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No glacier marriage in Tyrol
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published
Jan 27, 2023
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last modified
Jan 27, 2023 04:24 PM
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filed under:
Winter tourism,
nature protection,
alpMedia 1/2023
Finally it’s official: the plans for the world’s largest glacier ski area are history. In November 2022, the Tyrolean federal state government rejected the planned merger of the glacier ski areas in Austria’s Ötztal and Pitztal valleys.
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Ski resorts for sale
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
alpine tourism,
alpMedia 2/2022,
Winter tourism,
winter sports, skiing areas,
winter sports
Vail Resorts from the USA is taking over Andermatt-Sedrun in Switzerland, while a British company is buying Via Lattea in Italy. This is the role played by international investors in the ski circus of the Alps.
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Point of view: For glaciers without a circus
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Feb 17, 2020
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM
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filed under:
Climate,
Winter tourism
The largest glacier ski resort in the Alps is to be built in Tyrol, Austria - on already melting glaciers. The planned connection of the ski areas in Pitztal and Ötztal goes against all reason, says Kaspar Schuler, Co-Manager of CIPRA International.
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Departure time for helicopters
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Mar 14, 2018
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:02 AM
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filed under:
helicopter tourism,
winter sports, skiing areas,
Winter tourism,
alpMedia 2/2018,
alpMedia 3/2018
At a time of declining winter tourism, heli-skiing brings in extra income. While sports enthusiasts might pay a few hundred euros, nature pays a high price.
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Point of view: Skiing, adieu!
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Nov 19, 2017
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM
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filed under:
alpMedia 1/2018,
Point of view,
Winter tourism,
winter sports, skiing areas
Winter is here and in many ski resorts the snow cannons are running at full blast. Yet the number of skiers is in decline, making it hard to justify the immense investments made with the aim of expanding ski areas. It is time to realise that skiing is not a business model with a future, says Katharina Conradin, President of CIPRA International.
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The Alps are losing their snow
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 18, 2016
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM
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filed under:
Winter tourism,
wintersports,
climate change,
alpMedia 08/2016
A recently published study shows that winters are ever shorter and the amount of snow is decreasing. The main reason for long winters becoming more and more a thing of the past is the earlier spring thaw.
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