosives, air method

A Simple Orographic Precipitation Model for the Pacific Northwest

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

wind flow, velocities, precipitation

Augmenting Snow by Cloud Seeding: A Tool for Managing Water Resources

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

managing, alberta rockies, snowfall, cloud seeding

The American Association of Avalanche Professionals

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

formation, ideas

Electrical Measurements of Snow Wetness in Undisturbed Snow

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

snow wetness, snowpack, twin-disc capacitance sensor

Aerial Blasting: Theories and Contraptions

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

bomb wires, experiments, slopes stability

Recent Developments of Snow Moisture Dielectric Devices

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

dry snow, dielectric, liquid water, snow volume

Avlanche Defense Systems in the Starting Zone

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

manufacturers, history, defense systems

An Avalauncher Fitting System

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

regulator, hoses, in-line valves and gauges, pressure vessel

Sensor Frequency, Wave Guide Orientation and Type, and Their Influence on Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Snow Pack Stability

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

stability, snowpack, frequency, density, skiing activity

An Intercomparison of Snow Cover Liquid Water Measurement Techniques

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

strength, transmissions, snow cover, electromagnetic spectrum

Seasonal Snow Cover Monitoring Using FMCW Radar

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

fmcw radars, stratigraphy, layering, meltwater, flow depth

On the Metamorphism, Morphology, and Microstructure of Snow

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

snow, surface energy, crystal growth

Local Transformations to Simulate Two Dimensional Dendritic Crystal Growth

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

natural processes, model, crystal growth

Instrumentation of Avalanche Loads, East Riverside Avalanche Path, Colorado

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

strain gages, load cells, strain level, velocity

A Three Dimensional Dynamic Model of Turbulent Avalanche Flow

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

water flow, runout distance, newtonian

Avalanches of Snow from Roofs of Buildings

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

roofs, terrain, buildings

Low Cost Determination of Snow Accumulation

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

snow depths, acoustic ranging, reference level

How Ground Temperature Affects Temperature Gradient etamorphism -- An Empirical Study

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

ground interface, starting zone, metamorphism, avalanche

A Widespread Cycle of Unusual Avalanche Events

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

damages, weather events, fatalitites

The Alpine Meadows Avalanche Rescue Dog Program

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

dog, rescue, avalanche, socialization, obedience

The Canadian Avalanche Association

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

professionals, avalanche, hazard, safety, government

Ski and Forest

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

skiing, forests, damages

The Frequency Choice for Avalanche Beacons

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, beacons, antenna, lasers

A Standard Frequency for Avalanche Beacons - What's Going on in Europe

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, avalanche beacons, performance

Electronic Transceivers for Locating Avalanche Victims, An Optimal Strategy for the Primary Search

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, victims, transceivers

Hahn and Nelson V. Alpine Meadows Ski Corporation - Ruling Regardin Strict Liability Contentions on Motion for Non-Suit

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

liability, avalanche control, hazards, fatalities

The Alpine Meadows Avalanche Trial: Conflicting Viewpoints of the Expert Witnesses

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

unexpected, fatalities, sued, wrongful death, testimony

The Chinook Pass Avalanche Control Program

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

warming, avalanche control, wet snow, snowpack

Research and Development Pertaining to Steel Wire Rope Net Systems for the Prevention of Snow Avalanches

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

prevention, steel wire rope nets, control

The Swiss Rutschblock Snow Stability Evaluation Test

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

snow pack, rutschblock, slab strength, backcountry skiing

In-Situ Strength Measurements of the Snowpack

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

techniques, shear strength, weak layers, startingzones, snow behavior

Growth Characteristics of Hoarfrost With Respect to Avalanche Occurrence

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

hoarfrost, maritime climate, topography

Spatial and Temporal Aspects of the Snow Avalanche Hazard, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, fatalities, injuries, property damage

Global Snow Studies Utilizing Microwave Radiometry

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

microwave, snow hydrology, snow depth, snowcover

Experimental Analysis in Wind Profile at the Ground Layer of Stable Air and Motion State and Deposition of Snow in the Wind Drift Snow Current

