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Title: 10 Common Missteps of Avalanche Practitioners: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Todd L. Guyn; Description: Avalanche practitioners work in a hazardous environment, characterized by a large degree of uncertainty. While extensive operational efforts are under...; Object ID: ISSW16_O10.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, awareness, patience; View additional details about 10 Common Missteps of Avalanche Practitioners

Title: Know Before You Go Revision: an Introductory Tool for Influencing Backcountry Behavior: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Craig Gordon, Paul Diegel, Trent Meisenheimer, Brian Lazar, Ethan Greene, Mary Clayton, Aaron Carlson, Bruce Tremper, Mark Staples, Karl Birkland, Tim Bennett; Description: The open-source Know Before You Go (KBYG) avalanche awareness program provides a 50 minute introduction to avalanche safety for motorized and non-moto...; Object ID: ISSW16_O13.01.pdf; Keywords: awareness, education, introductory, video, school, know before you go; View additional details about Know Before You Go Revision: an Introductory Tool for Influencing Backcountry Behavior

Title: Learn â€“ E-learning Lessons About Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Armin Rempfler; Description: "Learning by doing" is an obvious credo for every educator. In avalanche terrain, we do this most of the time. However, learning about avalanches also...; Object ID: ISSW16_O13.03.pdf; Keywords: white risk, avalanche education, e-learning, avalanche danger assessment, avalanche awareness; View additional details about Learn â€“ E-learning Lessons About Avalanches

Title: Making a Public Backcountry Zone Shared by a Cat Skiing Operation and a Variety of Other Users Safer Through a Simple Awareness Card with Pertinent Information: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Eric R. Tollund; Description: As backcountry user numbers continue to rise we are seeing more and more unprepared and under equipped users in the backcountry. As a guide with a cat...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.16.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about Making a Public Backcountry Zone Shared by a Cat Skiing Operation and a Variety of Other Users Safer Through a Simple Awareness Card with Pertinent Information

Title: Herding Cats: Increasing Public Avalanche Awareness at Copper Mountain Resort: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Reed B. Ryan, Max J. Tyler; Description: During the 2015-2016 season, Copper Mountain Resort (CMR), in Summit County, Colorado, introduced a program encouraging guests to wear avalanche beaco...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.42.pdf; Keywords: avalanche beacon, inbounds avalanche, avalanche education, avalanche awareness; View additional details about Herding Cats: Increasing Public Avalanche Awareness at Copper Mountain Resort

Title: A New Edutainment Tested to Rise Awareness of the Dangers of Snow Avalanches in Susceptible Snow Activities: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Luis G. LÃ³pez-Cobo; Description: Raising awareness of snow avalanche danger has become a compulsory step when taking security measures, starting with potential mountain visitors. Sinc...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.32.pdf; Keywords: learning, board game, education, serious game, game design, educational game; View additional details about A New Edutainment Tested to Rise Awareness of the Dangers of Snow Avalanches in Susceptible Snow Activities

Title: Learning From Authentic Situations â€“ Description of Good Learning Situations in Avalanche Education in Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Vegard Vereide, Odd Lennart Vikene; Description: Avalanche education is important for professionals that are exposed in avalanche terrain with responsibility for other people's life. In a process to ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.35.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, learning, situation awareness, leadership; View additional details about Learning From Authentic Situations â€“ Description of Good Learning Situations in Avalanche Education in Norway

Title: Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Eeva MÃ¤kelÃ¤, Jussi Muittari, Kai Lehtonen; Description: Finland is a country of 5.4 million inhabitants in Northern Europe. Backcountry skiing and free skiing have gained popularity over the past 10 years a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.38.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche awareness, finland; View additional details about Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula

Title: Shifting Audience and the Visual Language of Avalanche Risk Communication: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Jernej Burkeljca; Description: As more people venture out into avalanche terrain we must also deal with a shift in avalanche bulletin audience. They are the core product of avalanc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-19.pdf; Keywords: avalanche bulletins, risk communication, visual language, avalanche awareness; View additional details about Shifting Audience and the Visual Language of Avalanche Risk Communication

Title: Could the Mediatization of the Biggest Avalanches Help for the Advancement of the Accidents Prevention?: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Philippe Descamps; Description: Avalanches causing casualties are very often at the front page of the press and strongly contribute to forge the representation of mountain activities...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-21.pdf; Keywords: accidents, information, news, training, awareness; View additional details about Could the Mediatization of the Biggest Avalanches Help for the Advancement of the Accidents Prevention?

Title: White Risk 2.0 â€“ A New Web-Based Platform for Avalanche Education: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Stephan Harvey, Samuli Aegerter, Daniel Landolt; Description: In 2006 we developed the interactive learning CD â€žWhite Riskâ€œ for promoting avalanche awareness. It rapidly became a popular product for a...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-08.pdf; Keywords: white risk, avalanche education, web-based platform, e-learning, didactics, trip planning; View additional details about White Risk 2.0 â€“ A New Web-Based Platform for Avalanche Education

Title: Snow and Avalanche Association in Spain: A Merging of Professional and Amateur Experiences: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: MartÃ G., OrguÃ© S., GavaldÃ J., Oller P., Carola F., Serred H., Arteta T.; Description: Since the eighties, some institutions in Spain have been working in avalanche forecasting and cartography but there was a lack of any association, whe...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-21.pdf; Keywords: avalanche awareness, association, knowledge, training courses; View additional details about Snow and Avalanche Association in Spain: A Merging of Professional and Amateur Experiences

Title: Ride Hard, Ride Safe! Val d'IsÃ¨re: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Henry Schniewind, Renaud Lobry; Description: This presentation shows how, in 2010, Val d'IsÃ¨re with Henry's Avalanche Talk (HAT) put into place a safety and communication campaign aimed primar...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-22.pdf; Keywords: skiing, off-piste, avalanche, awareness, safety; View additional details about Ride Hard, Ride Safe! Val d'IsÃ¨re

Title: How Semantics and Resilience from Twitter are Being Used to Avalanche Awareness Risk: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Francesco Bartoli, Igor Chiambretti; Description: Twitter is a new form of communication that makes large use of abbreviations to address specific scopes during the response to natural disasters. Duri...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-36.pdf; Keywords: twitter, resilience, communication, hashtag, semantic, avalanche; View additional details about How Semantics and Resilience from Twitter are Being Used to Avalanche Awareness Risk

Title: Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles: Date: 2012; Authors: Mark Saurer; Description: When the snow has melted from the valley floors, peak flow levels in our local streams may help predict the onset of annual wet avalanche events. Park...; Object ID: issw-2012-069-076.pdf; Keywords: wet slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, stream discharge; View additional details about Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles

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