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Title: Avalanche Hazard Management Without Mitigation Action
Date: 2010
Authors: Jay Bright
Description: My presentation is about my experiences at a mechanized guide service where I was hired to develop a hazard forecasting and guiding program. And how w...
Object ID: ISSW_O-037.pdf
Keywords: mitigation, avalanche hazard, stevens pass, washington
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Title: A Quick Winter Solution for Hazard Mitigation in the Deposition Area – Application in the Aosta Valley – NW Italian Alps
Date: 2010
Authors: Segor V., Dellavedova P., Borney E., Debernardi A., Roveyaz S.
Description: The numerous avalanche events that hit the Aosta Valley, in the north-west of the Italian Alps, in the last two winter seasons have highlighted the ha...
Object ID: ISSW_O-054.pdf
Keywords: hazard mitigation, avalanche deposition area, snow modelling
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Title: Protect – A Swiss Approach to the Assessment of the Effectiveness of Mitigation Measures
Date: 2009
Authors: Stefan Margreth, Hans Romang
Description: PROTECT describes a general procedure to assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures and includes detailed instructions for avalanches, rockfall,...
Object ID: issw-2009-0538-0542.pdf
Keywords: mitigation measure, hazard map, avalanche defence, risk management
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Title: Handling of Avalanche Risk for the “Bonaigua” and “Beret” Roads, Aran Valley, Spain
Date: 2009
Authors: Jordi Gavaldà, Ivan Moner
Description: The Aran Valley, located on the northern side of the Central Pyrenees, is one of the areas with the highest rate of avalanche danger of the whole mou...
Object ID: issw-2009-0577-0581.pdf
Keywords: pyrenees, avalanche forecasting, mitigation
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Title: Avalanche Protection for Rosa Khutor
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Chris Stethem, Roger McCarthy
Description: The 2014 Winter Olympics have been awarded to Sochi, Russia. The Alpine skiing venue will be the new ski area now being built at Rosa Khutor, above th...
Object ID: P__8009.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, ski area, mitigation, winter olympics
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Title: Opening the Mt. Rose Chutes: Transformation of a Control Program from Road Protection to Skier Protection
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Michael Ferrari, Mt. Rose Ski Patrol
Description: The 200-acre avalanche prone area historically called The Chutes was open for the first time as part of the developed Mt. Rose ski resort on December ...
Object ID: P__8111.pdf
Keywords: history, the chutes, control
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Title: Bootpacking and Systematic Application of Explosives: Shear Plane Disruption Technique in the Continental Climate
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Peter Carvelli
Description: Ski areas have long practiced avalanche risk reduction in order to provide continual skiing opportunities to guests in avalanche terrain, which differ...
Object ID: P__8016.pdf
Keywords: boot packing, shear plane disruption, strategic application of explosives
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Title: Development of an Helicopter-Borne Gas Device for Avalanche Preventive Release
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Dr. Philippe Berthet-Rambaud, Louis Noel, Bruno Farizy, Jean-Marc Neuville, Stéphane Constant, Pascal Roux
Description: This new device called DaisyBell® combines the helicopter mobility with the advantages of a gaz system. It is an interesting alternative to the hel...
Object ID: P__8099.pdf
Keywords: preventive avalanche release, helicopter, gas device
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Title: Development of the Technology to Induce an Artificial Avalanche for the Wet Snow Layer
Date: 2008-09-25
Authors: Makota Machida, Norio Hayakawa, Takashi Machida
Description: The western slope of the Japan's central mountain ridge receives a lot of snow in winter because of the westerly blowing from the Siberian continent. ...
Object ID: P__8106.pdf
Keywords: artificial avalanche, explosive detonation, cornice
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Title: Avalanche Threats and Mitigation Measures in Canada
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Cam Campbell, Laura Bakermans, Bruce Jamieson, Chris Stethem
Description: This is a summary of the Public Safety Canada commissioned report to inventory current and predict future trends in avalanche threats and mitigation p...
Object ID: P__8166.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, threatened activity, mitigation, inventory
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Title: Avalauncher Targeting
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Frederick W. DuVall, Michael J. Jenkins
Description: This paper describes the development and verification of a basic targeting model for gas pressure launched explosive projectiles used for avalanche mi...
Object ID: P__8083.pdf
Keywords: avalauncher, targeting, gas launched projectiles, avalanche mitigation
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Title: Passive Avalanche Defense for a Domestic Transportation Application: The Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Josh Hewes, Rand Decker, Rick Dustin, Scott Merry, James Montuoro, Perry Wood, Jamie Yount
Description: Despite increasing traffic volumes and all-weather travel demands on the mountain roads of the Western United States, surprisingly few examples of con...
Object ID: P__8146.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, hazard, mitigation, passive, snow bridge
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Title: A Basic Study on Technology of Inducing Artificial Avalanche by Explosive Detonation Inside the Snowpack
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Takashi Machida, Lu Minjiao, Isao Kamiishi, Atsushi Sato, Makoto Machida, Norio Hayakawa
Description: Avalanche inducing technology to ensure the safety of the potentially dangerous area practiced in Japan relies on blasting off the snow layer with the...
Object ID: P__8102.pdf
Keywords: explosives, artificial avalanche, wet snow, full depth avalanche
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Title: New Technical Guideline on Snow Supporting Structures in Avalanche Starting Zones
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Stefan Margreth
Description: The purpose of snow supporting structures is to stabilize the snow pack so that the release of avalanches is prevented. The structures, which have bee...
Object ID: P__8015.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection, snow supporting structure, snow pressure
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Title: Tram Improvements on Snoqualmie Pass
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Craig Wilbour, Kevin Marston, Lee Redden
Description: Locally constructed explosive trams have proven safe and effective for delivering large elevated charges to inaccessible locations. There are 24 explo...
Object ID: P__8032.pdf
Keywords: tram, carrier, cable, belay
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