...THE WHITE DRAGON'S WAKE...
INTRODUCTION 

TYPES OF          AVALANCHE 

THE MECHANISM OF AVALANCHE RELEASE 

FORECASTING SNOW AVALANCHES 

AVALANCHE CONTROL TECHNIQUES 

AVALANCHE HAZARD RATINGS 

AVALANCHE TRAINING FOR DOGS 

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 AVALANCHE CONTROL TECHNIQUES 
    THE AVALANCHE BARRIER 
  • How do they look ?
 
  • What are they composed of ?
Avalanche barriers are constructed from the following main components:

Free standing movable steel posts, nets out of woven wire ropes, anchoring ropes, rock anchors

  • How do they work ?
The barrier flexes to retain successive snow falls and prevent the various layers of snow from sliding over each other and down the slope.

What are their performance characteristics and special features ?

GEOBRUGG snow avalanche barriers have been tested and approved by the Swiss Federal Institute of Snow Research in Davos. They are effective in retaining snow layers up to 4.5 m in snow depth. Field surveys of existing barriers have shown GEOBRUGG barriers to be virtually maintenance-free, even after severe winters. They perform much better than rigid steel barriers in case of overload and when rockfall occurs during the snow free season. An important aesthetic advantage is their filigree structure which, at a distance, is far less visible and disturbing than rigid barriers constructed from steel or wood beams.

  • When are they used ?
Where snow avalanches occur regularly and threaten people, installations or traffic.
  
Picture Gallery
In this section, you will get to see pictures of avalanches happening worldwide...dated from the 1900... 
Maps of avalanche-affected areas
Click on the globe to see frequently hit places...