TY - THES AU - Schlutius, Ingo T1 - Adaptation to Climate Change in Alpine Destination DA - 2012 CY - Chur PB - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur A3 - Luthe, Tobias AB - Alpine destinations in the European Alps experienced a warm and dry winter in 2010/11. After the winter 2006/07 it was the second snow sport season within five years with unusually low snowfall. The study analyses the effects of the snow deficient winter 2010/11 on ski area operations in three steps. First, meteorological data provides an overview of the weather, then financial statements reveal the impacts on ski area operations and finally, interviews with ski area managers show their perception of climate change and vulnerability of their destination. Results reveal that the direct impact of climate change can be reduced effectively by technical snow making while indirect effects in the form of customer perceptions are far more difficult to resolve. The importance of mitigation is acknowledged and implemented in single projects. To increase the eco-efficiency while increasing the attractiveness of destination, the suggestion is made to include the journey into the product offer. M3 - Masterarbeit Tourism M4 - Citavi ER -