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Winter tourism under climate change in the Pyrenees and the French Alps: relevance of snowmaking as a technical adaptation
Pierre Spandre
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR LESSEM, Grenoble, France
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
Hugues François
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR LESSEM, Grenoble, France
Deborah Verfaillie
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
Marc Pons
Snow and Mountain Research Center of Andorra, IEA, Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra
Matthieu Vernay
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
Matthieu Lafaysse
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
Emmanuelle George
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, UR LESSEM, Grenoble, France
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, Centre d'Études de la Neige, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
This study investigates the snow reliability of 175 ski resorts in the Pyrenees (France, Spain and Andorra) and the French Alps under past and future conditions (1950–2100) using state-of-the-art climate projections and snowpack modelling accounting for snow management, i.e. grooming and snowmaking. The snow reliability of ski resorts shows strong elevation and regional differences, and our study quantifies changes in snow reliability induced by snowmaking under various climate scenarios.
This study investigates the snow reliability of 175 ski resorts in the Pyrenees (France, Spain...
