Learning from avalanche accidents: How does avalanche accident change the way people evaluate risk and make decisions in backcountry skiing?
Homanen, Aleksi (2021)
Homanen, Aleksi
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052511202
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052511202
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This study aims to answer two questions: 1.How does a serious avalanche accident change the way people evaluate risk and make decisions in backcountry skiing trips? 2.What can we learn from people who have experienced the negative consequence of an avalanche accident? Qualitative interviews were conducted to seven people with an experience of a serious avalanche accident. Results include descriptions of eight different accidents including how did the accident affect victims and their peers. Discussion of the results concentrated on what can we learn from the accidents, reflecting on literature of avalanche safety, learning and decision making psychology. There is a need to emphasize the importance of systematic decision making in order to make reliable choises in avalanche terrain.