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Title: Cornice Control by Helicopter: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Bruno FARIZY; Description: Cornice control with traditional blasting methods is usually hard and dangerous to implement. TAS has designed and has evaluated an experimental devic...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-54.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, cornice, helicopter; View additional details about Cornice Control by Helicopter

Title: Formation Des Moniteurs de Ski au Hors-Piste: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Horspiste; Description: Nos montagnes offrent un formidable terrain de jeux aux mille facettes. Elles sont crÃ©atrices dâ€™une sensation de libertÃ© inÃ©galable. C...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-12.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, skiing; View additional details about Formation Des Moniteurs de Ski au Hors-Piste

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 FernÃ¡ndez-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; View additional details about Risk Appraisal and Decision Making in Front of Avalanche Risk: A Pilot Study With Backcountry Skiers

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; View additional details about Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting

Title: Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation: Date: 2012; Authors: Matthew Borish, Karl W. Birkeland, Stephan Custer, Stuart Challender, Jordy Hendrikx; Description: Understanding what controls coarse scale snowpack properties, such as surface hoar distribution, is imperative for predicting snow avalanches. Due in ...; Object ID: issw-2012-1040-1046.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, surface hoar, spatial variability, weak layers; View additional details about Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation

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; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: The 5-Step Checklist

Title: Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas: Date: 2012; Authors: Paul Baugher; Description: From 1990/91 to 2011/12, there have been sixty-four Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) cases reported at U.S. ski areas. Comparing inherent risks at ski...; Object ID: issw-2012-220-226.pdf; Keywords: snow immersion, suffocation, sis, narsid, ski area, risk management, ski safety, skier education; View additional details about Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas

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; View additional details about Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska

Title: Post-Control Avalanches: Definition, History, Causes and the Future: Date: 2010; Authors: Michael Ferrari; Description: At developed ski areas the term post-control avalanches generally has been used to describe avalanches that occur after mitigation measures have been...; Object ID: ISSW_O-047.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, ski areas, explosives, investigate; View additional details about Post-Control Avalanches: Definition, History, Causes and the Future

Title: Heading Beyond the Gates: Who is Most at Risk of Getting Involved in Avalanche Incidents Out-of-Bounds?: Date: 2010; Authors: Matt Gunn, Pascal Haegeli, Wolfgang Haider; Description: The popularity of out-of-bounds skiing and snowboarding has been growing steadily over the last decade despite the avalanche risk inherent to the acti...; Object ID: ISSW_P-047.pdf; Keywords: out-of-bounds skiing, multidimensional risk assessment, sensation seeking scale, selfefficacy, risk communication; View additional details about Heading Beyond the Gates: Who is Most at Risk of Getting Involved in Avalanche Incidents Out-of-Bounds?

Title: Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing: Date: 2009; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Cora Shea; Description: The avalanche risk from backcountry skiing and its dependence on the regional danger ratings have not been estimatedâ€”notably in North America. ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0336-0340.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, backcountry skiing, comparative risk, skier-triggering, regional avalanche danger; View additional details about Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing

Title: Challenges to an Avalanche Center in a Time of Seasonal Climate Variability: A Case Study: Date: 2006; Authors: David W. Lovejoy, Leland R. Dexter, Kevin Tatsugawa; Description: Kachina Peaks (San Francisco Peaks) rising to nearly 13,000 ft. in northern Arizona represent an exception to the commonly held perception that snow a...; Object ID: issw-2006-683-690.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche forecasting, san francisco peaks, kpac, backcountry skiing; View additional details about Challenges to an Avalanche Center in a Time of Seasonal Climate Variability: A Case Study

Title: Winter 2003 in Southern BC â€“ Perspective, Recognition, Management: Date: 2006; Authors: Chris Stethem, Marc PichÃ©; Description: The winter of 2002-03 began with the formation of a rain crust in November, followed by an extended period of fair weather and the development of a pe...; Object ID: issw-2006-742-746.pdf; Keywords: accidents, below average snowpacks, winter mountain travel, mechanized skiing; View additional details about Winter 2003 in Southern BC â€“ Perspective, Recognition, Management

Title: Avalanche Risk Management in Backcountry Skiing Operations: Date: 2004; Authors: Harpa GrÃmsdÃ³ttir, David McClung; Description: Over the last 34 years Canada has had an average of 11 avalanche fatalities per year and during the past five years this average has increased to 16 ...; Object ID:; Keywords: risk, skiing, fatalities, terrain; View additional details about Avalanche Risk Management in Backcountry Skiing Operations

Title: Avalanche Search and Rescue: Helicopter Mounted Avalanche Beacon Rescue Technique: Date: 2002; Authors: Works Infrastructure Ltd; Description: As a result of an avalanche accident in September 1983 the Milford Road Avalanche Control Programme was established to forecast and manage the avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2002-461-462.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche accidents, fatality, helicopter; View additional details about Avalanche Search and Rescue: Helicopter Mounted Avalanche Beacon Rescue Technique

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