Sat, 10 May 1986 05:10:47 MDT

wind, velocity, layers

Avalanche Frequency and Magnitude Determination for Ski Touring Operations

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, magnitude, skiing, terrain

Avalanche Information Systems in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

computer, avalanche, harzard, modeling, mapping

Effect of Simple Terrain Parameters on Avalanche Frequency

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, topographic parameters, highway

Avalanche Frequency on a Slope With and Without Defense Structures

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, defense structures

New Developments for Control of Snow Avalanches in the Western European Alps

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

slope stability, thinning, limatological timberlines

Diagnosis of Precipitation in Mountainous Terrain

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

rain shadow effect, wind direction, terrain, forecast

The Preferential Detection of Sound by Persons Buried Under Snow Avalanche Debris as Compared to Persons on the Overlying Surface

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

infrasound, snow surface, buried

Avalanche Beacons - Working Principles, Specifications and Comparative Propertiest

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

frequency, separation distance, principles of operation

Frequenzsalat - Toward Uniform Frequencies for Various Types of Avalanche Victim Locators

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

electronic devices, frequencies, ghz range

Snow Creep as a Model for Postcontrol Release

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

post control release, compressional blast, slab

Practical Experience with Aerial Detonation of Explosives for Avalanche Control

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche, aerial detonation, hand thrown explosive

The French Experience in Avalanche Education For Skiers

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

moutain skiers, piste skiers, pedagogic tools, anena

Measurements of the Amount of Snow Brought Down by Avalanches

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

annual mass, snowfall, run-out zones

Climate Effects on Snow Avalance Travel Distances

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

run-out zones, climate, mobility, avalanche, vegetation

Institutional Arrangements for Snow Avalanche Management in Canada

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche management, agencies, snow avalanche

Factors Comprising County/Hunicipal Land - Use Controls Addressing Snow Avalanches

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, risk, snow avalanche

Statistical Avalanche Zoning

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

run-out zone, analysis, paths

Avalanche Litigation: Technology and Liability

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

liability, hazards, technology, costs, protection

Wet Slab Instability

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

wet slab, liquid water, shear strength, snow layers, snow stability

Avalanche Forecast: Experience Using Nearest Neighbors

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecast model, avalanche days

Engineer and Practitioner: A Combined Effort in Avalanche Hazard Forecasting

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, computer software, slope

Strength Comparisons Between Avalanche and Non-Avalanche Snowpacks

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

snow strength, fracture-line, shear failure, weak zone

Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Update

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

tidal effect theory, stability, avalanche events

Avalanche Hazard and the Solunar Cycle

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

accidents, hazard, snow slope stability, lunar phase, solunar time

Remote Instrumentation for Avalanche Warning Systems and Snow Cover Monitoring

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

instruments, forecast, snow depth, stratigraphy

Weather and Snow Observations for Avalanche Forcasting: An Evaluatioo of Errors in Measurement and Interpretation

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

errors, snow stability, weather, terrain

Snowpack Patterns in the Alpine Tundra, Niwot Ridge, Front Range Colorado

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

topographic, snow depth, meltoff patterns, plant species composition, chutes

Avalanche Detection Through Seismic Technique

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

seismic technique, direct observation, runouts monitoring, prediction methods

The Use of Time Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Activity and Snow Behaviour

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

time lapse camera, wet snow, dry snow, slab avalanche

Helicopter Skiing Operations and Agency Administration

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

national forest lands, monitered, safety, helicopter skiing, permit

A New Classification System for the Seasonal Snow Cover

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

snow crystals, tcsi, growth rate

Observations of Snow Structure

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

parallel planes, photomicrographs, section-plane method

Observations on the Growth Process and Strength Characteristics of Surface Hoar

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

heat loss, snow surface, temperature gradients, surface hoar, shear strength

Snow Redistribution from Fetch to Starting Zone

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

snow redistribution, starting zone, wind, avalanche occurrences, topographic

The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982

Thu, 10 May 1984 05:10:47 MDT

bridge, us highway 2, avalanche, flow pattern, wet avalanches

The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

bridge, path

Comparison of Experimental and Computer Simulated Snow-Block Impact on Structures

