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The development of ski areas and its relation to the Alpine economy in Switzerland
Swiss Journal of Economics and StatisticsCableways alleviate access to the Alps and were crucial in establishing the skiing tourism boom of the after-war years. Moreover, cableway operators employ a large share of residents, are complemented by tourism-related services and are therefore a key ...
Pascal Troxler +2 more
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Skier and snowboarder speeds at US ski areas
JSAMS Plus, 2023 To determine typical speeds of skiers and snowboarders on-piste groomed trails across the United States (US).On-slope speeds of skiers and snowboarders were measured on trails of varying difficulty at 8 ski areas across the US. The trail difficulty designation and slope were documented for each location where speed measurements were taken.
Lenka L. Stepan +3 more
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Ski piste snow ablation versus potential infiltration (Veporic Unit, Western Carpathians)
Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2020 Snow production results in high volume of snow that is remaining on the low-elevation ski pistes after snowmelt of natural snow on the off-piste sites.
Mikloš Michal +6 more
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Simulated hydrological effects of grooming and snowmaking in a ski resort on the local water balance [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2023 The presence of a ski resort modifies the snow cover at the local scale, due to snow management practices on ski pistes, especially grooming and snowmaking.
S. Morin +9 more
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Lubricants, 2022 In a cross-country skiing competition, the time difference between the winner and the skier coming in at second place is typically very small. Since the skier spends much of the energy on overcoming resistive forces, a relatively small reduction in these
Kalle Kalliorinne +5 more
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SkiMon: A Wireless Body Area Network for Monitoring Ski Flex and Motion during Skiing Sports
Sensors, 2022 Monitoring and gathering data on sporting activities holds significant promise for athletes, equipment developers, and physical fitness clinicians. Wireless Body Area Networks are being used in sporting environments as a means of gathering data, providing feedback, and helping to gain understanding of athletic activities.
Aaron S. Crandall +2 more
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Benchmarking Pyrenean ski resorts
Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2013 Destinations in general and ski resorts in particular face an intense competition which questioned competitiveness and call for analysis in terms of relative performance.
Laurent Botti +2 more
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Ski area effects on headwater streamflow
, 2022 Colorado headwater streams produce water supply for the West. The effects of singular land use changes on headwater watersheds have been studied at length, but much less is known about the combined interactions of multiple land use changes on headwater streamflow generation. We examined how the interactions of three land use changes associated with ski
Sidell, Marielle Alice, author +3 more
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Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2023 This article proposes to analyze an old project, which is not necessarily an active controversy but which was put back in the center of the debates by the SCoT Fier-Aravis in 2019.
Amandine Troiano, Lionel Laslaz
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