Exploring factors influencing the attitude of ski tourers towards the ski touring management measures of the Gesäuse National Park

This study investigated factors influencing the attitude of on-site ski tourers towards the ski touring management measures recently implemented by the Gesäuse National Park for two ski tours in the Johnsbach Valley in order to protect capercaillie and black grouse. Most of the respondents (n = 550) were long-standing regular day visitors frequently visiting the Johnsbach valley for ski touring. The majority of them were not aware of ski touring management measures. Two thirds of those who knew about it saw it as a useful concept. The regression analysis identified attitudes towards environmental impacts of ski touring, motives for ski touring, area dependence, perceived constraints to the individual’s recreational activities and past experience as factors explaining the attitude towards the concept. From our findings we derived implications for the management of protected areas.本研究围绕盖瑟国家公园（Gesäuse National Park）近期为保护西方松鸡（capercaillie）与黑琴鸡（black grouse），在约翰斯巴赫谷（Johnsbach Valley）针对两项滑雪登山活动所推行的滑雪登山（ski touring）管理举措，调查了现场滑雪登山参与者对该举措的态度影响因素。本次调研共有550名有效受访者，其中多数为长期定期到访约翰斯巴赫谷开展滑雪登山活动的日间游客。大部分受访者并不知晓该项滑雪登山管理举措，而在知晓该举措的受访者中，有三分之二认为其是一项实用合理的方案。回归分析结果显示，滑雪登山参与者对活动环境影响的态度、滑雪登山动机、场地依赖程度、个体休闲活动感知限制以及过往经验，均为解释其对该举措态度的关键影响因子。基于本研究结论，可为保护区管理工作提供实践参考与启示。