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dc.contributor.authorLandrø, Markus
dc.contributor.authorEngeset, Rune Verpe
dc.contributor.authorPfuhl, Gerit
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T13:18:05Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T13:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-07
dc.description.abstractAvalanche decision-making falls into two general categories; probabilistic approaches and analytical approaches. Analytical approaches have traditionally been considered applicable to experts only, as they require assessing risk factors precisely and understanding their relevance in each situation. In this study we question this assumption. We asked 1,220 amateur backcountry recreationalists how relevant they rated and how precisely they could assess 11 avalanche risk factors. We investigated how their avalanche education and experience with avalanche incidents influenced their judgment of precision and relevance, and if avalanches become more predictable with more knowledge. Most recreationalists considered avalanches as predictable. These five factors were judged as highly relevant: signs of instability, distinguishing avalanche terrain from non-avalanche terrain, slope inclination, terrain traps, and distribution of weak layers. Relevance was independent of avalanche education and experience of incidents for all factors but danger level. Amateur recreationalists rated the relevance of the factors like that of experts. Rating of precision increased with more avalanche education, in particularly for these factors: distribution of the weak layers, terrain traps, avalanche size, recognizing avalanche terrain and stopping at safe spots. We recommend adopting an analytical approach for amateur backcountry recreationalists and discuss implications for avalanche forecasting and education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLandrø, Engeset, Pfuhl. The role of avalanche education in assessing and judging avalanche risk factors. Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education. 2022en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2054163
dc.identifier.doi10.23865/jased.v6.2977
dc.identifier.issn2535-2857
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27601
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCappelen Damm Akademisken_US
dc.relation.journalJournal for Research in Arts and Sports Education
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.titleThe role of avalanche education in assessing and judging avalanche risk factorsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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