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Title: Avalanche Close-Calls During Courses â€“ What Can We Learn?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve Conger; Description: This paper and its associated poster present a study of avalanche close-calls or incidents that have occurred during field sessions in a formalized av...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.15.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, close calls, hazard evaluation conceptual model, recognition primed decision-making; View additional details about Avalanche Close-Calls During Courses â€“ What Can We Learn?

Title: Attributes of Avalanche Education Seminar Participants and Trends in the Experience of Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Azusa Degawa; Description: In the improvement of avalanche safety countermeasures and avalanche education, it is crucial to understand the characteristics of the participants. A...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.31.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche incidents, backcountry users; View additional details about Attributes of Avalanche Education Seminar Participants and Trends in the Experience of Avalanches

Title: Under the Radar: Exploiting â€œNew Schoolâ€ Media to Capture Unreported Avalanche Incidents: Date: 2010; Authors: Bruce Edgerly; Description: Unless youâ€™re a sheriff or coroner, itâ€™s not easy getting details on avalanche incidents. Many success stories go unreported, skewing pu...; Object ID: ISSW_O-060.pdf; Keywords: unreported, media capture, fatalities, shoveling; View additional details about Under the Radar: Exploiting â€œNew Schoolâ€ Media to Capture Unreported Avalanche Incidents

Title: Heading Beyond the Gates: Who is Most at Risk of Getting Involved in Avalanche Incidents Out-of-Bounds?: Date: 2010; Authors: Matt Gunn, Pascal Haegeli, Wolfgang Haider; Description: The popularity of out-of-bounds skiing and snowboarding has been growing steadily over the last decade despite the avalanche risk inherent to the acti...; Object ID: ISSW_P-047.pdf; Keywords: out-of-bounds skiing, multidimensional risk assessment, sensation seeking scale, selfefficacy, risk communication; View additional details about Heading Beyond the Gates: Who is Most at Risk of Getting Involved in Avalanche Incidents Out-of-Bounds?

Title: Creating or Morphing Avalanche Rescue Plans in Accordance with the Incident Command System: Date: 2004; Authors: Michael Ferrara; Description: Most avalanche rescue plans were developed before 1990. Since that time the Incident Command System has become the standard working model for unified...; Object ID: issw-2004-370.pdf; Keywords: incident command system, rescue, incident; View additional details about Creating or Morphing Avalanche Rescue Plans in Accordance with the Incident Command System

Title: Avalanche Incidents in Switzerland in Relation to the Predicted Danger Degree: Date: 2002; Authors: Stephan Harvey; Description: All known avalanche incidents from 1987/88 to 1998/99 (12 years) have been analyzed with respect to the scale of avalanche danger of the Swiss avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2002-443-448.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche accident statistics, avalanche forecast, avalanche bulletin, avalanche danger degree; View additional details about Avalanche Incidents in Switzerland in Relation to the Predicted Danger Degree

Title: Measurements of Human-Triggered Avalanches from the Swiss Alps: Date: 2000; Authors: Jurg Schweizer, Martina Lutschg; Description: Ten years of avalanche incidents data from the Swiss Alps have been analyzed in order to find characteristics of human triggered avalanches. We were p...; Object ID: issw-2000-200-207.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, avalanche accidents, avalanche release, snow stability, avalan forecasting, skier triggering; View additional details about Measurements of Human-Triggered Avalanches from the Swiss Alps

Title: Avalanche on Newberry Crater - A Firsthand Account of a Snowmobiler Avalanche Accident and the Subsequent Rescue - January 15,1998: Date: 1998; Authors: Brian Sali, Art Keys, Pam Hayes, Mark Moore; Description: Avalanche accident statistics for North America since 1990 indicate an alarming increase in avalanche incidents involving snowmobilers. This increase ...; Object ID: issw-1998-095-109.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, burial, victim, rescue; View additional details about Avalanche on Newberry Crater - A Firsthand Account of a Snowmobiler Avalanche Accident and the Subsequent Rescue - January 15,1998

Title: Modern Avalanche Education - A Panel Discussion: Date: 1998; Authors: Geoff Freer, Doug Abromeit, Jill Fredston, Magnus Magnusson, Yasuaki Noguchi, Ian Owens, Jurg Schweizer, Francois Sivardiere, Randy Stevens; Description: GOAL: Increase our level of excitement about avalanche education so we can do a better job by sharing new ideas and techniques that address changing p...; Object ID: issw-1998-458-463.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche education, avalanche countermeasures; View additional details about Modern Avalanche Education - A Panel Discussion

Title: Heli-Ski Survival Guide: Date: 1996; Authors: Eric Burr; Description: Procedures refined over 12 operating seasons in the North Cascades are reviewed, along with avalanche incidents, by the senior guide. This paper is an...; Object ID: issw-1996-207-208.pdf; Keywords: small operations, isolation, elitism, environmental vision; View additional details about Heli-Ski Survival Guide

Title: A History of Avalanche Hazard in San Juan and Ouray Counties, Colorado: Date: 1976; Authors: B.R. Armstrong; Description: In 1974, two adjoining counties in southwestern Clorado, Ouray and San Juan, authorized (under Colorado House Bill 1041) historical studies to compile...; Object ID: issw-1976-199-218.pdf; Keywords: hazard, history, incidents; View additional details about A History of Avalanche Hazard in San Juan and Ouray Counties, Colorado