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Title: Comparing Fracture Propagation Tests and Relating Test Results to Snowpack Characteristics: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Cameron Ross, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The Propagation Saw Test (PST) and the Extended Column Test (ECT) are two recently and independently developed field tests that indicate the propensit...; Object ID: P__8177.pdf; Keywords: fracture propagation, snowpack stability test, extended column test, propagation saw test, avalanche forecasting, snowpack properties; View additional details about Comparing Fracture Propagation Tests and Relating Test Results to Snowpack Characteristics

Title: Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , Montserrat Bacardit, Carles Garcia, GlÃ²ria MartÃ; Description: Field methods for stability evaluation were recently developed and validated on the basis of skiertriggered slopes data from Switzerland and North Ame...; Object ID: P__8164.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, snow stability, stability evaluation, skier triggering, pyrenees; View additional details about Application of the Field Stability Evaluation Methods to the Snow Conditions of the Eastern Pyrenees

Title: Comparison of Different Snow Stability Tests Including the Extended Column Test: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Kurt Winkler, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Several tests have been proposed in the past for evaluating snow stability. However, their performance is presently unclear since few comparative stud...; Object ID: P__8124.pdf; Keywords: snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, stability test, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Comparison of Different Snow Stability Tests Including the Extended Column Test

Title: The Extended Column Test: Test Effectiveness, Spatial Variability, and Comparison with the Propagation Saw Test: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Ron Simenhois; Description: The Extended Column Test (ECT) is a new stability test that aims to assess the fracture propagation potential across a 90 cm wide isolated column. Ini...; Object ID: P__8190.pdf; Keywords: ect, extended column test, fracture propagation, stability evaluation, avalanches; View additional details about The Extended Column Test: Test Effectiveness, Spatial Variability, and Comparison with the Propagation Saw Test

Title: Predictions of the Propagation Saw Test: Comparisons with Other Instability Tests at Skier Tested Slopes: Date: 2008-09-26; Authors: Dave Gauthier, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Several new fracture propagation field tests have been presented in recent years. These are designed to provide specific information about propagation...; Object ID: P__8217.pdf; Keywords: propagation propensity, field test, instability assessment, snowpack properties, forecasting; View additional details about Predictions of the Propagation Saw Test: Comparisons with Other Instability Tests at Skier Tested Slopes