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Title: STABILITY CHANGES AFTER WEAK LAYER COLLAPSE: INSIGHTS FROM AN UNEXPECTED DATASET: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Andrea Bruckmeier, Erika Birkeland, Ron Simenhois, Alex Marienthal, Erich Peitzsch, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: While conducting avalanche mitigation or traveling through the backcountry, avalanche professionals sometimes experience a "whumpf": a collapse-mode c...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O1.3.pdf; Keywords: whumpf, crack propagation, propagation saw test (pst), snowpack stability, avalanche release; View additional details about STABILITY CHANGES AFTER WEAK LAYER COLLAPSE: INSIGHTS FROM AN UNEXPECTED DATASET

Title: USING MODIFIED PROPAGATION SAW TESTS TO TRACK INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN SNOWPACK STABILITY: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Itai Sheleg, Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland, Dave Gauthier, Ron Simenhois; Description: Backcountry avalanche forecasters issue daily snowpack stability assessments to guide danger ratings and travel recommendations. Stability trends are ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.12.pdf; Keywords: propagation saw test, crack propagation, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about USING MODIFIED PROPAGATION SAW TESTS TO TRACK INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN SNOWPACK STABILITY

Title: A GIS-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR REAL-TIME PRIORITIZATION OF AVALANCHE CONTROL OPERATIONS IN THE ORDINO ARCALÍS SKI AREA, ANDORRA: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Sergi Riba Porras, Joan Viladomat, Carles García-Sellés; Description: Prioritizing avalanche control operations in ski areas requires the integration of terrain susceptibility, snowpack evolution, operational exposure, a...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.59.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, gis, numerical modelling, snowpack stability, decision rules, ordino arcalís; View additional details about A GIS-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR REAL-TIME PRIORITIZATION OF AVALANCHE CONTROL OPERATIONS IN THE ORDINO ARCALÍS SKI AREA, ANDORRA

Title: CHARACTERIZING CONSISTENCY OF SNOWPACK STABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL MODEL CHAINS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Martin Metzger, Michael Binder, Martin Perfler, Christoph Mitterer, Fabiano Monti; Description: Regional and site-specific avalanche forecasting increasingly relies on snowpack simulations to complement weather forecasts and sparse field observat...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.60.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stability, awsome, consistency; View additional details about CHARACTERIZING CONSISTENCY OF SNOWPACK STABILITY ACROSS DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL MODEL CHAINS

Title: A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Alberto Mariani, Luca Dellarole, Giacomo Villa, Jacopo Borsotti, Fabiano Monti; Description: Over the past 20 years, the need to identify the spatial distribution of avalanche-prone areas, crucial for evaluating the avalanche risk, has led to...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.8.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard indication maps, potential release areas, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about A NEW OPERATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE DAILY ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AVALANCHE DANGER

Title: THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON AVALANCHE FREQUENCY AND SIZE OVER NORTHERN JAPAN: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Yuta Katsuyama, Takafumi Katsushima, Yukari Takeuchi; Description: We assessed the impact of global warming on the frequency of weak layer formations, the number of avalanches, and their sizes regarding dry-snow avala...; Object ID: ISSW2024_O5.3.pdf; Keywords: global warming impact, avalanche, snowpack stability; View additional details about THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON AVALANCHE FREQUENCY AND SIZE OVER NORTHERN JAPAN

Title: THUMBS-UP FOR ANALYTIC SNOWPACK ASSESSMENT – PUTTING NEW EAWS STANDARDS INTO PRACTICE: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Thomas Feistl, Franziska Ehrnsperger, Philip Luger, Christoph Hummel; Description: Snowpack stability tests, snow profiles, and process-based analysis of terrain features and weather help avalanche professionals in assessing avalanch...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.08.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, snowpack, stability, risk management, eaws; View additional details about THUMBS-UP FOR ANALYTIC SNOWPACK ASSESSMENT – PUTTING NEW EAWS STANDARDS INTO PRACTICE

Title: MODELING TOUCHDOWN AND CRACK ARREST IN PROPAGATION SAW TESTS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Johannes Schneider, Florian Rheinschmidt, Bastian Bergfeld, Grégoire Bobillier, Alec van Herwijnen, Philipp Weißgraeber, Philipp L. Rosendahl; Description: We show that slab touchdown causes a decrease in energy release rate, which can lead to crack arrest in propagation saw tests. To this end, we develop...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P1.61.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, propagation saw test, crack arrest, fracture mechanics, predictive modeling; View additional details about MODELING TOUCHDOWN AND CRACK ARREST IN PROPAGATION SAW TESTS

Title: Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Montse Bacardit, Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Carles Garcia; Description: During the last three decades in the Catalan Pyrenees (Eastern side of the range), data on avalanche and snowpack characteristics from reported human-...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.09.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability; View additional details about Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees

Title: The Effects of Different Methods of Compaction on Snowpack Stability: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Diana Saly, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Stuart Challender, Tom Leonard; Description: The interaction between snowpack layers determines the snowpack stability. It follows that disrupting layers may improve stability. Ski patrols and gu...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.02.pdf; Keywords: compaction, snowpack stability, stability test, boot-packing, ski compaction; View additional details about The Effects of Different Methods of Compaction on Snowpack Stability

Title: Ash and Snow, Impact on the Avalanche Hazard of Ash Layers in the Snowpack: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Cedric Larcher, Diego Seba; Description: On the 4th of June 2011, the Cordon del Caulle Volcano situated in the Chilean Andes exploded sending a huge amount of ash and volcanic material into...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-05.pdf; Keywords: ash, volcano, avalanche, snow, snowpack, stability; View additional details about Ash and Snow, Impact on the Avalanche Hazard of Ash Layers in the Snowpack

Title: Using High-Speed Video to Better Understand Extended Column Tests: Date: 2012; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Extended Column Tests (ECTs) have become increasingly popular for assessing snowpack stability. However, we still do not fully understand what happen...; Object ID: issw-2012-098-103.pdf; Keywords: extended column test, propagation saw test, snowpack stability test,; View additional details about Using High-Speed Video to Better Understand Extended Column Tests

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: The 5-Step Checklist: Date: 2012; Authors: Mike Wiegele; Description: Operators and ski guides are in-field practitioners with a responsibility to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for clients and employees. As pra...; Object ID: issw-2012-157-160.pdf; Keywords: back country, snowpack stability, avalanche awareness, solar radiation; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: The 5-Step Checklist

Title: Relative Influence of Mechanical and Meteorological Factors on Avalanche Release Depth Distributions: An Application to French Alps: Date: 2012; Authors: Johan Gaume, Guillaume Chambon, Nicolas Eckert, Mohamed Naaim; Description: The evaluation of avalanche release depth distributions represents a challenging issue for the mapping, zoning and long-term hazard management in moun...; Object ID: issw-2012-644-649.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche release, snowpack stability, avalanche mechanics, deep slab avalanches; View additional details about Relative Influence of Mechanical and Meteorological Factors on Avalanche Release Depth Distributions: An Application to French Alps

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

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