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Snowmaking in Austria: Energy consumption, water turnover, CO2 emissions

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Sport Science
Introduction & Purpose Winters in Austria have warmed by 1.7 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times (Olefs et al., 2020). Since 1961, snow cover periods in Austria have shortened by an average of 40 days (Olefs et al., 2020).
Günther Aigner   +2 more
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The Economic Sustainability of Snow Tourism: The Case of Ski Resorts in Austria, France, and Italy

open access: yes, 2018
The purpose of this article is to analyse whether ski resorts in Europe are economically viable. Data originates from the financial statements of the 61 largest ski lift operators in Austria, France, and Italy.
Natalia Daries   +3 more
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THE IMPACT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR ON THE VERMONT ECONOMY: THE INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS

open access: yes
There are only few states in the United States where state income relies heavily on tourism industry, and Vermont is one of them. Vermont has the advantage in possessing spectacular landscape, clean environment, and attractive agriculturally based rural ...
Lin, Tun   +3 more
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Tourism Competitiveness Survey Analysis of Serbian Ski Resorts

open access: yes, 2021
In Serbia as a continental country, the tourism industry relies on city-break, spa and mountain tourism, where ski resorts have primacy during the winter season. Even though the number of tourists has recently increased, the share of domestic tourists remained predominant. It is also noticed that tourists from Serbia eagerly travel abroad, which was so
Pantić, Marijana, Milijić, Saša
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Founders of the Ski Utah Associates, Front L to R: Wilby Durham and Jack Wilson. Back L to R: Dev Jennings and Stan Nelson, circa late 1950s.

open access: yes, 1962
Photo of four founders of Ski Utah Associates, organized in 1962 to promote ski tourism and hosting the Olympic Winter ...

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From après-ski to après-tourism: the Alps in transition?

open access: yesRevue de géographie alpine, 2009
Winter sports occupy a prominent place in European tourism, not only because of their economic importance in mountainous areas but also due to their major symbolic significance in the "leisure civilisation". Yet the world of winter tourism is full of uncertainties connected with climate change and also with evolutions and structural breaks that call ...
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ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKI TOURISM

open access: yesREPORTS, 2019
A. Kondybayev, G. Uashov
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Metsä matkailukäytössä : etnografinen tutkimus luonnossa opastamisesta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Kansainvälisten matkailijamäärien lisäännyttyä Lapissa on metsän keskeinen puutuotannollinen rooli saanut rinnalleen toisen roolin: lappilainen metsä toimii yhä useammin myös ainutlaatuisten luontokokemusten lähteenä.
Rantala, Outi, Rantala, Outi; id_orcid
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Еxtremely-specific features Ski sporting tourism

open access: yesSlobozans'kij naukovo-sportivnij visnik, 2012
Дано аналіз специфічних особливостей лижного спортивного туризму. Розглянуто значення хорошої фізичної і психологічної підготовки, володіння технічними і тактичними прийомами при проведенні спортивного лижного походу в тайзі, тундрі, Арктиці. Показано роль керівника групи у забезпеченні безпеки при проходженні маршруту, особливо в екстремальних умовах ...
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Ski Tourism and Climate Change: The case study of Sogndal Ski Centre

open access: yes, 2019
Ski tourism in Norway, a highly snow-dependent industry may be seriously affected by climate change. This thesis shows that Sogndal ski centre (Western Norway) will become a victim from climate change impacts whilst at the same time contributing to those impacts through releasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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