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Title: Building Community Support and Diversifying Funding for Backcountry Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 1994; Authors: Jim Frankenfield; Description: In this era of government fiscal austerity it is becoming necessary for some services which have been dependent on federal funding in the past to dive...; Object ID: issw-1994-488-493.pdf; Keywords: funding, community support, fundraising, forecasting; View additional details about Building Community Support and Diversifying Funding for Backcountry Avalanche Forecasting

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: Managing Backcountry Access from Downhill Alpine Ski Areas (An Avalanche Awareness and Personal Responsibility Issue): Date: 1990; Authors: John W. Korb; Description: Downhill"alpine" ski areas provide access opportunities into the backcountry for a variety of recreation users. Access from ski areas creates administ...; Object ID: issw-1990-201-210.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, awareness, ski areas, public safety, rocky mountain region; View additional details about Managing Backcountry Access from Downhill Alpine Ski Areas (An Avalanche Awareness and Personal Responsibility Issue)

Title: Dry Slab Avalanches Triggered by Skiers: Date: 1990; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Most skiers buried and killed in a slab avalanche triggered "their" avalanche themselves. Avalanche forecasting should reflect this fact. In times of...; Object ID: issw-1990-307-309.pdf; Keywords: stability, forecasting, rutschblock test, skiing, dry slab; View additional details about Dry Slab Avalanches Triggered by Skiers

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: The French Experience in Avalanche Education For Skiers: Date: 1984; Authors: Franrois Valla; Description: Since 1971, France collects information of avalanche accidents -13 years of statistics are analyzed. The most exposed population are the mountain skie...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-070-077.pdf; Keywords: moutain skiers, piste skiers, pedagogic tools, anena; View additional details about The French Experience in Avalanche Education For Skiers

Title: How Useful Are Computer Generated Maps?: Date: 1982; Authors: Beat vonAllmen, Judi Gooding, Liam Fitzgerald , John Stratton; Description: Computers have transformed maps into unusually versatile tools for communication of data. When fed with elevation data, computers can draw oblique vi...; Object ID: issw-1982-031.pdf; Keywords: computer, maps, exposure, slope; View additional details about How Useful Are Computer Generated Maps?

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: Avalanche Evaluation and Safety in the Back-Country: Date: 1976; Authors: R. Perla; Description: Avalanche burials within developed ski area boundaries are rare; fatalities are quite rare. Almost all ski areas can boast a record of less than one a...; Object ID: issw-1976-260-269.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, safety, backcountry skiing, avalanche rescue, burial; View additional details about Avalanche Evaluation and Safety in the Back-Country