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

computer model, snow block, viscosity

The Mass of Maximum Avalanches

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

starting zone, wind, slope

Release and Motion of Arctic Slushflows

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

slushflow, runoff,

A Comparison of Two Colorado Winters 1980-81 and 1981-82

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, snowfall, temperature

The Alpine Meadows Avalanche

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

search dog, rescue, fatalities, weather

Backcountry Skier Attitudes and the Utau Avalanche Forecast Center

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

backcountry, forecast, danger, responsibility

Beacon Rescues

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

deaths, recovery, rescue, beacons

Temperature-Gradient Metamorphism

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradients, metamorphism, faceted crystals

Zones of Depth Hoar Development

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

temperature, ice crystals, density, pore

Grain Growth in Snow With a Temperature Gradient

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

vapor pressure, grain growth, crystals

A Branch Grain Theory of Temperature Gradient Metamorphism

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradients, metamorphism, computer model, vapor

Temperature Gradient Weakening Near Crusts in a Maritime Snowpack

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradient, snowpack, crusts

Unsteady Heat Flow From a Buried Melt-Freeze Crust

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

diffusivity, melt-freeze crust, metamorphism

The Static Permittivity and Snow Classification

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

static, snow texture, metamorphism

Seasonal Snow and Ice in Alaska's Subarctic Taiga

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowcover, snowmelt

Calculating the Net Radiation Potential of an Alpine Drainage Basin

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

terrain grid, snowmelt, drainage basin

A Meteorological and Climatological Approach to Determine Snowpack Accumulation in a Mountain Watershed

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, temperature, gradient, precipitation

Wet Snow Revisited

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

wet snow, snow cover

Metrication of Manual Snow Sampling Equipment

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, snow samples

The Effects of Snow Compaction on Water Release and Sediment Yield

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snow compaction, water release, ski area, ice lenses, snow grain

Snow Pillow Behavior Under Field Conditions

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snow pillow, pit density

Special Water-Use for Snow Removal and Snow Melting and its Feasibility in Built-Up Areas of Snowy Cities in Japan

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowfall, gutter system, snow removal

Basics of Snowmaking-Decision and Selection

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

cost, snowmaking, financial, ski area

Snow Properties and Winter Tire Performance Evaluation

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

tires, snow compaction, slip-shear energy

Snow Preparation for Cross-Country Trails

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

density, compression, track setting

Computer Systems for Snowpack Prediction

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, predictions, computer system

Remote Sensing of Snow Albedo

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, remote sensing, point spectral irradiances

Recent Advances in the Collection and Transmission of Mountain Weather and Snowpack Data for Avalanche Forecasting

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

wind, weather, snowpack

Studies on Blowing Snow

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, transportation, blowing snow, turbulent mixture theory

Cornice Control Through Establishment of a False Summit

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

summit, hazard, snowfence, cornice

Theoretical Snowpack Behavior Associated With Postcontrol Avalanches

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

triggering, slope release, postcontrol, creep rate

A Plastic Wave in Snow

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

plastic wave, elastic wave, denstiy

Bomb-Trams and Aerial Detonation of Avalanche Control Explosives

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

release, explosives, avalanche control method

Avalanche Zoning: The State of the Art and the State of the Law

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

natural hazard area, zoning processes, protection

Avalanche Search and Rescue Training for Dogmasters and Police Service Dogs

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, rescue dogs, training

Abstracts for the Poster Session the Northwest Avalanche Center: An Integrated System of Mountain Weather and Avalanche Forecasts for Public and Government Users

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, control, stability

Snow Moisture Meters

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snow moisture, dielectric, dry snow

Photographs of Anomalies in Natural Snowpacks

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, anomalies, crystals

Computer Systems for Snowpack Prediction

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

snowpack, stratigraphy, forecasting

Snow and Ice in Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed, Central Alaska

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

ice, drifting, aufeis

How Useful Are Computer Generated Maps?

