Avalanche radars Bear Pass, Canada

Avalanche radars Bear Pass, Canada

Avalanche radars Bear Pass Challenge Highway 37A is the only road connecting the mainland centers and the coastal town of Stewart (British Columbia, Canada) and the border town of Hyder (Alaska, USA). Stewart serves as Canada’s northernmost year-round ice-free port...
Avalanche radar Belalp

Avalanche radar Belalp

Avalanche radar Belalp Challenge The ridge avalanche at Belalp (Valais, Switzerland) has a 4 km wide starting zone with an altitude difference between start and deposition areas of up to 1600 m. The infamous avalanche can assume extreme dimensions and pose a threat to...
Avalanche radar Rogers Pass, Canada

Avalanche radar Rogers Pass, Canada

Avalanche radar Rogers Pass Challenge Seven thousand kilometres long and connecting Canada’s east and west coasts, the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) is one of Canada’s most important transportation routes. Between Calgary and Vancouver the highway runs through Glacier...
Rockfall radar Brienz

Rockfall radar Brienz

Rockfall radar Brienz Challenge The Swiss village of Brienz is located on a sunny slope of the Albula valley amidst a large landslide area. The entire slope including village has been sliding very slowly downhill for many years, but in recent years the slide velocity...
Snow depth profile Gotthard

Snow depth profile Gotthard

Snow depth profile scanner Gotthard Challenge The Gotthard region frequently gets large quantities of new snow on both the north and south sides of the mountain ridge. This can be challenging for rail and road operations, such as SBB (Swiss Federal Railways). The...