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dc.contributor.authorHendrikx, Jordy
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Jerry
dc.contributor.authorMannberg, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-15T07:57:53Z
dc.date.available2022-06-15T07:57:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-03
dc.description.abstractSnow avalanches are a significant natural hazard representing the primary risk of death to backcountry travelers in many alpine countries. Careful use of backcountry terrain through effective decision making can mitigate the risk of dangerous snowpack conditions, but requires relevant knowledge and experience. We present the results from a large-scale crowd sourced data collection method from backcountry users. Using GPS tracking via a smartphone application, coupled with online surveys, we investigate the intersection of geographical complexity, backcountry experience, demographics and behavioral biases on decision-making while navigating hazardous winter terrain. We use data from 770 GPS tracks, representing almost 1.3 million GPS points, as a geographic expression of a group's resulting decisions, and use them to quantify and understand their decision-making process. Our analysis focuses on the change in terrain use as quantified using the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES), and time spent in avalanche terrain, as a function of experience, avalanche hazard and other group factors. We show that self-identified experts rate themselves as significantly more skilled and also had higher levels of avalanche education. Experts also had an increased exposure to avalanche terrain overall, and also more severe terrain, as represented by median time in class 3 ATES terrain.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHendrikx J, Johnson J, Mannberg A. Tracking decision-making of backcountry users using GPS tracks and participant surveys. Applied Geography. 2022;144en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2031223
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102729
dc.identifier.issn0143-6228
dc.identifier.issn1873-7730
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25475
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalApplied Geography
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 262626en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleTracking decision-making of backcountry users using GPS tracks and participant surveysen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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