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Title: Stability Index Considering Slab Strength: Date: 2012; Authors: Shinji Ikeda, Takafumi Katsushima, Yasuhiko Ito, Yukari Takeuchi, Tomoyuki Noro; Description: When a slab avalanche is triggered, the weak layer and all sides of the slab (crown, flank, and stauchwall) are fractured. Wet slab avalanches frequen...; Object ID: issw-2012-121-126.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, slab strength, shear strength, stability index; View additional details about Stability Index Considering Slab Strength

Title: The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release: Date: 2012; Authors: Perry Bartelt, Christine Pielmeier, Stefan Margreth, Stephan Harvey, Thomas Stucki; Description: During the winter 2011/12 the Swiss Alps experienced repeated cycles with high activity of snow gliding and full-depth avalanches. Up to 8 m deep glid...; Object ID: issw-2012-127-133.pdf; Keywords: snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, compacted zone,; View additional details about The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release

Title: Avalanche Analysis and Management in the Ski Resort Rosa Khutor Regarding the 2014 Sochi Olympics Games: Date: 2012; Authors: Fanny Bourjaillat, Philippe Berthet-Rambaud, Stefan Margreth, Leonid Andreev, Alexander Boyko, Jean-Luc Vallier; Description: The 2014 winter Olympics games will take place in Russia near Sochi in the Caucasus Mountains. Several sites have been retained there: both close to ...; Object ID: issw-2012-134-141.pdf; Keywords: olympics games, avalanche study, avalanche management; View additional details about Avalanche Analysis and Management in the Ski Resort Rosa Khutor Regarding the 2014 Sochi Olympics Games

Title: An Experimental Dynamic Response Study of Hard Slab Seasonal Snow to Explosive Avalanche Hazard Mitigation: Date: 2012; Authors: Josephine Bones, Daniel Miller, Scotty Savage; Description: Avalanche hazard mitigation programs routinely use explosive charges to release avalanches and test slope stability, but fundamental understanding of ...; Object ID: issw-2012-142-148.pdf; Keywords: snowslope stability, avalanche control by explosives, blast bolt, hard slab,; View additional details about An Experimental Dynamic Response Study of Hard Slab Seasonal Snow to Explosive Avalanche Hazard Mitigation

Title: French Recommendations for Artificial Triggering of Avalanches Over Inhabited Sites: Date: 2012; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin , Richard Lambert; Description: In 2010, the scientific and technical council of the French snow and avalanche association (ANENA), received a mission of focus on the artificial rel...; Object ID: issw-2012-149.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, artificial release, inhabited sites, method; View additional details about French Recommendations for Artificial Triggering of Avalanches Over Inhabited Sites

Title: Re-Evaluation of Avalanche Mitigation Measures for Juneau: Date: 2012; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Tom Mattice; Description: Juneau, Alaskaâ€™s state capital, has a serious avalanche problem. The last major avalanche event in 1962 was the catalyst to propose for the fir...; Object ID: issw-2012-150-156.pdf; Keywords: avalanche mitigation, avalanche dynamics modeling, hazard map; View additional details about Re-Evaluation of Avalanche Mitigation Measures for Juneau

Title: Snaps - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications: Date: 2012; Authors: Harpa GrÃmsdÃ³ttir, Magni Hreinn JÃ³nsson, Krister Kristensen, Hedda Breien; Description: The SNAPS project focuses on snow and avalanche services for transport infrastructure in selected areas within the Northern Periphery in Iceland, Norw...; Object ID: issw-2012-161-164.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, transport, snow models, snow maps; View additional details about Snaps - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications

Title: The Avalx Public Avalanche Forecasting System: Date: 2012; Authors: Grant Statham, Scott Campbell, Karl Klassen; Description: In November 2011, Parks Canada, the Canadian Avalanche Centre and Alberta Parks Kananaskis Country launched a new avalanche bulletin system named Aval...; Object ID: issw-2012-165-171.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard assessment, canadian avalanche centre; View additional details about The Avalx Public Avalanche Forecasting System

Title: Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting from Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure: Date: 2012; Authors: Patrick J. Staron, Edward E. Adams, Daniel A. Miller; Description: Snow metamorphism can be described by the flows of heat and mass that result from gradients of temperature and water vapor concentration. The size of...; Object ID: issw-2012-186-193.pdf; Keywords: entropy, metamorphism, microstructure, optimization, snow, thermodynamics; View additional details about Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting from Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure

Title: Directional Mechanical Properties of Radiation Recrystallized Snow Layers From Experimental Testing: Date: 2012; Authors: David J. Walters, Edward E. Adams; Description: Snowâ€™s microstructure is a large factor in the determination of its mechanical characteristics. The process of radiation recrystallization crea...; Object ID: issw-2012-201-208.pdf; Keywords: microstructure, radiation recrystallization, snow structure, temperature gradient,; View additional details about Directional Mechanical Properties of Radiation Recrystallized Snow Layers From Experimental Testing

Title: Incorporating Terrain into Public Avalanche Information Products: Date: 2012; Authors: Karl Klassen; Description: Public avalanche information has traditionally focussed on avalanche forecasts that provide avalanche danger ratings and contain information about wea...; Object ID: issw-2012-209-213.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecast, public safety, avalanche hazard, avalanche skills, snowpack conditions; View additional details about Incorporating Terrain into Public Avalanche Information Products

Title: Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future: Date: 2012; Authors: Michael Smith, Eirik Sharp; Description: The Yukon Avalanche Association (YAA) was formed in 2010 with the goal of promoting avalanche safety and awareness to an expanding group of backcountr...; Object ID: issw-2012-214-219.pdf; Keywords: avalanche safety, terrains, winter backcountry recreation, canadian avalanche centre; View additional details about Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future

Title: Mitigating Your (Legal) Risk as a Forecaster â€“ Where Are Your Own Liabilities/Risks/Tensions: Date: 2012; Authors: Tracey Knutson; Description: Avalanche forecasters, like most other professionals these days, can have legal liability or exposure to legal liability for actions (or inactions) ta...; Object ID: issw-2012-227-233.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard assessment, liability; View additional details about Mitigating Your (Legal) Risk as a Forecaster â€“ Where Are Your Own Liabilities/Risks/Tensions

Title: Who Is Involved In Avalanche Accidents?: Date: 2012; Authors: Benjamin Zweifel, Frank Techel, Christian BjÃ¶rk; Description: Off-piste and backcountry skiers, snow-shoers, climbers, heli-skiers, hikers, ski patrollers and many more: The range of people who are involved in av...; Object ID: issw-2012-234-239.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche accident statistics, human factors; View additional details about Who Is Involved In Avalanche Accidents?

Title: The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain: Date: 2012; Authors: Christopher C. Morin; Description: The winter of 2010/2011 created a surprisingly widespread weak layer across the northwestern United States. In Washington state it became to be known...; Object ID: issw-2012-240-243.pdf; Keywords: snowfall, crusts, avalanche cycles, helicopter bombing; View additional details about The MLK Event At Crystal Mountain

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