Importance of early snowfall for Swedish ski resorts: Evidence based on monthly data

Tourism Management

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-73

  Falk, Martin ^a   Hagsten, Eva ^b  

^a AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH WIFO   (Austria)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demand for downhill skiing; Income and price elasticities; Snow depth; Snow in early and late season; Swedish ski resorts; Winter tourism

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SNOW; TOURISM; TOURISM ECONOMICS; WINTER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84942540401     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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