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Title: Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Lorenz Meier, MylÃ¨ne F. Jacquemart, Bernhard Blattmann, Bernhard Arnold; Description: Two notorious avalanche gullies threaten the only access road to Zermatt, Switzerland. Avalanches are released artificially by helicopter blasting whe...; Object ID: ISSW16_O14.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche alarm system, road safety, radar, avalanche detection; View additional details about Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland

Title: The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Albert Lunde, Ove NjÃ¥; Description: In Norway, snow avalanches hitting roads are a considerable safety challenge for the rescue services. Previous studies have given rise to wondering ab...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, risk management, reliability, risk indicators, bayesian belief networks; View additional details about The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network

Title: Chasing the Dragon - Can Impulse Control and Addiction Therapies Assist Some Recreational Decision Makers?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Mark Kelly; Description: Recreational backcountry travelers pursue their chosen activities for a variety of reasons. Many of the reasons that recreationalists choose to travel...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.14.pdf; Keywords: addiction, impulse control, heuristics, decision making; View additional details about Chasing the Dragon - Can Impulse Control and Addiction Therapies Assist Some Recreational Decision Makers?

Title: Making a Public Backcountry Zone Shared by a Cat Skiing Operation and a Variety of Other Users Safer Through a Simple Awareness Card with Pertinent Information: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Eric R. Tollund; Description: As backcountry user numbers continue to rise we are seeing more and more unprepared and under equipped users in the backcountry. As a guide with a cat...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.16.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about Making a Public Backcountry Zone Shared by a Cat Skiing Operation and a Variety of Other Users Safer Through a Simple Awareness Card with Pertinent Information

Title: Online Systems for Integrating the Safety, Strategy, and Stoke of Backcountry Adventure: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Brian A. Sather, Tesmond Hurd; Description: The primary focus of avalanche centers is disseminating safety information, guides focus on logistics and client care, retailers and product manufactu...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.19.pdf; Keywords: technology, multi-media, website, content management system, cms; View additional details about Online Systems for Integrating the Safety, Strategy, and Stoke of Backcountry Adventure

Title: Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ryan Buhler, James Floyer; Description: Avalanche Canada's Mountain Information Network (MIN) is an online platform that allows users to share real-time information with the backcountry comm...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.21.pdf; Keywords: public forecasting, crowdsourcing, travel behavior, terrain use, avalanche danger index; View additional details about Using Crowd-Sourced Data to Understand Usage Patterns of Backcountry Recreational Users

Title: Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Reto Sterchi, Pascal Haegeli, Clair Israelson; Description: Guides of commercial backcountry skiing operations manage the physical risk from avalanches by assessing the local avalanche hazard and carefully choo...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.31.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk management, terrain selection, decision making, helicopter skiing, conceptual model of avalanche hazard; View additional details about Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation

Title: Heli-Ski Guide Tracking for Institutional Memory and Auditing: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Jerry Johnson; Description: Heli-skiing is a growing industry in many parts of the world, with new operations starting in Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland and elsewhere in rece...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.32.pdf; Keywords: hel-skiing, gps tracking, decision making, avalanche terrain, management; View additional details about Heli-Ski Guide Tracking for Institutional Memory and Auditing

Title: Avalanche Fatalities in Utah in the Modern Era: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Drew Hardesty; Description: The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has records of Utah avalanche fatalities for the modern era, totaling 116 deaths. For this study, the first avalanche ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.19.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about Avalanche Fatalities in Utah in the Modern Era

Title: Attributes of Avalanche Education Seminar Participants and Trends in the Experience of Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Azusa Degawa; Description: In the improvement of avalanche safety countermeasures and avalanche education, it is crucial to understand the characteristics of the participants. A...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.31.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche incidents, backcountry users; View additional details about Attributes of Avalanche Education Seminar Participants and Trends in the Experience of Avalanches

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: 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: The â€˜Optimal Skiing Dayâ€™: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Prof. Dr. JÃ¼rgen Schmude; Description: The purpose of this presentation is to implement and apply a model permitting to identify and assess the most economical days of a skiing season in or...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-27.pdf; Keywords: climate change, skiing tourism, profitability, modeling, christmas-easter-shift; View additional details about The â€˜Optimal Skiing Dayâ€™: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions

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; View additional details about Evidence Supporting the Efficacy of Avalanche Airbags and the Development of the Remote Airbag Activation on Snowmobiles

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

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