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SLF researchers used a wind tunnel to determine the conditions required for snow cornice formation on mountain ridges.

Avalanche warners painstakingly examine snow profiles to analyse the structure of the snowpack. A picture series.

Johan Gaume, head of the Chair of alpine mass movements at SLF, speaks about his research.

Manuela Brunner, head of the Hydrology & Climate Impacts in Mountain Regions research group at the SLF, discusses her research.

High-tech equipment from Davos is being deployed in the Rockies to better understand snowmelt.

The avalanche warning service of the SLF asks skihikers and freeriders for feedback on the intermediate levels in the avalanche bulletin.

The incorporation of the SNOWPACK snow model into the WRF weather model allows a better assessment of changes in snow and ice worldwide.

SLF researchers chase snow crystals around in circles in the wind tunnel. This is how they track down snow phenomena.

'Citizen scientists' provided vital support to SLF researchers as part of the project.

The SLF Permafrost research group is exploring new ways to measure the increasing water content in permafrost triggered by climate change.

Last week SLF researchers shared their knowledge about avalanches with practitioners from numerous countries. A picture gallery.

On International Women and Girls in Science Day, we interviewed teenage girls who aspire to a technical or scientific profession.

International day of women in science: scientist Manuela Brunner discusses her experiences in a male-dominated scientific environment.

A 50-year comparison shows that drought deficits are increasing in Switzerland due to a lack of snow.

The appointment will give the SLF, with its high-quality infrastructure, a leading international role within the WMO.

Negative record in the south, avalanche situation comparatively calm, fewer avalanche accidents – winter report 21/22 (German).

Our country has abundant renewable energy resources: but how can - and will - they be used? Find out in the new DIAGONAL magazine.

The avalanche warning services in Europe EAWS now publish an interactive map of the avalanche situation in Europe, from Svalbard to Sicily.

armasuisse Real Estate is planning one of the first hybrid wind-solar farms above the Lukmanier Pass. The SLF analysed the location.

On this interactive map, the SLF lists all avalanche accidents since 2002, including the avalanche warning level published.