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Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Installed SPIDER® Avalanche barrier - part of the largest snow net barriers project in North and South America. Photo Courtesy of West Coast Scalers.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Overview of the installation site before works execution. Visible Trans-Canada Highway below.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Construction required very demanding rope access. Our specialists were consulting the whole project constantly - here during stake-out.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Another example showing demanding conditions!

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Light weight drilling equipment suspended on ropes was the only reasonable choice to get the job done.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Drilling of anchors and micro piles in steep and complicated terrain of Cougar Corner 7.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Perfect example of strong work commitment! Photo Courtesy of West Coast Scalers.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Thanks to lightweight components, helicopter transportation was very efficient. In fact that was the only possible way of bringing material to construction site.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Special debris flow barriers with snow retaining capacity were installed amongst SPIDER® Avalanche barriers in a very demanding geomorphologic conditions. Perfect terrain adjustability is visible.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Proud installation crew – finishing touches at the top of Cougar Corner 7.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Overview of the installed SPIDER® Avalanche barrier.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Trans-Canada Highway directly below the SPIDER® Avalanche.

Prevenirea avalanşelor - Cougar Corner 2016

Cougar Corner - the largest snow net barriers project in North and South America (over 2000 m SPIDER® Avalanche and three 20 m wide UX debris flow barriers). Cougar Corner 8 shown here (approx. 25 % of the entire project).

 

Lungime sistem

6 m - 91 m

 

Anul instalării

2016

Situația inițială

The Trans-Canada highway travels through the Glacier National Park and over Rogers Pass which is well known for numerous avalanches each year.

Since the late 1950’s avalanche control was conducted by Parks Canada Agency and the Canadian Armed Forces by shelling slide areas with howitzers. While this mitigation system functioned, there was still the issue of blocking the Trans-Canada by man-made slides. Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) were also considered, however there was still a potential of blocking the highway with snow slides. To keep the highway clear all winter long it was decided to hold the snow in place with snow nets.

In December 2015, Parks Canada Agency invited contractors to bid on installing approximately 2000 meters of Dk 3.5 and Dk 4.5 snow nets. Avalanches in Glacier National Park slide directly on to the Trans-Canada Highway which runs right through the park. Closed highways cost Canada millions of dollars every year if blocked due to snow and rock slides.


Descriere

Three slide paths were to be secured. They are called Cougar Corner No. 6, 7, and 8. Each slide area has its own challenges.

Alpine Solutions determined the net locations and net sizes as well as prescribing three Geobrugg UX Debris Flow Barriers in channels too incised to accommodate traditional snow nets.

Bidding was a challenge for contractors as the site was covered with 4 meters of snow in December. BAT Construction Ltd. was the successful bidder, and chose Geobrugg SPIDER® Avalanche. The contractor was able to install over 1000 meters of nets and drill anchors for 2000 meters of nets all in the summer of 2016. No small feat at this location!

To date this is the largest snow net project in North and South America: 1000 meters done so far, 1000 meters more to go. First debris flow barrier installed entirely by helicopters in North America.

Client

Parks Canada Agency

Antreprenor

BAT Construction Ltd.

Obiect protejat

Road

Protecţie împotriva coroziunii

Galvanized, GEOBRUGG SUPERCOATING

Tehnologie

Alpine Solutions Avalanche Services - Brian Gould

Contactul dvs. local

Kevin H. Coyle
 

Kevin H. Coyle

Regional Manager Northeast

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3 Beaudet Terr,Columbia CT 06237 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Northeast

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Saleh Feidi
 

Saleh Feidi

Regional Manager California

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8921 Emperor Ave.,San Gabriel, California 91775 / Statele Unite Regional Manager California

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John Kalejta
 

John Kalejta

Regional Manager Central US

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,3215 67th Avenue Pl,Greeley CO 80634 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Central US

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Bob Lyne
 

Bob Lyne

Regional Manager Southeast

Natural Hazards
Inginerie hidraulică
Geobrugg North America, LLC,8004 Windspray Drive,Summerfield NC 27358 / Statele Unite Regional Manager Southeast

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Pierce Runnels, Civil Engineer
   

Pierce Runnels

General Manager Geobrugg North America

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg North America, LLC,22 Centro Algodones , Civil Engineer General Manager Geobrugg North America

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Tim Shevlin
 

Tim Shevlin

Sales Director

Natural Hazards
Geobrugg North America, LLC,Salem OR 97302 / Statele Unite Sales Director

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