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Title: Supplying the Catalan Pyrenees (Spain) With a Public Avalanche Warning System: Date: 1990; Authors: Gloria Furdada, Joan Manuel Vilaplana, Xavier Bosch, Pere Martinez; Description: Catalonia is a country with an important mountaineering tradition. Moreover, there has been a winter tourism boom over the last 10 years. This phenome...; Object ID: issw-1990-119-129.pdf; Keywords: tourism, mountaineering, weekly bulletin; View additional details about Supplying the Catalan Pyrenees (Spain) With a Public Avalanche Warning System

Title: North Cascade Helicopter Skiing Risk: Date: 1988; Authors: Eric Burr; Description: Five seasons of operation with no serious accidents were halted last season (1988) because of insurance unavailability. The situation resolved itself ...; Object ID: issw-1988-087-090.pdf; Keywords: insurance, ski runs, helicopter skiing, risk,; View additional details about North Cascade Helicopter Skiing Risk

Title: Avalanche Forecasting and Communication Experiences in Avalanche Hazard Scales: Date: 1988; Authors: Jerome Lafeuille, Edmond Pahaut; Description: Avalanche hazard scales can express a gradation in the severity of situations but, avalanche danger being multidimensional, it implies a partly subjec...; Object ID: issw-1988-251-258.pdf; Keywords: hazard scale, forecast, avalanche, communication, danger, multidimensional; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting and Communication Experiences in Avalanche Hazard Scales

Title: Management of Avalanche Risk Faced by Backcountry Skiers: Date: 1986; Authors: Lyle A. Sutherland, Harold J. McPherson; Description: A survey of backcountry skiers in Banff National Park revealed that the skiers, although aware of the avalanche danger and generally well informed as ...; Object ID: issw-1986-001-005.pdf; Keywords: hazard, skiing, management program; View additional details about Management of Avalanche Risk Faced by Backcountry Skiers

Title: Avalanche Hazard in Kaghan Valley, Himalaya Range, Pakistan: Date: 1986; Authors: Fes de Scally, Jim Gardner; Description: Avalanche hazard in Kaghan Valley, Himalaya Range, Pakistan is being investigated. Long, steep slopes and heavy winter snowfall combine to produce fre...; Object ID: issw-1986-021-028.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, hazard, risk; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard in Kaghan Valley, Himalaya Range, Pakistan

Title: Effect of Simple Terrain Parameters on Avalanche Frequency: Date: 1984; Authors: Arthur Judson, Rudy M. King; Description: Analysis of avalanche frequency as a function of topographic parameters in Colorado found that the path angle (P) and angle (R) in the last 100 m to t...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-012-023.pdf; Keywords: frequency, topographic parameters, highway; View additional details about Effect of Simple Terrain Parameters on Avalanche Frequency