Understanding summer visitors and their experience at the Whistler Mountain ski area, Canada

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-242

  Needham, Mark D ^a   Wood, Colin J B ^b   Rollins, Rick B ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral approach; Canada; Expectancy theory; Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS); Ski area; Tourism management; Visitor satisfaction

Indexed keywords

MOUNTAIN REGION; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 5644247621     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2004)024[0234:USVATE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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