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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
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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, Kasanin-Grubin, Milica, Radić, Boris, Nikić, Zoran, Vasiljević, Nevena   +4 more
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Ski Injury Statistics, 1982 to 1993, Jackson Hole Ski Resort

The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1995
A retrospective analysis was conducted on injury statistics compiled over 12 seasons, from 1982 to 1993 (2.55 million skier-days), at a Wyoming ski resort. The population at risk was determined by ticket sales per year. A total of 9749 skiing injuries was indexed by anatomic region and se verity according to diagnosis on initial evaluation.
W J, Warme, J A, Feagin, P, King, K L, Lambert, R R, Cunningham   +4 more
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The impact of climate change on ski resorts in China

International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019
Although ski tourism in China is experiencing a boom, and the number of operating ski areas has significantly increased, the influence of climate change on the future development of China's ski industry has so far largely been overlooked. This paper addresses this important gap by applying the ski season simulation model SkiSim 2.0 at 116 ski areas ...
Yan Fang, Daniel Scott, Robert Steiger
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CREATING THE CLASSIFICATION OF SKI RESORTS IN RUSSIA

Академический вестник УралНИИпроект РААСН, 2021
В статье рассмотрен потенциал развития горнолыжных комплексов (ГЛК) на территории Российской Федерации. Путем сравнительного анализа ГЛК выявлены и оценены факторы, влияющие на привлекательность ГЛК. На основе изученных факторов разработана классификация ГЛК по уровню класса (А, В, С).
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Increasing customers' loyalty in a skiing resort

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is three‐fold: first, to propose a model for measuring service quality in a skiing resort; second, to investigate the contribution of place attachment on the prediction of customers' loyalty, and third, to examine the influence of service quality on the development of place attachment.Design/methodology/approachA total ...
K. Alexandris, C. Kouthouris, Andreas Meligdis   +2 more
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The hybridization in the ski resorts clusters: the new challenge for the diversification of the ski resorts

2016
Composées d'un grand nombre d'acteurs économiques et politiques, les stations de sports d'hiver peuvent être qualifiées de clusters touristiques. Longtemps articulées autour des seuls sports d'hiver, elles doivent désormais diversifier leur activité et élargir leur offre touristique, ce qui questionne l'avenir des proximités géographique et ...
Achin, C., George-Marcelpoil, E.
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Why a Helicopter at a Ski Resort?

1987
Avoriaz, a third generation ski-resort, located in the French Northern Alps, has been using, since the 1983/1984 winter season, a helicopter as a means of transportation for injured people. The Medical Center is located in the very heart of the resort and, moreover, in the very heart of a chair-lift network connecting 14 resorts.
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The ski-resorts in reconversion

2006
Cet article s'intéresse aux dynamiques d'évolution des stations de montagne, sous l'angle de l'urbanisation de loisirs. Ainsi, il montre comment, selon le type de stations considéré, stations moyennes ou stations d'altitude, on assiste à des processus de perte de lits marchands au profit de résidences principales, un développement du tourisme de ...
Marcelpoil, E., François, H.
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