In the periodic surveys by the environmental protection agency made in recent years seen a trend in more and more skiers want to run off-piste. In a survey by 2017, nearly six out of ten that they are more often engaged in such rides compared to three years ago.
the Two reasons are that the market develops and that trade contributes with a positive image of off-piste skiing. Also in the sales figures and the number of incidents seen an increase, according to Per-Olov Wikberg.
– There are many avalanches. There is no path, so there is no danger, but it is more a natural phenomenon. During the winter holiday and easter related lot of people in the terrain and in most cases, it is the people themselves that triggers the avalanche. It is obviously dangerous, ” he says.
important to inform about the risks of giving out in lavinkänsliga areas. Environmental protection agency, the services lavinprognoser.see are daily updates on the risk situation around and at the time of writing warned of significant lavinfara, a third on the five-point scale, in the Western vindel mountain and Abisko or Riksgränsfjällen.
– if you Go in a lift facility, so it is basically harmless except that you can break a bone, but if you leave liftanläggningens area, you need to have knowledge and training, ” says Per-Olov Wikberg.
The past few years, a snowmobile driver, emerged as a risk group. Where many lack the training and the vehicles are light, take up easily in rugged terrain, but is at the same time heavy enough to put a huge snömassa in motion.
To limit the skiers in each movement in nature in order to come to grips with the problem do not think Per-Olov Wikberg is the right way to go.
” It has been made in the vicinity of the ski lifts in the past. Then put the police up the rope. But it’s gone and now it’s all about information and communication. There is probably no country that limits the skier the ability to move in the mountains, however, it can be valuable to know what to do if an avalanche occurs.
has several serious incidents occurred in the Swedish mountains, but the most important aspect of life is that those who are in the party quickly undsätter those that are drawn with. Per-Olov Wikberg is for the sake of it is not worried that the trend with increased off-piste-ride problem.
” If this increase occurs without more lavinolyckor occurs, then I see the positive in it. We have amazing mountains, and growing tourism.
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