Item: Planning and Radio Use for Backcountry Skiers
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Title: Planning and Radio Use for Backcountry Skiers
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop 2014 Proceedings, Banff, Canada
Authors:
- Jerry D. Johnson [ Department of Political Science, Montana State University, USA ]
- Kirk Bachman [ American Avalanche Association, Stanley, ID, USA ]
- Drew Pogge [ Bell Lake Yurt, Bozeman, MT, USA ]
Date: 2014-09-29
Abstract: We assessed tour planning and group communication among backcountry hut users and how the use of the new BCA Link two-way radios affected these two related issues. In addition, we also investigated how radio use affected how groups used them to negotiate terrain.
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P3.13.pdf
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: tour planning, radio communication, backcountry safety
Page Number(s): 972-975
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