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Title: Actions of Snow Avalanches on a Snow Shed: Date: 2009; Authors: Y. Ma, E. Thibert, P. Perrotin, M. Mommessin; Description: The actions of snow avalanches on slightly inclined protection structures like snow sheds are a complex dynamic phenomenon. The impact stresses (norma...; Object ID: issw-2009-0543-0547.pdf; Keywords: experiments, snow avalanche, granular flow, impact stresses; View additional details about Actions of Snow Avalanches on a Snow Shed

Title: La SÃ©curite Des Pistes en France: Les Services Des Pistes; Les Accidents dÃ© Avalanches Chez Les Pisteurs Secouristes, Perspectives et Evolutions: Date: 2009; Authors: Jean-Louis; Description: En France, le majoritÃ© du dÃ©clenchement prÃ©ventif dâ€™avalanches est fait par les pisteurs-secouristes des services des pistes des stati...; Object ID: issw-2009-0691-0697.pdf; Keywords: pisteurs-secouristes, dÃ©clenchement prÃ©ventif des avalanches, sacs airbags; View additional details about La SÃ©curite Des Pistes en France: Les Services Des Pistes; Les Accidents dÃ© Avalanches Chez Les Pisteurs Secouristes, Perspectives et Evolutions

Title: Sliding into Spring: Understanding Glide Slab Avalanches in Glacier National Park, Montana: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Blase Reardon, Erich Peitzsch, Daniel Fagre; Description: Historically, wet snow avalanche phenomena, such as wet slab avalanches and glide avalanches, have not been operational forecasting concerns because s...; Object ID: P__8243.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, avalanche forecasting, glacier national park; View additional details about Sliding into Spring: Understanding Glide Slab Avalanches in Glacier National Park, Montana

Title: Rockface Glide Avalanche Detection: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: John Stimberis, Charles Rubin; Description: A smooth rock slab, known as Rock Face, is exposed 2.5 km north-northwest of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington adjacent to the Alpental Ski Area. Rock Face,...; Object ID: P__8156.pdf; Keywords: avalanche detection, glide avalanche, forecasting; View additional details about Rockface Glide Avalanche Detection

Title: Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge: Date: 2006; Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas, Chris Lundy; Description: In a museum of avalanche phenomena, glide cracks and glide avalanches might be housed in the â€œstrange but trueâ€ section. These oddities ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-778-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park; View additional details about Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Title: Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, USA: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge: Date: 2006; Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas, Chris Lundy; Description: In a museum of avalanche phenomena, glide cracks and glide avalanches might be housed in the â€œstrange but trueâ€ section. These oddities ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-778-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park; View additional details about Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, USA: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Title: The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation: Date: 2006; Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl Birkeland; Description: For dry slab avalanches, fractures initiate and propagate in a weak layer or along an interface. Current field tests like compression or stuffblock t...; Object ID: issw-2006-079-085.pdf; Keywords: stability test, avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, fracture propagation; View additional details about The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation

Title: Snow Cornice Development and Failure Monitoring: Date: 2006; Authors: Robert A. Burrows, David M. McClung; Description: Snow cornices are significant winter alpine and snow avalanche hazards. A cornice is a leeward growing mass of snow overhanging from a ridge or sharp ...; Object ID: issw-2006-129.pdf; Keywords: cornice failure, monitoring, slab fractures, solar radiation; View additional details about Snow Cornice Development and Failure Monitoring

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: Size Effects in Slab Avalanche Fractures: Date: 2006; Authors: D.M. McClung, C. Borstad; Description: Size effects in snow failure are an important aspect of avalanche release. A size effect implies that larger samples have smaller strength than small...; Object ID: issw-2006-182.pdf; Keywords: size effect, avalanche fractures, tensile, shear, snow mechanics; View additional details about Size Effects in Slab Avalanche Fractures

Title: Some Results of Statistical Processing of Avalanche Geometric Characteristics in the Khibini Mountains: Date: 2006; Authors: Pavel Chernous; Description: Results of statistical analysis of such geometric characteristics as: length and thickness of fracture line, area of its surface, avalanche runout dis...; Object ID: issw-2006-387.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dimensions, statistics, catastrophic avalanches; View additional details about Some Results of Statistical Processing of Avalanche Geometric Characteristics in the Khibini Mountains

Title: Evaluating Nearest Neighbours in Avalanche Forecasting - A Qualitative Approach to Assessing Information Content: Date: 2006; Authors: Ross S. Purves, Joachim Heierli; Description: Nearest neighbours (NN) approaches are a statistically-based pattern classification technique used extensively for computer-assisted decision making i...; Object ID: issw-2006-701-708.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, validation, nearest-neighbours; View additional details about Evaluating Nearest Neighbours in Avalanche Forecasting - A Qualitative Approach to Assessing Information Content

Title: Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season: Date: 2006; Authors: Sarah Carter, Peter Carter, Jeff Levison; Description: April of the 2006 helicopter ski season in the Valdez Alaska Chugach Mountains is characterized by numerous skier triggered avalanches. Preliminary da...; Object ID: issw-2006-860-867.pdf; Keywords: buried surface hoar, skier triggered, chugach, helicopter ski; View additional details about Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season

Title: Glide Avalanche Detection on a Smooth Rock Slope, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington: Date: 2004; Authors: John Stimberis, Charles Rubin; Description: Glide avalanches involve the full release of the snow pack over a rock slab and are often difficult to forecast. This type of avalanche release is dep...; Object ID: issw-2004-608-610.pdf; Keywords: avalanche detection, forecasting, glide; View additional details about Glide Avalanche Detection on a Smooth Rock Slope, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Title: Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools: Date: 2004; Authors: Peter Carter, Matt Heavner, Eran Hood; Description: Snow avalanche forecasting relies on, among other factors, an assessment of snowpack stability derived from careful observation of snow cover stratigr...; Object ID: issw-2004-138-144.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability tests, tilt board, stuffblock; View additional details about Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools

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