Do changes in snow conditions have an impact on snowmaking investments in French Alps ski resorts?

被引：20

作者：

Berard-Chenu, Lucas ^{[1
,2
]}

Cognard, Jonathan ^{[1
]}

Francois, Hugues ^{[1
]}

Morin, Samuel ^{[2
]}

George, Emmanuelle ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Grenoble Alpes, LESSEM, INRAE, F-38000 Grenoble, France

[2] Univ Grenoble Alpes, Univ Toulouse, Ctr Etud Neige, CNRS,CNRM,Meteo France Grenoble, F-38000 Grenoble, France

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY | 2021年 / 65卷 / 05期

基金：

欧盟地平线“2020”;

关键词：

Snowmaking investment; Snow conditions; Ski resorts; French Alps; RESOLVED SOCIOECONOMIC DATABASE; CROSSING NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PROOF-OF-CONCEPT; CLIMATE-CHANGE; PANEL-DATA; WINTER TOURISM; MANAGEMENT; SPECIFICATION; VULNERABILITY; INDUSTRY;

D O I：

10.1007/s00484-020-01933-w

中图分类号：

Q6 [生物物理学];

学科分类号：

071011 ;

摘要：

This study investigates the relationship between snow conditions and snowmaking investments for over 100 French Alps ski resorts. Investment trends represent a critical issue in capital-intensive sectors such as the ski industry. The data are based on snow reliability indicators and snowmaking investments covering 1997-2014. Descriptive statistics reveal that snowmaking has been the second investment item for ski resorts regardless of the elevation or ski resort size. The study finds that snowmaking investments are highly negatively correlated to snow conditions of the prior year for small and medium-sized ski resorts. Other factors are also likely to play a significant role in driving snowmaking investment dynamics.

引用

页码：659 / 675

页数：17