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Special Issue: Polar Tourism

A critical review of climate change risk for ski tourism

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Pages 1343-1379 | Received 12 Jul 2017, Accepted 19 Nov 2017, Published online: 08 Dec 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. The evolution of peer-reviewed climate change and skiing tourism literature.

Figure 1. The evolution of peer-reviewed climate change and skiing tourism literature.

Table 1. Comparison of climate variability and change research in global ski tourism markets.

Table 2. A comparison of projected changes of ski season length and snow reliable ski areas in the 2050s.

Figure 2. Share of snow reliable ski areas in North American and European regions in a 2050s high emission scenario. Source (Data from Dawson & Scott, Citation2013; Steiger & Abegg, Citation2015).

Figure 2. Share of snow reliable ski areas in North American and European regions in a 2050s high emission scenario. Source (Data from Dawson & Scott, Citation2013; Steiger & Abegg, Citation2015).

Figure 3. Required increase of produced snow to guarantee a 100-day season in a 2050s high emission scenario. Source: (Data from Scott et al., Citation2006, Citation2008; Steiger & Abegg, Citation2015). *Québec and Ontario based on case studies.

Figure 3. Required increase of produced snow to guarantee a 100-day season in a 2050s high emission scenario. Source: (Data from Scott et al., Citation2006, Citation2008; Steiger & Abegg, Citation2015). *Québec and Ontario based on case studies.

Table 3. Comparison of skier surveys on adaptation to climate change.

Table 4. Impacts of extraordinary warm winter seasons on supply-side and demand-side indicators.

Table A1. List of reviewed literature per country and category.