AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY
At the moment, the Khibiny mountains are one of the most dynamically developing regions in the Arctic. Over the past decade, the number of tourists visiting the area of Kirovsk has increased 10 times. Such types of winter tourism as skiing and cross-country skiing are developed here. Khibiny mountai...
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ftjhydrosphere:oai:ojs2.hydro-sphere.ru:article/170 2023-06-11T04:09:26+02:00 AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY ЛАВИННАЯ ОПАСНОСТЬ И РИСК В ХИБИНАХ В УСЛОВИЯХ РАЗВИТИЯ РЕКРЕАЦИИ В НАЧАЛЕ XXI ВЕКА М.А. Викулина Russian Federation Российская Федерация 2023-04-20 https://hydro-sphere.ru/index.php/hydrosphere/article/view/170 rus rus Для почтовых отправлений: 199155 Санкт-Петербург, а/я 136, Редакция журнала «Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления» / For mail: 199155 St. Petersburg, PO Box 136 Editorial Board of the «Hydrosphere. Hazardous processes and phenomena». https://hydro-sphere.ru/index.php/hydrosphere/article/view/170/98 https://hydro-sphere.ru/index.php/hydrosphere/article/view/170 Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena; Vol. 4 No. 3: Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena; 276-287 Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления; Том 4 № 3: Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления; 276-287 2686-8385 2686-7877 Arctic concept of risk Khibiny Mountains snow avalanches avalanche hazard avalanche risk recreation Арктика Хибины лавинный риск социальный риск лавинная опасность зимний туризм info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Статья 2023 ftjhydrosphere 2023-04-25T16:47:20Z At the moment, the Khibiny mountains are one of the most dynamically developing regions in the Arctic. Over the past decade, the number of tourists visiting the area of Kirovsk has increased 10 times. Such types of winter tourism as skiing and cross-country skiing are developed here. Khibiny mountains is one of the centers for the development of extreme sports in Russia. Avalanches come down here every year, which lead to human casualties. Catastrophic avalanche events have been occurring in the Khibiny mountains almost every year since the early 2000s due to an increase in the tourists and the development of new tourist destinations. Over the past two decades, the proportion of victims of avalanches among free ride has increased, and after 2015 a new category of avalanche victims has appeared – snowmobile drivers. Since 2000, about 60 people have been involved in avalanches in Khibiny mountains and over 80% of them were tourists. An assessment of the social avalanche risk was carried out in Khibiny mountains in 2008 and 2019 using a methodology based on a combination of avalanche activity parameters and socio-economic parameters that characterize human vulnerability to avalanches in space and time. Estimated avalanche risk indicators in the Khibiny have increased 7 times over the past decade – from 23 to 159. High avalanche risk values are typical for areas where skiing is developed. Avalanche areas where off-piste skiing takes place are also characterized by increased risk values. На данный момент Хибины один из самых динамично развивающихся регионов в Арктике. За последнее десятилетие количество туристов, посещающих район города Кировска, выросло в десять раз. Здесь традиционно развиты такие виды зимнего туризма, как горнолыжный спорт и беговые лыжи. Хибины также являются одним из центров развития экстремальных видов спорта в нашей стране. Несмотря на то, что горы имеют небольшую площадь и высоту, здесь ежегодно сходят лавины, которые приводят к человеческим жертвам. Катастрофические события, связанные с ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Арктика Hydrosphere (E-Journal) Arctic Khibiny ENVELOPE(33.210,33.210,67.679,67.679) Kirovsk ENVELOPE(33.673,33.673,67.615,67.615) |
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Arctic concept of risk Khibiny Mountains snow avalanches avalanche hazard avalanche risk recreation Арктика Хибины лавинный риск социальный риск лавинная опасность зимний туризм |
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Arctic concept of risk Khibiny Mountains snow avalanches avalanche hazard avalanche risk recreation Арктика Хибины лавинный риск социальный риск лавинная опасность зимний туризм М.А. Викулина AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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At the moment, the Khibiny mountains are one of the most dynamically developing regions in the Arctic. Over the past decade, the number of tourists visiting the area of Kirovsk has increased 10 times. Such types of winter tourism as skiing and cross-country skiing are developed here. Khibiny mountains is one of the centers for the development of extreme sports in Russia. Avalanches come down here every year, which lead to human casualties. Catastrophic avalanche events have been occurring in the Khibiny mountains almost every year since the early 2000s due to an increase in the tourists and the development of new tourist destinations. Over the past two decades, the proportion of victims of avalanches among free ride has increased, and after 2015 a new category of avalanche victims has appeared – snowmobile drivers. Since 2000, about 60 people have been involved in avalanches in Khibiny mountains and over 80% of them were tourists. An assessment of the social avalanche risk was carried out in Khibiny mountains in 2008 and 2019 using a methodology based on a combination of avalanche activity parameters and socio-economic parameters that characterize human vulnerability to avalanches in space and time. Estimated avalanche risk indicators in the Khibiny have increased 7 times over the past decade – from 23 to 159. High avalanche risk values are typical for areas where skiing is developed. Avalanche areas where off-piste skiing takes place are also characterized by increased risk values. На данный момент Хибины один из самых динамично развивающихся регионов в Арктике. За последнее десятилетие количество туристов, посещающих район города Кировска, выросло в десять раз. Здесь традиционно развиты такие виды зимнего туризма, как горнолыжный спорт и беговые лыжи. Хибины также являются одним из центров развития экстремальных видов спорта в нашей стране. Несмотря на то, что горы имеют небольшую площадь и высоту, здесь ежегодно сходят лавины, которые приводят к человеческим жертвам. Катастрофические события, связанные с ... |
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AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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AVALANCHE RISK IN THE KHIBINY MOUNTAINS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY |
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avalanche risk in the khibiny mountains at the beginning of the 21st century |
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Для почтовых отправлений: 199155 Санкт-Петербург, а/я 136, Редакция журнала «Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления» / For mail: 199155 St. Petersburg, PO Box 136 Editorial Board of the «Hydrosphere. Hazardous processes and phenomena». |
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Arctic Арктика |
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Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena; Vol. 4 No. 3: Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena; 276-287 Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления; Том 4 № 3: Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления; 276-287 2686-8385 2686-7877 |
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