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Title: Anena - The French Association for Snow and Avalanche Study: Date: 1996; Authors: Francois Sivardiere; Description: ANENA (French Association for Snow and AvalanchesStudy), founded in 1971 after catastrophic avalanches, aims at developing the safety of persons and p...; Object ID: issw-1996-073-074.pdf; Keywords: association, avalanche, coordination, information, safety, training; View additional details about Anena - The French Association for Snow and Avalanche Study

Title: The Driftometer: Date: 1996; Authors: Robert Bolognesi; Description: Wind can create even greater unstable accumulations of snow in mountainous areas than heavy snowfalls. But knowing wind conditions is not sufficient t...; Object ID: issw-1996-144-148.pdf; Keywords: snowdrift, local avalanche forecasting, instrumentation; View additional details about The Driftometer

Title: Remote Avalanche Warning-, Alarm-and Control Systems, Fundamentals, Applications and Experience: Date: 1996; Authors: Hansueli Gubler; Description: Today, temporary measures to improve avalanche safety often depend on remote measurements by automatic stations. The snow profile radar allows for dir...; Object ID: issw-1996-165-172.pdf; Keywords: starting zones, terrain, artificial release, risk; View additional details about Remote Avalanche Warning-, Alarm-and Control Systems, Fundamentals, Applications and Experience

Title: Snow Science and Safety for the Mountain Guide Walter Bruns: Date: 1996; Authors: Canadian Mountain Holidays; Description: The safety of people in a winter, backcountry mountain environment is presented in terms of margins of security and margins of survival. The elements ...; Object ID: issw-1996-203-206.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, hazard, risk, survival; View additional details about Snow Science and Safety for the Mountain Guide Walter Bruns

Title: Expanding into Avalanche Terrain: A Case Study: Date: 1996; Authors: G. Brozovich, E. Guerra, J. Kanetsky, B. MacDougald, J. Rueppel; Description: The Breckenridge Ski Resort Snow Safety Team has experienced the current trend in ski area expansion into more extreme terrain and reviews this expans...; Object ID: issw-1996-203a.pdf; Keywords: safety, terrain, risk; View additional details about Expanding into Avalanche Terrain: A Case Study

Title: The New Avalanche Control Programme at the Lake Louise Ski Area: Date: 1996; Authors: Mark Klassen; Description: Avalanche control operations at the Lake Louise Ski Area have a history spanning nearly thirty years. Originally a small resort which did not extend a...; Object ID: issw-1996-213-216.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, ski area, management; View additional details about The New Avalanche Control Programme at the Lake Louise Ski Area

Title: Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland: Date: 1996; Authors: Stefan Margreth; Description: First the principles of supporting structures are explained. Two case studies of winter observations in areas controlled by supporting structures are ...; Object ID: issw-1996-233-238.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, supporting structures, hazard maps; View additional details about Experiences on the Use and the Effectiveness of Permanent Supporting Structures in Switzerland

Title: Snow Avalanche Experiments at Ski Jump: Date: 1996; Authors: K. Nishimura, Y. Nohguch, Y. Ito, K. Kosugi, K. Izumi; Description: In 1995, we have started the experiments at a ski jump to investigate the avalanche dynamics and internal structures in detail. In winter, natural sno...; Object ID: issw-1996-244-251.pdf; Keywords: avalanche experiment, ski jump, ping-pong balls; View additional details about Snow Avalanche Experiments at Ski Jump

Title: Determining the Equivalent Explosive Effect for Different Explosives: Date: 1994; Authors: Jerome B. Johnson; Description: Explosives with different amounts of available chemical energy per unit mass (specific energy) have the same explosive effect when the total available...; Object ID: issw-1994-031-039.pdf; Keywords: chemical energy, explosive, detonation; View additional details about Determining the Equivalent Explosive Effect for Different Explosives

Title: History of Professional Ski Patrolling in the Western United States: Date: 1994; Authors: Scott Toepfer; Description: As ski areas became more and more popular during the 1940's and 1950's, ski area management became increasingly aware of the need for full-time, well-...; Object ID: issw-1994-423-430.pdf; Keywords: ski trails, ski areas, ski patrolling, ski management; View additional details about History of Professional Ski Patrolling in the Western United States

Title: Repeated Mistakes by Avalanche Professionals: Date: 1994; Authors: Douglas P. Richmond; Description: This presentation is a look at the historical record and-an attempt to help the assembled avalanche experts re-evaluate their own terrain, methods, an...; Object ID: issw-1994-449-458.pdf; Keywords: slides, terrain, ski cutting, starting zones, snow stability; View additional details about Repeated Mistakes by Avalanche Professionals

Title: Avalanche Safety in a Micro Community: Date: 1994; Authors: Walter Walker; Description: Fort Lewis College is an undergraduate institution with 4,000 students located on the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado...; Object ID: issw-1994-494-499.pdf; Keywords: recreational counseling, safety, forecast; View additional details about Avalanche Safety in a Micro Community

Title: Modal Analysis: A Dynamic Ski Test: Date: 1994; Authors: Mr. Bob Rice, Dr. Rand Decker, Dr. Richard W. Shorthill; Description: The dynamic behavior of skis is investigated using a digital spectrum analyzer and measuring both the input force and the response motion. The natural...; Object ID: issw-1994-606-616.pdf; Keywords: skis, ski damages; View additional details about Modal Analysis: A Dynamic Ski Test

Title: The Friction of Snow Skis: Date: 1992; Authors: S.C. Colbeck; Description: Snow friction results from a mixture of processes. Usually the snow and ski surfaces are partially separated by melt water but, when too much water is...; Object ID: issw-1992-018-027.pdf; Keywords: friction, temperature, solar radiation; View additional details about The Friction of Snow Skis

Title: (Snow Management) at a Ski Area Using Machine and Blowing Snow Effects as Tools: Date: 1992; Authors: David H. Hendrickson; Description: The topic relates specifically to practices we have been using at our ski area in order to: 1. reduce the effects of wind blown snow and "blowing snow...; Object ID: issw-1992-068-071.pdf; Keywords: snow drifting, management, wind, snow blowing; View additional details about (Snow Management) at a Ski Area Using Machine and Blowing Snow Effects as Tools