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Title: DRONES IN THE MOUNTAINS: THE JASPER VISITOR SAFETY REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (RPAS) PROGRAM
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Darren Farley
Description: Jasper Visitor Safety is responsible for avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, and search and rescue (SAR) across Jasper National Park, an approxi...
Object ID: ISSW2026_FS1.2.pdf
Keywords: rpas, uav, drone, avalanche control, search and rescue, jasper national park
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Title: REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Scott Thumlert, Paul Harwood, Harlan Shepard, Tim Glassett, Cam Campbell, Eirik Sharp, Brian Gould, Alexis Tessier
Description: Remote avalanche control systems (RACS) and automated avalanche detection systems (AADS) are increasingly used to operationally manage avalanche risk,...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O2.5.pdf
Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, racs, automated avalanche detection systems, aads, transportation corridors, avalanche explosive control
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Title: TESTING OF DRONE AVALANCHE CONTROL IN JASPER NATIONAL PARK
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Amanda Bischke
Description: Recent technological and regulatory advances in drones have enabled the technology to become a new avalanche control tool. The flexible use of drones ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.1.pdf
Keywords: drone, avalanche control, rpas, uas
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Title: IMPROVING WORKER SAFETY AND ACCESS TIMING WITH AVALANCHE RADAR IN A COMPLEX SKI RESORT: CRANS-MONTANA-AMINONA, SWITZERLAND
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Fabrice Meyer, Severin Stähly, Susanne Wahlen
Description: The Crans-Montana-Aminona (CMA) ski resort lies on the southern side of the Alpine main ridge in Valais, Switzerland, on predominantly south-facing te...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O6.6.pdf
Keywords: avalanche radar, doppler detection, remote avalanche control, worker safety, ski resort access management
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Title: THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY ON THE GAS DYNAMICS IN AVALANCHE CONTROL GAS EXPLODERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Kevin Cheevers, Logan Maley, Elizabeth Ramey, Matei Radulescu
Description: The avalanche control industry is shifting towards the Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) to protect both public and private infrastructure such ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.44.pdf
Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, gas dynamics, shock dynamics, cfd
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Title: CROSS SHAPED PV-STRUCTURES IN AVALANCHE PROTECTION: FIRST FIELD EXPERIENCES FROM SÖLDEN/TYROL/AUSTRIA 2026
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alexander Ploner, Thomas Sönser, Florian Jamschek
Description: The vertical tree-like structure is called HELIOPLANT® and the selected spacing ensure that the vertex effect interrupts the redistribution of stress...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.6.pdf
Keywords: avalanche control; alpine pv-structure "solarforest"; high level renewable energy production; low environmental impact.
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Title: MISSION-FOCUSED RISK MAPPING FOR AVALANCHE CONTROL IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Chris Argue, Danyelle Magnan
Description: Avalanche control for the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway through Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park (GNP) relie...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.16.pdf
Keywords: risk, artillery, avalanche, control, mapping.
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Title: LOOKING BACK—30 YEARS OF IMPACT: A CALTRANS GAZEX RACS HISTORY
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Ryan Marvin
Description: Since its introduction in the early 1990s, Gazex Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) have become a central component of avalanche hazard managemen...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.20.pdf
Keywords: gazex, remote avalanche control, highway avalanche mitigation, caltrans, avalanche safety, racs
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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: 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: 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: MANAGING RISK AND ACCESS: THE WINTER PERMIT SYSTEM IN ROGERS PASS, BC
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Mark Herbison, Ross Campbell
Description: Parks Canada's Winter Permit System (WPS) in Rogers Pass, within Glacier National Park, is a unique public safety program designed to facilitate winte...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.41.pdf
Keywords: rogers pass, parks canada, backcountry, artillery, avalanche control, winter permit system, glacier national park
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Title: SMART AVALANCHE CONTROL REDUCES ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Ines Waltl, Brenden Cronin
Description: The Venter regional road between Sölden and Vent in the Austrian Alps has historically been highly vulnerable to avalanches, particularly along a pre...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.14.pdf
Keywords: remote avalanche control systems; active avalanche control; road safety; transportation corridors; avalanche mitigation; sölden
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Title: MANAGING AVALANCHE HAZARD ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING AN EXTREME SNOWFALL EVENT IN NORTHERN NORWAY , MARCH 2025
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jacob Berg Lofthus, Ole-Andre Helgaas
Description: During March 2025, an exceptional avalanche cycle affected the E6 highway corridor in Langfjorden, Finnmark, Northern Norway. Persistent snowfall thro...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.50.pdf
Keywords: avalanche cycle, daisybell, highway safety, avalanche control, norway
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Title: RELEASE OF GLIDING FULL-DEPTH SNOWCOVER BY EXTENSIVE WATERING
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: BONNEVIE Cédric
Description: Release of gliding full-depth snowcover by extensive watering In recent years, the phenomenon of gliding snowcover has become increasingly prevalent....
Object ID: ISSW2024_O6.3.pdf
Keywords: operations, avalanche control, accidents and rescue
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