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Recommendations to improve ski area safety with obstacle padding [PDF]
JSAMS Plus, 2023 Objective: Fixed obstacles, such as trees, rocks and posts, are common within recreational ski areas. Collisions with fixed obstacles (CWO) can have severe consequences with significant physical, emotional and economic costs. Despite worldwide use of ski
Marine Dorsemaine +5 more
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Investment competition among Swiss ski areas
Annals of Tourism Research Empirical InsightsIn recent years, ski area operators in Switzerland have faced decreasing demand while ski lift and snowmaking capabilities have increased – partly using financial aid from public funds.
Pascal Troxler +2 more
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ANALYSIS OF THE SOUNDSCAPE OF SKI RESORTS IN BAD HOFGASTEIN (AUSTRIA) AND BIAŁKA TATRZAŃSKA (POLAND) [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus, 2023 Aim of the study: Firstly, due to the different sizes and spatial organization of ski resorts, it is important to determine whether there is a local differentiation of the sound landscape within one resort.
Magdalena Maria Malec, Tomasz Kotowski
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Dimensioning the extended capacity of Zlatar Ski Center using linear programming method [PDF]
Mенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму, 2021 Zlatar Ski Center has an extremely high potential as a ski resort that could be among the most visited ones in Serbia. What characterizes this center is the proximity of Kokin Brod Lake, the Tara River and the like. Therefore, Zlatar should be considered
Marković Bogdan +2 more
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At the End of a Slippery Slope: A Pilot Study of Deceleration Mats for Snow Tubing
Applied Sciences, 2021 On-slope pilot testing of snow tubes was conducted at two ski areas in the United States to examine the effects of deceleration mats. Snow tube and rider kinematics were measured using an instrumented bodysuit and a GPS system worn by the rider. For each
Irving S. Scher +3 more
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Lubricants, 2023 In elite endurance sports, marginal differences in finishing times drive ongoing equipment improvement to enhance athlete performance. In cross-country skiing, researchers, since the 1930s, have faced the challenge of minimising the resistance caused by ...
Kalle Kalliorinne +5 more
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Research on the Calculation and Analysis of Ski-Track Areas Based on Laser Point Clouds
Applied Sciences, 2023 To address the long-term statistical problem of ski-track area in the construction and operation of ski resorts, we propose a new ski-track point cloud boundary extraction method that improves the accuracy of boundary extraction and minimizes the offset ...
Wenxin Wang +2 more
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Suitability analysis of ski areas in China: an integrated study based on natural and socioeconomic conditions [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2019 The successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing 2022, officially known as the XXIV Olympic Winter Games) has greatly stimulated Chinese enthusiasm towards winter sports participation. Consequently, the Chinese ski industry is rapidly booming due
J. Deng +10 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common injury after liver transplantation and hepatectomy. Skimmianine (Ski) has antibacterial, antiviral pharmacological effects. However, it is not clear whether Ski has a protective effect against liver I/R
Cheng-long Huo +3 more
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On the Influence of Microtopography on the Sliding Performance of Cross Country Skis
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 The sliding performance of cross country skis is mainly influenced by the ability of the ski base to minimize capillary forces and contact area. Whereas, the first condition depends on hydrophobicity, the second one is controlled by the ski grinding ...
Matthias Scherge +2 more
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