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Title: Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Lorenz Meier, MylÃ¨ne F. Jacquemart, Bernhard Blattmann, Bernhard Arnold; Description: Two notorious avalanche gullies threaten the only access road to Zermatt, Switzerland. Avalanches are released artificially by helicopter blasting whe...; Object ID: ISSW16_O14.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche alarm system, road safety, radar, avalanche detection; View additional details about Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland

Title: The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Albert Lunde, Ove NjÃ¥; Description: In Norway, snow avalanches hitting roads are a considerable safety challenge for the rescue services. Previous studies have given rise to wondering ab...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, risk management, reliability, risk indicators, bayesian belief networks; View additional details about The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network

Title: Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jamie Yount, Brian Gorsage; Description: The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has used artillery for avalanche reduction on State and Federal highways near Jackson, WY since 1972....; Object ID: ISSW16_O19.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, infrastructure, gazex, obellx, howitzer, snow structures, transportation; View additional details about Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure

Title: The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Regula Frauenfelder, Timothy Glassett, Christian Jaedicke, Malte VÃ¶ge, Carlo Robiati; Description: The Seward Highway in Alaska has over one hundred avalanche paths spread out along a 150 km major transportation corridor, which traverses three diffe...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.18.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanche, remote sensing, sentinel satellites, transportation corridor; View additional details about The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space

Title: Modernizing North America's Oldest Avalanche Program in Little Cotttonwood Canyon, Utah: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bill Nalli; Description: The combination of abundant snowfall, narrow roadway with many avalanche paths, dozens of threatened buildings, and large backcountry touring communit...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.33.pdf; Keywords: highway avalanche program, avalanche forecasting, decision matrix, risk management; View additional details about Modernizing North America's Oldest Avalanche Program in Little Cotttonwood Canyon, Utah

Title: Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Julie E. BjÃ¸rlien, NjÃ¥l Farestveit, Jens Tveit; Description: Glide avalanches represent one of the major avalanche problems for the Norwegian Public Road Administration in Western Norway and are notoriously diff...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.35.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, time-lapse photography; View additional details about Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway

Title: Utilizing Common Radio Channels in High-Use Avalanche Terrain: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Matt H. Steen, Bruce Edgerly; Description: Winter backcountry travel is increasingly more popular, especially adjacent to ski areas and common-use trailheads. The increase of winter recreation ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.47.pdf; Keywords: radio communication, backcountry safety, group management, rescue; View additional details about Utilizing Common Radio Channels in High-Use Avalanche Terrain

Title: Measuring Avalanche Risk and Level of Service for a Transportation Network â€“ a Practical Approach: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve Conger; Description: This paper describes innovative metrics to explore the traffic service quality experienced by highway travelers as a result of avalanche risk mitigati...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.49.pdf; Keywords: planning risk assessment, highways, ahi, uncertainty, hazard rating, racs, integral avalanche protection, calibrated probabilities; View additional details about Measuring Avalanche Risk and Level of Service for a Transportation Network â€“ a Practical Approach

Title: Backcountry and Sidecountry Users: an Intercept Survey Approach: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kevin Fitzgerald, Jessica Kay, Jordy Hendrikx, Jerry Johnson; Description: This paper explores the differences in overall preparedness (i.e. equipment, skills, knowledge and awareness) between backcountry, and lift-accessed b...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.29.pdf; Keywords: decision-making, recreation, backcountry, sidecountry; View additional details about Backcountry and Sidecountry Users: an Intercept Survey Approach

Title: 3-2-1, Dropping! Harnessing Freeride Athletes as Avalanche Ambassadors: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bruce Edgerly; Description: A study by Kruse et. al. (ISSW 2014) identified peer-to-peer communication as the key to influencing 17-to-30 year-olds riding in lift-accessed backco...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.36.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche awareness, lift-accessed backcountry skiing, sidecountry, freeriding, social media; View additional details about 3-2-1, Dropping! Harnessing Freeride Athletes as Avalanche Ambassadors

Title: Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Eeva MÃ¤kelÃ¤, Jussi Muittari, Kai Lehtonen; Description: Finland is a country of 5.4 million inhabitants in Northern Europe. Backcountry skiing and free skiing have gained popularity over the past 10 years a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.38.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, avalanche awareness, finland; View additional details about Avalanche Awareness Raising in Finland - Development of Avalanche Education Curricula

Title: Two Decades of a Winter Backcountry Permit System - is This the 'Right' Tool to Encourage Avalanche Awareness, Education, and Responsibility?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Patrick M. McGervey; Description: In Arizona, the Kachina Peaks rise to an elevation of over 3,800 meters providing a stark contrast to a relatively flat and arid landscape below. Slop...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.40.pdf; Keywords: permit system, education, public safety; View additional details about Two Decades of a Winter Backcountry Permit System - is This the 'Right' Tool to Encourage Avalanche Awareness, Education, and Responsibility?

Title: Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Holt J. Hancock, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen; Description: Avalanche activity in snow climates dominated by direct-action avalanches is primarily controlled by the local and synoptic scale meteorological condi...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.06.pdf; Keywords: snow drift, synoptic avalanche forecasting, svalbard; View additional details about Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate

Title: GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment: Date: 2012; Authors: G. Burelli, F. Cucchi, V. Segor; Description: The use of Gis in avalanche assessment is widely adopted, it performs analysis which help to make decisions in land management. The aim of this work ...; Object ID: issw-2012-750-755.pdf; Keywords: geographic information systems (gis), land use planning, avalanche hazard; View additional details about GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment

Title: Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska: Date: 2012; Authors: Sean Fallon, Eeva Latosuo; Description: Increased accessibility and snow sports media expose more youth to dangerous avalanche terrain than ever before. Standard avalanche education has fail...; Object ID: issw-2012-788-794.pdf; Keywords: youth, avalanche education, avalanche awareness, know before you go, alaska, alaska avalanche school; View additional details about Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education for Alaska

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