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Title: Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort: Date: 2012; Authors: Jonathan Binger, Chelan Babineau-Z; Description: Avalanche hazard mitigation work is one of the more hazardous aspects of professional ski patrolling. Ski patrollers rely almost entirely on their par...; Object ID: issw-2012-783-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard, avalanche rescue and survival, ski patrolling; View additional details about Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort

Title: Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter Dirninger; Description: Chimbulak ski resort, located close to the former capital city of Kazakhstan, Almaty, has challenging preconditions to make their resort avalanche saf...; Object ID: issw-2012-831-833.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, avalanche risk management, artificially triggered, snow control; View additional details about Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan

Title: New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities - Are You Beeping?: Date: 2012; Authors: Scott R. Waller, Andy Hill, Dick Willy; Description: As members of Cascade Backcountry Ski Patrol (CBSP) and the Ski Patrol Rescue Team (SPART) of King Country Search and Rescue, we strive to increase av...; Object ID: issw-2012-848-854.pdf; Keywords: search and rescue, avalanche awareness, avalanche beacon; View additional details about New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities - Are You Beeping?

Title: Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century: Date: 2010; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark W. Williams; Description: We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may affect the frequency of rain-on-snow events at Mt. Bachelo...; Object ID: ISSW_P-024.pdf; Keywords: climate change, rain-on-snow, avalanches, mt bachelor, ski areas, cascades; View additional details about Potential Changes in the Frequency of Rain-On-Snow Events for U.S. Cascades Ski Areas As A Result of Climate Change: Projections for Mt Bachelor, Oregon in the 21rst Century

Title: Potential Impacts of Climate Change or U.S. Wastach Range Ski Areas: Projections for Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075: Date: 2010; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark W. Williams; Description: We evaluate the potential impacts to snow coverage and depth from anthropogenic climate change at Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075. S...; Object ID: ISSW_P-023.pdf; Keywords: climate change, snow, park city, ski areas, general circulation models, wasatch; View additional details about Potential Impacts of Climate Change or U.S. Wastach Range Ski Areas: Projections for Park City Mountain Resort in 2030, 2050, and 2075

Title: An Experimental Investigation of Explosives and Snowpack Dynamic Response: Date: 2010; Authors: R.G. Tichota, D.A. Miller, R. Larson, D. Richmond; Description: Explosives are frequently used for avalanche control in public transportation corridors and within ski area boundaries, yet there has been little rese...; Object ID: ISSW_P-016.pdf; Keywords: explosives, snowpack, public transportation; View additional details about An Experimental Investigation of Explosives and Snowpack Dynamic Response

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding: Date: 2010; Authors: Mike Wiegele; Description: It is a given that practitioners need to provide a safe and enjoyable experience to their clients, they also have a legal responsibility to provide a ...; Object ID:; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, ski guiding, avalanche danger, five step method; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

Title: First Experiences in Applying the Swiss â€˜Guideline to Account for Avalanche Hazard of Ropeways in Ski Areasâ€™: Date: 2009; Authors: Mark Schaer, Stefan Margreth; Description: Ropeways in ski areas are often exposed to avalanches. The new ropeway guideline fixes principles and procedures how to account for avalanche and snow...; Object ID: issw-2009-0413-0417.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, avalanche defence, snow pressure, ropeway; View additional details about First Experiences in Applying the Swiss â€˜Guideline to Account for Avalanche Hazard of Ropeways in Ski Areasâ€™

Title: Skisim - A Tool to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Ski Season Length and Snowmaking: Date: 2009; Authors: Robert Steiger; Description: A semi-distributed ski season simulation model (â€œSkiSimâ€) was developed to analyze potential impacts of climate change on ski season lengt...; Object ID: issw-2009-0239-0243.pdf; Keywords: climate change, snowmaking, ski tourism, austria; View additional details about Skisim - A Tool to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Ski Season Length and Snowmaking

Title: Using High Resolution LiDAR Data to Estimate Potential Avalanche Release Areas on the Example of Polish Mountain Regions: Date: 2009; Authors: Pawel Chrustek, Piotr Wezyk; Description: Mountains in Poland (with height over 500 m a.s.l.) cover only 3,1% of the total country area so avalanches are a less serious problem than in e.g. al...; Object ID: issw-2009-0495-0499.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, potential release areas, geographic information systems (gis), lidar, als data, avalanche mapping; View additional details about Using High Resolution LiDAR Data to Estimate Potential Avalanche Release Areas on the Example of Polish Mountain Regions

Title: Information Value of the Avalanche Bulletin for Snowsports: Date: 2009; Authors: Florian Hellberg, Chris Semmel, Paul Mair; Description: Unavailable; Object ID: issw-2009-0605.pdf; Keywords: avalanche bulletin, pictograms, ski touring study; View additional details about Information Value of the Avalanche Bulletin for Snowsports

Title: Climate Change in Western Ski Areas: Timing of Wet Avalanches in Aspen Ski Area in the Years 2030 and 2100: Date: 2006; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark Williams; Description: We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas emissions may affect the timing of wet avalanches at Aspen Mountain in the year...; Object ID: issw-2006-899-906.pdf; Keywords: climate change, wet avalanches, aspen, ski areas, gcm; View additional details about Climate Change in Western Ski Areas: Timing of Wet Avalanches in Aspen Ski Area in the Years 2030 and 2100

Title: March Wet Avalanche Prediction at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana: Date: 2004; Authors: J.M. Romig, S.G. Custer, K. Birkeland, W.W. Locke; Description: Few avalanche forecast models are tailored specifically for wet avalanche forecasting. Bridger Bowl (intermountain climate) is a good area to develop ...; Object ID: ISSW-2004-010.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, avalanche, probability, forecast, model; View additional details about March Wet Avalanche Prediction at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana

Title: Melt-Induced Deformation in an Isothermal Snowpack: Date: 2004; Authors: Simon A. Trautman, Stephan G. Custer, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Bridger Bowl Ski Area outside of Bozeman, MT, USA, has encountered annual problems forecasting large, wet loose avalanches that occur during warming e...; Object ID: ISSW-2004-011.pdf; Keywords: loose avalanche, hazard, deformation; View additional details about Melt-Induced Deformation in an Isothermal Snowpack

Title: Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs: Date: 2004; Authors: Mathieu Fauve, Hansueli Rhyner, Martin Schneebeli, Walter Ammann; Description: The demands on the quality of ski runs have grown with the development of sports equipment. A skiing run must nowadays provide perfect grip, have a c...; Object ID: issw-2004-656-660.pdf; Keywords: ski run, snow grooming, weather, snow properties, snow sintering, machine-made snow; View additional details about Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs

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