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Title: PRACTITIONERS' INTERPRETATION OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF AVALANCHE HAZARD: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Aaron C. Barnett, Andrew Forsman, Eeva Latosuo, Ryan Minton; Description: The Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH) was created to be a systematic, consistent workflow for avalanche hazard and risk assessment. It is a ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O10.6.pdf; Keywords: conceptual model of avalanche hazard, decision aid, avalanche forecasting, expert interpretation, avalanche type, distribution; View additional details about PRACTITIONERS' INTERPRETATION OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF AVALANCHE HAZARD

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: TOWARD A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN PROBLEM IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Tarjei Tveito Skille, Sara Boilen, Tim Dassler; Description: A historical lack of consensus surrounds the problem of humans in avalanche terrain. Research from a variety of fields - behavioral economics, social ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P11.13.pdf; Keywords: human problem, conceptual model, human factor, qualitative; View additional details about TOWARD A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN PROBLEM IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Title: IS IT A PROBLEM? TAKEAWAYS FROM RESEARCH INTO THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEMS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Simon Horton, Pascal Haegeli, Grant Statham, Bret Shandro, Taylor Clark, Stan Nowak, Moses Towell, Heather Hordowick, Florian Herla; Description: Over the past 20 years, avalanche safety operations in North America adopted common standards for assessing avalanche hazard, including the North Amer...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O1.04.pdf; Keywords: hazard assessment, avalanche problems, danger ratings, conceptual model; View additional details about IS IT A PROBLEM? TAKEAWAYS FROM RESEARCH INTO THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEMS

Title: Forecasting for dry and wet avalanches during mixed rain and snow storm: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Scott Savage, Erich Peitzsch, Simon Trautman, Ben VandenBos; Description: Natural wet slab avalanches release when rain or melt water decreases snowpack strength, and natural dry slab avalanches release when an increased loa...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O11.3.pdf; Keywords: wet avalanche, rain-on-snow, conceptual model for avalanche hazard; View additional details about Forecasting for dry and wet avalanches during mixed rain and snow storm

Title: An Operational Specific Avalanche Risk Matrix (OSARM): Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard with risk analysis and operational mitigation strategies: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: S. Langeland, P. Velsand, L. Solemsli Ã˜yvind, W. Steinkogler; Description: Object specific avalanche forecasting is common in many countries and typically assesses avalanche hazard on an mountain (> 10 km2) scale or single pa...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O12.3.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, local forecasting, operational forecasting, danger scales, danger levels, conceptual model of avalanche hazard, osarm, avalanche risk, risk mitigation, iso 31 000, tasarm; View additional details about An Operational Specific Avalanche Risk Matrix (OSARM): Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard with risk analysis and operational mitigation strategies

Title: What type of ski runs are acceptable for skiing under different avalanche hazard conditions? Extracting knowledge from heli-ski guides: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Reto Sterchi, Pascal Haegeli; Description: While guides in mechanized skiing operations use a well-established terrain selection process to limit their exposure to avalanche hazard and keep the...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P19.5.pdf; Keywords: mixed effects model, avalanche risk management, terrain selection, decision making, helicopter skiing, conceptual model of avalanche hazard; View additional details about What type of ski runs are acceptable for skiing under different avalanche hazard conditions? Extracting knowledge from heli-ski guides

Title: Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard With the Bavarian Matrix: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Karsten MÃ¼ller, Christoph Mitterer, Rune V. Engeset, Ragnar Ekker, Solveig Ã˜. Kosberg; Description: The European Avalanche Danger Scale provides definitions for each of the five danger levels. However, some terms used in the scale are not fully defin...; Object ID: ISSW16_O20.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, bavarian matrix, conceptual model of avalanche hazard, eaws; View additional details about Combining the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard With the Bavarian Matrix

Title: Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Reto Sterchi, Pascal Haegeli, Clair Israelson; Description: Guides of commercial backcountry skiing operations manage the physical risk from avalanches by assessing the local avalanche hazard and carefully choo...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.31.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk management, terrain selection, decision making, helicopter skiing, conceptual model of avalanche hazard; View additional details about Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation

Title: Avalanche Close-Calls During Courses â€“ What Can We Learn?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve Conger; Description: This paper and its associated poster present a study of avalanche close-calls or incidents that have occurred during field sessions in a formalized av...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.15.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, close calls, hazard evaluation conceptual model, recognition primed decision-making; View additional details about Avalanche Close-Calls During Courses â€“ What Can We Learn?