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Title: WHAT IS A WIND SLAB? A REVIEW OF VARIABLE DEFINITIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Nata de Leeuw, Karl Birkeland, Jordy Hendrikx
Description: Despite widespread use in both research and practice, the definition of the term wind slab varies throughout snow and avalanche literature. Publicatio...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.45.pdf
Keywords: wind slab, avalanche problems, avalanche problem types, review article
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Title: DATA-DRIVEN PREDICTION OF SATELLITE-OBSERVED AVALANCHE ACTIVITY FROM SNOWPACK SIMULATIONS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jakob Grahn, Filippo Maria Bianchi, Bert Kruyt, Karsten Müller
Description: Avalanche forecasting requires knowledge of the snowpack and recent avalanche activity, but both are difficult to keep track of across large mountain ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.46.pdf
Keywords: avalanche activity; synthetic aperture radar; snowpack; deep learning; remote sensing
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Title: DO FORECASTERS AGREE WHEN GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION? INTER-FORECASTER AGREEMENT ON AVALANCHE PROBLEM LIKELIHOOD UNDER THE EAWS AND CMAH FRAMEWORKS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Olav Kvåle Myksvoll, Tim Dassler, Gerit Pfuhl
Description: Regional avalanche forecasting is a judgement-based process in which experts integrate heterogeneous and uncertain information when assessing avalanch...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.48.pdf
Keywords: avalanche problems, forecaster agreement, inter-rater reliability, likelihood, bayesian hierarchical model, avalanche danger
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Title: AVALANCHE FORECASTING ON THE VERGE: EPHEMERAL SNOWPACKS, CLIMATIC SHIFTS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF ARIZONA'S WINTERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: W. Tanner Porter, Paul Dawson, Mathieu Brown, Troy Marino, Len Necefer, David Lovejoy
Description: Arizona seems an improbable ski locale given North America's mountainous geography, yet its high-elevation sky islands support multiple winter backcou...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.49.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, climate change, risk communication, machine learning, snow-pack variability
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Title: O'BELLX 1.8: A MODULAR AND REMOVABLE GAS SYSTEM FOR AVALANCHE PREVENTIVE RELEASE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jean-Guillaume Aldebert, Thomas Berger, Cédric Larcher, Johann Query, Olivier Rivoal
Description: The O'BellX range introduces a modular, helicopter-portable gas system for avalanche preventive release, designed for remote or environmentally sensit...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.50.pdf
Keywords: avalanche prevention, modular gas system, helicopter-portable, synchronized triggering, eco-friendly, removable infrastructure.
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Title: WIDESPREAD WET AVALANCHES BUT A SAFE ROAD: THE MARCH 2025 WET SNOW CYCLE IN HARDANGER AND LESSONS FROM SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTING ON E134 HAUKELIFJELL
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Njål Farestveit, Markus Eckerstorfer, Halgeir Dahle
Description: On 4–5 March 2025, an extensive wet avalanche cycle struck the Hardanger region of western Norway, closing multiple roads through avalanche debris, ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.52.pdf
Keywords: wet avalanche, site-specific forecasting, avalanche control, road safety, snowpack, hardanger
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Title: A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF AVALANCHE STUDY AND MODELLING AND ACTIVE TRIGGERING SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION IN UZBEKISTAN
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: García-Sellés C, Riba S, Berger T
Description: A relevant project has been under progress on behalf of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade (MIFT) of the Republic of Uzbekistan which aims a...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.53.pdf
Keywords: gas racs – avalanche – modelling – tian shan -
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Title: RACS FOR AVALANCHE HAZARD MANAGEMENT ON STATE ROADS IN PINZGAU, AUSTRIA – PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCAL FORECASTING AND CENTRALIZED OPERATION
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Stefan Oberaigner, Gottfried Seer, Paul Dobesberger
Description: Road avalanche protection in alpine regions requires not only technical solutions but also well-coordinated organizational structures across multiple ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.54.pdf
Keywords: avalanche hazard management; avalanche control; racs; case study
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Title: PHOTOGENIC AVALANCHES: WHAT MAKES AN OBSERVER PHOTO USEFUL FOR ESTIMATING AVALANCHE SIZE?
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Andy Moderow, Jeremiah Lance, Ben Crosier, Eva Lotosuo
Description: People entering the backcountry rely on avalanche forecasts for up-to-date knowledge about the avalanche hazard. In return, backcountry travelers supp...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.56.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche size, observations, photos
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Title: IS ARCTIC SNOW DIFFERENT FROM ALPINE SNOW? FOLLOWING UP ON THE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO AVALANCHE FORECASTING
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Bernhard Hynek, Eric Bernard, Jean-Michel Friedt, Florian Tolle
Description: A discussion at recent ISSWs elaborated on the question if Arctic snow is different from Alpine snow and in what way. Rather than using a physical sn...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.57.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, arctic snow pack, process analysis
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Title: A GIS-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR REAL-TIME PRIORITIZATION OF AVALANCHE CONTROL OPERATIONS IN THE ORDINO ARCALÍS SKI AREA, ANDORRA
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Sergi Riba Porras, Joan Viladomat, Carles García-Sellés
Description: Prioritizing avalanche control operations in ski areas requires the integration of terrain susceptibility, snowpack evolution, operational exposure, a...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.59.pdf
Keywords: avalanche control, gis, numerical modelling, snowpack stability, decision rules, ordino arcalís
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Title: Advancements In Avalanche Mitigation and Monitoring – Mt. Superior, Utah
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Théo St. Pierre Ostrander, Steven Clark, Laurie Delaney, Maxence Carrel
Description: Mt. Superior, situated within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, United States, generates avalanches that pose a significant hazard to s...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.6.pdf
Keywords: avalanche radar, mitigation, monitoring
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Title: CHARACTERIZING CONSISTENCY OF SNOWPACK STABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL MODEL CHAINS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Martin Metzger, Michael Binder, Martin Perfler, Christoph Mitterer, Fabiano Monti
Description: Regional and site-specific avalanche forecasting increasingly relies on snowpack simulations to complement weather forecasts and sparse field observat...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.60.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stability, awsome, consistency
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Title: PINPOINTING THE TIMING OF WEAK LAYER FAILURE: A CASE STUDY OF A LARGE, WIDESPREAD NATURAL AVALANCHE CYCLE IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: James Peabody, Nathalie de Leeuw, Ben VandenBos
Description: In March 2026, a multi-day storm deposited over 180 mm of snow water equivalent (SWE) across the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana and Idaho. Prior to t...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.61.pdf
Keywords: timing of weak layer failure, avalanche forecasting, geospatial analysis, deep slab instability, case study
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Title: DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR FINLAND USING IOT WEATHER STATION DATA AND SNOW MODELS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Tommi Laitervo, Kaisa Landon
Description: This project aims to advance avalanche forecasting in Finland towards closer alignment with European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) standards. At ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.63.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting; iot weather stations; snow modelling; snowmodel; snowpack
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