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Title: Targeting Teens: A One Hour Avalanche Awareness Program
Date: 2002
Authors: Peter Spear, Gordon Ritchie, Kevin Biggs, Debbie Ritchie
Description: The Canadian winter of 1997-98 exacted a toll of21 backcountry avalanche related deaths. Six teenagers, comprised of three skiers, one snowboarder and...
Object ID: issw-2002-273-276.pdf
Keywords: education, youth, avalanche
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Title: Characteristics of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in France 1989-1999
Date: 2000
Authors: Frederic Jarry, Franyois Sivardiere
Description: From the 1st of October 1989 to the 30th of September 1999, there was an average of: - 20 avalanche accidents per year; - 50 swept persons per year; -...
Object ID: issw-2000-008-015.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, accident, evolution, distribution
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Title: 50 Years of Avalanche Deaths in the United States
Date: 2000
Authors: Dale Atkins, Knox Williams
Description: Since 1950593 people have died in avalanches. This poster summarizes trends in fatal avalanche accidents in the United States from 1950/1951 to 1999/2...
Object ID: issw-2000-016-020.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche fatalities, avalanche victims, states, months, ages
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Title: A Study of 4 Avalanche Accidents in Japan During '99-'00 Season
Date: 2000
Authors: Shinji Ikeda, Toru Maehara, Ryuzo Nitta, David Enrigh
Description: During the '99-00 season, 4 fatal avalanche accidents occurred in Japan. 7 people were killed and 1 person is still missing. Our study points out the ...
Object ID: issw-2000-021-027.pdf
Keywords: japan, avalanche accidents, rescue, avalanche bulletin
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Title: Human Factors in Avalanche Accidents
Date: 2000
Authors: Dale Atkins
Description: A review of fatal United States avalanche accidents in the 1990s shows terrain, weather, and snow pack conditions are generally contributory factors t...
Object ID: issw-2000-046-051.pdf
Keywords: human factors, human errors, avalanche fatalities, avalanche accidents, naturalistic decision making
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Title: Forecasting Factors for Skier-Triggered Avalanches at a Helicopter Skiing Operation
Date: 2000
Authors: Alan S.T. Jones, Bruce Jamieson, Mike Wiegele
Description: To forecast skier-triggered avalanches, stability, snowpack and meteorological variables, and records of previous avalanche activity are typically use...
Object ID: issw-2000-184-191.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche triggering, skier triggering
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Title: Avalanche Transceivers: Uses, Limitations and Standards
Date: 2000
Authors: Franz Kroll
Description: A first and quick glance on a snow surface will, simultaneously, show reality and illusion. It depends on the prior knowledge of the observer. What th...
Object ID: issw-2000-342-344.pdf
Keywords: skiing, triggered avalanche, transceiver, avalanche danger
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Title: Avalanche Rescue Systems in Switzerland: Experience and Limitations
Date: 2000
Authors: Frank Tschirky, Bernhard Brabec, Martin Kern
Description: The current study is concerned with the influence of transceiver and avalanche balloon devices on the survival probability of people caught by avalanc...
Object ID: issw-2000-369-376.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche beacon, transceiver device, avalanche balloon, avalanche airbag (abs)
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Title: Lessons Learned: Cordova, Alaska's Residential Avalanche Accident, Jan. 26, 2000
Date: 2000
Authors: Doug Fesler, Jill Fredston
Description: During late January and early February 2000, a cycle of long-running, slab avalanches caused two deaths, blocked major transportation corridors, and h...
Object ID: issw-2000-486.pdf
Keywords: fatalities, accident, slab avalanche, residential, hazard
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Title: The Avalanches of Galtor and Valzur in Feb. 1999
Date: 2000
Authors: Peter Holler, Horst Schaffhauser
Description: The avalanche of GaltOr (Feb.23 1999) was the most serious single accident in Austria since 1954. There were 31 fatalities, 6 buildings destroyed and ...
Object ID: issw-2000-514-518.pdf
Keywords: avalanche disasters, avalanche zoning, simulation of avalanches
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Title: The Lavanchers Avalanche of February 23rd 1999, Aosta Valley, Italy
Date: 2000
Authors: Massimiliano Barbolini, Enrico Ceriani, Giorgio Del Monte, Valerio Segor, Fabrizio Savi
Description: The purpose of the present contribution is to present and analyse in detail an avalanche event which occurred on February 23rd 1999 in the Western Ita...
Object ID: issw-2000-519-526.pdf
Keywords: catastrophic avalanches, winter 1999, italian alps, lavanchers avalanche, protective measures
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Title: A Comparison Study of the Shredblock and Rutschblock Snow Stability Tests
Date: 1998
Authors: Andy Gleason
Description: The Shredblock snow stability test utilizes a snowboard to conduct a loaded column test similar to a Rutschblock test which utilizes skis. A compariso...
Object ID: issw-1998-249-252.pdf
Keywords: rutschblock, stability test, snowboard
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Title: The Canadian Avalanche Centre - A Five Year Retrospective
Date: 1996
Authors: Alan Dennis, Torsten Geldsetzer
Description: The evolution and activities of the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) are examined. The CAC is directed by the Canadian Avalanche Association. Three of ...
Object ID: issw-1996-044-046.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, national centre, canada, information, training
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Title: Forecasting for a Widespread Heliski Operation
Date: 1996
Authors: Bob Sayer
Description: This will be a 15 minute oral presentation, with slides, describing the procedures employed at Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing. MWHS is located in the ...
Object ID: issw-1996-216b.pdf
Keywords: forecasting, helicopter skiing
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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
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