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AvaCollabra is a working group with the goal of fostering collaboration among researchers, software developers, and avalanche forecasters, to advance the development and application of snow cover models for operational avalanche forecasting.

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Our specific objectives are:

  • Facilitating information exchange
  • Standardizing techniques and data formats
  • Promoting open data and code
  • Optimizing model chain implementation
  • Establishing best practices for benchmark testing and validation
  • Establishing best practices for visualization and supporting interpretation

Follow or join AvaCollabra

Anyone can sign up for our mailing list for periodic newsletters and announcements at https://groups.google.com/g/avacollabra-updates.

Those interested in participating in the working group can request to join at https://groups.google.com/g/avacollabra. Group members participate in several ways including monthly meetings (8:00 Mountain Time / 16:00 Central European Time on the second Wednesday of each month), virtual and in-person workshops, and asynchronous projects. Information on accessing OneDrive, Discord and Teams meetings is available at Access to internal resources (password provided after joining).

Contact Simon Horton at shorton@avalanche.ca for questions.