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Title: METHODS FOR EVALUATING AVALANCHE LOADS ON BRIDGES
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Greg Johnson, Alan Jones, Chris Wilbur, John Stimberis
Description: Transportation corridors crossing mountainous terrain frequently intersect avalanche paths capable of producing destructive snow avalanches. Avalanche...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.5.pdf
Keywords: avalanche loads, avalanche bridges, bridge design, transportation infrastructure, structural loading, avalanche mitigation
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Title: FOLLOWING THE DATA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DECADE OF MAPPING AVALANCHES AND EXPLOSIVE USE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alex Mithoefer, Malia Reeves, Taos Ski Patrol
Description: Taos Ski Valley Ski Patrol has been using GIS mapping software to record explosive use and avalanche activity since 2015. In over a decade, we have d...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O6.3.pdf
Keywords: mapping, explosives, avalanches, ski resort, avalanche mitigation, gis
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Title: Numerical study of the feasibility of a downslope structure to limit avalanche size during avalanche control activity
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Francis Meloche, Ron Simenhois, Don Sharaf, Ethan Greene, Johan Gaume
Description: Avalanche defense structures in starting zones are effective, but they are also expensive and visually intrusive; as a result, many highway programs i...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.51.pdf
Keywords: crack arrest, avalanche mitigation structures, release size, numerical modelling, depth-averaged material-point-method.
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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: BINARY AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEM (BADS)
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Michael Dvorsak, William Tidd, Christopher Casebeer, Eric Bressler
Description: Detecting avalanche events in real-time remains a challenge for ski resorts, transportation agencies, railways, and avalanche mitigation professionals...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.26.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, differential pressure sensor, remote sensing, avalanche mitigation, machine learning
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Title: PRECISION IN THE AIR: ENGINEERING RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF SUAS-DELIVERED AIR BLASTS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Ralph Blumberg, Joseph Albanese, Braden Schmidt, Carrick Detweiler, Dan Justa, Max Tubman
Description: Successful avalanche mitigation relies on the spatial precision of explosive placement and the optimization of air-blast detonations to maximize shock...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.65.pdf
Keywords: electronic detonator, suas, avalanche mitigation, air-blast, safety, e*star, montis
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Title: SITE SUITABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND OPERATIONAL LESSONS FROM SIX YEARS OF INFRASOUND AVALANCHE MONITORING
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Jerry Mock, Scott Havens, Aaron Careaga, Clark Corey
Description: Infrasound monitoring uses low-frequency acoustic signals, typically below 20 Hz, to detect and characterize avalanche activity over operationally use...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.45.pdf
Keywords: infrasonic, avalanche detection, remote monitoring, site suitability, avalanche mitigation
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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: FIELD INTERVENTION AND CONTROL OF A GLIDE AVALANCHE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT EXPLOSIVE RELEASE OPTIONS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Sergi Riba Porras, Vicente Medina, Joan Albós, Carles García-Sellés
Description: On 17 February 2026, a ~50 m long basal crack developed on a short snow-covered slope immediately above an urban sector of Pas de la Casa, Andorra. Th...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.46.pdf
Keywords: glide avalanche; hydraulic fragmentation; ramms; urban risk; avalanche mitigation; andorra
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Title: THE CHALLENGE OF SHORTENING THE CLOSURE PERIOD OF A MOUNTAIN PASS ROAD IN WINTER – THE EXAMPLE OF THE GOTTHARD PASS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Stefan Margreth, Philipp Oberender
Description: The Gotthard axis is one of the most important north-south traffic corridors through the Alps. For road traffic, it comprises the 17-km-long road tunn...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.14.pdf
Keywords: avalanche mitigation, avalanche risk, climate change, cost-benefit analysis, pass road.
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Title: MITIGATION OF THE STORTUVA AVALANCHE
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Hallvard Skaare Nordbroden, Henrik Langeland, Kalle Kronholm
Description: Mosjoen city center lies at river Vefsnas estuary and is threatened by the Stortuva Avalanche from the opposite riverside. Several avalanches have cau...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P7.2.pdf
Keywords: powder snow avalanche, avalanche mitigation, case study, snow drift
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Title: AVALANCHE CONTROL WITH UAS ON NORWEGIAN ROADS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Jens Tveit, Jarle Bøckman
Description: The demolition company AF Decom started developing a concept for UAS based avalanche control in 2019. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O10.4.pdf
Keywords: avalanche control, avalanche mitigation, uas, road operations
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Title: CASE STUDY AND OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF BRIGHTON RESORT, UT, USA GAZEX REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEM
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Brandon Dodge, Craig Gordon
Description: Brighton Resort, Utah is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon in the Central Wasatch Mountain Range. Brighton Resort is designated a Level A ...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P10.6.pdf
Keywords: racs, safety, efficiency, gazex, avalanche mitigation
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Title: VISION ZERO: COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TO REDUCE AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS IN LYNGEN, NORTHERN NORWAY
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Emma Julseth Barfod, Audun Hetland, Markus Landrø
Description: Avalanche accidents are an increasing problem in Troms, Norway, particularly on the Lyngen peninsula. Every year, the tourism industry sees a growing ...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O12.6.pdf
Keywords: avalanche warning, tourism, avalanche mitigation, app, guide meetings
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Title: A COMMON APPROACH TO MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AVALANCHE AND OTHER SLOPE HAZARDS
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Chris Argue, Alan Jones, Dave Gauthier, Alex Strouth
Description: Snow avalanches are one of many geohazards that threaten people and infrastructure in the mountainous regions of the world. While all geohazards have ...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.23.pdf
Keywords: risk, risk assessment, geohazard, avalanche, mitigation
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