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Title: Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Eeva Mäkelä, Jussi Muittari, Kai Lehtonen
Description: Finland is a country of 5.4 million inhabitants in Northern Europe. Backcountry skiing and free skiing have gained popularity over the past 10 years a...
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.38.pdf
Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche awareness, finland
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Title: Two Decades of a Winter Backcountry Permit System - is This the 'Right' Tool to Encourage Avalanche Awareness, Education, and Responsibility?
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Patrick M. McGervey
Description: In Arizona, the Kachina Peaks rise to an elevation of over 3,800 meters providing a stark contrast to a relatively flat and arid landscape below. Slop...
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.40.pdf
Keywords: permit system, education, public safety
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Title: Evidence Supporting the Efficacy of Avalanche Airbags and the Development of the Remote Airbag Activation on Snowmobiles
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Franz KROELL
Description: This paper will look at the efficacy and limitations of the Avalanche Airbag for Backcountry skier, Freerider and Snowmobiler using current statistics...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-59.pdf
Keywords: avalanche airbag, effectiveness, snowmobile, remote activation, wireless activation, rate of burial, rate of survival
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Title: Risk Appraisal and Decision Making in Front of Avalanche Risk: A Pilot Study With Backcountry Skiers
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Andres Chamarro, Gloria Marti, Tatiana Rovira, Francesc Carola, Jordi Fernández-Castro
Description: Studies and knowledge of human factor in avalanche fatalities are scarce or even null in the study area. Consequently, research into how people evalua...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-30.pdf
Keywords: avalanche education, risk appraisal, decision-making
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Title: Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting
Date: 2012
Authors: Theo Meiners, Kim Grant, Sam Sehnert, Matt Belford, Jessica Baker, Robb Maris, Aidan Meiners, Craig Fischer, Nicholas Houfek, Josh Pope, AJ Sanders, Mike Trombetta, Dan Janjigian, Sam Green
Description: As practitioners and heli-ski guides in the Chugach Mountains of Valdez, Alaska we ski cut slopes to mitigate the volume of loose snow avalanches (slu...
Object ID: issw-2012-023-027.pdf
Keywords: sluff, helicopter skiing, snowpack structure, snowpack properties,snowslope stability
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Title: Incorporating Terrain into Public Avalanche Information Products
Date: 2012
Authors: Karl Klassen
Description: Public avalanche information has traditionally focussed on avalanche forecasts that provide avalanche danger ratings and contain information about wea...
Object ID: issw-2012-209-213.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecast, public safety, avalanche hazard, avalanche skills, snowpack conditions
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Title: Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future
Date: 2012
Authors: Michael Smith, Eirik Sharp
Description: The Yukon Avalanche Association (YAA) was formed in 2010 with the goal of promoting avalanche safety and awareness to an expanding group of backcountr...
Object ID: issw-2012-214-219.pdf
Keywords: avalanche safety, terrains, winter backcountry recreation, canadian avalanche centre
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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
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Title: Who Is Involved In Avalanche Accidents?
Date: 2012
Authors: Benjamin Zweifel, Frank Techel, Christian Björk
Description: Off-piste and backcountry skiers, snow-shoers, climbers, heli-skiers, hikers, ski patrollers and many more: The range of people who are involved in av...
Object ID: issw-2012-234-239.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche accident statistics, human factors
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Title: Skiers, Trees and Avalanches: A Murderous Triad
Date: 2012
Authors: Dale Atkins
Description: Many skiers and snowboarders perceive treed slopes as less dangerous during periods of unstable snow. In recent years a growing number of accidents ha...
Object ID: issw-2012-736-739.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, accident, fatalities, trees, skier, pedestrian, collisions, motor vehicles
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Title: Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska
Date: 2012
Authors: Sean Fallon, Eeva Latosuo
Description: Increased accessibility and snow sports media expose more youth to dangerous avalanche terrain than ever before. Standard avalanche education has fail...
Object ID: issw-2012-788-794.pdf
Keywords: youth, avalanche education, avalanche awareness, know before you go, alaska, alaska avalanche school
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Title: Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Date: 2012
Authors: David W. Lovejoy
Description: Avalanche education in the USA has a long and colorful history punctuated by many of the most notable and endearing personalities on our field. Howeve...
Object ID: issw-2012-814-819.pdf
Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche history, ski patrolling, avalanche hazard
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Title: Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists
Date: 2012
Authors: Procter E., Strapazzon G., Staffler HP, Preindl A., Seebacher F., Castlunger L., Ebner I., Brugger H.
Description: Rapid extrication within 10-20 minutes of complete avalanche burial is essential for survival (Haegeli et al. 2011). Safety equipment, along with basi...
Object ID: issw-2012-827-830.pdf
Keywords: avalanche burial, backcountry, avalanche risk, avalanche safety equipment
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Title: Internet and Social Networking: A Chance for Avalanche Education?
Date: 2012
Authors: Thierry Vallée
Description: Community websites about backcountry skiing are the places where avalanches are discussed. Beginners can learn, experienced people and professionals ...
Object ID: issw-2012-381-386.pdf
Keywords: backcountry recreationists, weather measurments, public safety
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Title: @Utahavalanche: Was Social Media Invented for Avalanche Forecasting?
Date: 2012
Authors: Diegel, P D , M.S., M.B.A, Tremper, B, M.S.
Description: Social Media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, etc) provide an effective way to broadcast avalanche information. Content can be created an...
Object ID: issw-2012-387-391.pdf
Keywords: back country, public safety, avalanche awareness
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