Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers?

Haegeli, Pascal; Rupf, Reto; Karlen, Barbara

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270

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dc.contributor.author	Haegeli, Pascal	-
dc.contributor.author	Rupf, Reto	-
dc.contributor.author	Karlen, Barbara	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-11T10:11:29Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-12-11T10:11:29Z	-
dc.date.issued	2019-11-18	-
dc.identifier.issn	2213-0780	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18874	-
dc.description.abstract	While the effectiveness of airbags for reducing mortality in avalanche involvements has been examined in various studies, the question of whether the added safety benefit might lead to increased risk-taking – a phenomenon referred to as risk compensation or risk homeostasis – has only been tackled by a few researchers. Building on the existing research on airbags, risk compensation, and stated terrain preferences in winter backcountry recreation, we conducted an extensive online survey including a discrete choice experiment to approach the topic of avalanche airbags and risk compensation from multiple perspectives. Our study sample consists of 163 airbag owners and 243 non-owners mainly from Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The analyses of the survey responses provide both indirect and direct evidence that risk compensation in response to avalanche airbags is likely within at least certain segments of the recreational backcountry and out-of-bounds skiing population. Initial indirect evidence on risk compensation is provided by examining participants’ responses to airbag attitude and use questions using the framework of Hedlund (2000). The stated terrain preferences in our discrete choice experiment with and without airbags indicate that non-owners of airbags might make more aggressive terrain choices when they are given an airbag, whereas the preference patterns of owners did not change when the airbag was taken away from them. Finally, our analysis of avalanche involvement rates with and without airbags offers the most direct evidence that more thrill-seeking backcountry users are taking higher risks when equipped with airbags. The paper concludes with a discussion that highlights that the potential for risk compensation is not a strong argument against the use of avalanche airbags.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Elsevier	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Free riding	de_CH
dc.subject	Winter sports	de_CH
dc.subject	Recreation	de_CH
dc.subject	Discrete choice experiment	de_CH
dc.subject	Safety equipment	de_CH
dc.subject	Motivation	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	150: Psychologie	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	700: Künste und Unterhaltung	de_CH
dc.title	Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers?	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-18874	-
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	100270	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	32	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Umweltplanung	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
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Haegeli, P., Rupf, R., & Karlen, B. (2019). Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 32(100270). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270

Haegeli, P., Rupf, R. and Karlen, B. (2019) ‘Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers?’, Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 32(100270). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270.

P. Haegeli, R. Rupf, and B. Karlen, “Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers?,” Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, vol. 32, no. 100270, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270.

HAEGELI, Pascal, Reto RUPF und Barbara KARLEN, 2019. Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices among backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 18 November 2019. Bd. 32, Nr. 100270. DOI 10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270

Haegeli, Pascal, Reto Rupf, and Barbara Karlen. 2019. “Do Avalanche Airbags Lead to Riskier Choices among Backcountry and Out-of-Bounds Skiers?” Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism 32 (100270). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270.

Haegeli, Pascal, et al. “Do Avalanche Airbags Lead to Riskier Choices among Backcountry and Out-of-Bounds Skiers?” Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, vol. 32, no. 100270, Nov. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2019.100270.