Financial Summary |
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Contract Amount: | |
Suggested Contribution: | |
Total Commitments Received: | $935,000.00 |
100% SP&R Approval: | Approved |
Contact Information |
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Lead Study Contact(s): | David Reeves | ||
david.reeves@state.co.us | |||
Phone: 303-757-9518 | |||
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): | Morgan Kessler | ||
Morgan.Kessler@dot.gov | |||
Phone: 202-493-3187 | |||
Study Champion(s): | Brian Gorsage | ||
brian.gorsage@state.co.us |
Organization | Year | Commitments | Technical Contact Name | Funding Contact Name |
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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2016 | $75,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio |
California Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le |
California Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le |
California Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le |
California Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le |
Colorado Avalanche Information Center | $0.00 | |||
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2015 | $15,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2018 | $95,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2016 | $75,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White |
Reducing the avalanche hazard to transportation corridors is crucial to the winter operations of the DOTs in many western states, and, as such, are large budgetary items to these DOTs. Much of the research done by each DOT is relevant and useful to the efforts in other states, but there is not any official long term collaboration effort currently in place. Because of this, money can often be spent on the same research efforts in multiple different states. DOTs associated with the Avalanche Artillery Users of North America Committee (AAUNAC) currently have an annual meeting in Seattle, and have been meeting since 2012 to discuss avalanche mitigation efforts, but this covers only a small portion of total avalanche related control and research activity. Additionally, an accident at the Colorado DOT in March of 2013 made clear the diverging needs in avalanche control operations between DOTs and the ski industry (the other main player in avalanche work and research). This effort aims to address these challenges by forming a coalition of transportation related groups with interest in avalanche control research, and create a pooled fund to provide a single source of funding for unified research efforts that will benefit all contributing parties. This will allow for larger and more significant research projects to be undertaken and will lead to an overall cost savings by consolidating many different DOTs’ research efforts in the same field.
The study’s mission is to support collaborative research efforts in the field of avalanche hazard assessment and mitigation, with the goal of improving the safety, efficiency, and quality of control efforts, along with providing better information gathering and analysis techniques and seamless integration of new technologies to further these goals. The participation of many transportation related agencies in this study will also further cooperation in this industry, leading to improved future development of beneficial technologies and improved sharing of information and avalanche data, greatly furthering the safety, efficiency, and quality of the work done in this field for all relevant agencies.
The group will fund research and development efforts to achieve the program goals, with initial proposed research focusing on: • Infrasonic sensing and mapping/ LiDAR • Avalanche Safety/ Risk Management • Avalanche Information Exchange Platform for information sharing • Mobile Blast Shield – further development • Explosives techniques, including an extension to an existing Case Charging contract • Avalanche Asset Management • Other New Technology
We will be requesting the SP&R 100% waiver.
Title | File/Link | Document Category | Document Type | Privacy | Document Date | Download |
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Quarterly Progress Report - 2025Q1 - FINAL | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2025Q1 - Final.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2025-03-14 |
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5337.10 - Performance Metric for Highway Avalanche Corridors | https://c95055.eos-intl.net/C95055/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2952674 | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 | |
5337.09 - Linking Measurement From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) to Storm-snow Instabilities | https://c95055.eos-intl.net/C95055/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2942920 | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 | |
5337.08 - Synthesis Report on the Use and Design of Snow Sheds to Protect Transportation Corridors Against Avalanches | https://c95055.eos-intl.net/C95055/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2952139 | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 | |
5337.05 - Infrasound Avalanche Monitoring: Enhanced monitoring in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah | 5337.05 - CDOT-2021-10.pdf | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 |
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5337.07 - Measuring the Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) | https://c95055.eos-intl.net/C95055/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2940966 | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 | |
5337.06 - Remote Monitoring of Avalanche Terrain with Terrestrial Laser Scanning and UAV | 5337.06 - MSU_TARP_Final_Report.pdf | Deliverable | Final Report | Public | 2025-03-14 |
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5337.03 - O’BellX Report | 5337.03 - OBellX Report.pdf | Deliverable | Final Report | Public | 2025-03-14 |
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5337.01 - Assessing Gazex Avalanche Control Effectiveness with Terrestrial Laser Scanning | https://c95055.eos-intl.net/C95055/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2935885 | Deliverable | Research Report (Published) | Public | 2025-03-14 | |
Quarterly Progress Report - 2022Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2022Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2022-05-27 |
