Let It Snow?
Carving up the slopes on Alta’s pristine powder may prove to be a much more difficult pursuit toward the end of the 21st century with snowpack decreasing significantly over the past 50 years.
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Bare Slopes: The Profitability of Ski Resorts in a Warming World
As ski season shortens due to warming temperatures, ski resort companies will need to develop all-season revenue streams.
The Death of the Ski Industry?
Analysis of the impact of climate change on the ski industry.
Make Chamonix ski slopes white again
With global warming reducing snowfall, Chamonix ski station tries to reinvent its model
Climate Change Forces Ski Industry out of Ice Age: Vail Resorts Leads the Way
As the ski industry feels the burn of climate change, one company finds shelter in M&A.
Vail Resorts: Is Diversification Enough?
Vail has expanded geographically and promoted summer activities to contend with lower snowfall. But is diversification enough long term?
Slippery slope: Climate change is melting away skiing business – how Whistler Blackcomb innovates to stay ahead of the slush
Blackcomb Whistler illustrates what adaptation strategies ski area operators can employ to react to recent climate change developments
How Vail Resorts Plans to Weather the Storm of Climate Change
How Vail Resorts Plans to Weather the Storm of Climate Change through Diversification and Expansion
Reactive Measures to Declining Snowpack
A short evaluation of climate change's impact on The Aspen Skiing Company.
You Can’t Ski Without Snow
Snow sports are feeling the heat