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Title: Observations on the Development/Destruction of Potential Sliding Layers in a Path Controlled With Large Amounts of Explosives and Artillery: Date: 2012; Authors: Mike Stanford, Brandon Levy; Description: The Old Faithful slide area just west from the summit of Stevens Pass in central Washington State is a time tested area for Avalanches. Thousands of r...; Object ID: issw-2012-904-907.pdf; Keywords: old faithful, highway, forecasts; View additional details about Observations on the Development/Destruction of Potential Sliding Layers in a Path Controlled With Large Amounts of Explosives and Artillery

Title: Avalanche Activity on US Highway 12: Date: 2010; Authors: Mick Riffie; Description: US 12 in Idaho runs east from Lewiston, Idaho to the Montana border at Lolo Pass and on to Missoula. Travelling east of the town of Kooskia, the highw...; Object ID: ISSW_P-097.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard, us highway 12, kooskia; View additional details about Avalanche Activity on US Highway 12

Title: Bridal Veil Falls Avalanche 1996: Date: 1996; Authors: Kevin Griffith; Description: Bridal Veil Falls avalanche path released January 31, 1996.The resulting avalanche ran down to and across the floor of Provo Canyon. It continued up t...; Object ID: issw-1996-271-275.pdf; Keywords: airblast, crown face, dry slab avalanche, highway, slidepath; View additional details about Bridal Veil Falls Avalanche 1996

Title: Traffic Management for Avalanche Safety Trans-Canada Highway Rogers Pass British Columbia: Date: 1992; Authors: David Skjonsberg, John Morrall; Description: The Rogers Pass area in the Selkirk mountain range of British Columbia receives some of the heaviest snowfalls in Canada with an average of about 1000...; Object ID: issw-1992-258-268.pdf; Keywords: safety, awareness, control, highway, snowfall; View additional details about Traffic Management for Avalanche Safety Trans-Canada Highway Rogers Pass British Columbia

Title: Prediction of Snowfall and Two Network Systems of Snow Information at Toyama Prefecfure and Along the National Highway No. 17 from Niigata to Tokyo Through Japan Alps: Date: 1990; Authors: Tsutomu Nakamura; Description: Features in prediction of the amount of the snowfall in the Toyama area, one of the heaviest snow zones in Japan, located at the middle of the Honsbu...; Object ID: issw-1990-063-072.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, winter monsoon, network systems, highway; View additional details about Prediction of Snowfall and Two Network Systems of Snow Information at Toyama Prefecfure and Along the National Highway No. 17 from Niigata to Tokyo Through Japan Alps

Title: Development of the Avalanche Management Program for the Coquihalla Highway: Date: 1988; Authors: Jack D. Bennetto; Description: This paper discusses the evolution of the avalanche management program for the Coquihalla Highway, a freeway opened in 1986, which transects a mountai...; Object ID: issw-1988-229-231.pdf; Keywords: safety, highway, management program, avalanche, design, construction; View additional details about Development of the Avalanche Management Program for the Coquihalla Highway

Title: Effect of Simple Terrain Parameters on Avalanche Frequency: Date: 1984; Authors: Arthur Judson, Rudy M. King; Description: Analysis of avalanche frequency as a function of topographic parameters in Colorado found that the path angle (P) and angle (R) in the last 100 m to t...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-012-023.pdf; Keywords: frequency, topographic parameters, highway; View additional details about Effect of Simple Terrain Parameters on Avalanche Frequency

Title: The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982: Date: 1984; Authors: M. Martinelli, Jr.; Description: The avalanche of February 13, 1979, that destroyed a bridge on U.S. Highway 2 in Montana is described; then, the avalanches of February 15 and 20, 198...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-198-207.pdf; Keywords: bridge, us highway 2, avalanche, flow pattern, wet avalanches; View additional details about The Goat Lick Bridge Avalanches of 1979 and 1982