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Title: RACS FOR AVALANCHE HAZARD MANAGEMENT ON STATE ROADS IN PINZGAU, AUSTRIA – PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCAL FORECASTING AND CENTRALIZED OPERATION: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Stefan Oberaigner, Gottfried Seer, Paul Dobesberger; Description: Road avalanche protection in alpine regions requires not only technical solutions but also well-coordinated organizational structures across multiple ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.54.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard management; avalanche control; racs; case study; View additional details about RACS FOR AVALANCHE HAZARD MANAGEMENT ON STATE ROADS IN PINZGAU, AUSTRIA – PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCAL FORECASTING AND CENTRALIZED OPERATION

Title: QUANTIFYING THE RISK TO AVALANCHE PRONE ROADS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Alan Jones, David Hamre, Chris Wilbur; Description: The Avalanche Hazard Index (AHI) method was pioneered in the early 1980s and published by Schaerer in 1989. Since then, the AHI method has been applie...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O7.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, risk, hazard, management, road, railway, ahi; View additional details about QUANTIFYING THE RISK TO AVALANCHE PRONE ROADS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Title: LOCAL (SITE-SPECIFIC) AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN ITALY: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Ratto Sara Maria, Dellavedova Paola, Roveyaz Simone Laurent, Lanteri Luca Maria, Solero Erika, Chiambretti Igor; Description: On the Italian territory, avalanche risk management at the local level (site-specific as defined by the EAWS definition) is regulated at the national ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P7.8.pdf; Keywords: roads, avalanche hazard management, avalanche commissions; View additional details about LOCAL (SITE-SPECIFIC) AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT IN ITALY

Title: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN SAFETY JUDGEMENTS BY GROUPS OF SKIERS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Tim Dassler, Richard Fjellaksel, Michael Morreau; Description: Underestimating avalanche factors can give backcountry skiers a false sense of safety. In theory, aggregating the estimates of group members can enabl...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P11.11.pdf; Keywords: wisdom of crowds, risk assessment, avalanche education, avalanche course evaluation, trip planning, hazard management; View additional details about COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN SAFETY JUDGEMENTS BY GROUPS OF SKIERS

Title: THE AVGAR; A DECISION MAKING TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AVALANCHE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Michael Ackerman, Jonathan Wilson; Description: We've experienced an uptick of complicated, avalanche SAR (AvSAR) missions in the US. Teams in Colorado have faced a rash of difficult rescues and rec...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.58.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, decision making, risk assessment, hazard management, exposure scale; View additional details about THE AVGAR; A DECISION MAKING TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AVALANCHE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS

Title: REFLECTIONS ON A (AVALANCHE) RISK-ADJUSTED APPROACH IN SPATIAL PLANNING IN AUSTRIA: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Barbara Steinbrunner; Description: Spatial planning has an increasingly important role in natural hazard management due to its prevention character and influence on spatial distribution...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O13.04.pdf; Keywords: risk-adjusted, spatial planning, natural hazard management, residual risk; View additional details about REFLECTIONS ON A (AVALANCHE) RISK-ADJUSTED APPROACH IN SPATIAL PLANNING IN AUSTRIA

Title: Evaluating approaches to assess avalanche hazards from the user point of view: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Korbinian Schmidtner, Rudolf Sailer, Perry Bartelt, Wolfgang Fellin, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Matthias Granig; Description: Avalanche simulations are a common tool for hazard assessments with a variety of approaches to choose from the user point of view. Each of them is cha...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P08.21.pdf; Keywords: expert interview, hazard management, modeling, simulation, snow avalanche.; View additional details about Evaluating approaches to assess avalanche hazards from the user point of view

Title: Avalanches on the Roads: Operational and Research Aspects for the Managment of Risk Within the Project Alcotran. 144 "MAP3": Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Segor V., Dellavedova P., Pitet L., Bovet E., Durand N., Frigo B., Chiaia B., Maggioni M., Antonello G., Torretta F.; Description: The avalanche risk management on roads is a complex issue that concerns several aspects: social, economic and political. In particular, the problem is...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O10.02.pdf; Keywords: roads, avalanche hazard management, ski resort; View additional details about Avalanches on the Roads: Operational and Research Aspects for the Managment of Risk Within the Project Alcotran. 144 "MAP3"

Title: CLV Web- Platform: a New Tool to Support the Management of Local Avalanche Hazard: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Segor V., Antonello G., Durand N., Dellavedova P., Frigo B., Pitet L. , Saudin P.; Description: The management of local avalanche hazard has always been one of the vital aspects in mountain areas. Besides being a job of great social commitment, i...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P3.12.pdf; Keywords: roads, avalanche hazard management, ski resort.; View additional details about CLV Web- Platform: a New Tool to Support the Management of Local Avalanche Hazard

Title: Local Management of Avalanche Hazard on the Aosta Valleyâ€™s Roads and Identification of Event Scenarios: Date: 2012; Authors: Segor V., Dellavedova P., Pitet L., Sovilla B.; Description: The Region of the Aosta Valley, situated in the far north-western part of Italy, borders to the north and west with Switzerland and France. 60% of its...; Object ID: issw-2012-541-546.pdf; Keywords: roads, avalanche hazard management, event scenarios; View additional details about Local Management of Avalanche Hazard on the Aosta Valleyâ€™s Roads and Identification of Event Scenarios

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