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The International Glaciological Society and the SLF are organising a symposium in Davos in September 2022. Submit abstracts now.

The Snow Hydrology Research Group observed the first signs of spring through thermal drone imagery and melting river ice.

The Snow Hydrology Research Group started deploying their ground based equipment and were surprised with a view of the northern lights.

In the NCCS-Impacts programme, the implications are being investigated across sectors. The public call for projects will follow in the summer of 2022.

The SLF Snow Hydrology Research Group has arrived in Finland for their forest-snow field campaign.

The year was marked by the arrival of the new director and the launch of strategic programmes and a research centre in Davos.

A new method enables more precise calculations of avalanche pressure on buildings or cable car pylons.

A simple calculation for snow friction should lead to better designed inrun tracks for slopestyle jumps.

A project with WSL participation will investigate the impact of climate change on fjords and their consequences for the local human population.

Alpine plants display little variation within their species. This could put them at a disadvantage when it comes to climate change.

Overview of the weather, snow cover, avalanche danger and selected avalanche accidents which caused damage to people or objects (in German or French).

SLF researchers took a leading role in the area of snow. First overviews have now been published.

Snow temperature forecasts will help prepare cross-country skis for optimal performance.

Snowdrifts on the Bernina Express route disrupt rail services. The SLF has come up with ways to help.

Avalanche risk calculated by ratio of avalanche accidents to accident-free ski tours.

Asia's enormous glaciers supply millions of people with water. What are the consequences of their melting? Answers in the new DIAGONAL.

The canton of Valais is launching a campaign to prevent avalanche accidents with the support of the SLF and other organisations. Take the test!

An international team of researchers has now been able to measure and simulate the resonant swaying of the Matterhorn.

Are expensive, climate-damaging polar expeditions justified? SLF's snow researcher Michael Lehning adresses this question in the new DIAGONAL.

The new grant, in memory of the former director of WSL, should strengthen cooperative research on natural hazards between Switzerland and Greenland.