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Impacts of Global Warming on Mountaineering: A Classification of Phenomena Affecting the Alpine Trail Network
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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Indoor ski venues closing in on the Alps
by zopemaster — published Mar 01, 2007 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM — filed under: ,
It's not just in the desert state of Dubai that indoor ski runs are proving increasingly popular, but also in Europe. No snow means no revenue, and the mild weather is giving Europe's ski resorts a serious headache, one which the ski industry is hoping to relieve with artificial snow and indoor venues, regardless of global warming issues.
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Is sustainability marketable in the winter-sports industry?
by zopemaster — published May 24, 2007 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:02 PM — filed under: , ,
The aim of the SkiSustain research project is to help create efficient and sustainable business models for ski resorts in the face of climate change and socio-economic changes. Its researchers are looking at ways of developing sustainability as a marketable product and as unique selling propositions for skiing destinations. One product under consideration is a customer-oriented benchmarking which would serve as a guide to snow-sports enthusiasts when selecting the ski resorts of their choice.
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Italy: 2005 World Ski Championships a risk to national park
by zopemaster — published Sep 25, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Preparations for the World Ski Championships in the upper Valtellina in 2005 are in upheaval. The projects for the resort of Santa Caterina Valfurva, which is to stage the women's races, have come under attack. Environmental associations believe that as the Santa Caterina Valfurva skiing region is situated in the Stilfserjoch National Park the environmental impact of the projects should be examined particularly thoroughly.
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Italy: mountain peak to be illuminated during the 2006 Winter Olympics
by zopemaster — published May 04, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
During the 2006 Winter Olympics the local authority for Valli Po, Bronda e Infernotto plans to illuminate the summit of Monviso, the mountain that is the hallmark of the Piedmont.
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Japan: Many skiing regions on verge of bankruptcy
by zopemaster — published Apr 07, 2005 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM — filed under: ,
Japan's winter resorts are in crisis. Since the boom years in the early 1990s the number of winter sports enthusiasts has dropped by more than a third. Even on weekends where snow is abundant many of the lifts remain closed. One ski resort in two is on the verge of bankruptcy. And yet in recent years only 4 out of a total of 722 ski areas have closed down; this is because Japanese legislation requires that, in the event of closure, operators dismantle the lift facilities and restore the ski slopes.
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Journal of alpine research
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: ,
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K2: Environmental impact of anniversary treks
by zopemaster — published May 19, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: , ,
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of the K2 summit in the Himalayas the Italian Alpine Association is organising several treks to the mountain's base camps. Up to 60,000 people are expected to pass through some of the intermediate camps this year. The problems this causes include the insufficiently rapid degradation of biological waste at high altitude, the pollution of rivers, or damage to the vegetation through the gathering of firewood. A number of expeditions are also to make greater use of helicopters.
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Leisure: car-free mobility
by zopemaster — published Jul 07, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
Leisure activities that do not involve the use of cars are now "in", as the increasing number of information packs clearly shows. The Alpine Club South Tyrol (AVS) for instance recently published five new brochures, each featuring 15 to 20 hiking routes whose starting and finishing points can all be reached by public transport. In the series Hiking Without Cars the Alpine Club has compiled a total of some 300 hiking tips for the whole of South Tyrol. As the AVS remarks in a press release, "It should be a priority for tourist regions to adopt measures that promote the use of public transport for travel both to and from destinations as well as for activities at the holiday destination itself".
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Like growing bananas on Piz Palü
by zopemaster — published Apr 08, 2013 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , ,
It is important to keep your feet on the ground. That is the reason why CIPRA members held a cross-border trek along the Alpine chain – as a network-building project and a kind of Long March, which also made tracks on Facebook.
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