Mon, 10 May 1982 05:10:47 MDT

computer, maps, exposure, slope

The Starting Mechanism of Avalanches

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

stability, shear frame, slab avalanche, triggered, rupture

Canadian Guidelines for Observations in Avalanche Forecasting

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, avalanche safety, avalanche management, skiing

Snow Avalanche Size Classification

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

storm cycles, runout, avalanche classification

Weather and Avalanche Forecasting: Where Do We Stand?

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, precipitation, wind, temperature, humidity, radiation

An Overview of the Mountain Weather Forecast Program in British Columbia

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

weather forecast, snowfall, hazard, weather patterns

The Forecasting and Verification of Precipitation Amounts in the Mountains of British Columbia

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, snowfall, precipitation

Field Tests of Snow Stability

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

snow stability, hazard, sheer frame test, shovel shear test, avalanche control

Interpreting Snowpack Structure

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

weak layer, bed surface roughness, stability, slab avalanche

Some Observations on Snowcover Temperature Patterns

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradients, metamorphism, faceted crystals

Temperature Based Forecasting of a Springtime Arctic Snowpack

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, oil pipeline, artic snowpack

Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Helicopter Skiing

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

helicopter skiing, hazard, accidents, terrain, untracked snow

Improving Statistical Models by Modifying the Avalanche Variable

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

artificially triggered, forecasting, snowpack stability, statistical models

Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, snow stability, risk

Tides--Their Effects and Nature, and a Computer Prediction Program in Forecasting

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, release, triggering, snowpack

Decision-Making as a Function of Avalanche Accident Prevention

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims

Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Public Education Programs

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, backcountry skiing, snowcraft, gradient

Experience and the Perception of Avalanche Hazard

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche terrain, fatalities, hazard, forecasting, mountaineers, risk

Canadian Ski Patrol System's Public Education Programs in Avalanche Awareness

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

csps, awareness, rescue groups, safety

Avalanche Education and Courses for Operational Personnel

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

safety, avalanche awareness, education courses

Avalanche Schools in the U.S.A.

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche school, avalanche institute, avalanche education

An Avalanche Awareness Publication

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

education, awareness, safety, brochure

Information and Warning Programs for Back Country Travellers

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

victims, backcountry skiing, education, awareness, fatalities

Northwest Avalanche Forecasting Program - Form, Content, Dissemination, Usage

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, safety, awareness, backcountry

Alaska Avalanche Forecast System

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, avalanche safety, warning program

Avalanche Burials in the United States: 1967-1980

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims, avalanche burials

Avalanche Rescue: Organization, Team Training

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

rescue, avalanche dog, avalanche burials

The Role of Civil Defense Organizations in Avalanche Rescue

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche rescue

Classification of Police Service Dogs in Avalanche Search and Rescue

Sat, 10 May 1980 05:10:47 MDT

rescue dogs, safety, hazard

Avalanche Control and Hazard Forecasting Techniques

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, avalanche forecasting, starting zones, fatal

An Approach to Ski Area Avalanche Control

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradient, metamorphism, rescue, trigger zone

Whistler Mountain Avalanche Control Programme

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

skiing terrain, ski slopes

Research and Development of Avalanche Control Methods in Banff National Park

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche control, helicopter bombing, explosive, remote receiver system

High Explosives and Artillery in Avalanche Control

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

explosives, technology, artillery, artifical release

The Time-Delay Method of Avalanche Control

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

dynamite, blasting, avalanche control

New Experiments With Methods for Avalanche Release

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

fracturing, explosives, artifical release

Surface Tension of Snow Slopes and Avalanche Control

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

diffusion, fracturing, avalanche release, tension tests

Comparison of Cornice Control Methods at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

blasting, cornices, shoveling

Use of Snow Fences to Reduce Avalanche Hazards

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

snow fences, starting zones, topography, wind speed

Deep Slab Instability

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

temperature gradient, deep slab, victims, explosive test

Avalanche Forecasting at Jackson Hole Ski Area

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche forecasting, snow stability, hazard forecasting, instrumentation

Winter Precipitation Forecasting for Sunshine Village, Banff National Park

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

precipiation forecasting, avalanche hazard, snow metamorphism

Meteorological Support to Avalanche Forecasting in British Columbia

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

snowfall, forecasting, hazard, freezing levels

Avalanche Forecasting in Juneau Alaska

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, hazard zones, terrain, wet avalanche, dry snow avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche Warning Programme

