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Title: Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Montse Bacardit, Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Carles Garcia; Description: During the last three decades in the Catalan Pyrenees (Eastern side of the range), data on avalanche and snowpack characteristics from reported human-...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.09.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability; View additional details about Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees

Title: Snow Avalanche Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California: Date: 2004; Authors: Susan Burak; Description: The Sierra Nevada mountain range of California lies between 35o and 40oN and is located within 320 km (200 miles) of the Pacific Ocean. Previous inve...; Object ID: issw-2004-245.pdf; Keywords: weak layers, temperature gradient, human triggered, climatology; View additional details about Snow Avalanche Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California

Title: Highland Bowl â€“ A Ski Area Expansion: Date: 2004; Authors: Kevin Heinecken; Description: The Highland Bowl is a large area which rises above the current lift structures south of the Aspen Highlands Ski Area and has recently been opened to ...; Object ID: issw-2004-661-665.pdf; Keywords: skiing, starting zones, runout, triggered; View additional details about Highland Bowl â€“ A Ski Area Expansion

Title: Characterization of a Deep Slab Instability: Date: 2002; Authors: Ethan Greene, Greg Johnson; Description: In early January 2002, a warm and moist storm formed an ice crust on the snow surface throughout the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. Faceted snow ...; Object ID: issw-2002-491-498.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, avalanche accidents, avalanche release, snow stability, forecasting, skier triggering; View additional details about Characterization of a Deep Slab Instability

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: Field Data and Theory for Human Triggered Whumpfs and Remote Avalanches: Date: 2000; Authors: Ben Johnson, Bruce Jamiesona, Colin Johnston; Description: Remotely triggered avalanches and whumpfs (sometimes called "settlements") are common occurrences in many mountains ranges, but have received little r...; Object ID: issw-2000-208-214.pdf; Keywords: avalanche release, persistent weak layers, fracture propagation; View additional details about Field Data and Theory for Human Triggered Whumpfs and Remote Avalanches

Title: Theoretical Snowpack Behavior Associated With Postcontrol Avalanches: Date: 1982; Authors: Thomas E. Pratt; Description: Postcontrol avalanches are commonly associated with two conditions: (l) inability of explosives to produce slope failure even though unstable conditi...; Object ID: issw-1982-023-024.pdf; Keywords: triggering, slope release, postcontrol, creep rate; View additional details about Theoretical Snowpack Behavior Associated With Postcontrol Avalanches