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Abstract
This study examines a newly emerging conflict, helicopter skiing, among winter recreationists within the framework of Jacob and Schreyer's (1980) goal‐interference theory of conflict. In this model, conflict is defined as goal interference attributed to another's behavior. Among the sources of goal interference consistent with Jacob and Schreyer's propositions are goal orientation and place dependence. This study examined the effect of these two variables on select goal interferences in two samples of winter backcountry users. Group type was the strongest predictor of goal interference when attributions were made to helicopter skiing. Relationships between goal orientation, place dependence, and goal interference varied depending on the kind of interference attribution made and the kind of goal involved. Goal orientation was associated with setting‐based goal interferences regardless of whether attributions were made to helicopter skiing or more general discourteous behavior. Place dependence was associated with both setting‐based and activity‐based goal interferences, but only when attributions were made to helicopter skiing.
