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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Snow levels depend on more than just altitude
by zopemaster — published Nov 22, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
New results by the Austrian research project STRATEGE show that snow levels do not necessarily depend on altitude. In precipitation scenarios relating to climate change, researchers found that other factors such as the micro climate, relief and exposure of the locations concerned also had to be considered.
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Pyrenean ski resort to be revived
by zopemaster — published Jun 06, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Municipality of Vielha in the Spanish Pyrenees has given the go-ahead for the construction of more than 500 apartments and 1,700 parking spaces in the ski resort of La Tuca. The resort was forced to shut down in 1989 as the lack of snow meant it was no longer viable. But now the ski resort is to be brought back to life with the new project.
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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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