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Title: SNOW-AVALANCHE PROTECTION MEASURES PUT TO TEST IN SEVERAL AVALANCHE CYCLES IN NW- AND N-ICELAND IN MARCH 2026: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Harpa Grímsdóttir, Tómas Jóhannesson, Óliver Hilmarsson; Description: In response to catastrophic avalanche accidents in Icelandic settlements in 1995, a government programme was initiated to build protection measures fo...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.42.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection measures, avalanche dams, avalanche cycles; View additional details about SNOW-AVALANCHE PROTECTION MEASURES PUT TO TEST IN SEVERAL AVALANCHE CYCLES IN NW- AND N-ICELAND IN MARCH 2026

Title: The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain: Date: 2012; Authors: Christopher C. Morin; Description: The winter of 2010/2011 created a surprisingly widespread weak layer across the northwestern United States. In Washington state it became to be known...; Object ID: issw-2012-240-243.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, crusts, avalanche cycles, helicopter bombing; View additional details about The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain

Title: Using Raw Lidar (Light Distancing and Ranging) Data to Identify Trimlines in Large Avalanche Paths: Date: 2010; Authors: Christopher M. McCollister, Robert H. Comey; Description: Raw LiDAR data was used to remotely sense trimline locations in large avalanche paths by determining the height of the young trees within the slidepat...; Object ID: ISSW_P-011.pdf; Keywords: trimlines, lidar, fusion, avalanche cycles; View additional details about Using Raw Lidar (Light Distancing and Ranging) Data to Identify Trimlines in Large Avalanche Paths

Title: Westerly Wind Bursts Affect Avalanche Cycles: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Melinda M. Brugman, Matthew MacDonald; Description: Recent climatology and basic physics provide new incite into how major westerly wind bursts contribute to avalanche cycles. A more complete understand...; Object ID: P__8246.pdf; Keywords: westerly wind bursts, mid-latitude, avalanche cycles; View additional details about Westerly Wind Bursts Affect Avalanche Cycles

Title: Avalanche Cycles in Austria â€“ An Analysis of the Greatest Events in the Last 50 Years: Date: 2006; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller; Description: This paper deals with an analysis of major avalanche cycles in Austria. In particular the effects of certain weather situations on avalanche cycles a...; Object ID: issw-2006-768-774.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche cycles, avalanche climatology; View additional details about Avalanche Cycles in Austria â€“ An Analysis of the Greatest Events in the Last 50 Years

Title: Why Measure New Snow Density - Precipitation and Air Temperature?: Date: 1998; Authors: H. Conway, C. Wilbour; Description: The evolution of snow slope stability during storms is investigated using simple models to calculate the shear strength of a buried layer (from its de...; Object ID: issw-1998-466-473.pdf; Keywords: storm and avalanche cycles, snow slope stability; View additional details about Why Measure New Snow Density - Precipitation and Air Temperature?