Avalanche occurrence records along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana from 2003-2023 (ver. 3.0, July 2023)
Dates
Publication Date
2020-09-21
Start Date
2003-04-06
End Date
2023-05-13
Revision
2022-11-23
Last Revision
2023-07-20
Citation
Peitzsch, E.H., Miller, Z.S, and Milone, K.M., 2020, Avalanche occurrence records along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana from 2003-2023 (ver. 3.0, July 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BO1LHQ.
Summary
Starting in 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in West Glacier, MT, in collaboration with the National Park Service, collected avalanche observations along the Going to the Sun Road during the spring road-clearing operations. The spring road-clearing along Going to the Sun Road utilized a team of avalanche specialists from the USGS and Glacier National Park to communicate the potential avalanche hazard to crews working to clear the road of snow in preparation for summer visitation. The operations typically begin around April 1st and continue through mid-June each year. The dataset includes all of the specific details collected for each avalanche occurrence and conforms to SWAG (American Avalanche [...]
Summary
Starting in 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in West Glacier, MT, in collaboration with the National Park Service, collected avalanche observations along the Going to the Sun Road during the spring road-clearing operations. The spring road-clearing along Going to the Sun Road utilized a team of avalanche specialists from the USGS and Glacier National Park to communicate the potential avalanche hazard to crews working to clear the road of snow in preparation for summer visitation. The operations typically begin around April 1st and continue through mid-June each year. The dataset includes all of the specific details collected for each avalanche occurrence and conforms to SWAG (American Avalanche Association, 2016. Snow, Weather and Avalanches: Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States (3rd ed). Victor, ID). The records should be viewed as estimates of avalanche characteristics due to the fact that many of the avalanches are too distant or are too dangerous to accurately assess.
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Purpose
The avalanche occurrence data was primarily collected to catalogue avalanche events along Going to the Sun Road for future avalanche forecasting guidance and for snow, avalanche, climate and ecosystems research within Glacier National Park. An appropriate use of the data would be for potential snow, avalanche, climate, remote sensing and ecological research.
Revision 3.0 by Todd M Preston, on July 20, 2023. To review the changes that were made, see “Avalanche occurrence records V 3.0 changes.txt" in the attached files section.
