Abstract
Se ha realizado un estudio mediante encuestas para determinar cómo los esquiadores perciben el clima y el cambio climático, así como su comportamiento con respecto a la práctica del esquí en el Pirineo Central. Se utilizó un sistema mixto para recopilar las encuestas; in situ y en línea (n = 205). Las preferencias climáticas muestran que el 80% de los esquiadores no fueron a esquiar en un día lluvioso, el 58.5% en un día de viento excesivo, el 46% con poca visibilidad y el 41% no esquió en condiciones de nieve marginal. El 91% de los encuestados informó haber sido afectado por la escasez de nieve durante una temporada de esquí. Con respecto a las medidas de adaptación al cambio climático, el 49% de los encuestados continuaría esquiando con menos frecuencia en su lugar habitual, el 21% esquiaría de la manera habitual incluso con malas condiciones de nieve, el 10% reemplazaría al esquí por otra actividad de montaña, el 10% viajaría más lejos para encontrar buenas condiciones de nieve, y el 8% dejaría de esquiar durante esa temporada. Un total de 77% de los encuestados cree que el cambio climático tiene un impacto medio o alto en las condiciones de nieve, pero el 76% considera que este es un problema al que se enfrentará en el futuro.
Highlights
The tourism industry is highly linked to the natural environment, and it is an economic activity highly vulnerable to varying and changing weather and climate conditions
Much of this literature is reviewed in Gilaberte-Búrdalo et al (2014). This literature is mainly focused on the vulnerability of the international ski industry due to the impact of increased average temperatures on snow quantity and quality for ski areas. These studies have consistently found the ski industry to be at risk to climate change, with a continued reduction in the number of operating ski areas or the additional need for artificial snowmaking technologies
The aim of the current study is to explore the following questions using online and on-site surveys: (1) how do snow and climate conditions affect the choice of a given ski day in the Pyrenees? (2) How do skiers react to bad weather or snow conditions in terms of frequency of skiing days or substitution of the original destination choice? (3) How does the perception of skiers change regarding present and future climate in the Pyrenees? (4) Do the different groups of skiers influence different behaviors to face weather and snow variability and climate change?
Summary
The tourism industry is highly linked to the natural environment, and it is an economic activity highly vulnerable to varying and changing weather and climate conditions. There is relatively abundant literature that relate climate change with ski tourism from the point of view of offer Much of this literature is reviewed in Gilaberte-Búrdalo et al (2014). This literature is mainly focused on the vulnerability of the international ski industry due to the impact of increased average temperatures on snow quantity and quality for ski areas. These studies have consistently found the ski industry to be at risk to climate change, with a continued reduction in the number of operating ski areas or the additional need for artificial snowmaking technologies. In the majority of the analysed places, seasons are projected to become shorter on average and more variable due to a decrease in natural snow cover, which is expected to cause a decline in the number of visitors, mainly at lowaltitude and low-latitude ski resorts
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