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Title: PATTERNS OF GLIDE AVALANCHE RELEASE: INSIGHTS FROM 23 YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD, MONTANA, USA: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Erika Birkeland, Maddey Frey, Sarah Williams, Erich Peitzsch; Description: Glide avalanches pose a notable hazard during annual spring snow removal operations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) in Glacier National Park (G...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.25.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, glide avalanches, indicator path.; View additional details about PATTERNS OF GLIDE AVALANCHE RELEASE: INSIGHTS FROM 23 YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD, MONTANA, USA

Title: Indicators for snow gliding: a case study at the Wildkogel, Salzburg: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Georg Leitinger, Michael Butschek, Reinhard Fromm, Peter HÃ¶ller, Matthias Kammerlander, Erich Tasser; Description: The release of glide avalanches is very difficult to predict and a great challenge for local forecasters, especially in ski areas. There are reasonabl...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P10.7.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, snow-gliding, winter soil erosion; View additional details about Indicators for snow gliding: a case study at the Wildkogel, Salzburg

Title: Southcentral Alaska's Crack Problem: a 2015/16 Glide Avalanche Case Study: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Aleph Johnston-Bloom, Scott Hilliard, Wendy Wagner, Timothy Glassett, Heather Thamm; Description: Along the Seward Highway corridor in Southcentral Alaska, the winter of 2015/16 was defined by a profound and active glide avalanche cycle. Persisting...; Object ID: ISSW16_O3.01.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, alaska, operational decision-making, message fatigue; View additional details about Southcentral Alaska's Crack Problem: a 2015/16 Glide Avalanche Case Study

Title: Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Julie E. BjÃ¸rlien, NjÃ¥l Farestveit, Jens Tveit; Description: Glide avalanches represent one of the major avalanche problems for the Norwegian Public Road Administration in Western Norway and are notoriously diff...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.35.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, time-lapse photography; View additional details about Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway

Title: Automated Detection and Monitoring of Glide-Snow Events Using Satellite Based Optical Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Photography: Date: 2012; Authors: Sebastian Feick, Christoph Mitterer, Lisa Dreier, Stephan Harvey, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: On steep slopes the full snowpack can glide on the ground, tension cracks may open and eventually the slope fails as full-depth avalanche (glide-snow ...; Object ID: issw-2012-603-609.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, soil-snow interface, time lapse camera; View additional details about Automated Detection and Monitoring of Glide-Snow Events Using Satellite Based Optical Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Photography

Title: Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: An Analysis from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA: Date: 2012; Authors: Erich H. Peitzsch, Jordy Hendrikx, Daniel B. Fagre; Description: Wet snow avalanches pose a problem for annual spring road opening operations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) in Glacier National Park, Montana,...; Object ID: issw-2012-884-891.pdf; Keywords: wet snow avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: An Analysis from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Title: Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique: Date: 2010; Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl Birkeland; Description: Glide avalanches are a significant hazard that threatens people and property in many snowy climates. They are hard to control, poorly understood, and ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-104.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, cylces, hazard management, snowpack; View additional details about Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique

Title: Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA: Date: 2009; Authors: John Stimberis, Charles M. Rubin; Description: Rain-on-snow events trigger immediate and delayed avalanches as liquid water penetrates the snowpack. We present results from an extreme rain-on-snow ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0301-0305.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, rain-on-snow, snow glide; View additional details about Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA

Title: Sliding into Spring: Understanding Glide Slab Avalanches in Glacier National Park, Montana: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Blase Reardon, Erich Peitzsch, Daniel Fagre; Description: Historically, wet snow avalanche phenomena, such as wet slab avalanches and glide avalanches, have not been operational forecasting concerns because s...; Object ID: P__8243.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, avalanche forecasting, glacier national park; View additional details about Sliding into Spring: Understanding Glide Slab Avalanches in Glacier National Park, Montana

Title: Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, USA: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge: Date: 2006; Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas, Chris Lundy; Description: In a museum of avalanche phenomena, glide cracks and glide avalanches might be housed in the â€œstrange but trueâ€ section. These oddities ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-778-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park; View additional details about Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, USA: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Title: Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge: Date: 2006; Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas, Chris Lundy; Description: In a museum of avalanche phenomena, glide cracks and glide avalanches might be housed in the â€œstrange but trueâ€ section. These oddities ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-778-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park; View additional details about Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge