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European Ski Resorts to Offer Summer Activities
TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
Submitted By: katrina principe
With the advent of effects of global warming and the short winter season observed this year, European ski resorts have gone to offer summer sports. Alpine towns are hosting summer activities such as golf, cycling, and cross-country trekking to compensate for loss of profit due to the shortened winter season.
Decreased snowfall has become a major problem for ski and snowboard resorts this season as some have opened late and closed early because of limited snowfall. A Swiss study confirmed winter tourism falling as much as 60% in 60 years because of this phenomenon. Stephen Lerendu, director of the Tourist Office at Avoriaz, France, relates that ski resorts should consider putting up tennis courts, saunas, gyms, and golf courses to accommodate more visitors in the summer holiday. Lerendu believes the new trend adapted by ski resorts is to provide ski schools in the summer, and activities including downhill biking and Nordic walking.
For more details on this news, please visit www.telegraph.co.uk.
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