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Climate Change Adaptive Strategies for Ski Resorts: An Idaho Case Study

Climate Change Adaptive Strategies for Ski Resorts: An Idaho Case Study. Don Reading Climate Impacts Group University of Washington. http://www.cses.washington.edu/cig/. Snow Model. Adaptive Strategies for three Ski Areas in Idaho that are less than 300 kilometers apart.

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Climate Change Adaptive Strategies for Ski Resorts: An Idaho Case Study

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  1. Climate Change Adaptive Strategies for Ski Resorts: An Idaho Case Study Don Reading Climate Impacts Group University of Washington http://www.cses.washington.edu/cig/

  2. Snow Model

  3. Adaptive Strategies for three Ski Areas in Idaho that are less than 300 kilometers apart

  4. ‘Local’ Ski Resort 25 km from population base First New Destination Ski Resort in 25 Years Oldest Destination Ski Resort in U.S.

  5. Climate Model Projections of Shortened Ski Season Ski Season 2 weeks shorter by 2020 and 5 weeks shorter by 2040 Ski Season 1/2 week shorter by 2020 and 2 weeks shorter by 2040 Ski Season 1 week shorter by 2020 and 3 weeks shorter by 2040

  6. Climate Change - Impacts on the Tourism Industry in Mountain Areas Rolf Bürki, Hans Elsasser, Bruno Abegg, 1st International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, Djerba, 9-11 April 2003

  7. Ski areas’ profits or losses are determined by New Years Day • Thanksgiving weekend can make or break a season

  8. Snow Making • 139,322 gallons of water for an acre foot of snow • A ‘typical’ run requires 3 acre feet of water for one foot of snow • A ’typical’ run requires 55 tanker loads for one foot of snow

  9. With humidity at 20% temperature can be as high as 37o F to make snow • The dryer the better -- night time temperatures are critical

  10. Capital costs vary between $10,000 and $20,000 per acre to be covered • O&M costs can be as much as 25% of total operating costs

  11. Wateravailability is the key factor in an area’s ability to make snow

  12. Current Percent of Runs with Snow Making 1% 10% 78%

  13. Development of Higher Terrain Top Elevation 7,600 feet and is at top of mountain Top Elevation 7,700 feet and is at top of mountain Top Elevation 9,150 feet, better skiers ‘ski to top’

  14. Ski Slope Design 2,600 acres; 52 runs; 7 lifts 2,10 acres; 39 runs; 7 lifts 2,064 acres; 75 runs; 21 lifts

  15. Co-operation • Crossover Ski Passes • Coordinate Events/Races • Pool Financing • Co-ordinateAdvertising

  16. Alternative to Ski Tourism Tubing Hill, Additional Condos, Yurt Dinner/Hay Ride, Summer Convention Center Full Year-Around Resort Full Year-Around Resort

  17. Conclusion Ski resorts ability to adapt to climate change can vary significantly even when the resorts are in close proximity to one another and have geographic similarities. In judging economic impacts and the ability of ski resorts to take adaptive measures from climate change cannot be painted with a broad brush. Each areas unique aspects, where they exist, must me examined in detail in order to accurately judge the Impact of climate change.

  18. Climate Impacts Group University of Washington Center for Science in the Earth System 3737 Brooklyn Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98105 Ph: 206.616.5350 Fax: 206.616.5775 karpov@u.washington.edu Don Reading, Ph.D. 6070 Hill Road Boise, ID 83703 Ph: 208.342.1700 Fax: 208.384.1511 dreading@mindspring.com

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