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Title: FROM RAW DATA TO DECISION SUPPORT: DERIVED VARIABLES AND QUALITY CONTROL FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Michael Conlan
Description: Data from automated weather stations (AWS) are often a critical input for avalanche forecasting. Snow depth, precipitation, snow water equivalent (SWE...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.36.pdf
Keywords: automated weather station, weather variables, quality control, thresholds, avalanche forecasting
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Title: ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY IN AVALANCHE FORECASTING STRATEGIES FOR INTERPRETING GEOSPATIAL DATA
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Tyson Rettie
Description: Building on prior work presented in Visually Impaired Forecasting and Accessible Software (Rettie, 2023), this paper examines advances in accessibilit...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.37.pdf
Keywords: screen reader, accessibility, snowpack models, metteograms, forecasting
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Title: A COMPREHENSIVE AVALANCHE MITIGATION AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK FOR ARCTIC COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ON ARNØYA, NORWAY
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: von Wartburg J, Wickström S, Berger T, Kavli Walberg N, St Pierre Ostrander T, Carrel M
Description: Arnøya, a remote island in Troms County, Northern Norway, saw the installation of a comprehensive avalanche mitigation and monitoring system in 2024,...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.40.pdf
Keywords: avalanche monitoring, norway, racs, mitigation, forecasting
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Title: ENTROPY AND THE ART OF AVALANCHE FORECASTING: AN EXAMINATION OF FACTOR WEIGHTS AND CLASSES
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Dave Gauthier, Cam Ross, Caio Stringari
Description: Every avalanche forecast is based on many factors, such as recent avalanche observations, instability test results, or weather conditions. The art of ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.43.pdf
Keywords: forecasting, entropy, factors
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Title: AVALANCHE FORECASTING ON THE VERGE: EPHEMERAL SNOWPACKS, CLIMATIC SHIFTS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF ARIZONA'S WINTERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: W. Tanner Porter, Paul Dawson, Mathieu Brown, Troy Marino, Len Necefer, David Lovejoy
Description: Arizona seems an improbable ski locale given North America's mountainous geography, yet its high-elevation sky islands support multiple winter backcou...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.49.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, climate change, risk communication, machine learning, snow-pack variability
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Title: WIDESPREAD WET AVALANCHES BUT A SAFE ROAD: THE MARCH 2025 WET SNOW CYCLE IN HARDANGER AND LESSONS FROM SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTING ON E134 HAUKELIFJELL
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Njål Farestveit, Markus Eckerstorfer, Halgeir Dahle
Description: On 4–5 March 2025, an extensive wet avalanche cycle struck the Hardanger region of western Norway, closing multiple roads through avalanche debris, ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.52.pdf
Keywords: wet avalanche, site-specific forecasting, avalanche control, road safety, snowpack, hardanger
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Title: PHOTOGENIC AVALANCHES: WHAT MAKES AN OBSERVER PHOTO USEFUL FOR ESTIMATING AVALANCHE SIZE?
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Andy Moderow, Jeremiah Lance, Ben Crosier, Eva Lotosuo
Description: People entering the backcountry rely on avalanche forecasts for up-to-date knowledge about the avalanche hazard. In return, backcountry travelers supp...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.56.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche size, observations, photos
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Title: IS ARCTIC SNOW DIFFERENT FROM ALPINE SNOW? FOLLOWING UP ON THE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO AVALANCHE FORECASTING
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Bernhard Hynek, Eric Bernard, Jean-Michel Friedt, Florian Tolle
Description: A discussion at recent ISSWs elaborated on the question if Arctic snow is different from Alpine snow and in what way. Rather than using a physical sn...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.57.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, arctic snow pack, process analysis
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Title: CHARACTERIZING CONSISTENCY OF SNOWPACK STABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL MODEL CHAINS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Martin Metzger, Michael Binder, Martin Perfler, Christoph Mitterer, Fabiano Monti
Description: Regional and site-specific avalanche forecasting increasingly relies on snowpack simulations to complement weather forecasts and sparse field observat...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.60.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stability, awsome, consistency
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Title: PINPOINTING THE TIMING OF WEAK LAYER FAILURE: A CASE STUDY OF A LARGE, WIDESPREAD NATURAL AVALANCHE CYCLE IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: James Peabody, Nathalie de Leeuw, Ben VandenBos
Description: In March 2026, a multi-day storm deposited over 180 mm of snow water equivalent (SWE) across the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana and Idaho. Prior to t...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.61.pdf
Keywords: timing of weak layer failure, avalanche forecasting, geospatial analysis, deep slab instability, case study
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Title: DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR FINLAND USING IOT WEATHER STATION DATA AND SNOW MODELS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Tommi Laitervo, Kaisa Landon
Description: This project aims to advance avalanche forecasting in Finland towards closer alignment with European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) standards. At ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.63.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting; iot weather stations; snow modelling; snowmodel; snowpack
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Title: AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT AT WHISTLER MOUNTAIN UTILIZING STRATEGIC MINDSET AND DE-BIASING STRATEGIES
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Timothy R. Haggerty, Darren Saul, Nicole Koshure
Description: With over two million annual skier visits, and an operational season that runs from November to May and switches to an industrial forecasting program ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.64.pdf
Keywords: ski resort avalanche forecasting, risk management, strategic mindset, de-biasing, reflection, mentorship
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Title: FROM HAZARD ASSESSMENT TO ACTION IN SITE-SPECIFIC AVALANCHE OPERATIONS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Aaron Careaga, Scott Havens, Don Sharaf, Dave Richards, Clark Corey
Description: Frameworks such as the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH; Statham et al., 2018) provide a structured basis for characterizing avalanche hazar...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.7.pdf
Keywords: avalanche hazard assessment, cmah, site-specific forecasting, hazard action matrices, operational decision support, osarm
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Title: BUILDING TRUST IN SNOWPACK MODELS: EVALUATION GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCHERS AND FORECASTERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Simon Horton, Florian Herla, Alec van Herwijnen, Francis Meloche, Travis J. Morrison, Louis Quéno, Vincent Vionnet
Description: Physically based snowpack models are increasingly integrated into operational avalanche hazard forecasting, yet fragmented evaluation practices reduce...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.1.pdf
Keywords: snowpack model, model evaluation, avalanche forecasting, decision support
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Title: GREY ZONES – EXAMINING FORECASTERS' PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES FOR COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTY IN PUBLIC AVALANCHE FORECASTS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Eeva Latosuo, Pascal Haegeli, Julie Demuth, Ethan Greene
Description: Uncertainty is inherent in avalanche forecasting, yet it is not communicated in a consistent way in public avalanche forecasts. Avalanche forecast use...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.13.pdf
Keywords: avalanche risk communication, uncertainty, public avalanche forecasting, user research
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