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Title: Decision-Making on Variable Risk Terrain: Date: 1996; Authors: Dick Penniman, Rene Boisselle; Description: The likelihood of severe injury or death increases when avalanche victims encounter strong destructive forces within moving debris, and/or they impact...; Object ID: issw-1996-067-072.pdf; Keywords: backcountry, burial, force, obstacle, risk; View additional details about Decision-Making on Variable Risk Terrain

Title: Alpine Touring Access Management on Public Lands in Avalanche Terrain: Date: 1996; Authors: Robert H.Comey; Description: In Jackson Hole, Wyoming skiers and snowboarders access rugged avalanche terrain on publicly owned land from privately owned ski lifts. Backcountry av...; Object ID: issw-1996-209-212.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, teton, backcountry, jackson, ski, corney; View additional details about Alpine Touring Access Management on Public Lands in Avalanche Terrain

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for a Helicopter Skiing Operation in the United States: Date: 1994; Authors: Jim Woodrnencey, Jon Shick; Description: Helicopter skiing is not a new sport in the United States, with a history spanning over 20 years, it has developed into a viable business in several l...; Object ID: issw-1994-527-531.pdf; Keywords: backcountry skiing, forecasting, helicopter skiing; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for a Helicopter Skiing Operation in the United States

Title: Canadian Avalanche Centre: Date: 1994; Authors: Jim Bay, Alan Dennis; Description: This poster display is to describe developments at the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) since the last ISSW which took place one year after the Centre ...; Object ID: issw-1994-666-667.pdf; Keywords: infoex, warnings, backcountry, safety; View additional details about Canadian Avalanche Centre

Title: Proposed Avalanche Control Alternatives Stanley Avalanche, Berthoud Pass, Colorado: Date: 1992; Authors: Horst Ueblacker; Description: This paper covers a study to compare the feasibility of constructing avalanche sheds and other methods to control the Stanley avalanche on Berthoud Pa...; Object ID: issw-1992-214-224.pdf; Keywords: control, explosives, backcountry skiers, avalanche paths; View additional details about Proposed Avalanche Control Alternatives Stanley Avalanche, Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Title: The Swiss Rutschblock Snow Stability Evaluation Test: Date: 1986; Authors: Danny Whitmore, Susan A. Burak, James Malone, Robert E. Davis; Description: Conventional backcountry shear tests of the snow pack are compared with the Swiss Rutschblock test on steep, stable slopes. Conventional tests use a v...; Object ID: issw-1986-207-209.pdf; Keywords: snow pack, rutschblock, slab strength, backcountry skiing; View additional details about The Swiss Rutschblock Snow Stability Evaluation Test

Title: Backcountry Skier Attitudes and the Utau Avalanche Forecast Center: Date: 1982; Authors: Duain Bowles, Barry Mathias; Description: Surveys of backcountry users in the LAFC forecast area show changes in attitudes towards avalanche danger and personnel user responsibility. Surveys ...; Object ID: issw-1982-005-006.pdf; Keywords: backcountry, forecast, danger, responsibility; View additional details about Backcountry Skier Attitudes and the Utau Avalanche Forecast Center

Title: Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Public Education Programs: Date: 1980; Authors: Tony Daffern; Description: One of the most difficult aspects of avalanche safety education is teaching the back country traveler how to apply theoretical concepts in the field. ...; Object ID: issw-1980-139-144.pdf; Keywords: hazard, backcountry skiing, snowcraft, gradient; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Public Education Programs

Title: Information and Warning Programs for Back Country Travellers: Date: 1980; Authors: Dale G. Gallagher; Description: Avalanches and weather in the back country can cause serious problems--usually to the uninformed. The responsibility for educating back country users ...; Object ID: issw-1980-176-189.pdf; Keywords: victims, backcountry skiing, education, awareness, fatalities; View additional details about Information and Warning Programs for Back Country Travellers

Title: Northwest Avalanche Forecasting Program - Form, Content, Dissemination, Usage: Date: 1980; Authors: Mark Moore, Rich Marriott; Description: The present guidelines for form, content, dissemination, and usage of public daily back country avalanche forecasts in the Northwest have been develop...; Object ID: issw-1980-190-204.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, safety, awareness, backcountry; View additional details about Northwest Avalanche Forecasting Program - Form, Content, Dissemination, Usage

Title: Avalanche Evaluation and Safety in the Back-Country: Date: 1976; Authors: R. Perla; Description: Avalanche burials within developed ski area boundaries are rare; fatalities are quite rare. Almost all ski areas can boast a record of less than one a...; Object ID: issw-1976-260-269.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, safety, backcountry skiing, avalanche rescue, burial; View additional details about Avalanche Evaluation and Safety in the Back-Country