Road

Avalanche warning in Fortunsdalen during the construction of the Illvatn pumped storage hydropower plant

Protection of the access road Facts Project: Site-specific avalanche warning in Fortunsdalen during the construction of the Illvatn pumped storage hydropower plant Place: Fortunsdalen in Luster municipality, Sogn Country: Norway Year: 2025-2030 Customer: Hydro Aluminium AS Hydro Energi Sogn Protected Objects: Construction access road Installed systems: WAC.3® IDA® Infrasound detection system, Weather station, PTZ camera […]

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Protection of three mountain passes in southern Norway

RV13 Vikafjellet, E134 Haukeli and Rv15 Strynefjellet Facts Project: Three mountain passes in southern Norway mitigated with remote avalanche control Place: RV13 Vikafjellet, E134 Haukeli and Rv15 Strynefjellet Country: Norway Year: 2020-2025 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 29x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – Weather Stations on Avalanche Towers

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IDA® Infrasound Detection of Avalanches aids protection of important traffic routes in Norway

E8 through Lavangsdalen and Rv. 15 through Grasdalen Facts Project: IDA® Infrasound Detection of Avalanches on E8 through Lavangsdalen and Rv. 15 through Grasdalen Place: Lavangsdalen in Troms and Grasdalen in Vestland Country: Norway Year: 2014 – 2020 RD, since 2021 operational Customer: Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration) Protected Objects: Roads Installed systems: –

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First avalanche control operation in Norway with Remote Avalanche Control Systems

Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal Place: Tyin, Oppland County Country: Norway Year: 2016-2018 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Provided services: – Establishment of an avalanche control operation – Avalanche forecasting – Field trips and observations – Execution of preventive avalanche

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Remote Avalanche Control System for public road in Norway

Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal by avalanche towers Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal by avalanche towers Place: Tyin, Oppland County Country: Norway Year: 2016 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 14x Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – 1x Weather station – WAC.3® Initial Situation

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Securing Silvretta Street

Avalanche Radar & Avalanche towers secure Silvretta street Facts Project: Securing Silvretta Street Place: Area Ischgl / Kappl, Tyrol Country: Austria Year: 2011 and 2013 Customer: Municipal of Ischgl and Kappl Protected Objects: Road and edges of settlement areas Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – LARA® Long range Avalanche Radar Initial Situation The

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Samnaun efficiently secures ski slopes and residential areas

Facts Project: Securing of ski slopes and residential area Place: Samnaun, GR Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2001 Customer: Bergbahnen Samnaun AG Protected Objects: Ski slopes, road and residential area Installed systems: – 80x Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3® A customer from the very beginning… Bergbahnen Samnaun AG has been a customer from the

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Zermatt protects its access road, railway and the ski resort with Wyssen Towers

Safety for up to 30,000 people travelling through the valley per day Facts Project: Avalanche Protection in Zermatt Place: Zermatt Valley, Zermatt town, Valais Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2004 Customer: Zermatt Bergbahnen AG Protected Objects: Access Road & Railway between Stalden and Zermatt, Ski slopes Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3®

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Protection of access road in the Brucejack mine

Facts Project: Protection of access road in the Brucejack mine Place: Brucejack Mine, BC Country: Canada Year: 2019 Customer: Pretium Exploration Inc. Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 12x Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3® Initial Situation Brucejack is a high-grade gold underground mine located in northwestern British Columbia. The year-round access road to the

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