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- Title: Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Ole-André Helgaas, Oevind Skeie Hellum, Dag T. Andreassen
- Description: The highway network in the northern part of Norway is mostly located in alpine terrain. Every winter snow avalanches affect some of these roads and gi...
- Object ID: issw-2012-674-679.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche protection, highway safety, alpine terrain, avalanche forecasting
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- Title: National Database for Mitigative Measures Against Rapid Gravity Mass Flows and Rock Falls
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Ãrni Jónsson, Egil Syre, Kristine Helene Hetland Ekseth, Helge C. Smebye, Eivind M. Paulsen
- Description: Mitigation measures against natural catastrophes, such as rapid gravity mass flows and rock falls, have been built in Norway for centuries. Over the l...
- Object ID: issw-2012-680-684.pdf
- Keywords: mitigation measures, geographic information systems (gis), database
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- Title: Rescue Compass – A Decision Making Tool for Avalanche Rescue
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Michael Bründl, Hans-Jürg Etter
- Description: During avalanche rescue operations rescuers can face considerable risk, while the
degree of risk a rescuer should take to save a life is open to deba...
- Object ID: issw-2012-746-749.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche rescue, avalanche accident, decision support, risk management
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- Title: GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment
- Date: 2012
- Authors: G. Burelli, F. Cucchi, V. Segor
- Description: The use of Gis in avalanche assessment is widely adopted, it performs analysis which help to make decisions in land management.
The aim of this work ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-750-755.pdf
- Keywords: geographic information systems (gis), land use planning, avalanche hazard
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- Title: How Effective Are Avalanche Airbags? Field Tests of Avalanche Safety Equipment
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Lorenz Meier, Stephan Harvey
- Description: Avalanche transceiver – shovel – probe. This still is the standard equipment recommended for touring in the backcountry. More and more, ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-756-763.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche airbags, avalanche safety equipment, avalanche deposits, avalanche burial
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- Title: Association of Professional Patrollers
- Date: 2012
- Authors: unknown
- Description: The APP (Association of Professional Patrollers) is a Private Non Profit organization that has provided education, training, and clinics to Ski patrol...
- Object ID: issw-2012-781-782.pdf
- Keywords: ski patrolling, association
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- Title: Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Procter E., Strapazzon G., Staffler HP, Preindl A., Seebacher F., Castlunger L., Ebner I., Brugger H.
- Description: Rapid extrication within 10-20 minutes of complete avalanche burial is essential for survival (Haegeli et al. 2011). Safety equipment, along with basi...
- Object ID: issw-2012-827-830.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche burial, backcountry, avalanche risk, avalanche safety equipment
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- Title: Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter Dirninger
- Description: Chimbulak ski resort, located close to the former capital city of Kazakhstan, Almaty, has challenging preconditions to make their resort avalanche saf...
- Object ID: issw-2012-831-833.pdf
- Keywords: ski patrolling, avalanche risk management, artificially triggered, snow control
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- Title: Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Bob Uttl, Joanna McDouall, Christina Mitchell, Carmela A. White
- Description: Over the last decade, a number of avalanche risk reduction tools have been developed to assist recreational winter backcountry users avoid avalanche a...
- Object ID: issw-2012-834-839.pdf
- Keywords: accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making
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- Title: Public Avalanche Forecast Challenges: Canada’s Large Data-Sparse Regions
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Ilya Storm
- Description: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) provides regional avalanche forecasts to
recreational backcountry users for large areas in western Canada. This p...
- Object ID: issw-2012-908-912.pdf
- Keywords: canadian avalanche centre, network systems, public safety
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- Title: Avalanche Airbag Survey: A U.S. Perspective
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Steve Christie
- Description: Several avalanche accidents in the winter of 2012 propelled avalanche airbag awareness into the mainstream of the United States. In our industry weÊ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-361-362.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche airbags, accidents, avalanche safety equipment
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- Title: Internet and Social Networking: A Chance for Avalanche Education?
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Thierry Vallée
- Description: Community websites about backcountry skiing are the places where avalanches are
discussed. Beginners can learn, experienced people and professionals ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-381-386.pdf
- Keywords: backcountry recreationists, weather measurments, public safety
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- Title: Monitoring Lift-Served Backcountry Access Gates in Real Time: Skintrack’s First Season at Ski Loveland, Colorado
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Marc J. Rubin, Tracy Camp
- Description: In this article, we present details from the inaugural deployment of a wireless sensor
system called SkinTrack. SkinTrack is a wireless embedded syst...
- Object ID: issw-2012-487-493.pdf
- Keywords: wireless sensors, backcountry, ski resorts, avalanche transceiver
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- Title: Talking the Talk: Human Factors, Group Communication, and the Next Frontier in Snow Safety
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Bruce Edgerly, Paul Baugher
- Description: Over the past several decades, a major evolution has taken hold in snow safety: a paradigm shift from organized rescue to companion and, most recently...
- Object ID: issw-2012-494-496.pdf
- Keywords: snow safety, rescue, backcountry recreationists, self rescue
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- Title: Reaching Snowmobile Riders With Effective Training Methods International Snow Science Workshop 2012, Identifying Unique, Captivating Educational Techniques Targeted to Reach Snowmobile Riders
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Debra McGhan, Dorothy Adler, Merletta Morris
- Description: All across snow covered states, from bush villages in Alaska to the side streets of small towns, snowmachines have become an integral part of life. Al...
- Object ID: issw-2012-516-522.pdf
- Keywords: snowmobiles, public transportation, winter recreation
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