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Title: HUMAN AVALANCHE EXPOSURE: A MISSING LINK IN REAL-TIME AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Jeremy Hanke, Shena Thomas, Iain Stewart-Patterson; Description: Regional avalanche forecasts and terrain-classification systems describe avalanche conditions and terrain, but they do not explicitly classify the dyn...; Object ID: ISSW2026_FS1.3.pdf; Keywords: human avalanche exposure; motorized travel; human positioning; avalanche risk management; rescue readiness; decision support; View additional details about HUMAN AVALANCHE EXPOSURE: A MISSING LINK IN REAL-TIME AVALANCHE RISK MANAGEMENT

Title: ADOPTION OF AVALANCHE SAFETY BEHAVIORS IN MOTORIZED USERS: A PRECAUTION MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Kelly McNeil, Ian McCammon; Description: Motorized winter recreation (snowmobiling and snowbiking) accounts for about a third of avalanche fatalities in the United States. Although avalanche ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O3.2.pdf; Keywords: motorized recreation, rescue equipment, rescue errors, avalanche education; View additional details about ADOPTION OF AVALANCHE SAFETY BEHAVIORS IN MOTORIZED USERS: A PRECAUTION MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS

Title: MOTORIZED AVALANCHE RESCUE PROCEDURES: ADAPTING COMPANION RESCUE TO MACHINE-BASED TRAVEL: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Jeremy Hanke, Shena Thomas, Iain Stewart-Patterson; Description: Established avalanche companion-rescue fundamentals apply to motorized users, but snowmobiles and snow bikes change how they are carried out. Rescue s...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.19.pdf; Keywords: motorized avalanche rescue; companion rescue; snowmobile; transceiver interference; search management; m.a.r.p.; View additional details about MOTORIZED AVALANCHE RESCUE PROCEDURES: ADAPTING COMPANION RESCUE TO MACHINE-BASED TRAVEL

Title: ATES FOR OPERATIONAL TERRAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE USA FOR MOTORIZED AND NON-MOTORIZED GROUPS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Lee K. Blazek; Description: The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) is widely used to classify avalanche terrain for recreational trip planning, yet its role in structured op...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.32.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain exposure scale (ates), operational terrain management, terrain management, scales of travel in avalanche terrain, snowmobiling and motorized travel; View additional details about ATES FOR OPERATIONAL TERRAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE USA FOR MOTORIZED AND NON-MOTORIZED GROUPS

Title: THE GEAR–COMPETENCE GAP IN MOTORIZED AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS: TRENDS IN EQUIPMENT USE AND RESCUE OUTCOMES: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Kelly McNeil, Ian McCammon; Description: Over the past several decades, the presence of avalanche rescue equipment among motorized users has increased substantially alongside expanded avalanc...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.4.pdf; Keywords: motorized recreation, rescue equipment, rescue errors, avalanche education; View additional details about THE GEAR–COMPETENCE GAP IN MOTORIZED AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS: TRENDS IN EQUIPMENT USE AND RESCUE OUTCOMES

Title: A MODIFIED EXTENDED COLUMN TEST TO ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SNOWMOBILE TRIGGERING AND PROPAGATION OF PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Iain Stewart-Patterson, Jeremy Hanke; Description: The Extended Column Test (ECT) is a well-established instability test for evaluating both fracture initiation and propagation propensity within slab a...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.58.pdf; Keywords: snowmobiling and motorized access; View additional details about A MODIFIED EXTENDED COLUMN TEST TO ASSESS THE LIKELIHOOD OF SNOWMOBILE TRIGGERING AND PROPAGATION OF PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS

Title: HUMAN-AFFECTED SNOWPACK: DISTURBANCE, COMPACTION, AND SNOWPACK DEVELOPMENT IN MOTORIZED TERRAIN: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Shena Thomas, Jeremy Hanke; Description: Human activity is routinely visible in avalanche terrain, yet its role in snowpack development is often summarized with broad terms such as "tracked,"...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.28.pdf; Keywords: human-affected snowpack, observing and recording, disturbance, compaction, motorized terrain, snowpack development; View additional details about HUMAN-AFFECTED SNOWPACK: DISTURBANCE, COMPACTION, AND SNOWPACK DEVELOPMENT IN MOTORIZED TERRAIN

Title: The Gear Heads â€“ Motor Specific AVY Training: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Brian Lundstedt; Description: In 2012 an avalanche accident left me shattered. After losing one brother, and nearly both, I quickly realized that we knew nothing. After 20+ yrs of ...; Object ID: ISSW16_O13.02.pdf; Keywords: motorized, snowmobile, snowbike, avalanche education, american institute of avalanche research and education (aiare); View additional details about The Gear Heads â€“ Motor Specific AVY Training