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Quarterly Progress Report - 2021Q3 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2021Q3.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2021-10-29 |
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Quarterly Progress Report - 2021Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2021Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2021-05-04 |
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Quarterly Progress Report - 2020Q4 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2020Q4.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2021-02-01 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 3 - 2018Q2 and Q3 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2018-09-12 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 2 - 2018Q2 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2018-09-12 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 2 - 2018Q1 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2018-09-12 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 4 - 2017Q4 | TPF5-260QuarterlyReport2017-Q4-Project4-AvalancheDetection-Niivatech.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2018-01-22 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 1 - 2016Q2 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_Proj1-2016Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2016-07-25 |
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Quarterly Report for Project 1 - 2016Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_Proj1-2016Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Quarterly Progress Report | Public | 2016-05-03 |
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CDOT Acceptance Letter | CDOT Acceptance Letter - TPF-5-337.pdf | Memorandum | Other | Public | 2015-11-09 |
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Waiver Request | Waiver Request-signed for PFS-1402.pdf | Memorandum | Other | Public | 2015-11-06 |
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Approval SP&R Waiver | Approval of SP&R Waiver Pooled Fund Solicitation #1402 “Avalanche Research Pool.” .pdf | Memorandum | Other | Public | 2015-11-06 |
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General Information |
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Study Number: | TPF-5(337) |
Lead Organization: | Colorado Department of Transportation |
Solicitation Number: | 1402 |
Partners: | AK, CA, CAIC, CO, UT, WA, WY |
Status: | Objectives fulfilled |
Est. Completion Date: | |
Contract/Other Number: | |
Last Updated: | Mar 31, 2025 |
Contract End Date: |
Financial Summary |
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Contract Amount: | |
Total Commitments Received: | $935,000.00 |
100% SP&R Approval: |
Contact Information |
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Lead Study Contact(s): | David Reeves | ||
david.reeves@state.co.us | |||
Phone: 303-757-9518 | |||
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): | Morgan Kessler | ||
Morgan.Kessler@dot.gov | |||
Phone: 202-493-3187 |
Organization | Year | Commitments | Technical Contact Name | Funding Contact Name | Contact Number | Email Address |
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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2016 | $75,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Jim Kennedy | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
California Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le | (916)701-3998 | sang.le@dot.ca.gov |
California Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le | (916)701-3998 | sang.le@dot.ca.gov |
California Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le | (916)701-3998 | sang.le@dot.ca.gov |
California Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Rob Bickor | Sang Le | (916)701-3998 | sang.le@dot.ca.gov |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2015 | $15,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2018 | $95,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Colorado Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Jamie Yount | David Reeves | 303-757-9518 | david.reeves@state.co.us |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Steven Clark | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2016 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2017 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2018 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | James Morin | Douglas Brodin | 360-705-7972 | brodind@wsdot.wa.gov |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2016 | $75,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White | 307-777-4182 | enid.white1@wyo.gov |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2019 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White | 307-777-4182 | enid.white1@wyo.gov |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2020 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White | 307-777-4182 | enid.white1@wyo.gov |
Wyoming Department of Transportation | 2021 | $25,000.00 | Enid White | Enid White | 307-777-4182 | enid.white1@wyo.gov |
Reducing the avalanche hazard to transportation corridors is crucial to the winter operations of the DOTs in many western states, and, as such, are large budgetary items to these DOTs. Much of the research done by each DOT is relevant and useful to the efforts in other states, but there is not any official long term collaboration effort currently in place. Because of this, money can often be spent on the same research efforts in multiple different states. DOTs associated with the Avalanche Artillery Users of North America Committee (AAUNAC) currently have an annual meeting in Seattle, and have been meeting since 2012 to discuss avalanche mitigation efforts, but this covers only a small portion of total avalanche related control and research activity. Additionally, an accident at the Colorado DOT in March of 2013 made clear the diverging needs in avalanche control operations between DOTs and the ski industry (the other main player in avalanche work and research). This effort aims to address these challenges by forming a coalition of transportation related groups with interest in avalanche control research, and create a pooled fund to provide a single source of funding for unified research efforts that will benefit all contributing parties. This will allow for larger and more significant research projects to be undertaken and will lead to an overall cost savings by consolidating many different DOTs’ research efforts in the same field.
