Item: How risky is it? Perception of risk among Norwegian backcountry riders
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Title: How risky is it? Perception of risk among Norwegian backcountry riders
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, Austria
Authors:
- Andrea Mannberg [ School of Business and Economics, and Center for Avalanche Research and Education, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway ]
- Jordy Hendrikx [ Snow and Avalanche Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA ]
- Markus Landrø [ The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, and Center for Avalanche Research and Education, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway ]
- Martin Stefan [ Öhlin Racing ]
Date: 2018-10-07
Abstract: We use a hypothetical choice scenario to analyze factors that affect the perceived risk of potentially risky backcountry terrain. Our results show that factors, which are expected to affect the objective level of risk (e.g., backcountry travel skills and experience), are correlated with the perceived level of risk. However, we also find suggestive evidence that social factors, which should not affect objective risk, do affect the perceived riskiness of a line. More specifically, our research points to the possibility that irrelevant, but ski related, information on social media affects perceived risk. Implications and limitations of our research are discussed.
Object ID: ISSW2018_P15.13.pdf
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: Perceived risk, Terrain, Backcountry, Hypothetical Choice
Page Number(s): 1339-1343
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