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Nonlinear effects of climate change on outdoor activities and potential feedback pathways: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionClimate change is reshaping the suitability, participation conditions, and risk environment of outdoor activities, but the feedback effects of outdoor activities on climate change remain less synthesized.MethodsThis systematic review searched
Yuqi Zhu +5 more
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Winter tourism under climate change in the Pyrenees and the French Alps: relevance of snowmaking as a technical adaptation [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2019 Climate change is increasingly regarded as a threat for winter tourism due to the combined effect of decreasing natural snow amounts and decreasing suitable periods for snowmaking.
P. Spandre +9 more
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Snowmaking in Austria: Energy consumption, water turnover, CO2 emissions
Current Issues in Sport ScienceIntroduction & 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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Atmosphere, 2016 Many ski resorts worldwide are going through deteriorating snow cover conditions due to anthropogenic warming trends. As the natural and the artificially supported, i.e., technical, snow reliability of ski resorts diminish, the industry approaches a ...
Osman Cenk Demiroglu +2 more
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Past changes in natural and managed snow reliability of French Alps ski resorts from 1961 to 2019 [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2022 Snow reliability is a key climatic impact driver for the ski tourism industry, although there are only a few studies addressing past changes in snow reliability in ski resorts accounting for snow management practices (grooming and snowmaking, in ...
L. Berard-Chenu +4 more
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Ski Tourism Shapes the Snow Microbiome on Ski Slopes in the Italian Central Alps. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepSki tourism alters the snow microbiome by increasing microbial load and introducing human‐ and host‐associated taxa. These shifts may impact alpine ecosystem functions and highlight the need for systematic microbiome monitoring in mountain environments.
Dell'Acqua AN +11 more
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Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2022 The specificities of mountain tourism areas and regional public policies influence the snowmaking equipment trajectories of ski resorts in the French Alps.
Lucas Bérard-Chenu +3 more
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Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2022 The specificities of mountain tourism areas and regional public policies influence the snowmaking equipment trajectories of ski resorts in the French Alps.
Lucas Bérard-Chenu +3 more
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Technology on Snow and Ice: Innovation, Monitoring, and Performance for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. [PDF]
Scand J Med Sci SportsABSTRACT Elite performance in Olympic winter sports depends on the interplay among the athlete, equipment, and the snow or ice. This naturally evolves with temperature, humidity, wind, preparation, and contact between the equipment and its surface. Together, these factors continuously rebalance the forces of gravity, aerodynamic drag, and friction ...
Almqvist A +4 more
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Climate Change and Utah Ski Resorts: Impacts, Perceptions, and Adaptation Strategies
Mountain Research and Development, 2021 Climate change is a threat to ski resorts, the ski industry, and mountain communities that rely on ski tourism. Ski resorts may be able to mitigate some of the social and economic impacts caused by climate change with proactive adaptation strategies ...
Emily J. Wilkins +7 more
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