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Title: Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety: Date: 2012; Authors: Dale Atkins, Magnus Granhed; Description: In 1997 the Swedish Parliament mandated that road fatalities and serious accidents be reduced to zero by 2020. To achieve this extraordinary directive...; Object ID: issw-2012-016-022.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, accidents, fatalities, road safety, vision zero, sweden, united states; View additional details about Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety

Title: Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway: Date: 2012; Authors: Ole-AndrÃ© Helgaas, Oevind Skeie Hellum, Dag T. Andreassen; Description: The highway network in the northern part of Norway is mostly located in alpine terrain. Every winter snow avalanches affect some of these roads and gi...; Object ID: issw-2012-674-679.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, highway safety, alpine terrain, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway

Title: I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Operating a Highway Avalanche Program During a Major Construction Project: Date: 2012; Authors: John Stimberis; Description: Snoqualmie Pass, WA (921m) receives an average of 1100 cm of snowfall annually. Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass is the major highway through the C...; Object ID: issw-2012-547-552.pdf; Keywords: snow sheds, avalanche fences, explosives tramways, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control; View additional details about I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Operating a Highway Avalanche Program During a Major Construction Project

Title: Avalanches and Liability (A Case Study of Avalanche Control in a Highway Setting, and the Result When Reminded That Mother Nature is Ultimately in Charge): Date: 1998; Authors: Mike Stanford, Michael Shinn, Debbie Galespi; Description: As long as people have built roads through the mountains, there has been the threat of Avalanches. As each highway is built, the Avalanche problems of...; Object ID: issw-1998-439-446.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, starting zones, snow slide; View additional details about Avalanches and Liability (A Case Study of Avalanche Control in a Highway Setting, and the Result When Reminded That Mother Nature is Ultimately in Charge)

Title: Modification of the Avalanche Hazard Index for Operational Analysis of a Specific Highway and Improved Comparative Analysis of Multiple Highways: Date: 1998; Authors: Steve Conger, Ritchie Taylor; Description: This paper explores the notion that the Avalanche Hazard Index can be used for operational analysis of avalanche hazard over time of a specific road u...; Object ID: issw-1998-447-455.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard, avalanche forecasting, avalanche countermeasures; View additional details about Modification of the Avalanche Hazard Index for Operational Analysis of a Specific Highway and Improved Comparative Analysis of Multiple Highways

Title: Traffic Management for Avalanche Safety Trans-Canada Highway Rogers Pass British Columbia: Date: 1992; Authors: David Skjonsberg, John Morrall; Description: The Rogers Pass area in the Selkirk mountain range of British Columbia receives some of the heaviest snowfalls in Canada with an average of about 1000...; Object ID: issw-1992-258-268.pdf; Keywords: safety, awareness, control, highway, snowfall; View additional details about Traffic Management for Avalanche Safety Trans-Canada Highway Rogers Pass British Columbia