Avalanche Program Assessment

With an emphasis on worker safety, ARS brings an experienced and nuanced perspective to avalanche program reviews.

An avalanche program assessment for any sector (including ski area, transportation corridor, guide operation, and industrial forecasting) helps determine where the program meets industry standards and where it may not. These offer insights that may streamline processes and identify areas where additional training may be appropriate and/or where reducing risk to personnel could be achieved.

The process begins with reviewing existing program information, gathering input from staff and management, and then focuses on providing considerations and recommendations. Considerations are offered as suggestions for the Avalanche Program staff and their management teams to contemplate, discuss, and resolve. Recommendations directly address concerns related to personnel risk and compliance with industry standards.

With our depth of experience in ski area operations, avalanche forecasting programs, risk management, avalanche risk reduction, and communication and leadership, ARS brings a nuanced perspective to these reviews.

Example:

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)
Longer Term Risk Reduction
Risk Reduction for projects where avalanche risk is primary and an avalanche safety plan is developed. (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)
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)