A new experimental snow avalanche test site at Seehore peak in Aosta Valley (NW Italian Alps) - Part II: Engineering aspects [PDF]
, 2013 The estimate of the effects produced by the impact of a snow avalanche against an obstacle is of the utmost importance in designing safe mountain constructions.
Maggioni, M. +26 more
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, 1968 Discusses recommended pre-accident planning and introduces a three-stage rescue approach for avalanche ...
Perla, Ronald I.
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Learning from avalanche accidents: How does avalanche accident change the way people evaluate risk and make decisions in backcountry skiing? [PDF]
, 2021 This study aims to answer two questions: 1.How does a serious avalanche accident change the way people evaluate risk and make decisions in backcountry skiing trips?
Homanen, Aleksi
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Snow and Avalanche Conditions at Mt. Baldy, California
, 1966 The winter recreation area of Mt. Baldy presents some unusual snow, weather and avalanche conditions. The snow ranger\u27s task of insuring public safety on this part of the Angeles National Forest is compounded by the proximity of the huge Los Angeles ...
Rady, Des F.
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Method of Predicting Avalanche Danger from Snowfall Intensity in the Tien-Shan
, 1969 An examination of various mathematical methods used to determine avalanche ...
Shcherbakov, M.P.; translated by R.I. Perla.
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End user and forecaster interpretations of the European Avalanche Danger Scale: a study of avalanche probability judgments in Scotland [PDF]
We investigate Scottish end users' and professional forecasters' risk perception in relation to the 5‐point European Avalanche Danger Scale by eliciting numerical estimates of the probability of triggering an avalanche. Our main findings are that neither
Miller, David L. +6 more
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The Snowy Torrents : Avalanche Accidents in the United States, 1910-1966
, 1967 Each winter many snow avalanches fall in the mountains. Some bring destruction to property and terror to those unfortunate enough to be caught in the sliding snow.
Gallagher, Dale, ed.
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Encounter Probabilities for Avalanche Damage
, 1966 An analysis of the exposure of various commercial and industrial activities to avalanche danger and of the determination of an acceptable level of risk for such activities. Miscellaneous Report No.
LaChapelle, Edward R.
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A Tabulation of Snow Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado
, 1968 A revised tabulation which supersedes the original tabulation dated September 1965. The original tabulation shared the same title as this report, and was Miscellaneous Report No.
Stillman, R. M.
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A Tabulation of Snow Avalanche Fatalities in Colorado
, 1965 Using the data available at the Denver Post and more recent data of the Forest Service, this report is a tabulation of avalanche fatalities which have occurred in Colorado.
Stillman, R. M.
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