Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our
understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We …

Dry-snow slab avalanches are generally caused by a sequence of fracture processes
including (1) failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab,(2) crack …

Snow instability is a generic term describing the propensity of a snow slope to avalanche. In
need of a concise mechanics‐based concept we suggest a framework based on failure …

The criteria for zoning the surface fault rupture hazard (SFRH) along thrust faults are defined
by analysing the characteristics of the areas of coseismic surface faulting in thrust …

For a slab avalanche to release, the system, consisting of a weak layer below a cohesive
slab, must facilitate crack propagation over large distances–a process we call dynamic crack …

Our understanding of dry-snow slab avalanche release improved over the last decade–not
the least by consistently following a fracture mechanical approach. Whether we consider …

Most dry slab avalanches occur during or immediately following loading by snowfall or wind
deposition. In the absence of further loading avalanche activity decreases over time. This …

Dry-snow slab avalanches start with a local failure in a weak snowpack layer buried below
cohesive snow slab layers. If the size of the failed zone exceeds a critical size, rapid crack …

Dry-snow slab avalanches are generally caused by a sequence of fracture processes,
including failure initiation in a weak snow layer underlying a cohesive slab followed by crack …

If a weak snow layer below a cohesive slab is present in the snow cover, unstable snow
conditions can prevail for days or even weeks. We monitored the temporal evolution of a …