The snow and avalanche climate types maritime, continental and transitional are well
established and have been used extensively to characterize the general nature of avalanche …

Aim Asphyxia is the primary cause of death among avalanche victims. Avalanche airbags
can lower mortality by directly reducing grade of burial, the single most important factor for …

… Jeff Boyd and Pascal Haegeli were responsible for data extraction and Pascal Haegeli and
Riyad Abu-Laban for statistical analysis. Jeff Boyd initially drafted the article, and all of the …

Avalanches pose a serious threat to recreational backcountry travelers in mountainous
terrain. This study explores how the three main amateur user groups of avalanche terrain in …

… Pascal Haegeli extracted the Canadian … Pascal Haegeli drafted the article, and all of the
authors made critical revisions and gave final approval of the manuscript. Pascal Haegeli was …

This conceptual model of avalanche hazard identifies the key components of avalanche
hazard and structures them into a systematic, consistent workflow for hazard and risk …

To provide guidance to clinicians and avalanche professionals about best practices, the
Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines …

The subject of this special issue,“Risk in tourism and outdoor recreation” is of increasing
relevance. Over the last decades, the popularity of outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism …

The Avalanche Danger Scale is an ordinal, five-level warning system that is a cornerstone
of public avalanche information. The system was developed in Europe in 1993, and …

The development of effective prevention initiatives requires a detailed understanding of the
characteristics and needs of the target audience. To properly identify at-risk individuals, it is …