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

warning program, accidents, avalanche forecasting

Time Series Models for Avalanche Hazard Evaluation

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche activity, hazard, time series

Relationships Between Snow Structure and Avalanche Release

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

forecasting, release, snow structure

Application of Numerical Wind Models to Snow Avalanche Forecasting: Overview

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

storm-induced avalanches, topography, hazards

Liquid Water Distribution in a High Altitude Spring Snowpack

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

wet avalanche, forecasting, snow strength

Discussion of Deformation Measurements in Relation to Snow Slab Release

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

snow stratigraphy, slab release, fracture lines

Avalanches in National Park Planning

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, aerial tramway sites, control, safety

Major Canadian Avalanches 1970-1976 and the UNESCO Annual Reports

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche fatalities, avalanche activity

A History of Avalanche Hazard in San Juan and Ouray Counties, Colorado

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

hazard, history, incidents

An Avalanche Tragedy in Chile

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, damage, chilean andes

Avalanche Safety Measures for Highways

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

terrain, rescue, hazard, caches

The Avalanche Victim

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, victims, avalanche accidents, avalanche rescue

Snowcraft and Ski Mountaineering

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

avalanche education, ski poles, terrain, weak layer

Safe Helicopter Skiing

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, safety, helicopter skiing, skiing site, terrain

Dealing with Avalanche Problems in Helicopter Skiing

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

helicopter skiing, hazard, mountain guides

Avalanche Evaluation and Safety in the Back-Country

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

fatalities, safety, backcountry skiing, avalanche rescue, burial

Avalanches in Expedition Mountaineering

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

accidents, safety, expeditions

Experience With Avalanche Rescue Transceivers

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

skadi, avalanche rescue, transceiver, fatalities

Means for Location of Avalanche Victims in the Past and in the Future

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

victims, search instruments, rescue dogs, probes, transceivers

Avalanche Safety and Rescue in Mountaineering

Mon, 10 May 1976 05:10:47 MDT

safety, hazard, rescue, avalanche paths, forecast

International Snow Service Workshops (ISSW) Proceedings Publications - Montana State University Digital Initiatives

Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a â€œUniformâ€ Slope

SITE SPECIFIC WARNING POLLFJELLET AKA "THE AVALANCHE MACHINE", THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS

APPLICATION AND EVALUATION OF THE EAWS GUIDELINES FOR SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING

PROJECT CAIROS: HARMONIZING AVALANCHE COMMISSIONS’ WORKFLOW, TRAINING AND TOOLS

ANALYZING AUTOMATED AND METEOROLOGIST-DERIVED QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS: OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS IN HIGHWAY AVALANCHE FORECASTING PROGRAMS

REPEATED UAS LIDAR SCANNING OF SNOW SURFACE TO SUPPORT SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE WARNING

HUMAN VS. MACHINE - COMPARING MODEL PREDICTIONS AND HUMAN FORECASTS OF AVALANCHE DANGER AND SNOW INSTABILITY IN THE SWISS ALPS

DATA-DRIVEN AVALANCHE FORECASTING - USING WEATHER AND SATELLITE DATA

ASSESSING CRITICAL WET-SNOW AVALANCHE SITUATIONS WITH SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED SNOW COVER SIMULATIONS

INTEGRATING AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTIONS FOR VALIDATING AND EXPLAINING AVALANCHE FORECASTING MODELS

A CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY SPATIAL PATTERNS IN SNOW COVER MODEL OUTPUT

AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

BRINGING THE EUROPEAN AVALANCHE DANGER SCALE TO THE 21ST CENTURY

THE FOUR KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PHYSICAL HAZARD POSED BY SNOW AVALANCHES ACROSS TERRAIN

LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST 15 YEARS OF OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE WARNING WITH THE SNOWPACK MODEL IN SWITZERLAND

TOWARDS IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN ASSIGNING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS AMONGST FORECASTERS IN NORWAY

EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SNOW STABILITY TESTS BASED ON MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH REAL AVALANCHES

