Co-creation with local governments and ski resorts to generate scientific information that contributes to ski resort avalanche safety management

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  • YAMAGUCHI Satoru
    Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  • ITO Yoichi
    Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  • TANABE Takahiro
    Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory, Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  • NISHIMURA Kouichi
    YUKIKEN Snow Eaters Co., Ltd.
  • ADACHI Satoru
    Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory, Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  • SUNAKO Sojiro
    Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
  • SAITO Yoshihiko
    YUKIKEN Snow Eaters Co., Ltd.
  • OKAZE Tsubasa
    School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • NIIYA Hirofumi
    Research Institute for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Niigata University
  • TSUNEMATSU Kae
    Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
  • NISHIMORI Hiraku
    Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University

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  • Co-creation with local governments and ski resorts to generate scientific information that contributes to ski resort avalanche safety management（自治体やスキー場との共創によるスキー場の雪崩安全管理に資する科学的情報の創出）

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<p>In the Niseko area in Hokkaido, Japan, a unique set of rules -the “Niseko Rules”- control the opening and closing of gates to allow off-course skiing according to the avalanche danger level. In recent years, the need for scientific evidence that can correctly explain the Niseko Rules and the establishment of human resource training and organizational systems to ensure their continued operation has become apparent. Therefore, in collaboration with the local government and ski resorts, this study developed a system to generate snow redistribution information, which is important for determining avalanche risks in the Niseko area. The constructed system provides wind observation data at multiple points in ski resorts, wind spatial distribution simulations based on observational data, snow redistribution simulations based on wind spatial distribution simulations, and wind spatial distribution and snow redistribution forecast information based on meteorological forecasted data. Research has continued to improve the accuracy of these simulations. Agile research and development are also underway to improve the usability of the system in ski resorts and affected municipalities.</p>

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