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Title: Avalanche Danger Patterns – A New Approach to Snow and Avalanche Analysis
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Rudi Mair, Patrick Nairz
Description: In recent years, backcountry winter sports far removed from secured ski slopes have undergone a surprising upsurge. Connected with this boom are heig...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-13.pdf
Keywords: danger pattern, threat of avalanches, danger level, avalanche bulletin, avalanche warning service
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Title: Evaluation de la Stabilité du Manteau Neigeux
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Christian Reverbel
Description: La vie d’une station de sport d’hiver est complétement dépendante de l’arrivée de la neige. Neige naturelle bien évid...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-17.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, stability
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Title: Impact of Climate Versus Land-Use Changes on Snow Cover in Bassiès, Pyrenees
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Camille Szczypta, Simon Gascoin, Thomas Houet, Pascal Fanise
Description: In the context of the global change, the Pyrenees mountains represent a real scientific and environmental challenge. They will probably be affected by...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-22.pdf
Keywords: global change, snow cover, vegetation, pyrenees
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Title: Lac Blanc Pass: A Natural Wind-Tunnel for Studying Drifting Snow at 2700ma.s.l
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Gilbert Guyomarc’h, Hervé Bellot, Yves Durand, Mohamed Naaim, Vincent Vionnet, Christophe Genthon, Kouichi Nishimura, Yoichi Ito, Alexander Prokop
Description: The investigation of the spatial variability of snow depth in high alpine areas is an important topic in snow hydrology, glacier and avalanche researc...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-30.pdf
Keywords: snow, wind, drifting snow, blowing snow, model, sensor
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Title: Preliminary Results at the Hijiori Avalanche Test Site
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Osamu Abe, Masaki Nemoto, Kenji Kosugi, Isao Kamiishi
Description: Hijiori is one of the heaviest snow areas in Japan. Recently to observe blowing snow and avalanches, an almost perfect place was found in this area. T...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-32.pdf
Keywords: avalanche test site, avalanche dynamics, snow cornice
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Title: The Full-Scale Avalanche Dynamics Test Site Vallée de la Sionne Betty
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Betty Sovilla, Jim McElwaine, Walter Steinkogler, Martin Hiller, François Dufour, Emma Suriñach, Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Emmanuel Thibert, Djebar Baroudi
Description: The full-scale avalanche dynamics test site Vallée de la Sionne (VdlS) is providing scientists and engineers with essential data to understand and...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-33.pdf
Keywords: avalanche dynamics, vallée de la sionne, full-scale test site
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Title: The Experimental Snow Avalanche Test Site at Seehore Peak in Aosta Valley (IT) MAP3 ALCOTRA Project
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: V. Segor, L. Pitet, M. Maggioni, B. Frigo, M. Freppaz, B. Chiaia, E. Bovet, E. Ceaglio, A. Welf, P. Dellavedova
Description: Since 2009 the Seehore test site is operative within the MonterosaSki resort in Aosta Valley (NW Italy). This real scale test site was intended to stu...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-36.pdf
Keywords: small/medium avalanches, real scale test site, dynamics, impact forces, snowdrift
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Title: Taconnaz Avalanche Path: Pressure and Velocity Measurements on Breaking Mounds
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Bellot H., Naaim-Bouvet F., Naaim M., Caccamo P., Faug T., Ousset F.
Description: This paper describes the instrumentation related to velocity and pressure measurements recently set up in the avalanche protection system of Taconnaz....
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-37.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanche, protection, taconnaz, force, metrology
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Title: Edge Effects In Propagation Tests
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Edward H. Bair, Ron Simenhois, Alec van Herwijnen, Karl Birkeland
Description: Guidelines suggest beams with lengths around 1 m for Extended Column Tests (ECTs) and Propagation Saw Tests (PSTs). The longest unstable tests publish...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-02.pdf
Keywords: crack propagation, extended column test, propagation saw test
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Title: Comparison of Structural Instability Indices (Lemons), ECT and RB Results
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Chiambretti Igor, Fabiano Monti, Mauro Valt
Description: Almost all avalanche forecasting services have a network of traditional stations where an array of daily or weekly snowpack measurement or observation...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-03.pdf
Keywords: rb, ect, structural instability indices
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Title: L'enseignement de la Gestion du Risque Dans la Formation des Guides de Haute - Montagne
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Mallon A. et Knoertzer J.S.
Description: Unavailable
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-09.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow avalanche
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Title: Relationships Among Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Biosphere in a Transitional Glacial Catchment (Sabbione Lake, North-Western Italian Alps)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Nicola Colombo, Simona Fratianni, Elisa Giaccone, Luca Paro
Description: The present study was carried out in the Sabbione Basin (North-Western Italian Alps, Piedmont). Climatological and geomorphological studies were condu...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-23.pdf
Keywords: climate change, alps, periglacial processes, glaciers, geomorphology, nw italy
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Title: Le Sappeyen Chartreuse Ski Resort: How it is Managed and How to Take into Account Climate Change?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Hubert Gallée, Antoine Kévorkian, Thierry Grenet, Pascale Huyghe
Description: The Sappey-en-Chartreuse is situated in the Chartreuse mountains, in the French Alps. The low elevation ski resort spans a range of 1000 to 1300 m a.s...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-26.pdf
Keywords: ski resort, french alps, snow cover
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Title: The ‘Optimal Skiing Day’: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmude
Description: The purpose of this presentation is to implement and apply a model permitting to identify and assess the most economical days of a skiing season in or...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-27.pdf
Keywords: climate change, skiing tourism, profitability, modeling, christmas-easter-shift
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Title: Peut-On Identifier des Conditions Favorables au Départ d’Avalanches de Plaques de Fond en Neige Sèche Grâce à la Modélisation de la Neige?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Gilles Brunot
Description: The conditions of natural triggering of full-depth slab avalanches are not well known. The mechanism is complex , due to creep phenomena which are ver...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-02.pdf
Keywords: full depth avalanche, favourable conditions, triggering, modelling
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