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Title: INTER-PARTY AVALANCHE INVOLVEMENTS MAY INCREASE QUADRATICALLY WITH PARTY DENSITY: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Charles A. Hagedorn; Description: We estimate, from first-principles, the rate of inter-party avalanche involvements. The model suggests that the likelihood of inter-party involvements...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O8.04.pdf; Keywords: inter-party avalanche catalog, backcountry crowding, first-principles model, party density, backcountry travel techniques; View additional details about INTER-PARTY AVALANCHE INVOLVEMENTS MAY INCREASE QUADRATICALLY WITH PARTY DENSITY

Title: BEST PRACTICES FOR MOTORIZED TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Jeremy Hanke, Iain Stewart-Patterson; Description: The speed of travel while moving through avalanche terrain on a snowmobile provides both advantages and drawbacks. As exposure is a key element of ris...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.53.pdf; Keywords: snowmobile, travel techniques, risk mitigation; View additional details about BEST PRACTICES FOR MOTORIZED TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN

Title: UNDERSTANDING BACKCOUNTRY BEHAVIORS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE COURSE: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Kelly R. McNeil, Jacqueline A. Morgan, Liz Y. Riggs Meder, Emma R. Walker; Description: A growing number of people are venturing into the backcountry each year. Many of these individuals are participating in avalanche training. However, l...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O12.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, behaviors, backcountry travel; View additional details about UNDERSTANDING BACKCOUNTRY BEHAVIORS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE COURSE

Title: CUSTOMIZING AVALANCHE TRAINING FOR SNOWMOBILERS - THE DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AST 2 MOTORIZED CURRICULUM: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Nancy Geismar; Description: The popularity of backcountry snowmobiling and snow biking in Canada is at an all-time high, due to the availability of highly capable machines and an...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.07.pdf; Keywords: snowmobile, training, travel habits, rescue, communication; View additional details about CUSTOMIZING AVALANCHE TRAINING FOR SNOWMOBILERS - THE DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AST 2 MOTORIZED CURRICULUM

Title: Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ryan Buhler, James Floyer; Description: Avalanche Canada's Mountain Information Network (MIN) is an online platform that allows users to share real-time information with the backcountry comm...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.21.pdf; Keywords: public forecasting, crowdsourcing, travel behavior, terrain use, avalanche danger index; View additional details about Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users

Title: Snow Kiting and Biking in Avalanche Terrain: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Sarah Carter, Jennie Milton, Jeremy Hanke; Description: In recent years the summer sports of kite surfing and dirt biking have developed winter equivalents: the new sports of snow kiting and snow biking are...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.25.pdf; Keywords: snow kite, snow bike, winter mountain travel, avalanche terrain, avalanche safety; View additional details about Snow Kiting and Biking in Avalanche Terrain

Title: Travel Advice for the Avalanche Problems: A Public Forecasting Tool: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Wendy Wagner, Drew Hardesty; Description: The following paper presents a new public forecasting tool designed to communicate travel advice specific to each of the established Avalanche Problem...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P4.41.pdf; Keywords: avalanche problems, terrain management, travel advice; View additional details about Travel Advice for the Avalanche Problems: A Public Forecasting Tool

Title: Time to Change Rescue Attitudes for a New Generation: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Dale Atkins; Description: Today's attitudes about organized avalanche rescue-too late and too slow-are based on circumstances more then 20 years old. This generational differen...; Object ID: P__8239.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, attitudes, communication, travel, search technology, emergency care; View additional details about Time to Change Rescue Attitudes for a New Generation

Title: Winter 2003 in Southern BC â€“ Perspective, Recognition, Management: Date: 2006; Authors: Chris Stethem, Marc PichÃ©; Description: The winter of 2002-03 began with the formation of a rain crust in November, followed by an extended period of fair weather and the development of a pe...; Object ID: issw-2006-742-746.pdf; Keywords: accidents, below average snowpacks, winter mountain travel, mechanized skiing; View additional details about Winter 2003 in Southern BC â€“ Perspective, Recognition, Management

Title: Graphical Techniques for Teaching Public Bulletin Interpretation: Date: 2004; Authors: Niko Weis, Steven Conger; Description: Review and interpretation of the public avalanche bulletin is recommended by numerous how-to avalanche safety manuals and recreational avalanche educa...; Object ID: issw-2004-556.pdf; Keywords: safety, bulletin, methodology, travel plan; View additional details about Graphical Techniques for Teaching Public Bulletin Interpretation