The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy

The purpose of this article is to analyse whether ski resorts in Europe are economically viable. Data originates from the financial statements of the 61 largest ski lift operators in Austria, France, and Italy. Descriptive statistics reveal that these operators are characterized by positive and rela...

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Autores: Moreno Gené, Jordi, Sánchez Pulido, Laura, Cristóbal Fransi, Eduard, Daries Ramón, Natalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093012
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Palabra clave:Tourism
Snow
Economic sustainability
Skiing
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spelling The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and ItalyMoreno Gené, JordiSánchez Pulido, LauraCristóbal Fransi, EduardDaries Ramón, NataliaTourismSnowEconomic sustainabilitySkiingThe purpose of this article is to analyse whether ski resorts in Europe are economically viable. Data originates from the financial statements of the 61 largest ski lift operators in Austria, France, and Italy. Descriptive statistics reveal that these operators are characterized by positive and relatively high returns, and by having little debt in general terms. The results show that the most economically profitable ski operators are also the largest. The elevation of the ski area is not relevant. Ski lift operators in Austria have a higher profitability than those in France and Italy. Overall, larger ski resorts are better prepared for the future investment needed to adapt to the new conditions in the industry, such as climate variability.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness [Grant id.: TURCOLAB ECO2017-88984-R].MDPI201820182018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su10093012http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/64868http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/64868reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/ECO2017-88984-RReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093012Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, núm. 9, 3012cc-by (c) Jordi Moreno Gené et al., 2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/648682026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
title The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
spellingShingle The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
Moreno Gené, Jordi
Tourism
Snow
Economic sustainability
Skiing
title_short The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
title_full The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
title_fullStr The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
title_full_unstemmed The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
title_sort The economic sustainability of snow tourism: the case of ski resorts in Austria, France, and Italy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno Gené, Jordi
Sánchez Pulido, Laura
Cristóbal Fransi, Eduard
Daries Ramón, Natalia
author Moreno Gené, Jordi
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Sánchez Pulido, Laura
Cristóbal Fransi, Eduard
Daries Ramón, Natalia
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Cristóbal Fransi, Eduard
Daries Ramón, Natalia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tourism
Snow
Economic sustainability
Skiing
topic Tourism
Snow
Economic sustainability
Skiing
description The purpose of this article is to analyse whether ski resorts in Europe are economically viable. Data originates from the financial statements of the 61 largest ski lift operators in Austria, France, and Italy. Descriptive statistics reveal that these operators are characterized by positive and relatively high returns, and by having little debt in general terms. The results show that the most economically profitable ski operators are also the largest. The elevation of the ski area is not relevant. Ski lift operators in Austria have a higher profitability than those in France and Italy. Overall, larger ski resorts are better prepared for the future investment needed to adapt to the new conditions in the industry, such as climate variability.
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