Lawinendetektion

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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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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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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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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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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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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Breitzug Davos – Integration of Multiple Solutions

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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Goms valley optimizes avalanche restriction through detection and safety concept

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 to 2020) – 1x GINA® (Installation 2019) – Geoformer igp AG safety concept (2019) fully integrated into WAC.3® Cockpit und Lagebeurteilung – 8x

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