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Act: recommendations, measures, and communication channels

05.12.2025 Under certain conditions, avalanches can pose such a high level of risk to people and property that the implementation of measures becomes necessary. The

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Working methods of avalanche commissions

05.12.2025 Avalanche commissions produce local, evidence‑based risk assessments using a workflow that consists of the steps ‘perceive’, ‘assess’ and ‘act’, integrating daily monitoring with targeted

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Assess: reference scenarios, threshold values, operational limits, and uncertainties

05.12.2025 Commission members perform risk assessments by leveraging their technical expertise to identify typical avalanche problems and reference scenarios, applying a decision-making process that provides

CAIROS is an INTERREG project of the “Europaregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino” in collaboration with the provinces of Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino, as well as Salzburg and Carinthia. The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Interreg VI-A Italy-Austria 2021–2027.

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Assess: reference scenarios, threshold values, operational limits, and uncertainties

Worksheets: Natural hazard avalanche

Act: recommendations, measures, and communication channels

Working methods of avalanche commissions

Assess: reference scenarios, threshold values, operational limits, and uncertainties

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