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Title: THE ROLE OF SLOPE ANGLE IN SKIER-TRIGGERED SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Alec van Herwijnen, Yannik Werner, Valentin Adam; Description: Slope angle is a key factor in dry-slab avalanche formation and central to avalanche education and terrain assessment. Combined with the avalanche dan...; Object ID: ISSW2026_FS2.4.pdf; Keywords: slope angle, slab avalanche release, failure initiation, crack propagation, friction, skier triggering; View additional details about THE ROLE OF SLOPE ANGLE IN SKIER-TRIGGERED SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE

Title: INTEGRATING METEOROLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY INTO OPERATIONAL SNOWPACK AND AVALANCHE HAZARD MODELLING: INITIAL EXPLORATIONS IN ENSEMBLE FORECASTING: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Jacopo Borsotti, Martin Metzger, Pascal Haegeli, Simon Horton, Martin Perfler, Florian Herla, Fabiano Monti; Description: Snowpack modelling has established itself as a valuable additional source of information for avalanche forecasting. However, translating uncertainty i...; Object ID: ISSW2026_FS4.5.pdf; Keywords: snowpack modelling, meteorological uncertainty, ensemble modelling, snow stratigraphy, skier triggering; View additional details about INTEGRATING METEOROLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY INTO OPERATIONAL SNOWPACK AND AVALANCHE HAZARD MODELLING: INITIAL EXPLORATIONS IN ENSEMBLE FORECASTING

Title: INFLUENCE OF SLAB DEPTH SPATIAL VARIABILITY ON THE PROBABILITY AND RELEASE SIZE OF SKIER-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Francis Meloche, Louis Guillet, Francis Gauthier, Alexandre Langlois, Johan Gaume; Description: The spatial variability of snowpack properties can create uncertainty when assessing avalanche hazards. We suggest a combined mechanical-statistical a...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O2.04.pdf; Keywords: snow spatial variability, skier-triggering probability, avalanche release size; View additional details about INFLUENCE OF SLAB DEPTH SPATIAL VARIABILITY ON THE PROBABILITY AND RELEASE SIZE OF SKIER-TRIGGERED AVALANCHES

Title: A New Crack Propagation Criterion for Skier-Triggered Snow Slab Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Johan Gaume, Benjamin Reuter, Alec van Herwijnen, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Dry-snow slab avalanches begin with a local failure in a weak snowpack layer buried below cohesive slab layers. If the size of the failed zone exceeds...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.01.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, skier-triggering, failure initiation, crack propagation, pst, slab, weak layer; View additional details about A New Crack Propagation Criterion for Skier-Triggered Snow Slab Avalanches

Title: New Insights Into Skier-Triggering of Slab Avalanches: Date: 2010; Authors: Joachim Heierli, Karl W. Birkeland, Ron Simenhois, Peter Gumbsch; Description: Most skiers trigger the slab avalanche in which they are caught. Preventing those accidents necessitates a better understanding of the factors contrib...; Object ID: ISSW_O-040.pdf; Keywords: skier-triggering, slab avalanches, anticrack model, risk; View additional details about New Insights Into Skier-Triggering of Slab Avalanches

Title: Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing: Date: 2009; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Cora Shea; Description: The avalanche risk from backcountry skiing and its dependence on the regional danger ratings have not been estimatedâ€”notably in North America. ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0336-0340.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, backcountry skiing, comparative risk, skier-triggering, regional avalanche danger; View additional details about Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing

Title: Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , Montserrat Bacardit, Carles Garcia, GlÃ²ria MartÃ; Description: Field methods for stability evaluation were recently developed and validated on the basis of skiertriggered slopes data from Switzerland and North Ame...; Object ID: P__8164.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, snow stability, stability evaluation, skier triggering, pyrenees; View additional details about Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees

Title: The Effect of Snowpack Warming on the Stress Bulb Below a Skier: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Thomas Exner, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Skier induced stresses are believed to penetrate deeper into the snow pack with increasing snow temperatures, and hence initiation of a fracture in a ...; Object ID: P__8159.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, snowpack warming, avalanche forecasting, skier stress, skier triggering; View additional details about The Effect of Snowpack Warming on the Stress Bulb Below a Skier

Title: The Effect of Slab and Bed Surface Stiffness on the Skier-Induced Shear Stress in Weak Snowpack Layers: Date: 2006; Authors: Alan Jones, Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: A finite element model was developed to simulate a snowpack with localized surface loading of a skier on a slab of varying stiffness overlaying a thin...; Object ID: issw-2006-157-164.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche formation, skier triggering, numerical modeling; View additional details about The Effect of Slab and Bed Surface Stiffness on the Skier-Induced Shear Stress in Weak Snowpack Layers

Title: Snow Slope Stability Evaluation Using Concepts of Fracture Mechanics: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Ian McCammon, J. Bruce Jamieson; Description: Dry snow slab avalanche release is generally believed to proceed in three stages: 1) initiation of a local failure, 2) widespread propagation of that...; Object ID: issw-2006-211-218.pdf; Keywords: snow stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche release, skier triggering, stability test, fracture; View additional details about Snow Slope Stability Evaluation Using Concepts of Fracture Mechanics

Title: Assessing the Probability of Skier Triggering from Snow Layer Properties: Date: 2004; Authors: Jurg Schweizer , Charles Fierz , J. Bruce Jamieson; Description: Snow profile interpretation has developed in the last few years from being based on experience into a semi-quantitative scientific method. Emphasizin...; Object ID: issw-2004-192-198.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, stability evaluation, avalanche forecasting, skier triggering; View additional details about Assessing the Probability of Skier Triggering from Snow Layer Properties

Title: Characterization of a Deep Slab Instability: Date: 2002; Authors: Ethan Greene, Greg Johnson; Description: In early January 2002, a warm and moist storm formed an ice crust on the snow surface throughout the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. Faceted snow ...; Object ID: issw-2002-491-498.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, avalanche accidents, avalanche release, snow stability, forecasting, skier triggering; View additional details about Characterization of a Deep Slab Instability

Title: Contrasting Stable and Unstable Snow Profiles with Respect to Skier Loading: Date: 2002; Authors: Jurg Schweizer, J. Bruce Jamieson; Description: A Swiss-Canadian data set of over 400 snow profiles from skier-triggered slopes and slopes that have been skied but not triggered was contrasted to de...; Object ID: issw-2002-499-501.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, skier triggering; View additional details about Contrasting Stable and Unstable Snow Profiles with Respect to Skier Loading

Title: Contrasting Stability Trends of Two Surface Hoar Layers in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada: Date: 2000; Authors: Thomas S. Chalmers, Bruce Jamiesona; Description: Buried layers of surface hoar pose a challenge to avalanche forecasters in many areas. Some layers stabilize quickly and others remain unstable for a ...; Object ID: issw-2000-094-100.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, snow stability, skier triggering, avalanches; View additional details about Contrasting Stability Trends of Two Surface Hoar Layers in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Title: Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation: Date: 2000; Authors: Alan S.T. Jones, Bruce Jamieson, Mike Wiegele; Description: To forecast skier-triggered avalanches, stability, snowpack and meteorological variables, and records of previous avalanche activity are typically use...; Object ID: issw-2000-184-191.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche triggering, skier triggering; View additional details about Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation

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