Stig Løland
Institutt for idrett og friluftsliv
Høgskulelektor
Phd-project
"Professional decision making in avalanche terrain" (2020-2024). The aim of the project is to study how professional Mountain Guides make decisions on behalf of their clients in a risky mountain environment. The project is a part of CARE, Center for Avalanche Research and Education at Department of psychology/University of Tromsø. CARE is an interdiciplinary research center that focus on decision making under uncertainty. More info: www.uit.no/research/care. Other research interests include the guide role, leadership and risk management.
Experience
Stig has 20 years experience as a mountain guide, working with climbing and skiing both nationally and internationally. For many years he was Technical Director in the Norwegian Mountain Guide Association. He currently teaches mountain related skills at Volda University College and also works for the Norwegian Avalanche Warning Service (Varsom) as a field observer. He is also a keen hobby photographer
Education
IFMGA Mountain Guide Diploma.
Master of Physical Education, Sports and Outdoor Studies.
Bachelor in Sports, Physical Activity and Health.
Teaching areas
Bachelor in Outdoor Studies: Snow and avalanche, rescue, ski touring, mountaineering, adventure leadership and the guide role
Bachelor in Sports: Skiing, ski technique and instructional skills
Research
CRIStin
Scientific articles and book chapters
Negotiating the gray zone: Ski guiding routine dynamics
Published 2025 by Stig Løland, Markus Hällgren
Updating in the mountains: A sensemaking perspective on ski guiding
Published 2023 by Stig Løland, Maria Nordbø Søreide, Markus Hällgren, Audun Hetland
‘Where to ski?’: an ethnography of how guides make sense while planning
Published 2022 by Stig Løland, Hällgren Markus
Contested seascapes: birds, surfers and county governors
Published 2017 by Stig Løland, Tommy Langseth
Other works
Beslutninger i skredterreng, hva gjør skiguidene?
Published 2024 by Stig Løland
Å lede grupper inn i det ukjente
Published 2024 by Stig Løland
Lederskap i gråsonen
Published 2023 by Stig Løland
Beslutningsprosesser hos skiguider
Published 2023 by Stig Løland
Socio-ecological routine patterning
Published 2023 by Stig Løland, Markus Hällgren
Skredpodden S3 EP1 Beslutningstaking i skredterreng - hva kan vi lære av guidene?
Published 2022 by Stig Løland
"Where to ski?" An ethnography of how guides make sense while planning
Published 2022 by Stig Løland, Hällgren Markus
Making sense in the mountains: An ethnographic study of the sensate experience of ski guiding
Published 2022 by Stig Løland, Hällgren Markus
Korleis bruke skredvarslinga som eit verktøy for planlegging og gjennomføring av alpine skiturar
Published 2018 by Stig Løland
Skred, risiko og ferdsel i alpine vinterfjell
Published 2018 by Einar Løken, Stig Løland
Skredfare i vente
Published 2017 by Stig Løland
Stor skredfare i fjellet
Published 2017 by Stig Løland
Skal bli forbilde for folk på tur
Published 2016 by Stig Løland, Tarjei Ofstad, Dag Erik Wold
Avalanche Training and the historical outline of the Norwegian Mountain Guides Association
Published 2016 by Stig Løland
Læremesterlæra
Published 2016 by Stig Løland
A polar bear attack – reflection on rule based risk management in Adventure Tourism
Published 2016 by Ola Einang, Sigmund Andersen, Stig Løland
Nature guiding: supporting guest happiness along with a low ecological footprint
Published 2016 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Ola Einang, Sigmund Andersen, Stig Løland
The instructor selection for mountain guide training in the norwegian mountain guides association.
Published 2016 by Stig Løland
ISSW special edition EP2 - Where to ski? How guides make decisions in avalanche terrain. A talk with Stig Løland
Published 2014 by Audun Hetland, Stig Løland
Ski guiding as practice: Making sense and performing routines in avalanche terrain
Published 2014 by Stig Løland
Utstyrskappløp i naturen
Published 2010 by Stig Løland