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The snow must go on: can snowmaking keep ski resorts profitable in a changing climate?
Current Issues in TourismClimate change threatens the economic performance of ski resorts, and therefore the economies of mountain regions. Increased snowmaking is the leading adaptation strategy, but its economic contribution remains unclear.
Hugues François, Lucas Berard-Chenu
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White Gold: Snowmaking, Resort Growth, and Skier Experience in the U.S. East, 1945–1971
The International Journal of the History of Sport, 2021This article argues that the introduction of snowmaking to the American ski industry following World War II provided the necessary conditions for resort growth, in the process changing the sport of skiing.
Jesse Ritner
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Artificial Snowmaking: Winter Sports Between State-Owned Company Policy and Tourist Demand
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 2020Due to changing climatic conditions, artificial snowmaking has become a major method of ski resort adaptation globally. It is a financially intensive operation requiring high start-up investment and involving operating costs that are dependent on weather
M. Joksimović +4 more
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Ecological quality of snowmaking reservoirs in the Alps and management perspectives
Aquatic SciencesAlpine freshwater ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots providing key ecosystem services. They face threats from climate change and anthropogenic activities. Snowmaking reservoirs emerged in the world in response to snow rarefaction and increasing winter tourism. Despite efforts to assess their environmental impact, our understanding of their ecological
Benjamin Gerfand +5 more
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Social Science Research Network, 2023
Climate change is threatening the future of ski resorts, as the increasing frequency of low snow seasons is expected to reduce the profitability of ski resorts. The growth of snowmaking is often seen as a way to adapt to this threat. While the literature highlights its environmental impacts, its economic benefits remain unclear.
Jonathan Cognard +3 more
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Climate change is threatening the future of ski resorts, as the increasing frequency of low snow seasons is expected to reduce the profitability of ski resorts. The growth of snowmaking is often seen as a way to adapt to this threat. While the literature highlights its environmental impacts, its economic benefits remain unclear.
Jonathan Cognard +3 more
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Correction: Ecological quality of snowmaking reservoirs in the Alps and management perspectives
Aquatic SciencesBenjamin Gerfand +5 more
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Water Science and Technology, 2009 Owing to less natural snow reliability as a result of climate change on the one hand, and the demand of higher standards by winter tourists on the other hand, the production of artificial snow in ski resorts has increased substantially during the last 20 years and is likely to increase further in future. Little research has been conducted on the impact
Davy Vanham
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Study on flow field and temperature field characteristics of gas-liquid two-fluid snowmaking nozzle
International Journal of Hydromechatronics, 2020A snowmaking nozzle based on the principle of supersonic speed of Laval nozzle is proposed, and the influence of its operation and structural parameters on flow field and temperature field characteristics is analysed. The results show that the gas-liquid
Ya Nan Sun +4 more
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Snowmaking's Slippery Slope: The Rebound Effect of Mountain Reservoirs on Water Demand
2023Snowmaking is the main adaptation of winter tourism to climate change. It involves the use of large amounts of water, which can lead to conflicts with other human uses and ecosystem needs. The number of reservoirs used to support snowmaking is increasing, as they allow production capacity to be increased, the best cold periods to be selected and ...
Cognard, Jonathan, Berard-Chenu, Lucas
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