FN ISI Export Format VR 1.0 PT J TI Economic benefits and ecological consequences of snow farming in Davos AF Dreier, Jan André AU Dreier, JA AB Snow farming as a method of storing snow over the summer was used already in ancient times. In 2008, the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF carried out a snow farming project in Davos. The aim of the project was to analyse two different methods for snow storage. The project proved that it is possible to store snow successfully over the summer in Davos. The snow was afterwards used to prepare a cross-country ski track. This Bachelor thesis addresses the questions whether there are economic benefits of snow farming in Davos and what the ecological consequences of snow farming are. One objective of this paper is to investigate the current application of snow farming in Davos with focus on the future potential of this method for cross-country skiing. To identify the potential, in-depth interviews with experts were conducted. The paper consists of an introductory section, a theoretical part, and finally, an analytical part. Existing literature on the method of snow farming and the impact of climate change on winter sports served as a basis to demonstrate an optimal application of snow farming in economic and ecological perspective. ER