Your search for Keyword "persistent slab"resulted in 8 records.
Back to Home page
- Title: GRAUPEL, CRUSTS, PERSISTENT INSTABILITY, AND UNUSUAL SLAB BEHAVIOR: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, USA
- Date: 2026-09-28
- Authors: Christian Jordan, Eric Falconer, Hayden MacArthur, Jeremy J. Axelrod, Zach Guy, Nick Meyers
- Description: These case studies examine two large natural avalanches attributed to graupel/crust combinations on Mount Shasta, California. The first case study det...
- Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.13.pdf
- Keywords: graupel; persistent weak layer; persistent slab; melt-freeze crust
- View additional details about GRAUPEL, CRUSTS, PERSISTENT INSTABILITY, AND UNUSUAL SLAB BEHAVIOR: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, USA
- Title: A PERSISTENT SLAB CYCLE IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADSES; A CASE STUDY OF SNOWPACK VARIABLES AFFECTING THE DURATION OF OBSERVED AVALANCHE ACTIVITY ACROSS SUBREGIONS
- Date: 2026-09-28
- Authors: Kathryn J. Warren
- Description: In the Washington Cascades, rain-on-snow events followed by prolonged high pressure frequently lead to the formation of crust adjacent persistent weak...
- Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.23.pdf
- Keywords: persistent slab avalanches, coastal snow climate, case study, faceted snow
- View additional details about A PERSISTENT SLAB CYCLE IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADSES; A CASE STUDY OF SNOWPACK VARIABLES AFFECTING THE DURATION OF OBSERVED AVALANCHE ACTIVITY ACROSS SUBREGIONS
- Title: A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026)
- Date: 2026-09-28
- Authors: Keith Gale
- Description: Avalanche danger ratings have appropriately received substantial research attention because they provide the primary regional summary of avalanche haz...
- Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.42.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche problem types, danger scale, persistent slab, fatality analysis, international harmonization
- View additional details about A MULTI-SOURCE, INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE PROBLEM TYPES IN FATAL INCIDENTS (2017–2026)
- Title: A HIGH-LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINS OF A DEEP PERSISTENT SLAB OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA; NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2022
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Uwe Gramann
- Description: During fall and early winter of 2022, a deep persistent slab (DPS) formed within the snowpack of central and southern British Columbia that caused mul...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.54.pdf
- Keywords: deep persistent slab; weather pattern, enso, la niña
- View additional details about A HIGH-LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGINS OF A DEEP PERSISTENT SLAB OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA; NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2022
- Title: TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Scott Thumlert, Criag McGee, Carl Trescher
- Description: Managing snow avalanche risk during guided helicopter skiing operations is critical for guest and worker safety. The 2022-23 winter snowpack in Britis...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O14.04.pdf
- Keywords: guided helicopter skiing, terrain selection tactics, avalanche risk management, deep persistent slab avalanche problem.
- View additional details about TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON
- Title: Graupel as a Persistent Weak Layer in a Maritime Climate
- Date: 2018-10-07
- Authors: Steve A. Reynaud
- Description: Graupel is a common and, normally, short lived weak layer in maritime snow climates. Graupel forms during storms from strong convective activity and c...
- Object ID: ISSW2018_P11.4.pdf
- Keywords: graupel, persistent weak layer, persistent slab, storm snow instabilities
- View additional details about Graupel as a Persistent Weak Layer in a Maritime Climate
- Title: Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure – Part II
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Patrick J. Wright, Bob Comey, Chris McCollister, Mike Rheam
- Description: Deep slab avalanches, which tend to be large and destructive, remain a challenge to accurately forecast. Using 42 seasons of historical data from Jack...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P1.08.pdf
- Keywords: deep slab, persistent slab, settlement, loading, avalanche forecasting
- View additional details about Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure – Part II
- Title: Cupid Delivers New Slide Path to Copper Mountain: A Case Study of a Large Natural Avalanche
- Date: 2014-09-29
- Authors: Reed B. Ryan, Jeffrey W. Davis, William R. Blair
- Description: In February of 2014, Summit County, Colorado experienced a historic avalanche cycle. During this cycle, Copper Mountain Resort (CMR) experienced the ...
- Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O1.03.pdf
- Keywords: natural avalanche, ski areas, deep persistent slab, bootpacking
- View additional details about Cupid Delivers New Slide Path to Copper Mountain: A Case Study of a Large Natural Avalanche
Back to Home page