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Title: Skiers Perception and Knowledge About Avalanche Terrain Practical Implications for Avalanche Education: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Marit S. Andresen, Linda Hallandvik; Description: In Norway, the number of people off-piste skiing in the backcountry is continuously increasing. This is also the case in Sogndal, a small village in W...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.51.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain, snowpack, familiar terrain, avalanche education; View additional details about Skiers Perception and Knowledge About Avalanche Terrain Practical Implications for Avalanche Education

Title: Possible Relationship of Media and Land Management to Three Separate Avalanche Accidents in Haines, Alaska 2012-2014: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Mark Kelly; Description: During the first 23 years+ of guided, helicopter accessed, skiing in Alaska, there were zero avalanche fatalities with guided groups. It should be not...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.52.pdf; Keywords: accidents, avalanche, guiding, heli-skiing, fatalities, land management; View additional details about Possible Relationship of Media and Land Management to Three Separate Avalanche Accidents in Haines, Alaska 2012-2014

Title: How Does a Remote Arctic Settlement Prepare for Handling Fatal Accidents when Outside Assistance is Far Away? - Focus on Organized Avalanche Rescue in Remote Areas: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Martin Indreiten, Christian Svarstad; Description: Longyearbyen, located at 78Â°N, is a small town on the west side of Spitsbergen, a part of the Svalbard archipelago in the high arctic. The rescue s...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.53.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, emergency preparedness, rescue organization; View additional details about How Does a Remote Arctic Settlement Prepare for Handling Fatal Accidents when Outside Assistance is Far Away? - Focus on Organized Avalanche Rescue in Remote Areas

Title: Weather Modeling for Remote Operators in Southeast Alaska: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Nick Barlow; Description: Unpredictable mountain weather presents a unique challenge for mechanized backcountry skiing in Southeast Alaska. Due to the rugged terrain profile of...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.02.pdf; Keywords: meteorology, forecasting, numerical weather prediction; View additional details about Weather Modeling for Remote Operators in Southeast Alaska

Title: Statistical Nowcast of Avalanche Activity at the Regional Scale: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Alec van Herwijnen, Bettina Richter; Description: Forecasting natural avalanche activity is challenging. Events are relatively rare and several contributory factors affecting the formation of dry- or ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche activity, statistical model, random forest, snowpack; View additional details about Statistical Nowcast of Avalanche Activity at the Regional Scale

Title: Estimation of New Snow Density Using 42 Years of Meteorological Data from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Patrick J. Wright, Bob Comey, Chris McCollister, Mike Rheam; Description: New snow density is a key parameter for daily forecasting of avalanche hazard. However, there is currently not a reliable automated measurement of new...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.05.pdf; Keywords: snow density, snow water equivalent, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Estimation of New Snow Density Using 42 Years of Meteorological Data from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming

Title: Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Holt J. Hancock, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen; Description: Avalanche activity in snow climates dominated by direct-action avalanches is primarily controlled by the local and synoptic scale meteorological condi...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.06.pdf; Keywords: snow drift, synoptic avalanche forecasting, svalbard; View additional details about Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate

Title: I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Review of Highway Operations During a Major Construction Project in an Active Avalanche Area: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: John Stimberis; Description: Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, WA is affected by numerous avalanche paths that disrupt travel and threaten the safety of travelers. The most acti...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.09.pdf; Keywords: snow shed, avalanche fences, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, highways; View additional details about I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Review of Highway Operations During a Major Construction Project in an Active Avalanche Area

Title: A Model for Avalanche Forecasting on the Bonaigua Pass, Spain, Using Classification Trees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Pablo Gorospe, Ivan Moner, Montse Bacardit, Jordi GavaldÃ; Description: The highway C-28 is located in the Central Pyrenees and links the Aran valley with Cata-lonia along 20 km over the Bonaigua Pass. It constitutes a key...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.10.pdf; Keywords: pyrenees, avalanche forecasting, modeling, classification trees; View additional details about A Model for Avalanche Forecasting on the Bonaigua Pass, Spain, Using Classification Trees

Title: Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kyle Van Peursem, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Dan Miller, Chris Gibson; Description: Predicting avalanche danger depends on knowledge of the existing snowpack structure and the current and forecasted weather conditions. In remote and d...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.11.pdf; Keywords: snow cover models, weather models, snowpack, wrf, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana

Title: Towards an Improved European Auxiliary Matrix for Assessing Avalanche Danger Levels: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Karsten MÃ¼ller, Thomas Stucki, Christoph Mitterer, Patrick Nairz, Hans Konetschny, Thomas Feistl, Cecile Coleou, Flavio Berbenni, Igor Chiambretti; Description: Since 1993, the European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS) use a common 5-level Avalanche Danger Scale to describe the regional avalanche danger in pu...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.12.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, bavarian matrix, eaws; View additional details about Towards an Improved European Auxiliary Matrix for Assessing Avalanche Danger Levels

Title: Automated Alpine Weather Forecasting for the Avalanche Practitioner: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Christopher Morin; Description: There has been an explosion in scalable computing power, big data, and machine learning over the past 5 years. This has significantly changed how we i...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.13.pdf; Keywords: weather forecasting, avalanche forecasting, cloud computing; View additional details about Automated Alpine Weather Forecasting for the Avalanche Practitioner

Title: Description and Evaluation of the New French Operational Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting Incorporating a Drifting Snow Scheme: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Gilbert Guyomarch, Vincent Vionnet, Matthieu Lafaysse, GÃ©rald Giraud, Yannick DÃ©liot, Florence Naaim-Bouvet; Description: It is well known by avalanche forecasters that wind plays a determinant role in shaping the small-scale distribution of snow and strongly influences t...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.14.pdf; Keywords: drifting snow events, tools for avalanche forecasters, avalanche hazard forecasting; View additional details about Description and Evaluation of the New French Operational Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting Incorporating a Drifting Snow Scheme

Title: Looking to the '20s: Computer-Assisted Avalanche Forecasting in Canada: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: James A. Floyer, Karl Klassen, Simon Horton, Pascal Haegeli; Description: In contrast to weather forecasting, where public and professional adoption of computer-based numerical weather prediction systems has been dramatic, a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.15.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, computer modelling, computer-assisted forecasting; View additional details about Looking to the '20s: Computer-Assisted Avalanche Forecasting in Canada

Title: Characteristics of Avalanche Release and an Approach of Avalanche Forecasting System Using SNOWPACK Model in the Tianshan Mountains, China: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Osamu Abe, Lanhai Li, Lei Bai, Jiansheng Hao, Hiroyuki Hirashima, Junrong Xu; Description: We summarized the characteristics of avalanche releases in the Tianshan Mountains of western China based on observations of snow cover and avalanche o...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.17.pdf; Keywords: avalanche release, forecasting system, snowpack model, tianshan mountains; View additional details about Characteristics of Avalanche Release and an Approach of Avalanche Forecasting System Using SNOWPACK Model in the Tianshan Mountains, China

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