Publication Types:

Quantitatively capturing decision-making practices of mechanized ski guides using GPS tracking, avalanche terrain modelling and Bayesian Networks

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
John Sykes, Pascal Haegeli, Roger Atkins, Patrick Mair, and Yves Bühler
Proceedings of the 2023 International Snow Science Workshop in Bend, Oregon
Publication year: 2023

Automated Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) mapping - Local validation and optimization in Western Canada

Journal PaperTerrain ManagementUnder public review
John Sykes , Håvard Toft , Pascal Haegeli , and Grant Statham
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2023-112, in review
Publication year: 2023

AutoATES-v2.0

SoftwareTerrain Management
Håvard B. Toft and John Sykes
AutoATES-v2.0, https://github.com/AutoATES/AutoATES-v2.0
Publication year: 2023

AutoATES v2.0: Automated avalanche terrain exposure scale mapping

Journal PaperTerrain ManagementUnder public review
Håvard Boutera Toft , John Sykes , Andrew Schauer, Jordy Hendrikx, and Audun Hetland
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2023-114, in review
Publication year: 2023

Automated snow avalanche release area delineation in data sparse, remote, and forested regions

Journal PaperTerrain Management
John Sykes, Pascal Haegeli and Yves Bühler
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 3247–3270, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3247-2022
Publication year: 2022

Quantitative examination of terrain perception and its effect on ski run choices in expert heli-ski guides

Terrain ManagementThesis
Brendan F. Wakefield
M.R.M. research project no. 733, 2019-8. School of Resource and Environmental Management. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
Publication year: 2019

Exploring the relationship between avalanche hazard and run list terrain choices at a helicopter skiing operation

Journal PaperTerrain Management
Reto Sterchi, Pascal Haegeli and Patrick Mair
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 19(9), 2011-2026. doi:10.5194/nhess-19-2011-2019
Publication year: 2019

A method of deriving operation-specific ski run classes for avalanche risk management decisions in mechanized skiing

Journal PaperTerrain Management
Reto Sterchi and Pascal Haegeli
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 269-285, 2019 https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-269-2019
Publication year: 2019

What type of ski runs are acceptable for skiing under different avalanche hazard conditions? Extracting knowledge from heli-ski guides

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
Reto Sterchi and Pascal Haegeli
Proceedings of the 2018 International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria
Publication year: 2018

Patterns in the exposure of ski guides to avalanche terrain

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
Eirik Sharp, Pascal Haegeli and Mike Welch
Proceedings of the 2018 International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria
Publication year: 2018

Identifying operation-specific ski run classes and their acceptability for skiing from avalanche risk management decisions in mechanized skiing

Terrain ManagementThesis
Reto Sterchi
M.R.M. research thesis. School of Resource and Environmental Management. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C
Publication year: 2018

Describing the severity of avalanche terrain numerically using the observed terrain selection practices of professional guides

Journal PaperTerrain Management
Scott Thumlert and Pascal Haegeli
Nat Hazards (2018) 91(1): 89-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-3113-y
Publication year: 2018

A new, guide focused approach for characterizing skiing terrain to facilitate risk management decisions and research

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
Brendan F. Wakefield, Pascal Haegeli, Reto Sterchi, Roger Atkins and Clair Israelson
Proceedings of the 2018 International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria
Publication year: 2018

Managing the physical risk from avalanches in a helicopter skiing operation - merging and contrasting GPS tracking data with the operational guiding perspective

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
Pascal Haegeli and Roger Atkins
Proceedings of 2016 International Snow Science Workshop in Breckenridge, CO, 104-111
Publication year: 2016

Exploring Large-Scale Terrain Preferences for Managing Avalanche Risk in a Commercial Backcountry Skiing Operation

Conference Paper - ISSWTerrain Management
Reto Sterchi, Pascal Haegeli, Clair Israelson
Proceedings of 2016 International Snow Science Workshop in Breckenridge, CO, 838-845
Publication year: 2016