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Research and Reports

Avalanche Statistics and Education | Shoveling and Probing | Search Techniques | Beacon Technology
Research and Papers in German

Avalanche Statistics and Education

 

Digging Deeper: Uncovering the Real Issues in North American Multiple Burials
by Bruce Edgerly

Download a PDF of this paper.

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

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

Probing Revisited
(a report on optimal probe length and techniques for live recovery)
by Bruce Jamieson and Tim Auger

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Avalanche Transceiver Search Techniques

ICAR Recommendation: regarding optimal information for users about search strip width (or the effective/useful range) of transceivers

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

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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

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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

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