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Open AccessArticle10.21861/hgg.2011.73.01.14

Climate Change and the Future of Winter Tourism in Slovenia

Matej Ogrin,Darko Ogrin,Nastja Rodman,Matic Močnik,Rok Vengar,Andraž Smolej+1 more-2011-08-01-Hrvatski geografski glasnik/Croatian Geographical Bulletin
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Climate changes are affecting many activities in modern society all over the world.In Europe, the Alps are among the most affected regions, where rises in temperature and snow lines (Kohler, Maselli, 2009) and changed distribution of precipitation have already brought changes in society.Alpine tourism has undergone changes due to warmer and greener winters, so ski areas face lack of profit, some have even stopped operating, while others have changed their strategy and shifted their offer to all-year activities instead focusing only on winter (Vrtačnik Garbas, 2008).In Slovenia, most of the ski slopes lie at very low elevations compared with other Alpine countries, so most of these centres are even more endangered by global warming.The article focuses on climate trends in the Slovenian mountains, especially in the ski season months, from December to March.

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Climate changes are affecting many activities in modern society all over the world.In Europe, the Alps are among the most affected regions, where rises in temperature and snow lines (Kohler, Maselli, 2009) and changed distribution of precipitation have already brought changes in society.Alpine tourism has undergone changes due to warmer and greener winters, so ski areas face lack of profit, some have even stopped operating, while others have changed their strategy and shifted their offer to all-year activities instead focusing only on winter (Vrtačnik Garbas, 2008).In Slovenia, most of the ski slopes lie at very low elevations compared with other Alpine countries, so most of these centres are even more endangered by global warming.The article focuses on climate trends in the Slovenian mountains, especially in the ski season months, from December to March.

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Climate changeTourismGeographyGlacierGlobal warmingSnowPhysical geographyMeteorology

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