Ski touring: Analyzing risk-taking behavior and risk avoidance associated with an emerging outdoor activity in the Alps

• Main Authors: Elisabeth Happ (Author), Ursula Scholl-Grissemann (Author), Martin Schnitzer (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ski touring is an emerging trend in the Alps, defined as ascending and descending a slope/backcountry with ski-touring equipment. The aim of this research is to understand risk-taking behavior, risk-avoidance behavior and assessed expertise (ascending/descending) of backcountry ski tourers. A cross-...