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dc.contributor.authorMichaelsen, Bjørn
dc.contributor.authorStewart-Patterson, Iain
dc.contributor.authorRolland, Carsten Gade
dc.contributor.authorHetland, Audun
dc.contributor.authorEngeset, Rune Verpe
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-11T12:52:25Z
dc.date.available2022-11-11T12:52:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-16
dc.description.abstractSnowmobilers make a grim and significant contribution to avalanche fatality statistics in Norway. However, there is limited knowledge on the behavior of this group in avalanche terrain and the factors influencing this behavior. Our study documents what snowmobilers do and not do in avalanche terrain, how their behavior relates to managing complex avalanche conditions and if there is a mismatch between avalanche competence, education and riding preferences. This ethnographic study observed snowmobiler tracks and thus avalanche terrain usage in Northern Norway during 2018 and 2019, supported by open-ended conversations with target group riders. Results show that high-marking lost popularity to technical riding, which seems to be perceived as safer despite increased exposure to complex avalanche terrain and conditions with persistent weak layers in the snowpack. The detected mismatch between preferences and avalanche knowledge/attitude will remain an obstacle to future accident prevention efforts unless behavioral changes are addressed. This study of a predominantly illegal activity sheds light on how to explore and observe hard-to-reach illegal activities and should be of interest to a wider audience from other research disciplines.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMichaelsen, Stewart-Patterson, Rolland, Hetland, Engeset. Behavior in Avalanche Terrain: An Exploratory Study of Illegal Snowmobiling in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 2022;19(10)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2046807
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19106040
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27348
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleBehavior in Avalanche Terrain: An Exploratory Study of Illegal Snowmobiling in Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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