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Title: REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Scott Thumlert, Paul Harwood, Harlan Shepard, Tim Glassett, Cam Campbell, Eirik Sharp, Brian Gould, Alexis Tessier
Description: Remote avalanche control systems (RACS) and automated avalanche detection systems (AADS) are increasingly used to operationally manage avalanche risk,...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O2.5.pdf
Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, racs, automated avalanche detection systems, aads, transportation corridors, avalanche explosive control
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Title: An Explosive Delivery System implementation in the Steep Gullies at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Ryan Evanczyk, Mark Bosse
Description: Traditional methods of avalanche mitigation have been in use for many years at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. These methods include hand routes, use of ...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O09.4.pdf
Keywords: bomb tram, air blast, avalanche mitigation, mitigation methods, worker safety, explosive delivery system
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Title: Experimentally Derived Affected Snow Volumes and Dynamic Response of Hard Slab Snow From Explosives
Date: 2014-09-29
Authors: Daniel A. Miller, Josephine Binger
Description: Abstract: Avalanche hazard mitigation programs routinely use explosive charges to release avalanches and test slope stability, but fundamental...
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.43.pdf
Keywords: snow explosive response, avalanche hazard mitigation.
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Title: Avalanche Triggering by Sound: Myth and Truth
Date: 2009
Authors: Benjamin Reuter, Jürg Schweizer
Description: It remains a popular myth that avalanches can be triggered by noise. We will take a closer look and compare the impact of sound, the supersonic boom ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0330-0333.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche release, explosive control
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Title: Development of the Technology to Induce an Artificial Avalanche for the Wet Snow Layer
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Makota Machida, Norio Hayakawa, Takashi Machida
Description: The western slope of the Japan's central mountain ridge receives a lot of snow in winter because of the westerly blowing from the Siberian continent. ...
Object ID: P__8106.pdf
Keywords: artificial avalanche, explosive detonation, cornice
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Title: AVALHEX: New Gas-Mix-Explosive System for Avalance Triggering - Statement After Two Seasons of Use in Savoie, France
Date: 2002
Authors: Alain Duclos, Pierre Senabre
Description: AVALHEX system is based upon a gas-mix-explosive blast (hydrogen - oxygen) above snow. It is the result of development driven by CEMAGREF, CEAlCENG an...
Object ID: issw-2002-039.pdf
Keywords: triggering, explosive, avalhex
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Title: Determining the Equivalent Explosive Effect for Different Explosives
Date: 1994
Authors: Jerome B. Johnson
Description: Explosives with different amounts of available chemical energy per unit mass (specific energy) have the same explosive effect when the total available...
Object ID: issw-1994-031-039.pdf
Keywords: chemical energy, explosive, detonation
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Title: The Use of Large Explosive Charges for Avalanche Hazard Reduction
Date: 1990
Authors: Larry Livingood, Jim Kanzler, Jake Elkins
Description: Mountain seismic exploration for oil-bearing strata involves the detonation of 3450kg of explosives every 200-300m in areas chosen for interesting su...
Object ID: issw-1990-192-197.pdf
Keywords: explosive charges, avalanche, hazard reduction, seismic exploration, oil-bearing strata
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Title: Using CAD for Development of Avalanche Control Explosive Delivery Systems
Date: 1990
Authors: Stuart C. Thompson
Description: Proposed developments near the Jackson Hole Ski Area could place Gun #1, the currently used avalanche hazard reduction facility for the northern secto...
Object ID: issw-1990-310-315.pdf
Keywords: hazard, explosive, control, avalanche, rifle
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Title: Avalanche Control Ropeways Coquihalla Highway Avalanche Safety Program
Date: 1988
Authors: J.R. Stevens
Description: Two avalanche control ropeways were constructed as part of the avalanche safety program for the Coquihalla Highway. The contract for the construction ...
Object ID: issw-1988-011-015.pdf
Keywords: ropeways, technology, drive systems, explosive
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Title: Low Cost Explosive Delivery Systems for Avalanche Control
Date: 1988
Authors: Lee Redden
Description: Avalanche controllers in Snoqualmie Pass's maritime climate are currently using up to 25 kg bombs on routine missions. Over the past few years, three ...
Object ID: issw-1988-028-033.pdf
Keywords: bombs, low-cost, control, explosive, delivery systems
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Title: Practical Experience with Aerial Detonation of Explosives for Avalanche Control
Date: 1984
Authors: Joel Juergens
Description: Studies indicate that aerial detonation of explosives for avalanche work may be-more effective than hand thrown explosives that detonate on or in the ...
Object ID: ISSW-1984-067-069.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, aerial detonation, hand thrown explosive
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Title: Research and Development of Avalanche Control Methods in Banff National Park
Date: 1976
Authors: K. Everts, B. Laidlaw
Description: The primary method for controlling avalanches in Banff National Park is helicopter bombing. In 1970, we began investigating methods of controlling ava...
Object ID: issw-1976-030-041.pdf
Keywords: avalanche control, helicopter bombing, explosive, remote receiver system
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Title: Deep Slab Instability
Date: 1976
Authors: N.A. Wilson
Description: Deep slab release continue to claim victims. The best documented of these releases occur in ski area and highway situations where the deep instability...
Object ID: issw-1976-073-076.pdf
Keywords: temperature gradient, deep slab, victims, explosive test
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