UNVEILING SPATIAL PATTERNS IN AVALANCHE BULLETINS: CLUSTERING ANALYSIS OF MICRO-REGIONS USING SNOWGRID

ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT AVALANCHE RADAR MONITORING THE SLOPES ENDANGERING THE ROAD OF THE COL DU POURTALET ON THE FRENCH – SPANISH BORDER IN THE PYRENEES

AUTOMATED DRY SNOWFALL LEVEL CALCULATION FOR IMPROVED ASSESSMENT OF MELT-FREEZE CRUSTS AND ASSOCIATED FACETED WEAK LAYERS

A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER

SAFE - A LAYER-BASED AVALANCHE FORECAST EDITOR FOR BETTER INTEGRATION OF MODEL PREDICTIONS

METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS - PART 1: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH

AVALANCHE FATALITIES IN RELATION TO THE COVERAGE OF RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTS IN THE UNITED STATES

A CORRELATION BETWEEN AVALANCHES AND TELECONNECTION INDICES IN THE ITALIAN ALPS

MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW: ENHANCING AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH REAL-TIME PRECIPITATION PHASE DATA

METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS. PART 2: APPLYING THEORY TO OBSERVED PATTERNS

ESTABLISHING AN OPERATIONAL WEATHER & SNOWPACK MODEL CHAIN IN NORWAY TO SUPPORT AVALANCHE FORECASTING

CHARACTERIZING REGIONAL AVALANCHE DANGER LEVELS USING FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF SNOW INSTABILITY IN NORWAY

GENERATING MAPS FOR OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE WARNING WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

AN AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (AVALARMS)

SITE-SPECIFIC PROBALISTIC FORECAST FOR AVALANCHES IN HOLMBUKTURA, LYNGEN, NORWAY

ON SNOW AND AVALANCHE CLIMATES IN THE SWISS ALPS

ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA PRODUCING THE AVALANCHE BULLETIN: WHAT ROLE DOES DIRECT OBSERVATION IN THE FIELD PLAY?

AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) – TESTING THE PROCEDURE IN NW ITALY

SNOW AVALANCHE HAZARD MAPPING USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL BAYESIAN MODELS

FROM NOTEBOOK TO CAAML — DIGITIZING HANDWRITTEN SNOW PROFILES

FUZZY AVALANCHE PROBABLE RELEASE AREAS (PRA) AND HAZARD-RISK MATRIX IN THE LOMBARDIA REGION - ITALY

EVALUATION OF THE TRANSFERABILITY TO THE PYRENEES OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS DEVELOPED FOR AVALANCHE FORECASTING IN THE SWISS ALPS

AVALANCHE FORECASTING IN FINLAND – PRESENT STAGE AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

NATURAL HAZARD PREPAREDNESS IN THE NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION (NPRA)

ENHANCING OPERATIONAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH RPAS LIDAR SNOW DEPTH MAPS AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS: A CASE STUDY IN WESTERN CANADA

UNRELIABILITY IN EXPERT ESTIMATES OF FACTORS DETERMINING AVALANCHE DANGER AND IMPACT ON DANGER LEVEL ESTIMATION USING THE MATRIX

SYNTHESIZING REGIONAL SNOWPACK STABILITY AND AVALANCHE PROBLEMS IN THE OPERATIONAL AWSOME FRAMEWORK

NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE: THE METEOROLOGIST’S ROLE IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING, WEATHER WARNINGS AND EXPLANATION OF THE WEBSITE YR

FLOWING FROM RELEASE TO RUNOUT: HIGH-RESOLUTION RADAR MEASUREMENTS OF SNOW AVALANCHES

INNOVATIVE HIGH-SPEED CAMERA ARRAY FOR UNPRECEDENTED INSIGHTS INTO POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES

ASSESSING THE DRIVERS CONTROLLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBORNE LAYERS IN POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES THROUGH INFRASOUND ANALYSIS

