Behavior in Avalanche Terrain: An Exploratory Study of Illegal Snowmobiling in Norway

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Bjørn Michaelsen, Iain Stewart-Patterson, Carsten G. Rolland, Audun Hetland, Rune V. Engeset
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: avalanche education; qualitative method; illegal; snowmobiling; persistent weak layers; Medicine; R; Grim; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106040; https://doaj.org/article/ecb77bcdf71f4f63a93cf9125e2cf327

Snowmobilers 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...