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Title: THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RISK INDEX: FORECASTING BACKCOUNTRY EVACUATION LIKELIHOOD FROM WEATHER AND VISITOR EXPOSURE: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Matthew Sheahan, Peter Tsigaris, Anne Terwiel, Yaou Hu; Description: Backcountry risk assessment requires practitioners and operators to interpret continually changing environmental conditions alongside uneven patterns ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.14.pdf; Keywords: backcountry risk, evacuation likelihood, rare-event prediction, visitor exposure, decision support, search and rescue; View additional details about THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE RISK INDEX: FORECASTING BACKCOUNTRY EVACUATION LIKELIHOOD FROM WEATHER AND VISITOR EXPOSURE

Title: ALL-WEATHER AVALANCHE MONITORING: RAPID RADAR DEPLOYMENT SUPPORTING DECISION MAKING IN JUNEAU: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: John Bressette, Pat Dryer, Michael Janes, Severin Stähly, Susanne Wahlen; Description: The city center of Juneau, Alaska, lies between the sea and steep mountain terrain, with several neighborhoods located in avalanche runout zones. Duri...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.55.pdf; Keywords: avalanche radar, doppler detection, urban avalanche hazard, evacuation decision-making, juneau, alaska; View additional details about ALL-WEATHER AVALANCHE MONITORING: RAPID RADAR DEPLOYMENT SUPPORTING DECISION MAKING IN JUNEAU

Title: After the Avalanche: Protocols for Evacuation and Medical Treatment: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stephen J. Christie; Description: The focus in recreational avalanche education has improved over the last decade with initiatives related to group communication, group leadership, saf...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.17.pdf; Keywords: medical treatment, education, evacuation, first aid; View additional details about After the Avalanche: Protocols for Evacuation and Medical Treatment

Title: The Residentsâ€™ Evacuations Due to the Avalanches Risk During the Winter 2012-2013 in France: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: FranÃ§ois RAPIN; Description: Several evacuations of homes were realized in France during the last winter 2012-2013. This had not happened for several years (2008 and 1999). The mu...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-44.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, evacuation, crisis management; View additional details about The Residentsâ€™ Evacuations Due to the Avalanches Risk During the Winter 2012-2013 in France

Title: Preparedness of the Icelandic Meteorological Office in Response to Potential Avalanche Danger: Date: 1996; Authors: Magnus Mar Magnusson; Description: In the wake of avalanche disasters in the last year that left 36 people dead, the law in Iceland concerning avalanche safety was changed. In addition ...; Object ID: issw-1996-053-059.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, evacuation, monitoring, defenses, risk; View additional details about Preparedness of the Icelandic Meteorological Office in Response to Potential Avalanche Danger

Title: Two Destructive Avalanches in Iceland: Date: 1996; Authors: Jon Gunnar Egilsson; Description: This presentation will be case histories of two avalanche disasters in Iceland in the year 1995, resulting in the death of 34 people. Each avalanche h...; Object ID: issw-1996-264-267.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche accident, evacuation, rescue; View additional details about Two Destructive Avalanches in Iceland