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Title: Storm Snow Avalanches: Characteristics and Forecasting: Date: 2012; Authors: Edward H. Bair, Ron Simenhois, Alec van Herwijnen, Karl Birkeland, Jeff Dozier; Description: At ski areas, a majority of avalanches fail in storm snow. We investigate these avalanches using stability tests and avalanche observations from Calif...; Object ID: issw-2012-111-114.pdf; Keywords: storm snow, ski area, extended column test; View additional details about Storm Snow Avalanches: Characteristics and Forecasting

Title: Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas: Date: 2012; Authors: Paul Baugher; Description: From 1990/91 to 2011/12, there have been sixty-four Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) cases reported at U.S. ski areas. Comparing inherent risks at ski...; Object ID: issw-2012-220-226.pdf; Keywords: snow immersion, suffocation, sis, narsid, ski area, risk management, ski safety, skier education; View additional details about Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas

Title: Snow Safety Control Operations: An Interactive Web-Based Approach: Date: 2012; Authors: Phoebe B. McNeally, Jim Collinson, Randy Trover, Peter Schory; Description: Snow safety and ski patrol at skis areas are faced with the daunting task of maintaining avalanche control routes and artillery controlled areas. In t...; Object ID: issw-2012-290-293.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, starting zones, avalanche run-out, geographic information systems (gis),; View additional details about Snow Safety Control Operations: An Interactive Web-Based Approach

Title: Association of Professional Patrollers: Date: 2012; Authors: unknown; Description: The APP (Association of Professional Patrollers) is a Private Non Profit organization that has provided education, training, and clinics to Ski patrol...; Object ID: issw-2012-781-782.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, association; View additional details about Association of Professional Patrollers

Title: Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort: Date: 2012; Authors: Jonathan Binger, Chelan Babineau-Z; Description: Avalanche hazard mitigation work is one of the more hazardous aspects of professional ski patrolling. Ski patrollers rely almost entirely on their par...; Object ID: issw-2012-783-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard, avalanche rescue and survival, ski patrolling; View additional details about Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort

Title: Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Date: 2012; Authors: David W. Lovejoy; Description: Avalanche education in the USA has a long and colorful history punctuated by many of the most notable and endearing personalities on our field. Howeve...; Object ID: issw-2012-814-819.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche history, ski patrolling, avalanche hazard; View additional details about Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Title: Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter Dirninger; Description: Chimbulak ski resort, located close to the former capital city of Kazakhstan, Almaty, has challenging preconditions to make their resort avalanche saf...; Object ID: issw-2012-831-833.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, avalanche risk management, artificially triggered, snow control; View additional details about Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan

Title: What Can Avalanche Burials Hear? Acoustic Characteristics of Snow Packs and Their Relation to Input Sounds: Date: 2012; Authors: Ken-Ichi Sakakibara, Katuhiro Maki, Kimiko Yamakawa, Shigeaki Amano; Description: In this paper, acoustic characteristic of sound insulation of two different snow packs: (1) a natural snow pack; and (2) a compressed snow by stomping...; Object ID: issw-2012-1011-1016.pdf; Keywords: acoustics, snow pack, ski poles, snow burial; View additional details about What Can Avalanche Burials Hear? Acoustic Characteristics of Snow Packs and Their Relation to Input Sounds

Title: The Role of Information Technology in Public Avalanche Forecasting International Snow Science Workshop 2012: Date: 2012; Authors: Kristina Welch; Description: Technology has changed the face of many industries, prompting an evolution of business norms and processes. As industries mature their relationship wi...; Object ID: issw-2012-404-407.pdf; Keywords: technology, ski safety, avalanche forecasting, avalanche risk management; View additional details about The Role of Information Technology in Public Avalanche Forecasting International Snow Science Workshop 2012

Title: Monitoring Lift-Served Backcountry Access Gates in Real Time: Skintrackâ€™s First Season at Ski Loveland, Colorado: Date: 2012; Authors: Marc J. Rubin, Tracy Camp; Description: In this article, we present details from the inaugural deployment of a wireless sensor system called SkinTrack. SkinTrack is a wireless embedded syst...; Object ID: issw-2012-487-493.pdf; Keywords: wireless sensors, backcountry, ski resorts, avalanche transceiver; View additional details about Monitoring Lift-Served Backcountry Access Gates in Real Time: Skintrackâ€™s First Season at Ski Loveland, Colorado

Title: Post-Control Avalanches: Definition, History, Causes and the Future: Date: 2010; Authors: Michael Ferrari; Description: At developed ski areas the term post-control avalanches generally has been used to describe avalanches that occur after mitigation measures have been...; Object ID: ISSW_O-047.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, ski areas, explosives, investigate; View additional details about Post-Control Avalanches: Definition, History, Causes and the Future

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding: Date: 2010; Authors: Mike Wiegele; Description: It is a given that practitioners need to provide a safe and enjoyable experience to their clients, they also have a legal responsibility to provide a ...; Object ID:; Keywords: forecasting, ski guiding, snowpack profiles, shear tests; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

Title: Potential Impacts of Climate Change or U.S. Wastach Range Ski Areas: Projections for Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075: Date: 2010; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark W. Williams; Description: We evaluate the potential impacts to snow coverage and depth from anthropogenic climate change at Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075. S...; Object ID: ISSW_P-023.pdf; Keywords: climate change, snow, park city, ski areas, general circulation models, wasatch; View additional details about Potential Impacts of Climate Change or U.S. Wastach Range Ski Areas: Projections for Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075

Title: Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century: Date: 2010; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark W. Williams; Description: We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may affect the frequency of rain-on-snow events at Mt. Bachelo...; Object ID: ISSW_P-024.pdf; Keywords: climate change, rain-on-snow, avalanches, mt bachelor, ski areas, cascades; View additional details about Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding: Date: 2010; Authors: Mike Wiegele; Description: It is a given that practitioners need to provide a safe and enjoyable experience to their clients, they also have a legal responsibility to provide a ...; Object ID:; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, ski guiding, avalanche danger, five step method; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

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