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- Title: SKIING IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN WITH OR WITHOUT A LEADER: HOW DOES THE SKIERS' EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR GROUP PERFORMANCE DIFFER?
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Rong Guang, Lauri Ahonen, Gerit Pfuhl, Audun Hetland, Benjamin Ultan Cowley
- Description: A competent leader can help to improve group performance, for example by helping group members to choose actions that reduce risk; however an incompet...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P11.3.pdf
- Keywords: backcountry skiing, leadership, group dynamics, group performance, evaluative criteria
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- Title: THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: MINDSET, RISK ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AMONG SKI TOURING GROUPS IN THE ALPS
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Martin Schwiersch, Michaela Brugger, Lukas Fritz, Bernhard Streicher, Florian Hellberg, Christoph Hummel, Thomas Feistl
- Description: This study investigates the decision-making processes of ski touring groups in avalancheprone
areas. Existing research has primarily explored specifi...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P11.14.pdf
- Keywords: tour planning, equipment, risk assessment, decision making, backcountry skiing
- View additional details about THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: MINDSET, RISK ASSESSMENT AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AMONG SKI TOURING GROUPS IN THE ALPS
- Title: AVALANCHE HAZARD ASSESSMENT: THE PROBABILISTIC VS. ANALYTICAL APPROACH – THE WELL-CHERISHED DICHOTOMY
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Jürg Schweizer, Christoph Mitterer, Benjamin Reuter
- Description: Assessing avalanche risk in the backcountry is a challenging task. First and foremost since avalanche hazard cannot be accurately determined: We do no...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_O12.1.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche danger, risk assessment, decision-making, backcountry touring
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- Title: REFINED SWISS AVALANCHE TERRAIN MAPPING CATV2 / ATHV2
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Stephan Harvey, Marc Christen, Yves Bühler, Cyrill Hänni, Noel Boos, Boris Bernegger
- Description: Avalanche terrain maps are becoming increasingly common for large areas due to the
availability of high-resolution and high-quality digital elevation...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P12.1.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche terrain maps, white risk, avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard mapping, backcountry tour planning
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- Title: IMPROVING AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOURS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NOVEL SLABS METHOD WITH EXISTING METHODS.
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Bart Degraeuwe, Günter Schmudlach, Kurt Winkler, Jochen Köhler
- Description: The main danger to which backcountry skiers are exposed are dry slab avalanches triggered by skiers themselves. This study introduces SLABS (Screening...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P12.2.pdf
- Keywords: backcountry skiing, avalanche, probabilistic methods, generalised additive model
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- Title: CHECKING ME, CHECKING YOU... DO YOU? A BEACON-STUDY IN NORTHERN NORWAY
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Richard Fjellaksel, Tim Dassler, Guang Rong, Tarjei Tveito Skille, Gerit Pfuhl
- Description: Avalanche beacons are vital for winter backcountry activities. They provide a means for locating individuals buried by avalanches, allowing efficient ...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P13.2.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche safety, beacon group checks, transceiver, backcountry skiing, companion rescue, avalanche survival
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- Title: THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: DO AVALANCHE AIRBAGS LEAD TO RISKIER CHOICES?
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Bernhard Streicher, Michaela Brugger, Lukas Fritz, Martin Schwiersch, Florian Hellberg, Christoph Hummel, Thomas Feistl
- Description: Avalanche airbags have emerged as a significant advancement in avalanche safety, increasing survival rates by reducing burial depth during an avalanch...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P13.6.pdf
- Keywords: airbag use, airbag knowledge, impact of airbag use, decision making, risk taking, backcountry skiing
- View additional details about THE GERMAN ALPINE CLUB (DAV) SKI TOURING STUDY: DO AVALANCHE AIRBAGS LEAD TO RISKIER CHOICES?
