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Title: An Information System for the Canadian Avalanche Community
Date: 2004
Authors: R. Atkins, P. Hägeli
Description: Exchange of avalanche related information among professionals has become crucial for avalanche safety programs. The success story of the Canadian ava...
Object ID: issw-2004-469.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, safety
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Title: Snowpilot: A “New School” Tool for Collecting, Graphing, and Databasing Snowpit and Avalanche Occurrence Data with a PDA
Date: 2004
Authors: Doug Chabot, Mark Kahrl , Karl Birkeland , Conrad Anker
Description: SnowPilot (www.snowpilot.org) is a free software program that allows users to collect snowpit and avalanche occurrence data onto a Personal Digital A...
Object ID: issw-2004-476.pdf
Keywords: snowpilot, data collection, pit profiles, pda
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Title: The Avalanche Notes
Date: 2004
Authors: Gary Murphy, Evan Salke
Description: Welcome to the Internet version of The Avalanche Notes! For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Avalanche Notes, they were established in 1976 b...
Object ID: issw-2004-513.pdf
Keywords: forecasts, avalanche, forest service
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Title: The SME Avalanche Tragedy of January 20, 2003: A Summary of the Data
Date: 2004
Authors: Dick Penniman, Frank Baumann
Description: On January 20, 2003 guided skiers and snowboarders with the Selkirk Mountain Experience (SME) Company climbed a 310 meter long, 36°-37° avalanch...
Object ID: issw-2004-520-530.pdf
Keywords: couloir, wind-loading, weak layer, terrain risk
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Title: Beyond the Go / No Go Decision Making Paradigm
Date: 2004
Authors: Howie Schwartz
Description: Avalanche education courses and publications for backcountry travelers traditionally present decision-making processes in the context of whether or n...
Object ID: issw-2004-531.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, education, risk, decision
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Title: Ten Years Experience with the Five Level Avalanche Danger Scale and the GIS Database in Switzerland
Date: 2004
Authors: Andreas Stoffel, Roland Meister
Description: In 1993 the European avalanche warning services agreed on a standardized, five level avalanche danger scale. Since then, this danger scale has been in...
Object ID: issw-2004-545-554.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger scale, swiss alps, mountain climate
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Title: Storm Lewis: A Rain-on-Snow Event on the Milford Road, New Zealand
Date: 2004
Authors: Transit New Zealand Milford Road Avalanche Program
Description: We report and discuss observations and measurements during Storm Lewis, a 160mm rain-on-snow event on the Milford Road, New Zealand from 21-23 Octobe...
Object ID: issw-2004-557-564.pdf
Keywords: rain-on-snow, avalanches
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Title: Forecasting for Natural Avalanches During Spring Opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, USA
Date: 2004
Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Chris Lundy
Description: The annual spring opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park presents a unique avalanche forecasting challenge. The highway travers...
Object ID: issw-2004-565-581.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, wet snow avalanches, glacier national park
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Title: March Wet Avalanche Prediction at Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Montana
Date: 2004
Authors: J. M. Romig, S. G. Custer, K. Birkeland, W. W. Locke
Description: Few avalanche forecast models are tailored specifically for wet avalanche forecasting. Bridger Bowl (intermountain climate) is a good area to develop ...
Object ID: issw-2004-598-607.pdf
Keywords: wet snow, avalanche, probability, forecast, model
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Title: Back-Analysis of Metal Microstructures’ Behaviour for Original Experimental Measurements and Assessing of Snow Avalanche Action on Real Structures
Date: 2004
Authors: Berthet-Rambaud, J-M Taillandier, J-M Tacnet, A. Limam
Description: New experiments are conducted on the French Cemagref full-scale experimental site in Lautaret Pass in order to improve knowledge about the action of a...
Object ID: issw-2004-620-628.pdf
Keywords: avalanche action, space-time pressure profile, back analysis, fuse structure
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Title: Back-Analysis of the Collapse of Taconnaz Reinforced Concrete Deflective Walls by February 11th 1999 Avalanche
Date: 2004
Authors: Berthet-Rambaud, A. Limam, P. Roenelle, L. Daudeville, J. Mazars
Description: This paper shows that a precise mechanical analysis of destructive events can improve the knowledge of the avalanche action against structures in real...
Object ID: issw-2004-629-637.pdf
Keywords: avalanche pathologies, back analysis, reinforced concrete, protection structure
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Title: 2D and 3D Numerical Design of Snow Net Systems
Date: 2004
Authors: B. Boutillier, F. Nicot, J. Meyssonnier, O. Gagliardini, F. Darve
Description: The present study deals with snowpack motion and its interaction with a flexible snow supporting structure. The final aim of this research is to eval...
Object ID: issw-2004-638.pdf
Keywords: snow net systems, snowpack motion, density distribution
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Title: Man-Made Snow Avalanches in the Eastern United States
Date: 2004
Authors: Roger H. Damon, Jr.
Description: Avalanches of man-made snow occurring naturally, or triggered by skiers or snow-making personnel, have destroyed property and caused physical injury i...
Object ID: issw-2004-647-655.pdf
Keywords: man-made snow, triggering, metamorphism
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Title: Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs
Date: 2004
Authors: Mathieu Fauve, Hansueli Rhyner, Martin Schneebeli, Walter Ammann
Description: The demands on the quality of ski runs have grown with the development of sports equipment. A skiing run must nowadays provide perfect grip, have a c...
Object ID: issw-2004-656-660.pdf
Keywords: ski run, snow grooming, weather, snow properties, snow sintering, machine-made snow
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Title: Snow Pressure on Cableway Masts: Analysis of Damages and Design Approach
Date: 2004
Authors: Stefan Margreth
Description: Cableway masts are often built in slopes exposed to snow pressure. In areas with large snow depths and low ground roughness the creeping and gliding s...
Object ID: issw-2004-666-674.pdf
Keywords: snow pressure, snow gliding, snow cover, masts
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