by Samuel Bohnenblust | Apr 5, 2016
Eiger Glacier monitoring Challenge Every year, roughly one million tourists take the cogwheel railway up to Jungfraujoch to admire the famed summits of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. In fall 2015, ETH’s Laboratory for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology detected...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 23, 2016
Zermatt Avalanche Radar Challenge The only road that leads to Zermatt, one of Switzerland’s most renowned resorts, home to about 6000 people and reaching 2 Mio. yearly overnight stays, is threatened by the two infamous avalanche gullies Lüegelti and...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 19, 2016
Avalanche detection Gonda After large snowfalls, authorities often rely on artificial avalanche triggering to ensure the safety of transportation routes and ski runs. Avalanche towers and blasting cableways offer distinct advantages: remote control triggering allows...
by Samuel Bohnenblust | Feb 19, 2016
Trift glacier monitoring Challenge In the past decades, the Trift Glacier in the Bernese Oberland between the Gadmen and Hasli valleys has seen a significant retreat, and a large proglacial lake has formed at an altitude of 1,650 m a.s.l. since the year 2000....
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