Snowcatcher - Two winters of interaction between occurring avalanches and a flexible interception structure

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Keywords:avalanche, catchment, run-out zone, flexible barrier
The two primary types of avalanche mitigation structures are those constructed in the release zones to provide support for snow masses (e.g. snow bridges, rakes and nets) and those that act as interception or deflection structures in the run-out and deposition zones. In the last years the idea of using a flexible interception system to shorten the run-out zone arose as a lightweight, space saving and economic alternative. The so-called Snowcatcher with its specific Lambda-Frame was developed and 2018 installed in an avalanche path in the Stubai Valley in Austria to investigate its performance and functionality.