Mountain reservoirs for artificial snow: a guideline for design, construction, monitoring and rehabilitation

Abstract

The article presents through the guideline "Retenues d'altitude" ("Mountain reservoirs") a summary of the feedback on the behavior and pathology of mountain reservoirs. It then presents the strong recommendations contained in the guideline on a few key themes: environmental impacts, risks specific to the mountains, design of embankments and their drainage system, monitoring and operation. A general description of the guideline closes this article.