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Title: AN EXTRAORDINARY WINTER IN TIROL: PERSISTENT WEAK LAYERS, PRO-LONGED INSTABILITY, AND COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Matthias Walcher, Patrick Nairz, Bengt Haunerland
Description: The 2025/26 winter season in Tirol, Austria, was characterized by an unusually widespread basal persistent weak layer (PWL) that remained relevant unt...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O9.6.pdf
Keywords: persistent weak layer, avalanche forecasting, prolonged instability, avalanche communication, lift-accessed terrain, operational resilience
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Title: Buried Alive: Examining Assumptions Concerning Prolonged Burials and Avalanche Rescue
Date: 2014-09-29
Authors: Scott Savage, Dale Atkins, Terry O'Connor
Description: The probability of surviving an avalanche burial decreases dramatically after 10-18 minutes, and we teach students they are their partners' best chanc...
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O15.01.pdf
Keywords: avalanche burial, avalanche rescue, prolonged, shallow
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