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- Title: Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities – 1976-2016
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Iain Stewart-Patterson, Jeremy Hanke
- Description: There have been 127 snowmobile avalanche fatalities in Canada over last 40 years. With 19 snowmobiler avalanche fatalities in the 2008-2009 season, th...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.18.pdf
- Keywords: snowmobile, fatality, terrain management
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- Title: Avalanche Fatalities in Utah in the Modern Era
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Drew Hardesty
- Description: The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has records of Utah avalanche fatalities for the modern era, totaling 116 deaths. For this study, the first avalanche ...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.19.pdf
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- Title: Causes of Death Among Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado: a 20-Year Review
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Alison Sheets, Dale S. Wang, Spencer Logan, Dale Atkins
- Description: Methods: We reviewed all avalanche fatalities between 1995 and 2015 in the state of Colorado, USA, using the database maintained by the Colorado Avala...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.20.pdf
- Keywords: trauma, avalanche fatalities, asphyxia, colorado
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- Title: Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Alec van Herwijnen, Christoph Mitterer, Nora Helbig, Tobias Jonas, Jürg Schweizer
- Description: Wet-snow avalanches are relatively poorly understood and difficult to forecast. By definition, liquid water is required in the snow cover, thus predic...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O6.03.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche forecasting, wet-snow avalanche, snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction
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- Title: Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Fabiano Monti, Christoph Mitterer, Walter Steinkogler, Mathias Bavay, Andrea Pozzi
- Description: Now-casting of avalanche danger is mainly based on direct snow stability observations (e.g. recent avalanches), snow stability tests combined with str...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O15.03.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche forecasting, manual observations, snow cover modeling, snow and weather data
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- Title: The Norwegian Avalanche Observer Corps: Safety, Quality, Training, Procedures and Culture
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Markus Landrø, Rune Engeset, Andreas Haslestad, Jostein Aasen, Knut I. Orset
- Description: Field observers are crucial to secure a steady flow of high quality observations from the field, which is necessary to provide a reliable avalanche fo...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P2.50.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche forecasting, observer training, safety
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- Title: Back When it Used to Snow: An Analysis of 65 Years of Snowfall Data in the Pacific Northwest
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Dan Veenhuizen
- Description: The Stevens Pass area has a long history of use as a transportation and recreation corridor. A major US highway and railroad run through the region, a...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.03.pdf
- Keywords: snowfall trends, data analysis, el nino southern oscillation, stevens pass
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- Title: After the Avalanche: Protocols for Evacuation and Medical Treatment
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Stephen J. Christie
- Description: The focus in recreational avalanche education has improved over the last decade with initiatives related to group communication, group leadership, saf...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.17.pdf
- Keywords: medical treatment, education, evacuation, first aid
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- Title: A Detailed Framework of the Snow and Avalanche Dynamics Class at the University of Utah
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Steven Clark
- Description: Traditional certification-based avalanche education is often completed in short, intensive time periods that leaves many students wanting more detaile...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P3.43.pdf
- Keywords: education, 5e instructional model, fieldwork, semester
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- Title: Critical Length for the Onset of Crack Propagation in Snow: Reconciling Shear and Collapse
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Johan Gaume, Alec van Herwijnen, Guillaume Chambon, Nander Wever, Jürg Schweizer
- Description: The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but insufficient condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avala...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O1.02.pdf
- Keywords: snow avalanche, crack propagation, critical length, slope angle, pst, slab, weak layer
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- Title: Using Thermal Imaging to Verify Avalanche Control Results
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Mark Saurer, Damian Jackson, Bill Nalli
- Description: As the population of the Salt Lake Valley and popularity of backcountry skiing in the Wasatch continues to grow, so do the logistic difficulties of co...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O2.02.pdf
- Keywords: thermal imaging, avalanche control, irt
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- Title: Use of Ground Based INSAR Radar to Monitor Glide Avalanches
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Ingrid Skrede, Lene Kristensen, Carlo Rivolta
- Description: Ground based InSAR radars are commonly used to monitor deformations on rock slopes, using acceleration to predict the risk of failure. During the spri...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O2.04.pdf
- Keywords: glide avalanche, insar, radar, monitoring, stavbrekkfonna
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- Title: Case Study: Natural Glide and Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana USA
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Jake Hutchinson, Erich H. Peitzsch, Adam M. Clark
- Description: The Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) is the premier tourist attraction in Glacier National Park, Montana. The GTSR also traverses through and under 40 ava...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O3.02.pdf
- Keywords: glide avalanche, wet slab avalanche, forecasting, glacier national park, montana
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- Title: Rescue at Cherry Bowl an Avalanche Canada Microsite Exploring the Many Learning Opportunities From a Successful Backcountry Avalanche Rescue
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Mary Clayton
- Description: Too often, educational opportunities in avalanche safety are based in tragedy. Rescue at Cherry Bowl is a lesson from success; three backcountry skie...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O4.01.pdf
- Keywords: rescue training, education, awareness, avalanche canada, rescue at cherry bowl
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- Title: Avalanche Awareness at the Jackson Hole High School
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Sarah Carpenter, Trevor Deighton
- Description: Each year, more young skiers, riders, and snowmobilers are accessing the backcountry. For the past 12 years, the American Avalanche Institute has been...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O4.03.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche education, youth education, wyoming
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