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Title: AVALANCHE RISK IN BACKCOUNTRY TOURING: LESS—AND MORE—THAN WE THINK: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: David C. Fiore, Wendy Antibus, John Koopman, Fay Roepcke; Description: ABSTRACT The Perry Peak accident on February 17, 2026, brought widespread attention to the risks inherent in backcountry ski touring. Perceptions of t...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O12.2.pdf; Keywords: risk, perception, fatality, avalanche, ski touring, cumulative; View additional details about AVALANCHE RISK IN BACKCOUNTRY TOURING: LESS—AND MORE—THAN WE THINK

Title: A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026): Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Keith Gale; Description: Avalanche danger ratings have appropriately received substantial research attention because they provide the primary regional summary of avalanche haz...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.42.pdf; Keywords: avalanche problem types, danger scale, persistent slab, fatality analysis, international harmonization; View additional details about A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026)

Title: AVALANCHE FATALITY IN THE CHUTES AT MT. ROSE FROM THE ACCIDENT THROUGH THE TRIAL: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Michael Ferrari; Description: On December 10th of 2016, a customer entered the closed Chutes area of Mt. Rose and triggered a large avalanche that took his life. A 911 call from t...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O15.01.pdf; Keywords: fatality, chutes, trial; View additional details about AVALANCHE FATALITY IN THE CHUTES AT MT. ROSE FROM THE ACCIDENT THROUGH THE TRIAL

Title: Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities â€“ 1976-2016: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Iain Stewart-Patterson, Jeremy Hanke; Description: There have been 127 snowmobile avalanche fatalities in Canada over last 40 years. With 19 snowmobiler avalanche fatalities in the 2008-2009 season, th...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.18.pdf; Keywords: snowmobile, fatality, terrain management; View additional details about Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities â€“ 1976-2016

Title: Avalanche Forecasting and Messaging for Unusual Avalanche Conditions in a Maritime Snow Climate-Buried Surface Hoar: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve A. Reynaud; Description: Atypical storm systems impacted the greater Lake Tahoe area during early January 2016 which contributed to the formation and preservation of buried su...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.23.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, messaging, buried surface hoar, avalanche fatality; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting and Messaging for Unusual Avalanche Conditions in a Maritime Snow Climate-Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Spatial, Temporal, and Space-Time Analysis of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Colorado and the United States, 1991 to 2011: Date: 2012; Authors: Spencer Logan, Frank Witmer; Description: An analysis of fatal avalanche accidents in the state of Colorado (CO) and the United States (US) for 20 winters from 1990-91 to 2010-11, compared tem...; Object ID: issw-2012-479-486.pdf; Keywords: accident fatality, cluster analysis, statistics; View additional details about Spatial, Temporal, and Space-Time Analysis of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Colorado and the United States, 1991 to 2011

Title: Exploring Opportunities for Snowmobile Avalanche Education: Date: 2012; Authors: Miranda L. Murphy; Description: Avalanches are a significant risk for those who choose to recreate in the mountains. Despite efforts to raise avalanche awareness and educate people, ...; Object ID: issw-2012-523-527.pdf; Keywords: avalanche awareness, avalanche fatality, backcountry; View additional details about Exploring Opportunities for Snowmobile Avalanche Education

Title: The Big Loss: JHSPâ€™s Avalanche Mitigation Fatality and the Resulting Program Changes: Date: 2010; Authors: Mike Rheam, Bob Comey; Description: On January 5th, 2010, veteran patrolman Mark Wolling, known throughout the world as BIG WALLY triggered an avalanche that killed him during avalanche ...; Object ID:; Keywords: fatality, program changes, avalanche reduction, rescue efforts; View additional details about The Big Loss: JHSPâ€™s Avalanche Mitigation Fatality and the Resulting Program Changes

Title: December 2nd, 2007 Avalanche Event in Washington State: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Christopher C. Morin, Paul Baugher; Description: Extreme avalanche hazard is a rare but deadly event. On December 2nd, 2007 an extreme avalanche event transpired in Washington State when a weak early...; Object ID: P__8091.pdf; Keywords: washington, avalanche, accident fatality, extreme hazard; View additional details about December 2nd, 2007 Avalanche Event in Washington State

Title: Avalanche Fatalities in California's Sierra Nevada, Winters 1987-2008: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Randall Osterhuber; Description: This paper analyzes the 17 avalanche fatalities in the Sierra Nevada of California during 22 winters, 1987 through 2008. The avalanche deaths are eval...; Object ID: P__8040.pdf; Keywords: avalanche fatality, avalanche death; View additional details about Avalanche Fatalities in California's Sierra Nevada, Winters 1987-2008

Title: Enso and Avalanche Fatalities: Is there a Correlation?: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Mark Moore; Description: Preliminary statistical evidence suggests that some correlation may exist between ENSO (El NiÃ±o Southern Oscillation) events and annual North Ameri...; Object ID: P__8068.pdf; Keywords: weather, snowpack evolution, avalanche fatality, snowpack structure, character of the winter; View additional details about Enso and Avalanche Fatalities: Is there a Correlation?

Title: Organizational Implications of Avalanche Fatalities: Date: 2002; Authors: Steve Blake; Description: Avalanche fatalities have far reaching implications beyond the scope of what many individuals and organizations consider. On January 13, 2002 National...; Object ID: issw-2002-221-224.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche accidents, fatality, investigations; View additional details about Organizational Implications of Avalanche Fatalities

Title: Avalanche Search and Rescue: Helicopter Mounted Avalanche Beacon Rescue Technique: Date: 2002; Authors: Works Infrastructure Ltd; Description: As a result of an avalanche accident in September 1983 the Milford Road Avalanche Control Programme was established to forecast and manage the avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2002-461-462.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche accidents, fatality, helicopter; View additional details about Avalanche Search and Rescue: Helicopter Mounted Avalanche Beacon Rescue Technique