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Title: Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation: Date: 2000; Authors: Alan S.T. Jones, Bruce Jamieson, Mike Wiegele; Description: To forecast skier-triggered avalanches, stability, snowpack and meteorological variables, and records of previous avalanche activity are typically use...; Object ID: issw-2000-184-191.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche triggering, skier triggering; View additional details about Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation

Title: Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards: Date: 2000; Authors: Franz Kroll; Description: A first and quick glance on a snow surface will, simultaneously, show reality and illusion. It depends on the prior knowledge of the observer. What th...; Object ID: issw-2000-342-344.pdf; Keywords: skiing, triggered avalanche, transceiver, avalanche danger; View additional details about Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards

Title: Forecasting for a Widespread Heliski Operation: Date: 1996; Authors: Bob Sayer; Description: This will be a 15 minute oral presentation, with slides, describing the procedures employed at Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing. MWHS is located in the ...; Object ID: issw-1996-216b.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, helicopter skiing; View additional details about Forecasting for a Widespread Heliski Operation

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for a Helicopter Skiing Operation in the United States: Date: 1994; Authors: Jim Woodrnencey, Jon Shick; Description: Helicopter skiing is not a new sport in the United States, with a history spanning over 20 years, it has developed into a viable business in several l...; Object ID: issw-1994-527-531.pdf; Keywords: backcountry skiing, forecasting, helicopter skiing; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for a Helicopter Skiing Operation in the United States

Title: Safe Skiing - Backcountry Skiing in Avalanche Terrain: Date: 1990; Authors: Brad Meiklejohn; Description: Over the three winters from 1987 to 1990, 70% of u.S. avalanche victims were "experienced" backcountry skiers. Current avalanche education does not ad...; Object ID: issw-1990-097-110.pdf; Keywords: safety, skiing, victims, education, snowpits, communication, snow stability; View additional details about Safe Skiing - Backcountry Skiing in Avalanche Terrain

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: Mount Bachelor's Pine Marten Snowfence: Date: 1988; Authors: R.L. Jairell , T.C. Rodgers; Description: Opening the Pine Marten lift at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, in 1986 presented new opportunities for skiers (Figure 1). But problems with wind erosion at the...; Object ID: issw-1988-158-165.pdf; Keywords: snowfence, skiing, wind erosion; View additional details about Mount Bachelor's Pine Marten Snowfence

Title: Ski Friction and Thermal Response: Date: 1988; Authors: G.C. Warren, S.C. Colbeck; Description: The low friction encountered in skiing is a result of the friction- heating-melting process associated with a slider moving over snow (Bowden and Hugh...; Object ID: issw-1988-223-225.pdf; Keywords: skiing, friction, thermal, melting, slider, metlway layer; View additional details about Ski Friction and Thermal Response

Title: Ski and Forest: Date: 1986; Authors: Francois Valla; Description: In the frame of a large public information program regarding the damages produced by the skiers in the French forests, we present an exhibition called...; Object ID: issw-1986-164-167.pdf; Keywords: skiing, forests, damages; View additional details about Ski and Forest

Title: Helicopter Skiing Operations and Agency Administration: Date: 1984; Authors: H. Peter Wingle; Description: Helicopter skiing has become a small, but desired adventure sport in North America. The degree of control by the land manager Varies, but operators ar...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-172-178.pdf; Keywords: national forest lands, monitered, safety, helicopter skiing, permit; View additional details about Helicopter Skiing Operations and Agency Administration

Title: Snow Preparation for Cross-Country Trails: Date: 1982; Authors: Mathew Montagne; Description: The 1980 Winter Olympic Games stimulated the development and use of snowgrooming technology for cross-country ski trails. Proper snow preparation prov...; Object ID: issw-1982-019-020.pdf; Keywords: density, compression, track setting; View additional details about Snow Preparation for Cross-Country Trails

Title: Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Helicopter Skiing: Date: 1980; Authors: Hans Gmoser; Description: I delivered a paper at the previous Avalanche Workshop-in 1976 comparing the avalanche hazards and the problems of dealing with them in Alpine ski tou...; Object ID: issw-1980-090-097.pdf; Keywords: helicopter skiing, hazard, accidents, terrain, untracked snow; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Helicopter Skiing

Title: Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Public Education Programs: Date: 1980; Authors: Tony Daffern; Description: One of the most difficult aspects of avalanche safety education is teaching the back country traveler how to apply theoretical concepts in the field. ...; Object ID: issw-1980-139-144.pdf; Keywords: hazard, backcountry skiing, snowcraft, gradient; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Evaluation in Public Education Programs

Title: Information and Warning Programs for Back Country Travellers: Date: 1980; Authors: Dale G. Gallagher; Description: Avalanches and weather in the back country can cause serious problems--usually to the uninformed. The responsibility for educating back country users ...; Object ID: issw-1980-176-189.pdf; Keywords: victims, backcountry skiing, education, awareness, fatalities; View additional details about Information and Warning Programs for Back Country Travellers

Title: Safe Helicopter Skiing: Date: 1976; Authors: M. Wiegele; Description: Procedures for safe travel in avalanche terrain have been discussed in several publications (Gallagher, 1967; Williams, 1975; Perla and Martinelli, 19...; Object ID: issw-1976-246-251.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, safety, helicopter skiing, skiing site, terrain; View additional details about Safe Helicopter Skiing