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Signatures of the sub-Rayleigh to supershear fracture transition in snow avalanche experiments

Crack speeds in snow can outrun expectations. This study presents experimental evidence of a sub-Rayleigh to supershear fracture transition in snow avalanches, a process linked to faster propagation and potentially larger slides.

Bastian Bergfeld
Johan Gaume
Alec van Herwijnen
ResearchOpen Access16 Dec 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-11
Micro-mechanical insights into the dynamics of crack propagation in snow fracture experiments

Grégoire Bobillier
Bastian Bergfeld
Jürg Schweizer
ResearchOpen Access03 Jun 2021
Scientific Reports

Volume: 11, P: 1-15
Effects of snow properties on humans breathing into an artificial air pocket – an experimental field study

Giacomo Strapazzon
Peter Paal
Hermann Brugger
ResearchOpen Access15 Dec 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-12