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Title: A VERY LARGE WET SLAB AVALANCHE SURPRISED US, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED 31 YEARS EARLIER: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Tully Hamer, Sean Fallon, Jeff Bristow, Aleph Johnston-Bloom; Description: Wet slab avalanches at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, have historically caused significant infrastructure damage and are among the most unpre...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O11.1.pdf; Keywords: wet slabs, operational forecasting, crusts, mental models; View additional details about A VERY LARGE WET SLAB AVALANCHE SURPRISED US, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED 31 YEARS EARLIER

Title: DOES IT ALWAYS SNOW IN JULY, OR RAIN IN DECEMBER? MELT-FREEZE RECRYSTALLIZATION IN THE MIDST OF A RECORD SETTING SEASON: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: David Kelly, Drew Hardesty; Description: The winter of 2025-2026 set records for below average snowfall. Compared to the winter of 2022-2023, which set records for above average snowfall, one...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.30.pdf; Keywords: snowpack properties, avalanche forecasting, risk communication, melt-layer recrystallization, crusts; View additional details about DOES IT ALWAYS SNOW IN JULY, OR RAIN IN DECEMBER? MELT-FREEZE RECRYSTALLIZATION IN THE MIDST OF A RECORD SETTING SEASON

Title: METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS - PART 1: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Andy Moderow, Andrew Schauer, Aleph Johnston-Bloom; Description: Previous research has explored the mechanisms - in theory, field studies, and lab experiments - that explain the formation of faceted grains at crust/...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.10.pdf; Keywords: crusts, melt-freeze layers, persistent weak layer, deep slab, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about METEOROLOGICAL AND SNOWPACK PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CRUST-ADJACENT PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS - PART 1: A REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH

Title: The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain: Date: 2012; Authors: Christopher C. Morin; Description: The winter of 2010/2011 created a surprisingly widespread weak layer across the northwestern United States. In Washington state it became to be known...; Object ID: issw-2012-240-243.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, crusts, avalanche cycles, helicopter bombing; View additional details about The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain

Title: The Microstructual Effects of Kinetic Growth Metamorphism in a Layered Snow Structure: Date: 2006; Authors: Ethan M. Greene, Martin Schneebeli, Kelly Elder; Description: Faceted snow near a hard crust often poses a dangerous problem for avalanche forecasters. producing a persistent weakness where the avalanches are dif...; Object ID: issw-2006-022-026.pdf; Keywords: snow microstructure, kinetic growth metamorphism, facets near crusts; View additional details about The Microstructual Effects of Kinetic Growth Metamorphism in a Layered Snow Structure

Title: Deep Slab Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation: The South Face at Big Sky Ski Area: Date: 2006; Authors: Scott Savage; Description: In December 1995, the Big Sky Ski Area installed a tram to the summit of Lone Mountain, accessing over 130 hectares (320 acres) of avalanche terrain i...; Object ID: issw-2006-483-490.pdf; Keywords: deep slab instability, crusts, ice, facets, explosives, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Deep Slab Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation: The South Face at Big Sky Ski Area

Title: Field Measurement of Snow Creep in a Radiation Snow Climate, San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Date: 2004; Authors: Nicholas G. Caselli; Description: Real-time creep data may one day be incorporated into avalanche forecasting practices. Although numerous methods of creep data collection have contri...; Object ID: issw-2004-012-021.pdf; Keywords: snow creep, avalanches, creep measurement, radiation snow climate, melt-freeze crusts; View additional details about Field Measurement of Snow Creep in a Radiation Snow Climate, San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Title: Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains: Date: 2004; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Paul Langevin; Description: Numerous slab avalanches including unexpected human triggered avalanches are reported on crusts. For 70 dry slab avalanches that slid on a crust in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-112-120.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, crusts, melt-freeze layers, faceted crystals; View additional details about Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains

Title: Evidence of Liquid Water Flow Through Snow From Thick-Section Photography: Date: 1988; Authors: Bruce J. McGurk, Richard C. Kattelmann; Description: In combination with rain or melt intensity, the snowpack's physical characteristics control the travel of rain and meltwater through the snowpack. Fac...; Object ID: issw-1988-137-140.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, water, photography, snow temperature, crusts, density, layers; View additional details about Evidence of Liquid Water Flow Through Snow From Thick-Section Photography

Title: Temperature Gradient Weakening Near Crusts in a Maritime Snowpack: Date: 1982; Authors: M. B. Moore; Description: Given certain meteorological conditions, temperature gradient weakening of a maritime snowpack may be an important, although infrequent, contributing...; Object ID: issw-1982-009-010.pdf; Keywords: temperature gradient, snowpack, crusts; View additional details about Temperature Gradient Weakening Near Crusts in a Maritime Snowpack