The study’s mission is to support collaborative research efforts in the field of avalanche hazard assessment and mitigation, with the goal of improving the safety, efficiency, and quality of control efforts, along with providing better information gathering and analysis techniques and seamless integration of new technologies to further these goals. The participation of many transportation related agencies in this study will also further cooperation in this industry, leading to improved future development of beneficial technologies and improved sharing of information and avalanche data, greatly furthering the safety, efficiency, and quality of the work done in this field for all relevant agencies.
The group will fund research and development efforts to achieve the program goals, with initial proposed research focusing on: • Infrasonic sensing and mapping/ LiDAR • Avalanche Safety/ Risk Management • Avalanche Information Exchange Platform for information sharing • Mobile Blast Shield – further development • Explosives techniques, including an extension to an existing Case Charging contract • Avalanche Asset Management • Other New Technology
We will be requesting the SP&R 100% waiver.
Title | File/Link | Type | Private |
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Quarterly Progress Report - 2025Q1 - FINAL | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2025Q1 - Final.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
5337.10 - Performance Metric for Highway Avalanche Corridors | Deliverable | Public | |
5337.09 - Linking Measurement From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) to Storm-snow Instabilities | Deliverable | Public | |
5337.08 - Synthesis Report on the Use and Design of Snow Sheds to Protect Transportation Corridors Against Avalanches | Deliverable | Public | |
5337.05 - Infrasound Avalanche Monitoring: Enhanced monitoring in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah | 5337.05 - CDOT-2021-10.pdf | Deliverable | Public |
5337.07 - Measuring the Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) | Deliverable | Public | |
5337.06 - Remote Monitoring of Avalanche Terrain with Terrestrial Laser Scanning and UAV | 5337.06 - MSU_TARP_Final_Report.pdf | Deliverable | Public |
5337.03 - O’BellX Report | 5337.03 - OBellX Report.pdf | Deliverable | Public |
5337.01 - Assessing Gazex Avalanche Control Effectiveness with Terrestrial Laser Scanning | Deliverable | Public | |
Quarterly Progress Report - 2022Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2022Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Progress Report - 2021Q3 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2021Q3.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Progress Report - 2021Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2021Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Progress Report - 2020Q4 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_2020Q4.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 3 - 2018Q2 and Q3 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 2 - 2018Q2 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 2 - 2018Q1 | TPF5-337-02QuarterlyReport-2018Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 4 - 2017Q4 | TPF5-260QuarterlyReport2017-Q4-Project4-AvalancheDetection-Niivatech.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 1 - 2016Q2 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_Proj1-2016Q2.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
Quarterly Report for Project 1 - 2016Q1 | TPF5-337QuarterlyReport_Proj1-2016Q1.pdf | Progress Report | Public |
CDOT Acceptance Letter | CDOT Acceptance Letter - TPF-5-337.pdf | Memorandum | Public |
Waiver Request | Waiver Request-signed for PFS-1402.pdf | Memorandum | Public |
Approval SP&R Waiver | Approval of SP&R Waiver Pooled Fund Solicitation #1402 “Avalanche Research Pool.” .pdf | Memorandum | Public |
Title | File/Link | Type | Private |
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Solicitation for Avalanche Research Pool | ARP Solicitation Letter.docx | TPF Study Documentation | Public |