Skier demand and behavioural adaptation to weather, snow conditions and climate change in central Pyrenees
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https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2020.175012Keywords:
Survey, Skiers, Pyrenees, Weather, Climate change, AdaptationAbstract
This study used surveys to determine how skiers perceive weather and climate change, and their behaviour concerning ski practice in the Central Pyrenees. A mixed system was used to collect the surveys; in situ and online (n=205). The climate preferences show that 80% of the skiers did not go skiing on a rainy day, 58.5% on a day of excessive wind, 46% with poor visibility, and 41% did not go skiing in marginal snow conditions. 91% percent of respondents reported having been affected by snow shortages during a ski season. Regarding adaptation measures to climate change, 49% of respondents would continue skiing less often in their usual place, 21% would ski in the usual way even with bad snow conditions, 10% would replace to skiing with another mountain activity, 10% would travelled farther to find good snow conditions, and 8% stopped skiing during that season. A total of 77% of the respondents believed that climate change has a medium or high impact on snow conditions, but 76% consider that this is a problem to be faced in the future.
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