Projected Climate Change Impacts on Skiing and Snowmobiling: A Case Study of the United States
Article
May 3, 2017
How will climate change impact skiing and winter recreation activities? This article presents a physically-based water and energy balance model to simulate natural snow accumulation at 247 winter recreation locations across the continental United States.
Highlights:
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Highlights:
- National winter recreation impacts are projected for ten climate scenarios.
- Projections indicate reduced winter season lengths for most regions and periods.
- The research team estimates millions of lost winter recreation visits across models and periods.
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North America