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Title: METHODS FOR EVALUATING AVALANCHE LOADS ON BRIDGES: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Greg Johnson, Alan Jones, Chris Wilbur, John Stimberis; Description: Transportation corridors crossing mountainous terrain frequently intersect avalanche paths capable of producing destructive snow avalanches. Avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.5.pdf; Keywords: avalanche loads, avalanche bridges, bridge design, transportation infrastructure, structural loading, avalanche mitigation; View additional details about METHODS FOR EVALUATING AVALANCHE LOADS ON BRIDGES

Title: RESIDUAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT AT THE PODLJUBELJ TUNNEL (SLOVENIA): A COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGICAL STUDY: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Mattia Matzutzi, Barbara Frigo, Blaž Komac; Description: Avalanche risk to transportation infrastructure remains a critical challenge in alpine regions, particularly where mitigation measures may be insuffic...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.52.pdf; Keywords: residual risk, exposure conditions, traffic risk assessment, comparative approaches, avalanche–infrastructure interaction; View additional details about RESIDUAL AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT AT THE PODLJUBELJ TUNNEL (SLOVENIA): A COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGICAL STUDY

Title: O'BELLX 1.8: A MODULAR AND REMOVABLE GAS SYSTEM FOR AVALANCHE PREVENTIVE RELEASE: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Jean-Guillaume Aldebert, Thomas Berger, Cédric Larcher, Johann Query, Olivier Rivoal; Description: The O'BellX range introduces a modular, helicopter-portable gas system for avalanche preventive release, designed for remote or environmentally sensit...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.50.pdf; Keywords: avalanche prevention, modular gas system, helicopter-portable, synchronized triggering, eco-friendly, removable infrastructure.; View additional details about O'BELLX 1.8: A MODULAR AND REMOVABLE GAS SYSTEM FOR AVALANCHE PREVENTIVE RELEASE

Title: AVALANCHE WARNING SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS: A PRACTITIONER'S FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND RISK-BASED STANDARDIZATION: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Sharp, Eirik, Campbell, Cam, Thumlert, Scott; Description: This paper examines how transportation agencies design, place, and deploy avalanche warning signage, and proposes a framework for standardizing those ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.43.pdf; Keywords: avalanche signage, highway avalanche risk management, transportation infrastructure.; View additional details about AVALANCHE WARNING SIGNS ON HIGHWAYS: A PRACTITIONER'S FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND RISK-BASED STANDARDIZATION

Title: SCALING OPERATIONAL SNOWPACK MODELING: INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AT THE 2.5 KM NWP GRID RESOLUTION: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Bryce Schroers, Simon Horton; Description: Avalanche Canada runs a SNOWPACK simulation every morning, so that forecasters begin the day with modelled snow profiles and stability indices. Until ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.8.pdf; Keywords: snowpack modelling, operational forecasting, high-performance computing, data formats, model output, cloud infrastructure; View additional details about SCALING OPERATIONAL SNOWPACK MODELING: INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AT THE 2.5 KM NWP GRID RESOLUTION

Title: A BRIEF HISTORY ON AVALANCHE MITIGATION IN NORTHERN-NORWAY: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Dr Peter Gauer, Ole-Andre Helgaas, Dr Kjersti Gisnås, Dr Christian Jaedicke, Tore Humstad; Description: Winter conditions in Northern-Norway are challenging due to the extreme arctic climate and midwinter-darkness. Polar proximity and the warm branch of ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O7.1.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, infrastructure, mitigation; View additional details about A BRIEF HISTORY ON AVALANCHE MITIGATION IN NORTHERN-NORWAY

Title: CRUSTS AND FACETS: A CASE STUDY OF A SEASON WITH DEEP ISSUES NEAR GIRDWOOD, AK: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Andrew Schauer, Aleph Johnston-Bloom, Adam Smith, Matt McKee, Jim Kennedy; Description: During the 2021-22 winter season, the snowpack in the southwest Chugach and northeast Kenai mountains near Girdwood, Alaska, was characterized by two ...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O7.04.pdf; Keywords: deep slab, crust, persistent weak layer, infrastructure, headache; View additional details about CRUSTS AND FACETS: A CASE STUDY OF A SEASON WITH DEEP ISSUES NEAR GIRDWOOD, AK

Title: BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVINCIAL AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Brian Gould, Scott Thumlert, Eirik Sharp, Cam Campbell, Dorian Schjelderup, Lea Green; Description: This paper presents work completed to quantify and visualize snow avalanche hazard for the entire provincial highway network as managed by the British...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.37.pdf; Keywords: british columbia, ministry of transportation and infrastructure, avalanche hazard index, transportation corridor risk, risk planning tool, ahi; View additional details about BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVINCIAL AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Title: How Little Cottonwood Canyon got this way and what can be done to fix it: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Bill Nalli, Matt Mckee; Description: To understand the distinct avalanche issues faced in Little Cottonwood Canyon today, it helps to look back at its history starting as a booming mining...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O03.9.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, transportation, alta, racs, artillery, risk management, infrastructure.; View additional details about How Little Cottonwood Canyon got this way and what can be done to fix it

Title: Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jeffrey S. Deems, Ryan Evanczyk, Dominic Vellone, Ethan Greene, Tyler Weldon, David C. Finnegan, Peter J. Gadomski, Adam L. LeWinter; Description: Recent studies have demonstrated the applicability and potential for ground-based lidar mapping to support avalanche control operations. High-resoluti...; Object ID: ISSW16_O9.02.pdf; Keywords: lidar, spatial variability, avalanche control, infrastructure planning; View additional details about Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps

Title: Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jamie Yount, Brian Gorsage; Description: The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has used artillery for avalanche reduction on State and Federal highways near Jackson, WY since 1972....; Object ID: ISSW16_O19.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, infrastructure, gazex, obellx, howitzer, snow structures, transportation; View additional details about Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure

Title: Avalanche Forecasting in The Southern Alps New Zealand: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Shannon Werner; Description: The 2008 winter season in the Southern Alps saw little wind (atypical), huge "Norwester" storms and consistent snowfall amounts. In the Craigieburn ra...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.21.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, infrastructure, mitigation, operational, risk; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting in The Southern Alps New Zealand