Item: An Explosive Delivery System implementation in the Steep Gullies at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
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Title: An Explosive Delivery System implementation in the Steep Gullies at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, Austria
Authors:
- Ryan Evanczyk [ Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Dillon, CO, USA ]
- Mark Bosse [ Unique Fabrication, Norwood, CO, USA ]
Date: 2018-10-07
Abstract: Traditional methods of avalanche mitigation have been in use for many years at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. These methods include hand routes, use of multiple avalaunchers, ski cutting, ski/boot packing, compaction rollers2 and a single bomb tram fixed wire. With an expansion planned for the 2017-2018 season and a move into additional avalanche terrain called the Steep Gullies, there became a need for alternative methods of avalanche mitigation and a more robust bomb tram system. With a design introduced by Unique Fabrication2, the ski area was able to install a network of terminals and fixed wires called an Explosive Delivery System (EDS) that would allow us the capability to deliver explosive air blasts at many different slope elevations within these avalanche paths. Compared with traditional avalanche mitigation methods, the new system provides efficiency, accuracy and enhanced worker safety in this extreme terrain.
Object ID: ISSW2018_O09.4.pdf
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: Bomb Tram, Air Blast, Avalanche Mitigation, Mitigation Methods, Worker Safety, Explosive Delivery System
Page Number(s): 830-834
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