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Small ski areas (SSAs) face several challenges, from changing environmental conditions such as lower snow levels and shorter ski seasons, to demographic changes of skiers, such as an aging population. SSAs find themselves operating in mature markets characterized by increased competition by larger ...

Author(s)
Hetzenauer, K.; Pikkemaat, B.; Albinsson, P. A.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2022, 40,
Abstract

Background of research (Introduction): Ski resorts are heavily dependent on winter seasons; however, snow cover and pristine mountain landscapes are among the most vulnerable to climate change (UNEP, 2008). Studies reviewed by Steiger et al. (2017) reveal without exception that climate change...

Author(s)
Happ, E.; Seidl, M.; Zach, F. J.; Schnitzer, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2022, 53, pp 91-95
Abstract

Spatial assessment of soil erosion is an important indicator of ecological soil change and global environmental changes. This is especially true for countries with rich forest cover such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this study, the risk of soil erosion was assessed using the Revised Universal Soil ...

Author(s)
Golijanin, J.; Nikolić, G.; Valjarević, A.; Ivanović, R.; Tunguz, V.; Bojić, S.; Grmuša, M.; Tanović, M. L.; Perić, M.; Hrelja, E.; Stankov, S.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022, 10, August,
Abstract

The paper presents a Regional Distribution Model (RDM), simulating the distribution of alpine skiing tourists in Europe, based on climate change impacts. For 71 European NUTS 3 winter tourism regions possible substitution effects on basis of climate change linked snow reliability and of two...

Author(s)
Prettenthaler, F.; Kortschak, D.; Woess-Gallasch, S.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2022, 39,
Abstract

Tourism industry and government demand for knowledge of the impacts of climate change on ski tourism is growing. Despite the more than 70-year history and large cultural significance of alpine skiing in Sweden, little is known about the industry's future under a changing climate. This study applies ...

Author(s)
Rice, H.; Cohen, S.; Scott, D.; Steiger, R.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Current Issues in Tourism, 2022, 25, 17, pp 2805-2820
Abstract

Throughout the winter months across the globe, mountain communities and snow-enthusiasts alike anxiously monitor ever-changing snowpack conditions. We model the behavioral response to this climate amenity by pairing a unique panel of 12 million short-term property rental transactions with daily...

Author(s)
Parthum, B.; Christensen, P.
Publisher
Elsevier Inc, Orlando, USA
Citation
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2022, 113,
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Cover for Plant invasions associated with ski resorts.

The increasing popularity of winter sports has led to the development of resorts providing skier facilities, which are often placed within natural environments of high conservation value. The disturbances associated with the creation and maintenance of the resorts, and the tendency for vehicles and ...

Author(s)
McDougall, K.; Cavieres, L.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781800620452)
Type
Book chapter
News Article

Mathematical model calculates snowline change

Date
14 June 2021
Abstract

Climate change threatens winter tourism in the Alps severely, and ski resorts are struggling to cope under uncertain climate change. We aim to identify under what conditions physical and economic tipping points for ski resorts may occur under changing climate in six Swiss ski resorts representing...

Author(s)
Ashraf Vaghefi, S.; Muccione, V.; Ginkel, K. C. H. van; Haasnoot, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Environmental Science & Policy, 2021, 126, pp 65-78
Abstract

In 2018, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) in Teton Village, WY, USA, discontinued its International Standards Organization 14001 environmental management system. JHMR needed a replacement voluntary environmental program (VEP) that would empower resort employees to directly mitigate climate...

Author(s)
Foster, B. C.
Publisher
International Mountain Society (IMS), Berne, Switzerland
Citation
Mountain Research and Development, 2021, 41, 3, pp D1-D11

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