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Title: December 2nd, 2007 Avalanche Event in Washington State: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Christopher C. Morin, Paul Baugher; Description: Extreme avalanche hazard is a rare but deadly event. On December 2nd, 2007 an extreme avalanche event transpired in Washington State when a weak early...; Object ID: P__8091.pdf; Keywords: washington, avalanche, accident fatality, extreme hazard; View additional details about December 2nd, 2007 Avalanche Event in Washington State

Title: Guidelines for Avalanche Control Services: Organization, Hazard Assessment and Documentation - An Example from Switzerland: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Lukas Stoffel, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Whereas for the stability evaluation process in backcountry skiing many tools have been developed in the last twenty years to simplify the decision ma...; Object ID: P__8134.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control, avalanche protection, risk management; View additional details about Guidelines for Avalanche Control Services: Organization, Hazard Assessment and Documentation - An Example from Switzerland

Title: Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Awareness: Assessment, Current Practices, and Future Management: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Ian McCammon, Pascal Haegeli, Matt Gunn; Description: Increasing numbers of recreationists are accessing the backcountry beyond the boundaries of winter resorts. For recreationists, the sudden transition ...; Object ID: P__8138.pdf; Keywords: decision making, resort operations, education, risk management; View additional details about Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Awareness: Assessment, Current Practices, and Future Management

Title: Human Risk Factors in Avalanche Incidents: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Albert (Albi) Sole, Dr. Carolyn Emery; Description: An average of 12 people die in avalanches each year in Western Canada. The risk factors for the avalanche phenomenon have been extensively studied. Th...; Object ID: P__8143.pdf; Keywords: risk, attitude, injury prevention, training, perception, avalanche; View additional details about Human Risk Factors in Avalanche Incidents

Title: Snow Cream: A Review of Best Practices and Call for the Establishment of a Permanent Research Program: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Chris Borstad, Eirik Sharp, Catherine Brown, Mike Smith, Alison Dakin, Tannis Dakin; Description: Snow cream is a dessert similar to ice cream with the distinction that it is made with snow crystals. Snow cream is typically made by combining and mi...; Object ID: P__8250.pdf; Keywords: dessert, thermodynamics, snow crystals; View additional details about Snow Cream: A Review of Best Practices and Call for the Establishment of a Permanent Research Program

Title: Avalanche Disasters in the Historic Record; A Survey of Cultural Attitudes in Western Civilization: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Adam Brown; Description: Avalanches have existed for as long as snow has covered mountainsides. As such they are a natural phenomenon of infinite age. Avalanches become natura...; Object ID: P__8253.pdf; Keywords: decision making, human factors; View additional details about Avalanche Disasters in the Historic Record; A Survey of Cultural Attitudes in Western Civilization

Title: Avalanche Hazard Mapping for Snowmobiles and Other Winter Trail Users: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Bob Comey, Chris McCollister; Description: Snowmobilers have become the most likely user group in the United States to become involved in a fatal avalanche (Utah Avalanche Center, 2008). Greate...; Object ID: P__8137.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard mapping, snowmobile trails, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Mapping for Snowmobiles and Other Winter Trail Users

Title: Interrelationships and Interactions Between Helicopter Skiing, Forests and the Forestry Industry in British Columbia, Canada: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Christina Delaney, Alexander Prokop; Description: Helicopter skiing is intricately intertwined with forested landscapes and the forestry industry. The study objective was to determine, describe and an...; Object ID: P__8076.pdf; Keywords: forest, forestry, helicopter skiing, british columbia, avalanche; View additional details about Interrelationships and Interactions Between Helicopter Skiing, Forests and the Forestry Industry in British Columbia, Canada

Title: Avalanche Fatalities in California's Sierra Nevada, Winters 1987-2008: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Randall Osterhuber; Description: This paper analyzes the 17 avalanche fatalities in the Sierra Nevada of California during 22 winters, 1987 through 2008. The avalanche deaths are eval...; Object ID: P__8040.pdf; Keywords: avalanche fatality, avalanche death; View additional details about Avalanche Fatalities in California's Sierra Nevada, Winters 1987-2008

Title: The Role of Intuition in the Decision Process of Ski Guides: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Iain Stewart-Patterson; Description: The criteria individuals use and much of the decision making related knowledge base in professional, mountain guiding has remained poorly understood e...; Object ID: P__8107.pdf; Keywords: decision making, intuition, expertise, confidence; View additional details about The Role of Intuition in the Decision Process of Ski Guides

Title: The Avaluator's Obvious Clues Accident Prevention Values: Are They Replicable?: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Bob Uttl, Meaghen Henry, Jan Uttl; Description: The Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card consists of the Trip Planner and Obvious Clues (Haegeli and McCammon, 2006). For Obvious Clues, the u...; Object ID: P__8162.pdf; Keywords: risk, avalanche prevention, decision making; View additional details about The Avaluator's Obvious Clues Accident Prevention Values: Are They Replicable?

Title: Evaluation of a Rule-Based Decision Aid for Recreational Travelers in Avalanche Terrain: Date: 2006; Authors: Ian McCammon, Pascal Haegeli; Description: This paper evaluates a new decision aid for traveling in avalanche terrain. The aid is intended primarily for winter recreationists in Canada and pro...; Object ID: issw-2006-234-243.pdf; Keywords: education, decision-making, risk management, safety; View additional details about Evaluation of a Rule-Based Decision Aid for Recreational Travelers in Avalanche Terrain

Title: Toward Better Decision-Making: Recognizing the Effect of Selection Bias in the Analysis of Recreational Avalanche Data: Date: 2006; Authors: N.J. DiGiacomo; Description: A number of decision-related â€œurban mythsâ€ have taken hold in avalanche education as a result of statistical analyses of recreational aval...; Object ID: issw-2006-244-253.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, decision-making, accident case studies, statistical analysis; View additional details about Toward Better Decision-Making: Recognizing the Effect of Selection Bias in the Analysis of Recreational Avalanche Data

Title: The Avaluator â€“ A Canadian Rule-Based Avalanche Decision Support Tool for Amateur Recreationists: Date: 2006; Authors: Pascal Haegeli, Ian McCammon, Bruce Jamieson, Clair Israelson, Grant Statham; Description: An exceptionally high number of avalanche fatalities during the winter of 2003 forced the Canadian avalanche community to question the effectiveness ...; Object ID: issw-2006-254-263.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, risk management, decision-making, decision support tool; View additional details about The Avaluator â€“ A Canadian Rule-Based Avalanche Decision Support Tool for Amateur Recreationists

Title: Evaluating Nearest Neighbours in Avalanche Forecasting - A Qualitative Approach to Assessing Information Content: Date: 2006; Authors: Ross S. Purves, Joachim Heierli; Description: Nearest neighbours (NN) approaches are a statistically-based pattern classification technique used extensively for computer-assisted decision making i...; Object ID: issw-2006-701-708.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, validation, nearest-neighbours; View additional details about Evaluating Nearest Neighbours in Avalanche Forecasting - A Qualitative Approach to Assessing Information Content

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