No sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or long-lost treasure chests.
Environment
May 13, 2022
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News tagged with ski resorts
Change of scenery: New research outlines how recreation will shift with climate change in the west
Change can be hard, especially when it involves soaring summer temperatures, mega-droughts, invasive species and other items from the list of unpleasant outcomes of climate change. There are innumerable economic and social ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2022
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Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport
Watching skiers compete almost entirely on artificially made snow at the 2022 Winter Olympics, we found it hard not to think about climate change and what it will mean for the future of the winter sports industry—and who ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2022
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Is ski tourism heading downhill thanks to climate change?
Is ski tourism on a downward slope or can winter holiday resorts weather the ongoing impact of climate change?
Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2021
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Geotextiles could slow glacial melt, but at what cost?
In the Swiss Alps, some ski resorts and glacial tourist attractions are using reflective blankets known as geotextiles to protect parts of glaciers from accelerated summer melt caused by global warming. These businesses' ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2021
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COVID-19 has crippled the winter sports industry—but a digital revolution will help it recover
It was all going so well. When China sparked the greatest winter sports boom in history by trying to inspire 300m people ahead of the Olympics in Beijing in 2022, the forecast for the industry was great. The 2018/2019 season ...
Economics & Business
Feb 19, 2021
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Make the best of bad reviews by leveraging consumer empathy
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University, University of Washington, and University of British Columbia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines "unfair" negative reviews and demonstrates that they ...
Economics & Business
Aug 06, 2020
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Is the ski industry self-destructive?
March 5th. The government of Iceland was the first to declare Ischgl ski resort, in the Austrian Alps, a coronavirus risk area after a group of Icelandic skiers returned home infected. Nicknamed the "Ibiza of the Alps," Ischgl ...
Environment
Jul 08, 2020
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No business in snow business! Warm weather shutters Japan ski resorts
Record low snowfall in Japan has forced many ski resorts to shut their doors and is threatening a World Cup ski jumping competition, with organisers forced to truck in extra powder.
Environment
Jan 16, 2020
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Back-to-back low snow years will become more common, study projects
Consecutive low snow years may become six times more common across the Western United States over the latter half of this century, leading to ecological and economic challenges such as expanded fire seasons and poor snow ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 08, 2019
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