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Title: WHAT IS A WIND SLAB? A REVIEW OF VARIABLE DEFINITIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Nata de Leeuw, Karl Birkeland, Jordy Hendrikx; Description: Despite widespread use in both research and practice, the definition of the term wind slab varies throughout snow and avalanche literature. Publicatio...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.45.pdf; Keywords: wind slab, avalanche problems, avalanche problem types, review article; View additional details about WHAT IS A WIND SLAB? A REVIEW OF VARIABLE DEFINITIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Title: A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026): Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Keith Gale; Description: Avalanche danger ratings have appropriately received substantial research attention because they provide the primary regional summary of avalanche haz...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.42.pdf; Keywords: avalanche problem types, danger scale, persistent slab, fatality analysis, international harmonization; View additional details about A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026)

Title: AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Wendolyn Antibus, Evan Leonard, Matt Zupan; Description: Forecasting staff at Mt Rose Ski Tahoe have been utilizing the InfoEx International product to issue daily hazard assessments and record avalanche act...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O1.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, ski resort operations, conceptual model, infoex, avalanche problem type, avalanche likelihood; View additional details about AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

Title: TOWARDS IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN ASSIGNING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS AMONGST FORECASTERS IN NORWAY: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Markus Eckerstorfer, Markus Landrø, Gustav Pless, Jostein Aasen, Karsten Müller, Solveig Kosberg; Description: Avalanche problems describe the cause and development of typical avalanche hazard situations and offer appropriate terrain management advice. Avalanch...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.3.pdf; Keywords: avalanche problem standardization, consistency, avalanche bulletin communication, norway; View additional details about TOWARDS IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN ASSIGNING AVALANCHE PROBLEMS AMONGST FORECASTERS IN NORWAY

Title: ON SNOW AND AVALANCHE CLIMATES IN THE SWISS ALPS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Jürg Schweizer, Lydia Knappe, Benjamin Reuter, Stephanie Mayer; Description: The snow and avalanche climate types maritime, transitional (or intermountain), and continental are well-established in North America, but rarely used...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.21.pdf; Keywords: snow climate, avalanche climate, avalanche formation, snow stratigraphy, avalanche problem type; View additional details about ON SNOW AND AVALANCHE CLIMATES IN THE SWISS ALPS

Title: TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Scott Thumlert, Criag McGee, Carl Trescher; Description: Managing snow avalanche risk during guided helicopter skiing operations is critical for guest and worker safety. The 2022-23 winter snowpack in Britis...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O14.04.pdf; Keywords: guided helicopter skiing, terrain selection tactics, avalanche risk management, deep persistent slab avalanche problem.; View additional details about TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON

Title: The northeastern continental snow climate: A new snow climate classification for the GaspÃ© Peninsula, QuÃ©bec, Canada: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Francis Meloche, Francis Gauthier, Alexandre Langlois, Dominic Boucher; Description: Snow climate classification has been a subject in avalanche research for the past decades. A good comprehension of the snow climate and snow avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P10.37.pdf; Keywords: snow climate, snowpack, avalanche hazard, gaspÃ© peninsula, avalanche problem; View additional details about The northeastern continental snow climate: A new snow climate classification for the GaspÃ© Peninsula, QuÃ©bec, Canada

Title: The Norwegian Avalanche Card: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Birgit K. Rustad; Description: The Norwegian national avalanche bulletins include avalanche problems to improve communication of the current avalanche danger to the public. In order...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.36.pdf; Keywords: avalanche card, avalanche decision-making tool, avalanche problem, avalanche risk; View additional details about The Norwegian Avalanche Card

Title: Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Shane Haladuick, Michael Schirmer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The avalanche forecast regions in Canada range from 100 to 30,000 km2, far larger than the 10 km2 covered in a typical backcountry day. This differenc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-01.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche danger, compression test, rutschblock test, avalanche problem, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger