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Title: FORECASTING STORM-SNOW AVALANCHES USING A COMBINED SHEAR AND ANTICRACK INSTABILITY MATRIX: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Benjamin H. Silberman, Eric R. Pardyjak, Dhiraj K. Singh, Jim Steenburgh, Steven Clark, Travis Morrison, Jack Eskeland; Description: Forecasting storm-snow avalanches remain challenging due to limited access to the mechanical properties of snow during active snowfall and the lack of...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O4.3.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, storm-snow, anticrack, shear strength, stability index, densification; View additional details about FORECASTING STORM-SNOW AVALANCHES USING A COMBINED SHEAR AND ANTICRACK INSTABILITY MATRIX

Title: DEVELOPING A NOVEL FIELD-BASED COMPACTIVE VISCOMETER: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Benjamin H. Silberman, Eric R. Pardyjak, Ashley Spear, Dhiraj K. Singh; Description: Accurate prediction of storm-snow instability requires understanding how snow density (ρₛ) evolves during active snowfall, yet key mechanical prope...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.27.pdf; Keywords: compactive viscosity, storm snow, densification, deid, snow mechanics; View additional details about DEVELOPING A NOVEL FIELD-BASED COMPACTIVE VISCOMETER

Title: NEW PERSPECTIVE ON DRIFTING SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Yusuke Harada, Ryuzo Wakabayashi, Kengo Moriyama; Description: We introduce the idea that the top of the snowpack on a slope composed of wind-broken precipitation particles by creep and saltation of blowing snow (...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O16.03.pdf; Keywords: drifting snow, side-loading, slab avalanche, densification of snowpack; View additional details about NEW PERSPECTIVE ON DRIFTING SNOW SLAB AVALANCHE

Title: A Paint Scraper Hardness Blade: Date: 2010; Authors: Chris Borstad, David McClung; Description: We present a new hand-held hardness gauge that measures penetration resistance over a length scale of about 100 grains. The apparatus consists of a 10...; Object ID: ISSW_P-001.pdf; Keywords: paint scraper, blade, penetration resistance, densification; View additional details about A Paint Scraper Hardness Blade

Title: Evaluating the Importance of Crystal-Type on New Snow Instability: A Strength vs. Stress Approach Using the SNOSS Model: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Jerry Casson, Mark Stoelinga, John Locatelli; Description: Understanding new snow instability is the key factor in predicting the release of direct action avalanches during storm cycles. The compaction rates, ...; Object ID: P__8046.pdf; Keywords: crystal-type, shear strength, densification, direct action avalanche, stability; View additional details about Evaluating the Importance of Crystal-Type on New Snow Instability: A Strength vs. Stress Approach Using the SNOSS Model

Title: Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors: Date: 2002; Authors: Joel T. Harper, John. H. Bradford; Description: Instrumentation and methods for measuring snow properties are compared in an investigation of mm to m scale stratigraphy in a snowpack not influenced ...; Object ID: issw-2002-366-373.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, densification, radar, snow-pit, permittivity; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors