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Title: Avalanche Education Video of the Five European Avalanche Danger Levels: Date: 2002; Authors: Stephan Harvey; Description: To introduce basic knowledge of avalanche danger for off piste areas, the Swiss accident insurance company SlNA produced in close collaboration with t...; Object ID: issw-2002-242-243.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche prevention, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree, avalanche video, avalanche education; View additional details about Avalanche Education Video of the Five European Avalanche Danger Levels

Title: Avalanche Incidents in Switzerland in Relation to the Predicted Danger Degree: Date: 2002; Authors: Stephan Harvey; Description: All known avalanche incidents from 1987/88 to 1998/99 (12 years) have been analyzed with respect to the scale of avalanche danger of the Swiss avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2002-443-448.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree; View additional details about Avalanche Incidents in Switzerland in Relation to the Predicted Danger Degree

Title: Avalanche Accidents in Back Country Terrain of the Swiss Alps: New Investigations of a 30 Year Database: Date: 2002; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Chatrigna Signorell, Manuel Genswein; Description: More than 1000 avalanche incidents involving skiers, snowboarders and mountaineers in the back country terrain of the Swiss Alps have been filed in an...; Object ID: issw-2002-449-455.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree; View additional details about Avalanche Accidents in Back Country Terrain of the Swiss Alps: New Investigations of a 30 Year Database

Title: Incorporating a Human Risk Factor in Avalanche Danger Rating Systems: Date: 2000; Authors: Michael J. Jenkins, Elizabeth G. Hebertson; Description: Stability ratings describe the probability that natural avalanches may occur and the nature of the trigger reqUired for avalanche release. Hazard rati...; Object ID: issw-2000-028-036.pdf; Keywords: avalanche danger rating, human risk; View additional details about Incorporating a Human Risk Factor in Avalanche Danger Rating Systems

Title: Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards: Date: 2000; Authors: Franz Kroll; Description: A first and quick glance on a snow surface will, simultaneously, show reality and illusion. It depends on the prior knowledge of the observer. What th...; Object ID: issw-2000-342-344.pdf; Keywords: skiing, triggered avalanche, transceiver, avalanche danger; View additional details about Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards

Title: Evolution of Public Avalanche Information: The North American Experience with Avalanche Danger Rating Levels: Date: 1996; Authors: Alan Dennis, Mark Moore; Description: For many years after the introduction of regional avalanche forecast centres in North America, the United States and Canada employed a 4-level avalanc...; Object ID: issw-1996-060-066.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, danger, scale, north american, safety, public; View additional details about Evolution of Public Avalanche Information: The North American Experience with Avalanche Danger Rating Levels

Title: Ski Area Rating for Avalanche Potential; A Forecasting Tool & Training Aid Using the United States Avalanche Danger Rating Scale for Ski Area Application: Date: 1998; Authors: Jon Andrews; Description: In avalanche forecasting there are so many weather variables that effect the snow, it is often hard to decide whether to do avalanche control or not. ...; Object ID: issw-1998-387-389.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, density, snowfall; View additional details about Ski Area Rating for Avalanche Potential; A Forecasting Tool & Training Aid Using the United States Avalanche Danger Rating Scale for Ski Area Application