International audienceWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far focused on medium-high altitude avalanches, even though those occur on a regular basis. This article studies how winter outdoor activities practitioners apprehend avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains (north-east France). Our survey demonstrates that their perception of both the mountain environment and avalanche risk is influenced by their culture of sports and mountains in general. Analysis shows a diversity of knowledge and perception of the risk. However, a significant number of practitioners (including hikers, skiers or mountaineers) seem to have no culture at all of avalanche risk, which is preventing them from realizing they are exposed....
Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mo...
Recreational activities in snow-covered mountainous terrain in the backcountry account for the vast ...
O inverno de 1999-2000 repentinamente reactualizou a discussão sobre o perigo de avalanche, subestim...
International audienceWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far foc...
International audienceWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far hav...
In spite of regular accidents, the medium-high mountain doesn’t seem to play a major role in the stu...
ABSTRACT: Mentioning avalanche risk in the Vosges generally causes a certain incredulity for this ra...
Malgré des accidents réguliers, la moyenne montagne n’occupe qu’une place mineure dans l’étude des a...
[Departement_IRSTEA]Eaux [TR1_IRSTEA]RIVAGEInternational audienceDespite significant proof to the co...
International audienceThe risk of avalanche in the Vosges Mountains arouses generally certain incred...
Avalanches do not occur only in winter. There are also summer or autumm avalanches, which may be ver...
Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mo...
En France, en moyenne montagne, le risque d’avalanche apparaît occulté alors que l’al...
En France, en moyenne montagne, le risque d’avalanche apparaît occulté alors que l’aléa avalanche es...
The French Mountain Guides Association3 (Syndicat National des Guides de Montagne,) organises contin...
Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mo...
Recreational activities in snow-covered mountainous terrain in the backcountry account for the vast ...
O inverno de 1999-2000 repentinamente reactualizou a discussão sobre o perigo de avalanche, subestim...
International audienceWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far foc...
International audienceWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far hav...
In spite of regular accidents, the medium-high mountain doesn’t seem to play a major role in the stu...
ABSTRACT: Mentioning avalanche risk in the Vosges generally causes a certain incredulity for this ra...
Malgré des accidents réguliers, la moyenne montagne n’occupe qu’une place mineure dans l’étude des a...
[Departement_IRSTEA]Eaux [TR1_IRSTEA]RIVAGEInternational audienceDespite significant proof to the co...
International audienceThe risk of avalanche in the Vosges Mountains arouses generally certain incred...
Avalanches do not occur only in winter. There are also summer or autumm avalanches, which may be ver...
Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mo...
En France, en moyenne montagne, le risque d’avalanche apparaît occulté alors que l’al...
En France, en moyenne montagne, le risque d’avalanche apparaît occulté alors que l’aléa avalanche es...
The French Mountain Guides Association3 (Syndicat National des Guides de Montagne,) organises contin...
Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mo...
Recreational activities in snow-covered mountainous terrain in the backcountry account for the vast ...
O inverno de 1999-2000 repentinamente reactualizou a discussão sobre o perigo de avalanche, subestim...