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First avalanche control operation in Norway with Remote Avalanche Control Systems

Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Ã…rdal Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Ã…rdal 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 – Ã…rdal by avalanche towers Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Ã…rdal 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 Towers 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 Tower 12 shots – LARA® Long Range Avalanche Radar Initial Situation …

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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 Towers 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 12 shots – …

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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 Towers 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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Wyssen Towers replace historic howitzer shots in LCC

Securing access road and the town of Alta Facts Project: Wyssen Towers replace historic howitzer shots in LCC Place: Emma Ridge, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Country: USA Year: 2017-2020 Customer: Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Protected Objects: Highway, Town of Alta Installed systems: – 1x Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 (Installation 2017) – 12x Wyssen Avalanche …

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Remote Avalanche Control Systems bring safer working conditions to Southern Colorado

Lizard Head Pass, CO Facts Project: Remote Avalanche Control Systems bring safer working conditions to Southern Colorado Place: Lizard Head Pass, Colorado Country: USA Year: 2020 Customer: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Protected Objects: Highway 145 Installed systems: – 5x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 Initial Situation The Petersen and Yellowspings avalanche paths threaten Highway 145 …

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Utah Department of Transportation – First Wyssen Tower in the USA

Protection of Highway 210 to secure access to the ski resorts of Alta and Snowbird Facts Project: Protection of Highway 210 to secure access to the ski resorts of Alta and Snowbird Place: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Country: USA Year: 2017 Customer: Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Protected Objects: Road and town Installed systems: – …

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