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- Title: Ash and Snow, Impact on the Avalanche Hazard of Ash Layers in the Snowpack
- Date: 2013-10-07
- Authors: Cedric Larcher, Diego Seba
- Description: On the 4th of June 2011, the Cordon del Caulle Volcano situated in the Chilean Andes
exploded sending a huge amount of ash and volcanic material into...
- Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-05.pdf
- Keywords: ash, volcano, avalanche, snow, snowpack, stability
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- Title: Wikisnow – Interface for Decision Makers in Snow
- Date: 2013-10-07
- Authors: Martin Berner und Martin Schuster
- Description: The coordination of decision makers that provides customers with a great choice of
offpiste guiding and ski tours in the ski resort Arlberg/Austria, ...
- Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-06.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche, coordination decision makers, wikisnow-infoplatform, app-real time update of events, safe offpiste skiing, arlberg/austria
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- Title: Training (Formation) of the Followers and the Professionals
- Date: 2013-10-07
- Authors: Paul Bonhomme and Copil
- Description: The French mountain guides intervene in a regular way in all the types of training
(formation) bound in snowy areas. Both as regards the professional...
- Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-20.pdf
- Keywords: coordination, formation, practice, stakes, perspectives
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- Title: Collecting Snow Measurements with Ushahidi: Arpa Piemonte Experience During Winter 2013
- Date: 2013-10-07
- Authors: R. Cremonini, A. R. Gaeta, E. Solero, R. Pispico, M. Faletto, M.C, Prola, S. Barbero
- Description: Accurate and updated measurements are critical for snow stability conditions assessment and avalanche risk evaluation. Recently, Arpa Piemonte has cus...
- Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-43.pdf
- Keywords: snow measurements, smartphone app, geo-referred information
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- Title: Temporal and Spatial Changes of a Seasonal Snowpack Within a Small Sheltered Slope
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Achim Heilig, Hans-Peter Marshall, Samantha Evans
- Description: We studied the seasonal evolution of a natural snowpack and changes thereof within a small sheltered slope, utilizing non-destructive monitoring syste...
- Object ID: issw-2012-1069-1080.pdf
- Keywords: upground penetrating radar (gpr), tramway ground penetrating radar (gpr), temporal/ spatial variability
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- Title: Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Theo Meiners, Kim Grant, Sam Sehnert, Matt Belford, Jessica Baker, Robb Maris, Aidan Meiners, Craig Fischer, Nicholas Houfek, Josh Pope, AJ Sanders, Mike Trombetta, Dan Janjigian, Sam Green
- Description: As practitioners and heli-ski guides in the Chugach Mountains of Valdez, Alaska we ski cut slopes to mitigate the volume of loose snow avalanches (slu...
- Object ID: issw-2012-023-027.pdf
- Keywords: sluff, helicopter skiing, snowpack structure, snowpack properties,snowslope stability
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- Title: The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Benjamin Reuter, Jürg Schweizer
- Description: Near-surface warming by either an increase in air temperature or radiation is believed to have a significant effect on dry-snow slab avalanche formati...
- Object ID: issw-2012-028-031.pdf
- Keywords: near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,
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- Title: Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Alex Marienthal, Jordy Hendrikx, Doug Chabot, Pete Maleski, Karl Birkeland
- Description: During this past winter, southwest Montana had many large avalanches and days of high avalanche danger. In the Bridger Mountains the most prominent an...
- Object ID: issw-2012-062-068.pdf
- Keywords: bridger mountains, hoar layer, wet slab avalanche, dry slab avalanche, rain on snow
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- Title: Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Jürg Schweizer
- Description: Melt water is the major driver of wet-snow instability. Its percolation and interaction with snow is complex, poorly understood and hence not well dep...
- Object ID: issw-2012-077-083.pdf
- Keywords: snow pack, wet snow avalanches, avalanche danger scale,
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- Title: Using High-Speed Video to Better Understand Extended Column Tests
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Alec van Herwijnen
- Description: Extended Column Tests (ECTs) have become increasingly popular for assessing snowpack stability. However, we still do not fully understand what happen...
- Object ID: issw-2012-098-103.pdf
- Keywords: extended column test, propagation saw test, snowpack stability test,
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- Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: The 5-Step Checklist
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Mike Wiegele
- Description: Operators and ski guides are in-field practitioners with a responsibility to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for clients and employees. As pra...
- Object ID: issw-2012-157-160.pdf
- Keywords: back country, snowpack stability, avalanche awareness, solar radiation
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- Title: Nowcast With a Forescast – Snow Cover Simulations on Slopes
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson
- Description: The snow cover model SNOWPACK simulates the snow cover formation and evolution
based on meteorological parameters. In the past, these parameters were...
- Object ID: issw-2012-172-178.pdf
- Keywords: snowpack, snow cover modeling, avalanche warning, numerical weather prediction models, snow cover stratigraphy, model output statistics
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- Title: Modelling Surface Hoar Formation and Evolution on Mountain Slopes
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Simon Horton, Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson
- Description: Predicting the spatial distribution and persistence of surface hoar layers is a challenge to avalanche forecasters and backcountry recreationists. Thi...
- Object ID: issw-2012-194-200.pdf
- Keywords: surface hoar, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, persistence, weak snowpack layer
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- 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
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- Title: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Snow Avalanches Starting in Forested Terrain
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Michaela Teich, Natalie Zurbriggen, Perry Bartelt, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Christoph Marty, Melanie Ulrich, Peter Bebi
- Description: Frequency and magnitude of avalanches starting in forested terrain (forest avalanches) are likely to be affected by climate change. We addressed two i...
- Object ID: issw-2012-224-251.pdf
- Keywords: climate change impact, forests, terrian, weather
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