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Experiencing pressures: the transition of ski resorts into year-round sustainable mountain destinations

Current Issues in Tourism
The ski resort industry faces increasing challenges due to the impact of climate change, pushing many resorts to rethink their traditional operations. This article examines the transition of ski resorts into sustainable and year-round mountain resorts ...
N. Chevrollier   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occurrence and seasonal distribution of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in different environmental compartments from areas around ski resorts in northern China.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020
Skiing is an important direct input route of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to the environment. However, there has been no study on the occurrence of PFASs in Chinese ski area.
Qi Wang   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

End of Life for Low Altitude Ski Resorts? Evidence From a Case Study in the Italian Alps

Sustainable Development
Ski tourism plays a fundamental role for the economic development of mountain areas, contributing to generating wealth for many mountain communities. The ski industry, however, is extremely climate‐sensitive and the increase in the level of temperature ...
S. Duglio, I. Gnesi, R. Beltramo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Investigation of Human Trajectories in Ski Resorts

2017
Analyzing human trajectories based on sensor data is a challenging research topic. It has been analyzed from many aspects like clustering, process mining, and others. Still, less attention has been paid on analyzing this data based on hidden factors that drive the behavior of people.
Boris Delibasic   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The effectiveness of countermeasure services against declining visitor numbers to ski resorts in nagano, Japan

Tourism Economics
The market for ski resorts in Japan has shrunk continuously due to the socioeconomic and demographic conditions that began in the early 1990s, a trend which could occur in other parts of the globe.
H. Komatsu, Yasuo Ohe
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable Ski Resort Principles: An Uphill Journey

2008
As discussed throughout this volume, sustainability has become a stated goal for many tourism businesses and destinations. For ski resorts, there are a number of drivers behind the goal of sustainability (see also Chapter 2 in this volume). There exists a growing, though still incomplete understanding of the impacts ski resorts have on mountain ...
Daniel Scott, Tania Del Matto
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DESIGN FEATURES OF SKI RESORTS

Vestnik of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
Ski resorts are attractive destinations for investors, tourists, and local residents alike. They contribute to enhancing tourism appeal and creating new job opportunities. The design of ski complexes is a multifaceted task that requires consideration of natural, climatic, technical, and economic factors.
А.V. Glazunova, A.A. Kasymova
openaire   +1 more source

Land Degradation at the Stara Planina Ski Resort

Environmental Management, 2012
The environmental impacts of ski resorts in the Balkan region are great and can lead to landscape degradation and loss of land functionality. In this study, we present an example of the negative effects of human activities at the Stara Planina ski resort in southeastern Serbia.
Ristić, Ratko   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Snow tourism and economic sustainability: the financial situation of ski resorts in Spain

, 2020
The aim of this article is to analyse the profitability of ski resorts in Spain and identify its associated determining factors in order to verify whether these are economically sustainable taking into account the internal and external aspects affecting ...
Jordi Moreno-Gené   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Winter tourism in Japan: how ski resorts respond to climate change?

The Tourist Review
This study aims to examine how mountain destinations and ski resorts in Japan respond to climate change, focusing on their adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Ching Li   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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