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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Wendolyn Antibus, Evan Leonard, Matt Zupan; Description: Forecasting staff at Mt Rose Ski Tahoe have been utilizing the InfoEx International product to issue daily hazard assessments and record avalanche act...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O1.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, ski resort operations, conceptual model, infoex, avalanche problem type, avalanche likelihood; View additional details about AN ANALYSIS OF FORECASTER ACCURACY IN PREDICTING AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPE AND LIKELIHOOD IN SKI AREA OPERATIONAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

Title: RELEASE OF GLIDING FULL-DEPTH SNOWCOVER BY EXTENSIVE WATERING: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: BONNEVIE Cédric; Description: Release of gliding full-depth snowcover by extensive watering In recent years, the phenomenon of gliding snowcover has become increasingly prevalent....; Object ID: ISSW2024_O6.3.pdf; Keywords: operations, avalanche control, accidents and rescue; View additional details about RELEASE OF GLIDING FULL-DEPTH SNOWCOVER BY EXTENSIVE WATERING

Title: OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION OF UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES’ SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Edward McCormack , Tore Humstad, Halgeir Dahle, Dr. Regula Frauenfelder , Dr. Bastien Dupuy, Sean Salazar, Jordy Hendrikx, Emil Solbakken; Description: In Norway, as in other mountainous countries, snow avalanches pose a serious threat both to the users of their transport network and that system’s i...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.7.pdf; Keywords: : avalanche, unmanned aircraft, roadway agency operations, sensors; View additional details about OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION OF UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES’ SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Title: AVALANCHE CONTROL WITH UAS ON NORWEGIAN ROADS: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Jens Tveit, Jarle Bøckman; Description: The demolition company AF Decom started developing a concept for UAS based avalanche control in 2019. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O10.4.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, avalanche mitigation, uas, road operations; View additional details about AVALANCHE CONTROL WITH UAS ON NORWEGIAN ROADS

Title: WINTER OPERATIONS IN ANDORRA'S ROADS, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Sergi Riba, Thomas Berger, Carles García Sellès, David Palmitjavila Duedra; Description: For approximately 15 years, the Government of Andorra has been tendering and contracting (every six years) winter control against the risk of avalanch...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P10.2.pdf; Keywords: winter operations; forecasting, gazex, triggered avalanche.; View additional details about WINTER OPERATIONS IN ANDORRA'S ROADS, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

Title: HISTORIC WET SLAB AVALANCHE IN POST SEASON AT YELLOWSTONE CLUB: TIMING, RESPONSE, ANALYSIS, AND IMPLICATIONS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Doug McCabe; Description: In May of 2020, a very large, natural wet slab avalanche occurred in-bounds at the Yellowstone Club Ski Area after the ski area had ceased operations ...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.18.pdf; Keywords: wet slab avalanche, avalanche forecasting, ski area operations.; View additional details about HISTORIC WET SLAB AVALANCHE IN POST SEASON AT YELLOWSTONE CLUB: TIMING, RESPONSE, ANALYSIS, AND IMPLICATIONS

Title: KEEPING WINTER ROADS OPEN: INTEGRATING SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT DATA FROM UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES' DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Humstad, T., McCormack, E., Frauenfelder, R., Salazar, S., Dupuy, B., Hendrikx, J.; Description: Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used to monitor snow conditions. Routine operational use by roadway owning organisations for avalanch...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.41.pdf; Keywords: unmanned aircraft, sensors, roadside avalanche operations; View additional details about KEEPING WINTER ROADS OPEN: INTEGRATING SNOW AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT DATA FROM UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLES INTO ROADWAY AGENCIES' DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Title: In the Pursuit of Standards - the Next Step in Canada's Avalanche Risk Management Guidelines: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Cam Campbell, Steve Conger, Brian Gould, Pascal Haegeli, Bruce Jamieson, Grant Statham; Description: Recognizing the need to standardize new and innovative Canadian avalanche risk management practices and respond to increasing demand from regulatory b...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.27.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, risk, management, guidelines, planning, operations; View additional details about In the Pursuit of Standards - the Next Step in Canada's Avalanche Risk Management Guidelines

Title: Developing Operational Guidelines to Reduce Risk Workers at U.S. Avalanche Centers: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Simon A. Trautman, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Workplace avalanche accidents claimed the lives of 11 avalanche workers in the United States over the last five years. Though none of the victims work...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O12.04.pdf; Keywords: safety, risk, risk management, operations, planning, worker; View additional details about Developing Operational Guidelines to Reduce Risk Workers at U.S. Avalanche Centers

Title: Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Awareness: Assessment, Current Practices, and Future Management: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Ian McCammon, Pascal Haegeli, Matt Gunn; Description: Increasing numbers of recreationists are accessing the backcountry beyond the boundaries of winter resorts. For recreationists, the sudden transition ...; Object ID: P__8138.pdf; Keywords: decision making, resort operations, education, risk management; View additional details about Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Awareness: Assessment, Current Practices, and Future Management

Title: The Factors Leading to the Closing of Two Alaska Heli-Ski Operations in Spring 2000: Date: 2000; Authors: Jerry Hance; Description: The snow and avalanche cycle that took place in January and early February throughout many parts of Alaska, that closed highway, destroyed homes and t...; Object ID: issw-2000-472-474.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, heli operations, safety, avalanche cycle; View additional details about The Factors Leading to the Closing of Two Alaska Heli-Ski Operations in Spring 2000

Title: Heli-Ski Survival Guide: Date: 1996; Authors: Eric Burr; Description: Procedures refined over 12 operating seasons in the North Cascades are reviewed, along with avalanche incidents, by the senior guide. This paper is an...; Object ID: issw-1996-207-208.pdf; Keywords: small operations, isolation, elitism, environmental vision; View additional details about Heli-Ski Survival Guide