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Samnaun – How remote avalanche control systems may help to save on snow making

Facts Project: How remote avalanche control systems may help to save on snow making Place: Samnaun, GR Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2015 Customer: Bergbahnen Samnaun AG Protected Objects: Ski slopes Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3® Initial Situation The ski resort of Samnaun makes big efforts to offer an excellent ski […]

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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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Eiger North Face – How to do avalanche control in severe terrain

Facts Project: Avalanche Protection from Eiger North Face Place: Jungfrau Region, BE Country: Switzerland Year: 2003 Customer: Wengernalpbahn AG Protected Objects: Railway between Grindelwald and Kleine Scheidegg, Ski slopes, Ski resort Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 – WAC.3® How this came about… In 2003, an Avalanche Tower was installed in the lowest part

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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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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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Avalanche Protection at Trans Canada Highway #1

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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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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