Thèmes
Les thèmes abordés sont ceux de la neige et des avalanches, avec un accent sur les applications pratiques. Ils comprennent:
- Properties of snow
- Snow stability evaluation
- Variation of snowpack properties and stability
- Avalanche formation
- Avalanche forecasting
- Avalanche case studies
- Avalanche dynamics
- Avalanche protection
- Avalanche education
- Risk analysis and hazard mapping
- Avalanche rescue (including medical aspects)
- Impact of climate change on snow cover and avalanche activity
- Impact of climate change on winter tourism and mountain infrastructure
- Snow sports (mobility on snow)
- Construction in mountain permafrost terrain
