Avalanche Research and Papers
Avalanche Statistics and Education
| Under the Radar:Exploiting “New School” Media to Capture Unreported Avalanche Incidents by Bruce Edgerly |
| Digging Deeper: Uncovering the Real Issues in North American Multiple Burials by Bruce Edgerly |
| Revisiting Multiple Burial Statistics: U.S. Avalanche Incidents 1995-2007 by Bruce Edgerly |
| Specialized Multiple Burial Techniques: Reality Versus Myth: The European Perspective by Dieter Stopper & Jon Mullen |
Shoveling and Probing
| The ABC’s (and D) of Digging: Avalanche Shoveling Distilled to the Basics by Bruce Edgerly | |
| Shoveling Education at Work: a Case Study by B. Edgerly, I. Bezubiak, T. Weselake, and J. Kuzma | |
| Strategic Shoveling: The Next Frontier in Companion Rescue by B. Edgerly and D. Atkins | |
Avalanche Airbags
| Avalanche Flotation Devices: A Report from WorkSafeBC |
| Analysis of Avalanche Safety Equipment for Backcountry Skiers By Hermann Brugger and Markus Falk |
Avalanche Transceiver Search Techniques
| Searching in Parallel: Harnessing Manpower in Transceiver Rescues by Dieter Stopper, Franz Hohensinn and Bruce Edgerly |
| ICAR Recommendation: regarding optimal information for users about search strip width (or the effective/useful range) of transceivers |
| Instructing Students On How To Conduct A Multiple Burial Search Using The Micro Search Strip Method by Steve Blagbrough and Jesse De Montigny |
| Multiple Beacon Searching For the Masses: A Standardized Approach for Avalanche Educators by S. Christie |
| Three Circle Method Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) Panorama article |
| Transceiver Training Parks: Shortening the Beacon Learning Curve presented at ISSW 2004 by Steve Christie |
| Pinpointing on a Line: A Modern Technique for Solving Deep Burials presented at ISSW 2002 by Bruce Edgerly |
| Companion Rescue and Avalanche Transceivers: The U.S. Experience by Dale Atkins, Colorado Avalanche Information Center |
Beacon Technology
| Signal Strength Versus Signal Timing: Achieving Reliability in Multiple Burial Searches by Dr. Thomas Lund |
| Gadget Fever: Do we rely on features to avoid practice? Couloir magazine: Avy Science, p 60 by Craig Dostie |
| Getting to the Point: a Study on Transceiver Pinpointing Speeds from the German Alpine Club Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) Panorama article by Chris Semmel & Dieter Stopper |
| Obsolescence and Analog Avalanche Transceivers: Ensuring Downward Compatibility presented at ISSW 2004 by Bruce Edgerly and John Hereford |
| Transceiver Laboratory Tests 2001: Summary of report by ANENA (the French avalanche forecasting and research agency) Download the complete ANENA Test Report |
| 457 kHz Electromagnetism & the Future of Avalanche Transceivers presented at ISSW 2000 by John Hereford and Bruce Edgerly |
| Digital Transceiving Systems: The Next Generation of Avalanche Beacons presented at ISSW 1998 by John Hereford and Bruce Edgerly |
Research and Papers in German
| Schaufelstrategie: Der nächste Schritt in der Kameradenrettung von Bruce Edgerly |
| Signalstärke Versus Zeitanalyse des signals: Verlässlichkeit bei der Suche nach Mehrfachverschütteten von Dr. Thomas Lund |
| Wie häufig kommen Mehrfachverschüttungen vor? Tirol, Österreich von Dieter Stopper und Jon Mullen |
| Three Circle Method Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) Panorama article |
| Pinpointing Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) Panorama article |
| Frequenzverschiebungen und Empfängerbandbreite bei digitalen LVS ISSW 2004 von Bruce Edgerly and John Hereford |
