Services

Storm Mountain Technical Services Inc. (Storm Mtn) has developed a number of methodologies to assist management to quantify risk, help management to define acceptable limits, and if risks are found to be unacceptably high, to reduce the likelihood of occurrence or the consequences. Storm Mtn provides a complete range of Avalanche Risk Management Services to the transportation, mining, oil & gas, forestry, and development industries. Risk Management techniques are used to assist with:

• Avalanche control & Hazard Management
• Avalanche Safety Plans (ASP’s)
• Avalanche Hazard Mapping
• Route Selection and design for road layout
• Site Selection and characterization
• Operational and Maintenance Planning

 

Storm Mtn’s broad-based, common-sense approach conforms to national and international guidelines for risk management. Company specific avalanche risk management programs have been developed for some of Western Canada’s largest mining and railway companies and have been applied on projects around the world. Storm Mtn’s Qualified Avalanche Professionals have extensively provided their expertise on avalanche risk assessments and have introduced the SMART (Storm Mtn Avalanche Risk Table) Matrix to industry clients throughout British Columbia to ensure their field personnel are protected.