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Title: Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes: Date: 2006; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Scott Savage, Simon Trautman, Kalle Kronholm, Spencer Logan, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: While doing avalanche mitigation work or traveling in the backcountry, occasionally a sizable part of a slope fractures without triggering an avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2006-029-037.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, fracture, whumpf, avalanche release, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes

Title: Size Effects in Slab Avalanche Fractures: Date: 2006; Authors: D.M. McClung, C. Borstad; Description: Size effects in snow failure are an important aspect of avalanche release. A size effect implies that larger samples have smaller strength than small...; Object ID: issw-2006-182.pdf; Keywords: size effect, avalanche fractures, tensile, shear, snow mechanics; View additional details about Size Effects in Slab Avalanche Fractures

Title: Some Results of Statistical Processing of Avalanche Geometric Characteristics in the Khibini Mountains: Date: 2006; Authors: Pavel Chernous; Description: Results of statistical analysis of such geometric characteristics as: length and thickness of fracture line, area of its surface, avalanche runout dis...; Object ID: issw-2006-387.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dimensions, statistics, catastrophic avalanches; View additional details about Some Results of Statistical Processing of Avalanche Geometric Characteristics in the Khibini Mountains

Title: Fracture Character in Compression Tests: Date: 2004; Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Stability tests are widely used to identify and qualify potential failure layers for slab avalanches. As an addition to stability test scores, some av...; Object ID: issw-2004-182-191.pdf; Keywords: stability test, avalanche forecasting, fracture initiation, fracture propagation, stability evaluation; View additional details about Fracture Character in Compression Tests

Title: Effects of an Early Season Rain Crust on Snow Pack Stability within the Continental Climate: Date: 2002; Authors: Dan Moroz; Description: On January 6th and 7th, 2002, the central and northern mountains of Colorado, and Copper Mountain ski resort, experienced a "freezing rain" weather e...; Object ID: issw-2002-502-507.pdf; Keywords: fracture, stability, snowpack, climate; View additional details about Effects of an Early Season Rain Crust on Snow Pack Stability within the Continental Climate

Title: Discussion of Deformation Measurements in Relation to Snow Slab Release: Date: 1976; Authors: D.M. McClung; Description: Snow stratigraphy studies at avalanche fracture lines indicate that the situation may be viewed essentially as a thick slab overlying a thin failure p...; Object ID: issw-1976-186-192.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, slab release, fracture lines; View additional details about Discussion of Deformation Measurements in Relation to Snow Slab Release