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Challenges and Obstacles in the Development of Winter Sports Tourism in the Ski Slopes of Tehran [PDF]

open access: yesگردشگری و اوقات فراغت
This study was conducted to examine the challenges and obstacles in the development of winter sports tourism at the ski slopes of Tehran. The research population comprised all tourists and athletes frequenting these slopes, who responded to a 40-item ...
Siavash Imeni, Leyla Asadpour Shirazi
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing Erasure and Seeking Accountability in Sri Lankan Diasporic Fiction

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sixteen years after the end of the military conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009, there has been no real accountability for the atrocities that took place during the 26‐year war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan state. Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens and V. V.
Maryse Jayasuriya
wiley   +1 more source

Do changes in snow conditions have an impact on snowmaking investments in French Alps ski resorts?

open access: yes, 2021
International audienceThis study investigates the relationship between snow conditions and snowmaking investments for over 100 French Alps ski resorts.
Berard-Chenu, Lucas   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Snowmaking in the French Alps

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2015
Snowmaking facilities have been commonplace in the French Alps since 1974 and particularly since the 1990s. Now, nearly all resorts are equipped with snowmaking facilities, which guarantee snow for skiers and sufficient revenue for resorts.
Pierre Spandre   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate change and asset prices: hedonic estimates for North American ski resorts [PDF]

open access: yes
We use a hedonic framework to estimate and simulate the impact of global warming on real estate prices at North American ski resorts. To do so, we combine data on resort-area housing prices from two sources--data on average prices for U.S.
Van Butsic   +2 more
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Skiers' footprint on wildlife stress: Tracing the impact of winter sports on black grouse with interactive mapping

open access: yesEcological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 7, October 2026.
Abstract Human recreation in mountainous ecosystems, particularly skiing, poses a significant challenge for wildlife conservation, as evidenced by physiological stress responses observed in black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). Here, we present a reusable workflow that integrates noninvasive fecal corticosterone metabolite (FCM) measurements, mixed‐effects ...
Luca Nelli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Internet of Things to Enhance the Competitiveness of Ski Resorts

open access: yesЭкономика и управление, 2019
Ski resorts have been developing and growing in popularity over the past few years, which has led to an increasing demand for associated services, enhancing competition between resorts.
Svetlana L. Khlutkova
doaj  

Dynamique de la neige de culture dans les Alpes Françaises

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2015
Snowmaking facilities have been commonplace in the French Alps since 1974 and particularly since the 1990s. Now, nearly all resorts are equipped with snowmaking facilities, which guarantee snow for skiers and sufficient revenue for resorts.
Pierre Spandre   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utah Ski Archives Newsletter: 1994 (Spring), no. 4

open access: yes, 1994
The Utah Ski and Snowboard Archives is one of the most comprehensive collections in the entire country for research into the history and development of Utah\u27s prospering winter sports industry.
Friends of the Ski Archives
core  

Overcoming Alpine Barriers: The First Documented Case of Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) Settlement in a Subalpine Environment

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2026.
Map illustrating the revisitation rate (nsv) for the golden jackal's movement trajectory with k = 15, moving from the Julian Alps (Slovenia) to Carinthia (Austria). ABSTRACT The golden jackal (Canis aureus) continues to expand across Europe, yet fine‐scale behavioural data on dispersal—particularly in mountainous regions—remain scarce.
Jonas Custers   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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