Longer Term Risk Reduction
Risk Reduction for projects where avalanche risk is primary and an avalanche safety plan is developed.
Longer Term Risk Reduction starts with a planning phase in which the scope of the avalanche risk is identified primarily with an avalanche atlas, and an avalanche safety plan is developed. These kinds of programs typically have the longevity that warrants specific weather stations to support avalanche forecasting, many of the elements of the short-term approaches, and generally include explosives-based risk reduction. We have accomplished every phase of an avalanche risk reduction program multiple times and have recently had operational programs in place.
Examples of past DHA Projects:
- Union Pacific Railroad over Donner Pass, CA
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad through John Stevens Canyon, MT
- Luck Shot Mine, Willow, AK
Avalanche Risk Reduction Programs
Avalanche Research
ARS and its predecessors have been involved in avalanche research since 1982. (Read more)
Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS)
ARS is at the forefront of producing plans for conversion from military artillery to RACS or using RACS for terrain expansion. (Read more)
Short Term Risk Reduction
Risk Reduction for projects brief in time or scope, but where some level of avalanche risk exists. (Read more)
Concept Planning
Planning for large multi-phased projects with the project's viability not determined until a future date. (Read more)
Quantifying Avalanche Risk
With any kind of transportation corridor, it is possible to quantify the avalanche risk objectively using the Avalanche Hazard Index. (Read more)
Avalanche Program Assessment
With an emphasis on worker safety, ARS brings an experienced and nuanced perspective to avalanche program reviews. (Read more)
Urban Risk Reduction
Recent trends highlight the difficulty of implementing avalanche zoning laws on the interface between wild and urban settings. (Read more)
Project Management
Providing support in many forms for your capital construction efforts related to implementing an avalanche program or modifying an existing program. (Read more)