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Title: THE RUN LIST IN MECHANISED SKIING: HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND CURRENT PRACTICE
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Peter Macpherson, Scott Thumlert
Description: Managing exposure to avalanche hazard through terrain selection is the primary avalanche risk mitigation strategy in winter backcountry guiding. The r...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O10.3.pdf
Keywords: run list, run coding, mechanized skiing, canadian mountain holidays, terrain selection, avalanche risk management, decision-making
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Title: SEGMENTATION OF BACKCOUNTRY SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS IN JAPAN BASED ON RECREATION SPECIALIZATION: A CLUSTER ANALYSIS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Masashi Nagai, Nao Yoshizawa, Yasukazu Hama, Masanori Take
Description: Backcountry skiing and snowboarding (BCSS) involve serious mountain hazards such as avalanches and falls, requiring participants to manage risks appro...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.29.pdf
Keywords: backcountry skiing, recreation specialization, cluster analysis, participant segmentation, japan
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Title: THE PERSISTENCE OF SOCIAL HEURISTICS IN BACKCOUNTRY DECISION-MAKING: AN ANALYSIS OF RESORT-ADJACENT USERS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Duncan Knight
Description: Avalanche fatalities in recreational backcountry settings remain predominantly linked to human judgment errors rather than environmental unpredictabil...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.11.pdf
Keywords: avalanche decision-making, social heuristics, social proof, backcountry skiing, risk perception, group dynamics.
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Title: A METHOD TO COUNT BACKCOUNTRY SKIERS FROM BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY SIGNALS
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Håvard B. Toft, Vegard Vereide, Ingeborg Bruflot, Aron Widforss, Eirik Gravdal, Olav K. Myksvoll, Audun Hetland
Description: Quantifying the number of people participating in backcountry skiing is essential for understanding patterns of use, user characteristics, and exposur...
Object ID: ISSW2026_P3.10.pdf
Keywords: counting, backcountry skiing, ble
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Title: RIDERS AND AVALANCHES FLOATING ON POWDER SNOW: NEW INSIGHTS INTO AIR PORE PRESSURE MECHANISMS FROM HYDRO-MECHANICAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Hervé Vicari, Camille Huitorel, Quoc-Anh Tran, Betty Sovilla, Johan Gaume
Description: Skiing or snowboarding down a mountain covered with fluffy new snow can provide a unique experience, reminiscent of floating above clouds. This sensa...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P2.2.pdf
Keywords: powder snow avalanche, powder skiing, mpm, dem, cfd, entrainment, fluidization
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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
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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
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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: 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
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Title: TERRAIN SELECTION TACTICS FOR HELICOPTER SKIING - MANAGING AVALANCHE RISK DURING THE 2022-23 SEASON
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Scott Thumlert, Criag McGee, Carl Trescher
Description: Managing snow avalanche risk during guided helicopter skiing operations is critical for guest and worker safety. The 2022-23 winter snowpack in Britis...
Object ID: ISSW2023_O14.04.pdf
Keywords: guided helicopter skiing, terrain selection tactics, avalanche risk management, deep persistent slab avalanche problem.
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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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