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Title: A VERY LARGE WET SLAB AVALANCHE SURPRISED US, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED 31 YEARS EARLIER: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Tully Hamer, Sean Fallon, Jeff Bristow, Aleph Johnston-Bloom; Description: Wet slab avalanches at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, have historically caused significant infrastructure damage and are among the most unpre...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O11.1.pdf; Keywords: wet slabs, operational forecasting, crusts, mental models; View additional details about A VERY LARGE WET SLAB AVALANCHE SURPRISED US, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE SAME THING HAPPENED 31 YEARS EARLIER

Title: UNDER-FORECASTING WET AVALANCHE CYCLES: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO WET AVALANCHE CYCLES IN NORTHWEST MONTANA AND CENTRAL COLORADO: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Zachary M. Guy, Erich Peitzsch; Description: Predicting the timing and location of natural wet avalanche events is challenging, especially the release of wet slabs. In this study, we describe the...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O11.01.pdf; Keywords: wet slabs, forecasting, wet avalanches; View additional details about UNDER-FORECASTING WET AVALANCHE CYCLES: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO WET AVALANCHE CYCLES IN NORTHWEST MONTANA AND CENTRAL COLORADO

Title: Meteorological Variables Associated with Deep Slab Avalanches on Persistent Weak Layers: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Alex Marienthal, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Kathi Irvine; Description: Deep slab avalanches are a particularly challenging avalanche forecasting problem. These avalanches are typically difficult to trigger, yet when they ...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O1.04.pdf; Keywords: deep slabs, avalanche forecasting, classification trees; View additional details about Meteorological Variables Associated with Deep Slab Avalanches on Persistent Weak Layers

Title: The Hawaiian Sucker Punch; Forecasting a Wet Slab Cycle In Southcentral Alaska January 2014: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: John Fitzgerald; Description: Late January 2014 in Alaska brought intense weather that produced an impressive avalanche cycle in many areas around the state. A plume of moisture o...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.09.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, wet slabs, rain on snow, alaska, turnagain pass.; View additional details about The Hawaiian Sucker Punch; Forecasting a Wet Slab Cycle In Southcentral Alaska January 2014

Title: The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity: Date: 2012; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Near-surface warming by either an increase in air temperature or radiation is believed to have a significant effect on dry-snow slab avalanche formati...; Object ID: issw-2012-028-031.pdf; Keywords: near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,; View additional details about The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity

Title: A Modified Extended Column Test to Reduce Slab Degradation: Preliminary Results: Date: 2012; Authors: Maggi Kraft, Matt Wieland, Jordy Hendrikx; Description: Snow profiles and stability tests are commonly used to evaluate the strength of the snowpack. While conducting a stability test such as the extended ...; Object ID: issw-2012-1028-1032.pdf; Keywords: slabs, weak layer, snowpack stability test,; View additional details about A Modified Extended Column Test to Reduce Slab Degradation: Preliminary Results

Title: Snow Gliding on Steep Rock Coqulhalla, B.C.: Date: 1990; Authors: D.M. McClung, Jack D. Bennetto, Simon Walker, W. Golley; Description: The new Coquihalla highway traverses the avalanche prone Cascade Range through Southwestern British Columbia. The terrain above the highway has extens...; Object ID: issw-1990-093-094.pdf; Keywords: terrain, rock slabs, snow gliding, slab avalanches, temperature; View additional details about Snow Gliding on Steep Rock Coqulhalla, B.C.

Title: The Effects of Temperature on Shear Failure of Alpine Snow: Date: 1988; Authors: D.M. McClung, P.A. Anhorn; Description: Studies at fracture lines of fallen dry snow slabs show that the stratigraphy consists of a relatively thick slab on top of a thin, weak layer. A prin...; Object ID: issw-1988-207-210.pdf; Keywords: stratigraphy, dry snow, slabs, fracture lines, weak layer, snow temperature; View additional details about The Effects of Temperature on Shear Failure of Alpine Snow