The single column model was used in the OpenIFS virtual machine for a Polar Prediction school held at Abisko. The school was held in April 2016. The virtual machine proved essential to provide the same computing platform for all participants, who installed it on their own laptops.
More details of this successful school can be found in the BAMS publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0119.1