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Title: Two Destructive Avalanches in Iceland: Date: 1996; Authors: Jon Gunnar Egilsson; Description: This presentation will be case histories of two avalanche disasters in Iceland in the year 1995, resulting in the death of 34 people. Each avalanche h...; Object ID: issw-1996-264-267.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche accident, evacuation, rescue; View additional details about Two Destructive Avalanches in Iceland

Title: Storms and Avalanches of November 1995, Khumbu Himal, Nepal: Date: 1996; Authors: Richard Kattelmann, Tomomi Yamada; Description: A severe storm struck the Nepal Himalaya on November 9 and 10, 1995. This storm was the most intense event to occur during the autumn in at least 50 y...; Object ID: issw-1996-276-278.pdf; Keywords: severe storms, rare avalanches, nepal himalaya; View additional details about Storms and Avalanches of November 1995, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Title: The Broken River Avalanche of August 1992; Craigieburn Range, New Zealand: Date: 1992; Authors: Ian Owens, Peter Weir; Description: The Broken River avalanche resulted from a combination of factors typical of New Zealand weather conditions, especially in the intermontane areas - c...; Object ID: issw-1992-335-341.pdf; Keywords: starting zone, triggering, wind speed, precipiation; View additional details about The Broken River Avalanche of August 1992; Craigieburn Range, New Zealand

Title: Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in Hokkaido, Japan: Date: 1990; Authors: Charles W. Ziskin; Description: Avalanche fatalities in Hokkaido have been recorded for more than fifty years and Japan devotes considerable public funds to the academic study of ava...; Object ID: issw-1990-111-114.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, education, avalanche, forecasting, hazard, terrain, skiing; View additional details about Development of Avalanche Education and Hazard Forecasting in Hokkaido, Japan

Title: A Brief Review of the Maseguchi Avalanche in Japan in 1986: Date: 1988; Authors: Shun'ichi Kobayash, Kaoru Izumi; Description: A big powder avalanche occurred at 23:00 on January 26, 2986 at Maseguchi, Niigata prefecture in Japan. Thirteen people were killed, eleven people inj...; Object ID: issw-1988-057-062.pdf; Keywords: hazard, fatalities, injuries, property damage, research; View additional details about A Brief Review of the Maseguchi Avalanche in Japan in 1986

Title: Spatial and Temporal Aspects of the Snow Avalanche Hazard, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.: Date: 1986; Authors: David R. Butler; Description: Since 1910, snow avalanches in Glacier National Park have been geographically widespread and numerous. Avalanche incidences have a Park-wide distribut...; Object ID: issw-1986-223-230.pdf; Keywords: hazard, fatalities, injuries, property damage; View additional details about Spatial and Temporal Aspects of the Snow Avalanche Hazard, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A.

Title: The Alpine Meadows Avalanche: Date: 1982; Authors: Larry D. Heywood; Description: On March 31, 1982 a devastating avalanche hit the base area of Alpine Meadows Ski Area, California. The avalanche killed seven and damaged or destroy...; Object ID: issw-1982-005.pdf; Keywords: search dog, rescue, fatalities, weather; View additional details about The Alpine Meadows Avalanche

Title: Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Date: 1980; Authors: Peter Lev, Cliff Mohwinkel; Description: The art and science of snow avalanche prediction is built around saving lives. This study is based upon 181 avalanches which occurred during a 23-year...; Object ID: issw-1980-108-119.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, snow stability, risk; View additional details about Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability

Title: Decision-Making as a Function of Avalanche Accident Prevention: Date: 1980; Authors: Douglas S. Fesler; Description: During the decade of the 1970's, 17 fatal avalanche-accidents, resulting in 24 deaths, occurred in Alaska. An investigation of these accidents reveale...; Object ID: issw-1980-128-138.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims; View additional details about Decision-Making as a Function of Avalanche Accident Prevention

Title: Experience and the Perception of Avalanche Hazard: Date: 1980; Authors: Ray Smutek; Description: On March 3, 1979, fourteen members of a Seattle mountain climbing club set out for the summit of Suntop Mountain. As they neared the top, eight of the...; Object ID: issw-1980-145-152.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain, fatalities, hazard, forecasting, mountaineers, risk; View additional details about Experience and the Perception of Avalanche Hazard

Title: Avalanche Burials in the United States: 1967-1980: Date: 1980; Authors: Betsy R. Armstrong; Description: In 1976, Williams (1978) analyzed data from documented case histories of avalanche burials to determine chances of survival. With the addition of four...; Object ID: issw-1980-215-230.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, avalanche accidents, accident prevention, avalanche victims, avalanche burials; View additional details about Avalanche Burials in the United States: 1967-1980

Title: Avalanche Control and Hazard Forecasting Techniques: Date: 1976; Authors: D. Anderson, L. FitzGerald, K. Hoopingarner, J. Stratton; Description: The Snowbird Corporation controls approximately 450 starting zones which affect the ski area, and an additional 47 starting zones which affect the acc...; Object ID: issw-1976-002-018.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, avalanche forecasting, starting zones, fatal; View additional details about Avalanche Control and Hazard Forecasting Techniques

Title: Major Canadian Avalanches 1970-1976 and the UNESCO Annual Reports: Date: 1976; Authors: C.S.L. Onunanney; Description: The purpose of this short paper is to indicate the nature of an existing international reporting system that includes Canadian avalanche events and to...; Object ID: issw-1976-195-198.pdf; Keywords: avalanche fatalities, avalanche activity; View additional details about Major Canadian Avalanches 1970-1976 and the UNESCO Annual Reports

Title: An Avalanche Tragedy in Chile: Date: 1976; Authors: R.E. Leon; Description: The Andes enter Chile in the North and extend for 3500 km along the Chile-Argentine border to the Tierra Del Fuego. This report is about an avalanche ...; Object ID: issw-1976-219-228.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, damage, chilean andes; View additional details about An Avalanche Tragedy in Chile

Title: The Avalanche Victim: Date: 1976; Authors: K. Williams; Description: "The victim is a male, 27 years old, has had several years of skiing or mountaineering experience, and didn't know an avalanche from a snowball." Thus...; Object ID: issw-1976-232-244.pdf; Keywords: fatalities, victims, avalanche accidents, avalanche rescue; View additional details about The Avalanche Victim