Sander Meijer<p>New models improve predictions of snow, rock and ice avalanches</p><p>A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of complex alpine mass movements, supporting alpine risk management. </p><p><a href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/new-models-improve-predictions-of-snow-rock-and-ice-avalanches.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth</span><span class="invisible">-news/news/2025/07/new-models-improve-predictions-of-snow-rock-and-ice-avalanches.html</span></a></p><p>The model produces the most accurate simulation of the disaster in Blatten.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Blatten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blatten</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/ETH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETH</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/SLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLF</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Avalanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Avalanche</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geology</span></a></p>