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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
- View additional details about REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
- 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
- View additional details about IMPROVING WORKER SAFETY AND ACCESS TIMING WITH AVALANCHE RADAR IN A COMPLEX SKI RESORT: CRANS-MONTANA-AMINONA, SWITZERLAND
- 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
- View additional details about THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY ON THE GAS DYNAMICS IN AVALANCHE CONTROL GAS EXPLODERS
- 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.
- View additional details about CROSS SHAPED PV-STRUCTURES IN AVALANCHE PROTECTION: FIRST FIELD EXPERIENCES FROM SÖLDEN/TYROL/AUSTRIA 2026
- 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
- View additional details about WIDESPREAD WET AVALANCHES BUT A SAFE ROAD: THE MARCH 2025 WET SNOW CYCLE IN HARDANGER AND LESSONS FROM SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTING ON E134 HAUKELIFJELL
- 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
- View additional details about RACS FOR AVALANCHE HAZARD MANAGEMENT ON STATE ROADS IN PINZGAU, AUSTRIA – PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCAL FORECASTING AND CENTRALIZED OPERATION
- 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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