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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Facts Project: Avalanche mitigation for the Trans-Canada Highway #1 at Three Valley Gap Place: Three Valley Gap near Revelstoke, BC Country: Canada Year: 2016-2018 Customer: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: 11x Wyssen Avalanche Tower, 12 shots each Initial Situation The Trans-Canada Highway #1 is the main highway from East
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134 avalanche paths – 13x IDA®, 4 LARA®, 24/7 Facts Project: Avalanche Detection Network at Rogers Pass Place: Glacier National Park, British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada Year: 2018-2021 Customer: Parks Canada Protected Objects: Trans Canada Highway #1 Installed systems: – 13x IDA® Infrasound Detection systems – 4x LARA® Long Range Avalanche Radar – WAC.3® Initial
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Facts Project: Breitzug Davos – Integration of Multiple Solutions Place: Davos, GR Country: Switzerland Year: 2018 / 2019 Customer: Community of Davos, Rhaetian Railway (RhB), Canton Civil Engineering office (Tiefbauamt) Protected Objects: Road, Railway Installed systems: – 4x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – 1x LIA® Laser Scanner – 6x GINA® Geophones in Avalanches – 1x
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Facts Project: Securing Access Roads to Kühtai Place: Kühtai, Stubaier Alps, Tyrol Country: Austria Year: Installation in 2013 and 2018 Customer: Bergbahnen Kühtai Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 3x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – WAC.3® Initial Situation Kühtai is a popular ski resort in the Stubaier Alps near Innsbruck. Located on the Kühtai Saddle
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Facts Project: Avalanche protection Walenstadt residential area Place: Walenstadt, SG Country: Switzerland Year: 2021 Customer: Gemeinde Walenstadt Protected Objects: Residential area, road Installed systems: – 7x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 with the 2K® charge – 1x wildlife protection horn – WAC.3® Cockpit and Communication Video: An impressive film of the construction of the avalanche towers
Facts Project: Goms valley optimizes avalanche restriction through detection and safety concept Place: Goms, VS Country: Switzerland Year: 2018-2020 Customer: Gemeinde Goms Protected Objects: Infrastructure Installed systems: – 4x IDA® (Installation 2018 bis 2020) – 1x GINA® (Installation 2019) – Geoformer igp AG safety concept (2019) fully integrated into WAC.3® Cockpit and Assessment – 8
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