- Title: BACKCOUNTRY GATE SURVEY PROGRAM AT JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT CATALYZES CONVERSATIONS ON HUMAN FACTORS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND AVALANCHE EDUCATION
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Madeleine Johnson
- Description: The Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) Foundation’s backcountry gate survey
program in Jackson, Wyoming (WY) is a unique initiative for North A...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P13.11.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche education; backcountry gate; grassroots initiative; volunteer program; human factors
- View additional details about BACKCOUNTRY GATE SURVEY PROGRAM AT JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT CATALYZES CONVERSATIONS ON HUMAN FACTORS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND AVALANCHE EDUCATION
- Title: HOW ACCURATE AND BIASED IS SLOPE PERCEPTION OF SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS?
- Date: 2024-09-23
- Authors: Gerit Pfuhl, Karen Ekman, Guang Rong, Lauri Ahonen, Ben Cowley, Audun Hetland, Matti Verkasalo
- Description: Estimating the slant of a snow-covered mountain slope is a difficult task. Human perception is tailored for accurate perception of cardinal orientatio...
- Object ID: ISSW2024_P13.16.pdf
- Keywords: inclinometer, inclination measurement, avalanche education, backcountry skiing, cognitive biases
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- Title: QUANTITATIVELY CAPTURING DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES OF MECHANIZED SKI GUIDES USING GPS TRACKING, AVALANCHE TERRAIN MODELING AND BAYESIAN NETWORKS
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: John Sykes, Pascal Haegeli, Roger Atkins, Patrick Mair, Yves Bühler
- Description: Snow avalanches are the primary mountain hazard for mechanized skiing operations. Helicopter and snow-cat ski guides are tasked with finding safe terr...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O3.03.pdf
- Keywords: decision-making, avalanche terrain modelling, gps tracking, mechanized skiing, backcountry
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- Title: AUTOMATIC CRUX DETECTION FOR PLANNING BACKCOUNTRY TOURS IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Stephan Harvey, Cyrill Hänni, Noel Boos, Jorim Urner
- Description: For travelling in the backcountry, good planning is crucial. Besides the current weather and avalanche forecast, terrain characteristics must be asses...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O8.02.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche terrain, crux detection, avalanche hazard mapping, white risk, backcountry tour planning, decision making
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- Title: INTER-PARTY AVALANCHE INVOLVEMENTS MAY INCREASE QUADRATICALLY WITH PARTY DENSITY
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Charles A. Hagedorn
- Description: We estimate, from first-principles, the rate of inter-party avalanche involvements. The model suggests that the likelihood of inter-party involvements...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O8.04.pdf
- Keywords: inter-party avalanche catalog, backcountry crowding, first-principles model, party density, backcountry travel techniques
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- Title: UNDERSTANDING BACKCOUNTRY BEHAVIORS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN A RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE COURSE
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Kelly R. McNeil, Jacqueline A. Morgan, Liz Y. Riggs Meder, Emma R. Walker
- Description: A growing number of people are venturing into the backcountry each year. Many of these individuals are participating in avalanche training. However, l...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O12.01.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche education, behaviors, backcountry travel
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- Title: LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR SAFE MOUNTAIN FUN: TRANSFORMING BACK-COUNTRY SKIERS' PRACTICES THROUGH STIMULATING DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING AT AVALANCHE COURSES
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: Tim Dassler, Tove I. Dahl, Tarjei T. Skille, Gerit Pfuhl, Richard Fjellaksel
- Description: When skiing in avalanche terrain in the backcountry, bliss and happiness are always close to potential injury and even death. Safety in the snowy moun...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_O12.02.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche education, double-loop learning, wicked learning environment, backcountry skiing, reflective learning
- View additional details about LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR SAFE MOUNTAIN FUN: TRANSFORMING BACK-COUNTRY SKIERS' PRACTICES THROUGH STIMULATING DOUBLE-LOOP LEARNING AT AVALANCHE COURSES
- Title: HOW COVID AFFECTED BACKCOUNTRY SKIING IN THE 2020 - 2021 SEASON
- Date: 2023-10-08
- Authors: David C. Fiore MD, Andrew P. Cobourn BS, Spencer J. H. Trivitt BS, Jordy Hendrikx PhD, Jerry D. Johnson DA, Esteban A. Valle MD
- Description: Introduction: Following the restricted operations and closure of many ski resorts due to the Covid pandemic there were many anecdotal reports of a sur...
- Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.45.pdf
- Keywords: covid, skiing, backcountry, survey
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