Item: Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities – 1976-2016
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Title: Analysis of 40 Years of Snowmobiler Fatalities – 1976-2016
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop 2016 Proceedings, Breckenridge, CO, USA
Authors:
- Iain Stewart-Patterson [ Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada ]
- Jeremy Hanke [ Skadi Foundation, Revelstoke, BC, Canada ]
Date: 2016-10-02
Abstract: There have been 127 snowmobile avalanche fatalities in Canada over last 40 years. With 19 snowmobiler avalanche fatalities in the 2008-2009 season, the Sparwood accident was a wake-up call for the snowmobile community. A year later the Turbo Hill accident on Boulder Mountain removed any doubt that change was necessary. It was apparent that decision behavior for many snowmobilers was not aligned with the reality created by riders who possessed limited avalanche knowledge and high performance sleds. Significant events often have the power to create change and stimulate the desire for learning. However as demonstrated by the twelve snowmobile fatalities in the 2015-2016 season, positive behavior changes that occurred after Boulder Mountain may have been lost.
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.18.pdf
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: snowmobile, fatality, terrain management
Page Number(s): 1020-1023
Subjects: avalanche fatality historical avalanche data snowmobilers
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