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

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Michaelsen, Bjørn, Stewart-Patterson, Iain, Rolland, Carsten Gade, Hetland, Audun, Engeset, Rune Verpe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Norway; Grim; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27348; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106040

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...