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Les plans de pistes de ski : une saison hivernale fantasmée
EchoGéoSince the creation of ski resorts, there has been a proliferation of piste maps for skiers. By analysing several French maps and a few foreign ones, we will look at the representations of the mountains, via the ski areas, that these maps convey.
Alexis Metzger +2 more
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The Promise of Resistance: A New Lens for Climate Change Adaptation Research and Practice
WIREs Climate Change, Volume 16, Issue 1, January/February 2025.ABSTRACT Over the years, thousands of climate change adaptation projects have been implemented globally. While there has been substantial scholarship on the extent and nature of adaptation efforts, fewer studies have examined why and how adaptation projects are being resisted. An analysis of resistance to adaptation offers critical insights to scholars
Megan Mills‐Novoa, Michael Mikulewicz
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Automating A Home Snowmaking System Using An AVR Microcontroller [PDF]
, 2017 Since its invention in the 1950s, snowmaking has been vitally important to the ski industry, lengthening season length, and bringing skiing and snowboarding to areas where it would not previously have been possible.
White, William Reid +1 more
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Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Xinjiang is rich in snow and ice tourism resources, and exploring the spatial distribution pattern of snow and ice tourism resource points in the region, and the influence mechanism behind it can provide decision support for the region to build a strong snow and ice tourism area.
Ke Li +4 more
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Crisis? What Crisis? The Contestation of Urgency in Creeping Crises
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 32, Issue 4, December 2024.ABSTRACT Whilst research on extreme contexts has mainly studied responses to and perceptions of urgency in abrupt crisis settings, this paper examines the construction and contestation of urgency in ambiguous creeping crisis settings. It builds on the empirical case of the Alpine Region of Tyrol and the discourse that emerged around the climate crisis ...
Pia Geisemann, Daniel Geiger
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Study on atomization characteristics of nozzles in artificial snow making process
Zhileng xuebaoThe increasing global warming and rapid growth of the ski industry have raised higher demands for artificial snowmaking technology and snow quality, with the quality of artificial snowmaking closely linked to the atomization characteristics of snowmaking
李睿 +4 more
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Rethinking growth orientation: Do ski‐resorts' strategies fit the profiles of today's alpine skiers?
International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 26, Issue 4, July/August 2024.Abstract The strategy and marketing of ski resorts in the European Alps are still characterized by growth orientation and the extension of technical snow production to ensure high snow reliability. In contrast, this study hypothesizes that besides a high‐performing ski resort, winter ski vacationists have further expectations for activities during ...
Thomas Bausch +2 more
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The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
, 2021 Website documenting the work of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, including their final report regarding recommendations for advancement and national security related to "artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ...
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (U.S.)
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How does ski infrastructure change soil erosion processes on hillslope?
Land Degradation &Development, Volume 35, Issue 10, Page 3378-3391, June 2024.Abstract Ski tourism's popularity is driving a rise in the number of ski resorts. This study aims to present the impact of ski infrastructure on soil erosion processes in the example from a small catchment in the Gubałowskie Foothills in southern Poland, where landscape changes before (since 1879) and after the construction of the ski station (2007 ...
Dawid Piątek, Anita Bernatek‐Jakiel
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Lessons from the Past: A Swiss Case Study on Ski Resorts and Degrowth in the Face of Climate Change
Revue de Géographie AlpineSki tourism is severely threatened by climate change, primarily due to reduced snowfall, shorter ski seasons, and an anticipated shrinkage of the market.
Luise Biere
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