The inter-annual weather variation associated with climate change has emerged as a major risk to the ski tourism industry, adversely impacting season length, snow quality, operating and investment costs, visitation, and neighboring markets. Existing research has focused principally on the overall...

The sustainability of ski tourism is directly related to the prevailing climatic conditions. This study investigates the impact of climate change on the sector of ski tourism in Greece. For this purpose, the current situation is assessed and the changes in underlying climatic parameters...

Within the ski industry, the production of artificial snow, product diversification, and year-round operation are the three most popular climate change adaptation strategies resorts already apply. The opinions on these of different parties involved in local tourism development are crucial for the...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Numerous studies have demonstrated the tourism industry to be especially sensitive to weather and climate variability. Snow-related tourism, being largely dependent on climatic resources, is particularly affected by climate change. Our study provides a new index to reflect the climatic suitability...