by Aline Grötsch | Sep 26, 2018
Monitoring Bis glacier Randa Challenge The Bisgletscher is located on the eastern side of the Weisshorn and Bishorn in the Valais Alps, Switzerland. The ice masses originate from the steep rock faces of the Weisshorn and merge with those coming from the Bishorn in a...
by Aline Grötsch | Jun 7, 2017
Avalanche radar Holmbuktura, Norway Challenge Norway is characterized by hundreds of fjords along its coastline and mountain ranges with peaks above 2000 m above sea level. The steep fjord slopes are prone to natural hazards, particularly avalanches during winter....
by Aline Grötsch | Feb 19, 2017
Glacier monitoring Weissmies Challenge The well-known summits of Fletschhorn (3993m), Lagginhorn (4010m) and Weissmies (4017m) are popular with tourists and mountaineers in the Swiss alps. The mountain ridge separates the Saas valley from the Simplon valley in the...
by Aline Grötsch | Feb 1, 2017
Avalanche alarm system Rigopiano, Italy Challenge On the afternoon of January 18, 2017 an avalanche occurred in the Gran Sasso mountains close to Rigopiano, province of Pescara in southern Italy’s Abruzzo region. The avalanche hit the hotel Rigopiano with 40...
by Aline Grötsch | Jul 19, 2016
People detection system Zermatt Challenge In many ski resorts, preventive avalanche triggering from remotely controlled blasting systems are common practice. In each case, it must be ensured that no-one is present near the blasting or in the path of the avalanche. At...
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