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Economic and ecological effects of artificial snow
by zopemaster — published Dec 20, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
A new study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) highlights the effects of technical snow-making systems on the regional economy, the use of resources and the environment.
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Onto the slopes by plane
by zopemaster — published Dec 20, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
More and more low-cost airlines are flying to the Alps in winter. More than twenty of these "ski destinations" are being offered to winter air travellers. With the offer of connecting flights, air passengers are now able to travel directly to the ski slopes from Salzburg/A, Innsbruck/A, Klagenfurt/A, Zurich/CH, Friedrichshafen/D, Munich/D and, most recently, from Grenoble/F and Memmingen/D.
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Alpine ski resorts melting away
by zopemaster — published Feb 28, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
A quick demise looks to be on the cards for two ski resorts in the Ticino/CH. Indeed the ski station at Abondance/F did not even go into operation this season.
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2018 Olympics - How green are France's candidatures?
by zopemaster — published Jan 15, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Four French towns are bidding to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics:
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French municipality against heli-skiing
by zopemaster — published Jan 29, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
In mid-November 2008 the municipal council of Pralognan la Vanoise/F voted unanimously to put a stop to tourist helicopter traffic on its municipal territory in the Chavière/F valley.
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First carbon-footprint calculation for a ski school
by zopemaster — published Jun 25, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The carbon footprint of a ski school in France has been measured for the first time.
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Turin/I: Olympic sports facilities left to waste away
by zopemaster — published Jan 12, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
Since the close of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin many of the sports facilities and installations have been left abandoned. The five ski jumps in Pragelato, for example, for which the building costs exceeded 34 million Euros, are now closed off and unused.
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Low-carbon travel from the UK to the ski slopes
by zopemaster — published Jan 12, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
Taking the train from London to go skiing in Sestriere/I sounds like a nightmare scenario. But, as a new specialist website proves, it's not. For a number of weeks now, avid skiers can go to www.snowcarbon.co.uk/ (en) to find the most convenient train journeys to take them from London/UK to the Alps or the Pyrenees to go skiing.
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Uphill with solar energy
by zopemaster — published Apr 13, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
The village of Tenna in the Safien valley of the Swiss canton Graubünden is working hard on a world premiere. The Skilift Tenna cooperative has decided to replace an ancient ski lift by the first solar-powered ski lift ever.
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Winter tourism: lateral thinking in Savoy
by zopemaster — published Aug 21, 2012 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
The skiing area of Biot/F sees ever less snow, and the resort is deep in debt. The local mayor now wants to get rid of the lifts and develop other forms of tourism. A visionary decision in the western Alps.
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