ARE OUR AVALANCHE IMPACT PRESSURE EQUATIONS FIT FOR A WARMING CLIMATE? - INSIGHTS FROM 3D AVALANCHE MODELING

NEW INSIGHTS INTO SNOW AVALANCHE DYNAMICS AND ENTRAINMENT MECHANISMS FROM DEPTH-RESOLVED PARTICLE-BASED SIMULATIONS

ADVANCING AVALANCHE SAFETY: RADAR-BASED INSIGHTS INTO SNOWPACK DYNAMICS AND STRATIGRAPHY

RIDERS AND AVALANCHES FLOATING ON POWDER SNOW: NEW INSIGHTS INTO AIR PORE PRESSURE MECHANISMS FROM HYDRO-MECHANICAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

SIMULATION OF AVALANCHES IN CAMPUS LICENSE OF ANSYS FLUENT

THE AVALANCHE MODELLING ATLAS – A FRAMEWORK FOR THE COLLECTION, ORGANISATION AND ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PATH AND EVENT DATA

INFLUENCE OF DTM/DEM RESOLUTION AND DOMAIN DISCRETIZATION ON THE SNOW AVALANCHE DYNAMICS MODELLING

LARGE POWDER SNOW AVALANCHES IN SOUTH TYROL IN JANUARY 2019: COMPARISON WITH SCENARIO-BASED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS

FROM DEBRIS IN LAKE SEDIMENTS TO BACK-CALCULATION OF SNOW AVALANCHES ON LAKE ICE OF ANESTØLSVATNET, NORWAY

GRAIN FLOW THEORY AND SNOW AVALANCHE RHEOLOGY

WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF DYNAMICAL MODEL USE IN AVALANCHE CONSULTANCY TODAY?

SCENARIO-BASED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS INCLUDING SNOW ENTRAINMENT, SNOW TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY

INVESTIGATING DYNAMIC MODEL FRICTION PARAMETERS FOR LOW-VOLUME END-OF-SEASON AVALANCHES

NEW INFERENCES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SLOPE-NORMAL SNOW AVALANCHE VELOCITY COMPONENTS FROM DEPTH-RESOLVED AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS

THOUGHTS ON THE WHY’S AND HOW’S OF SMALL-AVALANCHE EXPERIMENTS

IS ARCTIC SNOW DIFFERENT FROM ALPINE SNOW? DELVING INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF SNOW COVER PROPERTIES AND SNOW INSTABILITY

INSIGHTS INTO THE INFLUENCE OF SNOW MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF WEAK LAYERS

STRESS WAVES THROUGH SNOW IN 2D

A GUIDANCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WEAK-LAYER FRACTURE INTO CROSS-SLOPE DIRECTION

SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF MECHANICAL AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES: GRAND MESA, COLORADO, U.S.A.

TOWARDS PREDICTING SLOPE SCALE SNOW TRANSPORT PATTERNS WITH OBJECTIVE COHERENT WIND STRUCTURES

ON TRIGGERING AVALANCHES, WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN EXPLOSION AND RELEASE

MACHINE LEARNING FOR AVALANCHE ACTIVITY FORECASTING: COMBINING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PAST AVALANCHE ACTIVITY AND SNOW MODELLING

INITIALIZING AND EVALUATING SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS WITH RECURRING SNOW PROFILE OBSERVATIONS

RAPID MRI PROFILING OF LIQUID WATER CONTENT IN SNOW: MELT AND STABILITY DURING FIRST WETTING AND RAIN ON SNOW EVENTS.

HIGH-ARCTIC SNOWPACK MODELING FORCED BY NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTIONS AND MANUALLY OBSERVED SNOW PROFILES

SENSITIVITY EXPERIMENT OF THE CAPILLARY BARRIER TO LATERAL FLOW USING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WATER TRANSPORT MODEL

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PRECIPITATION INPUTS ON SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA

NEW METHOD OF FIXING SNOW SAMPLES IN THE FIELD FOR X-RAY CT IMAGING USING 1-BROMODODECANE

AN INVESTIGATION OF INTEGRATED ASYMMETRY IN THE NEAR SURFACE VAPOUR PRESSURE GRADIENTS OF A DIURNALLY FORCED SNOWPACK.

Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a â€œUniformâ€ Slope