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.
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Climate Change and Winter Storms: the Cost of D.C.’s Snowzilla
Winter storms are disrupting east coast cities with increasing frequency. It climate change to blame? What is the most cost effective solution available to local government planners?
Make Chamonix ski slopes white again
With global warming reducing snowfall, Chamonix ski station tries to reinvent its model
Vail Resorts: Is Diversification Enough?
Vail has expanded geographically and promoted summer activities to contend with lower snowfall. But is diversification enough long term?
Vail Resorts, Inc: The Cold Business of Beating Climate Change
The planet is getting warmer and ski resorts are not exempt. How can Vail Resorts, Inc. protect a business that relies on cold weather?
The North Face: An Alpine Outfitter in a Warmer World
How an outdoor retailer, named after the rock faces it encourages people to explore, is trying to preserve snow for sport.
Reactive Measures to Declining Snowpack
A short evaluation of climate change's impact on The Aspen Skiing Company.
Say goodbye to skiing as we know it?
Vail Resorts (“Vail”) is one of the largest mountain resort companies in the world. In the locations where Vail operates, snow is currency and climate change is expected to contribute to warmer winters, reduced snowfall, and shorter snow seasons [1]. Given the sustainability of mountain resorts such as Vail is largely dependent on consistent snowfall each winter, does this spell the end of enjoying snow sports as we know it?
Winter isn’t coming: How ski resorts are responding to climate change
The impact of climate change is well-documented: temperatures are rising, droughts are becoming longer, and winter is getting shorter and shorter. For snow-sport enthusiasts, this begets the inevitable question: Is skiing a dying sport? Can Ski Mountains survive shorter winters? Vail Resorts is betting they can.
Vail Resorts: An Avalanche of Change
Vail Resorts faces incredible challenges not of their own making. What responsibility should the Company assume in the fight against climate change?