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Title: Association of Professional Patrollers: Date: 2012; Authors: unknown; Description: The APP (Association of Professional Patrollers) is a Private Non Profit organization that has provided education, training, and clinics to Ski patrol...; Object ID: issw-2012-781-782.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, association; View additional details about Association of Professional Patrollers

Title: Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort: Date: 2012; Authors: Jonathan Binger, Chelan Babineau-Z; Description: Avalanche hazard mitigation work is one of the more hazardous aspects of professional ski patrolling. Ski patrollers rely almost entirely on their par...; Object ID: issw-2012-783-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard, avalanche rescue and survival, ski patrolling; View additional details about Partner Rescue Skills: An Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort

Title: Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska: Date: 2012; Authors: Sean Fallon, Eeva Latosuo; Description: Increased accessibility and snow sports media expose more youth to dangerous avalanche terrain than ever before. Standard avalanche education has fail...; Object ID: issw-2012-788-794.pdf; Keywords: youth, avalanche education, avalanche awareness, know before you go, alaska, alaska avalanche school; View additional details about Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska

Title: Practical Outputs for Avalanche Experts from Two Research Projects in Aosta Valley (NW Italy): Date: 2012; Authors: B. Frigo, M. Maggioni, A. Debernardi, V. Segor, L. Pitet, B. Chiaia, M. Freppaz, E. Zanini; Description: In agreement with the idea of the ISSW â€œa merging of theory and practiceâ€, we describe the activities carried out in Aosta Valley (NW Ital...; Object ID: issw-2012-795-799.pdf; Keywords: expertâ€™s education, courses, guide lines, web based training; View additional details about Practical Outputs for Avalanche Experts from Two Research Projects in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Title: How Mountain Snowmobilers Adjust Their Riding Preferences in Response to Avalanche Hazard Information Available at Different Stages of Backcountry Trips: Date: 2012; Authors: Pascal Haegeli, Luke Strong-Cvetich, Wolfgang Haider; Description: Over the last five winters, mountain snowmobilers accounted for 53% (41 of 77) of all recreational avalanche fatalities in Canada, which is a signific...; Object ID: issw-2012-800-806.pdf; Keywords: mountain snowmobiling, avalanche hazard information, decision making, terrain choices, discrete choice experiment; View additional details about How Mountain Snowmobilers Adjust Their Riding Preferences in Response to Avalanche Hazard Information Available at Different Stages of Backcountry Trips

Title: Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Date: 2012; Authors: David W. Lovejoy; Description: Avalanche education in the USA has a long and colorful history punctuated by many of the most notable and endearing personalities on our field. Howeve...; Object ID: issw-2012-814-819.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche history, ski patrolling, avalanche hazard; View additional details about Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Title: How to Explain Avalanche Dynamics to Children and Their Parents: Date: 2012; Authors: Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Thierry Faug, FrÃ©dÃ©ric Ousset, Xavier Ravanat, Paolo Caccamo; Description: Snow avalanches threaten mountain communities worldwide: avalanches affect not only snow sport tourists but people can also be caught in inhabited are...; Object ID: issw-2012-820-826.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, dynamics, small-scale model, education, general public; View additional details about How to Explain Avalanche Dynamics to Children and Their Parents

Title: Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists: Date: 2012; Authors: Procter E., Strapazzon G., Staffler HP, Preindl A., Seebacher F., Castlunger L., Ebner I., Brugger H.; Description: Rapid extrication within 10-20 minutes of complete avalanche burial is essential for survival (Haegeli et al. 2011). Safety equipment, along with basi...; Object ID: issw-2012-827-830.pdf; Keywords: avalanche burial, backcountry, avalanche risk, avalanche safety equipment; View additional details about Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists

Title: Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter Dirninger; Description: Chimbulak ski resort, located close to the former capital city of Kazakhstan, Almaty, has challenging preconditions to make their resort avalanche saf...; Object ID: issw-2012-831-833.pdf; Keywords: ski patrolling, avalanche risk management, artificially triggered, snow control; View additional details about Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan

Title: Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context: Date: 2012; Authors: Bob Uttl, Joanna McDouall, Christina Mitchell, Carmela A. White; Description: Over the last decade, a number of avalanche risk reduction tools have been developed to assist recreational winter backcountry users avoid avalanche a...; Object ID: issw-2012-834-839.pdf; Keywords: accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making; View additional details about Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context

Title: Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0: Date: 2012; Authors: Bob Uttl, Joanna McDouall, Christina Mitchell; Description: The Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card (Haegeli & McCammon, 2006), consisting of the Trip Planner and Obvious Clues, was marketed by the Ca...; Object ID: issw-2012-840-847.pdf; Keywords: avaluator avalanche accident prevention card, accident prevention, risk reduction tools, risk, decision making; View additional details about Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0

Title: New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities - Are You Beeping?: Date: 2012; Authors: Scott R. Waller, Andy Hill, Dick Willy; Description: As members of Cascade Backcountry Ski Patrol (CBSP) and the Ski Patrol Rescue Team (SPART) of King Country Search and Rescue, we strive to increase av...; Object ID: issw-2012-848-854.pdf; Keywords: search and rescue, avalanche awareness, avalanche beacon; View additional details about New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities - Are You Beeping?

Title: Linking Avalanche Problems to Avalanche Dangerâ€” A First Statistical Examination of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard: Date: 2012; Authors: Pascal Haegeli, Markus Falk, Karl Klassen; Description: At the 2010 ISSW, Statham et al. (2010a) introduced a new North American avalanche danger scale to replace the two scales that were used in Canada and...; Object ID: issw-2012-859-865.pdf; Keywords: avalanche danger scale, avalanche forecasting, public safety, data recording; View additional details about Linking Avalanche Problems to Avalanche Dangerâ€” A First Statistical Examination of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard

Title: Real Time Snow Slope Stability Modeling of Direct Action Avalanches: Date: 2012; Authors: Scott Havens, H.P. Marshall, Chris Covington, Bill Nicholson, Howard Conway; Description: Improved prediction of the timing of direct action avalanches that occur during storms is needed for highway forecasting operations. A SNOw Slope Stab...; Object ID: issw-2012-866-871.pdf; Keywords: direct action avalanche, avalanche observation, snowpack model, meteorological data; View additional details about Real Time Snow Slope Stability Modeling of Direct Action Avalanches

Title: Seasonal Change in Conditions for Occurrence of Wet Snow Avalanches in Hokkaido: Date: 2012; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura, Shinji Ikeda, Yasuhiko Ito; Description: To clarify the meteorological conditions for occurrence of wet snow avalanches in Hokkaido, located in the northern part of Japan, data analysis have ...; Object ID: issw-2012-878-883.pdf; Keywords: wet snow avalanches, full depth avalanche, temporal changes; View additional details about Seasonal Change in Conditions for Occurrence of Wet Snow Avalanches in Hokkaido

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