In September 2024, employees of the PTF BR21882022 project "Research of avalanche activity in the East Kazakhstan region for development of monitoring systems and scientific substantiation of their placement" Denissova N.F., Petrova O.A. and Zuev V.N. visited the avalanche control service of the Krasnaya Polyana resort (Sochi, Russia). The purpose of the trip was to study the experience of avalanche control service of the resort, to study the work, elements, stages of design and installation of the avalanche hazard monitoring system operating at the resort.
Max Pankov, meteorologist of the avalanche control service, introduced the monitoring system equipment. All routes and places of installation of weather stations, equipment of weather stations and ways of working with it were examined. New equipment designed specifically for the Krasnaya Polyana resort and having no analogues has been studied. The system of collecting and processing information, making avalanche forecasts, and taking preventive measures to ensure avalanche safety were studied.