Mountain tourism (fjällturism) dates all the way back to the late 1800s in places like Åredalen. This segment has varied in popularity over the years with low points during recessions and war times. The last few years mountain tourism has increased in popularity and a lot of ski-resorts are growing rapidly. These resorts usually have a big impact on the village they are situated within in both positive and negative ways, they have historically been driving development of the local community, sometimes to a fault.  As the climate is changing, ski-resorts are and will get more challenging winters that will shorten the season and in many cases cause ski-resorts to close. This will inevitably affect the villages in proximity to these resorts as many of the businesses are dependent on the tourists. This change will cause disadvantages for some locations while advantages for others. In the north the ski-resorts are in general less developed but  more resilient to climate changes which could provide them with an opportunity in the future. That is also the topic of research in this thesis project - could the ski-resort in Tärnaby, Sweden emerge as one of the last snow reliable ski-resorts in Sweden and therefore have a more positive projection for the future compared to other southernly located resorts like Åre and Sälen.  Because of Tärnabys history of being the home of many great skiers through history (Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Persson etc.) the resort has always been known as a resort for more experienced riders and this is an image that the resort wants to uphold. This is the architectural challenge for this thesis project, to develop a proposal that handles the complex site of the mountain and materializes the spirit and history of the resort into a building that houses the future needs for the resort.

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The North American ski industry has grown over the past century from a small, family-owned and -operated industry, to a multi-billion dollar industry dominated by corporate management organizations. The rise of corporate resort ownership has led to the trend of the construction base village developments at ski resorts around the country to attract guests, and therefore revenue, to their resorts. Though many base villages have been very successful in attracting skiers, examples of poor landscape architectural design practices abound in the industry. This study examines several design elements considered to be the "fundamental elements of designed space," applies these elements to base village design throughout the country, critically examines their implementation in built examples, and presents suggestions and recommendations for future mountain resort base village design practices.

v německém jazyce Haftung des Skigebietsbetreibers für Schäden stellt ein spezifisches Rechtsproblem in der Tschechische Republik dar, das in der wissenschaftlichen Umgebung oft übersehen wurde. Diese Arbeit soll grundlegende Orientierung des Skigebietsbetreibers in der unübersichtlichen Rechtslage dienen. Gleichzeitig können Sie hier eine Inspiration finden, wie man das Skigebiet besser absichert soll, damit man die Entstehung von potenziellen Schäden verhindern kann. Für diese Problematik ist die rechtliche Verankerung grundlegend, die wir in der öffentlich-rechtlichen und auch in zivilrechtlichen Normen finden. Von den öffentlich- rechtlichen Normen kann man das Gesetz über Bahnen Nr. 266/1994 Sb. erwähnen, das den Betrieb von Seilbahnen, Sesselliften und Skiliften reguliert. Eine wichtige Rolle spielt auch die Tschechische technische Norm "ČSN 01 8027 über Markierung und Absicherung in dem Wintergebieten", die die Markierung, Absicherung und Bewegung in dem Skigebiet verankert. Ohne Rücksicht auf die Rechtsverbindlichkeit der technischen Norm soll der Skigebietsbetreiber sich an diese Norm halten. In dem Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch Nr. 89/2012 Sb. wurde ein neues Konzept von Deliktrecht verankert. Das Gesetz unterscheidet zwischen Sittenverstoß (§ 2909), Gesetzverstoß (§ 2910) und Verstoß gegen...

This dissertation examines the role and impact of the promotion tools in the repositioning strategy of a tourism destination. Building on a theory which brings together the repositioning strategy process and the communication mix, this study is conducted through the examination of a case study based on one of the most important and innovative European ski resort: Avoriaz. The research has been made through an in-depth interview with a manager of the ski resort in charge of the communication, which has been completed by a content analysis of the communication supports edited by the resort. As a result, this study concludes that the communication tools have a main role in the implementation a repositioning strategy by having a major impact on the image of the tourism destination.

This master's thesis analyzes the sports and ski resort Špičák. It examines not only the economic factors of the resort, but also describes its history, marketing activities and evaluates the SWOT and financial analysis. At the end there is a comparison with selected competitive resorts using a variety of tools such as Ski Cost Index or special categorization of ski resorts. The aim was primarily to evaluate the complex as a stand-alone unit and to make a comparison with its closest competitors.

The aim of this thesis is to propose the communication mix for Šacberk Ski Resort. The objective of this thesis is the improvement of communication with customers and promotion of the company. Advertising campaign should make all the advantages of the company more visible. Diploma thesis evaluates current situation of the mix and proposes improvements and expansion of the advertising campaign to other regions of the Czech Republic. The new communication mix should lead to improving the current situation, gaining new customers and keeping current customers.

Kulturen kring skidåkning i Sverige är väldigt stark, och utförsåkning är ett fritidsintresse som många svenskar delar. Sporten kan utföras på många olika platser runt om i landet, dock finns det vissa unika platser där just skidåkning är det främsta syftet med platsen. Dessa platser kallas skidorter och präglas av att de erbjuder unika möjligheter till skidåkning. För att möjliggöra besöken av dessa orter krävs det även att besökarna har någonstans att bo. De byggnader som upprättas på denna typ av plats kan ha karaktäristiska drag till följd av att de ska vara optimala för skidåkares upplevelse. Vidare kan processen med dess upprättande påverkas av flertal olika faktorer. Syftet med arbetet är att hitta juridiska och tekniska faktorer som påverkar byggandet av fritidsbostäder på skidorter, samt att analysera vilken effekt dessa kan komma att ha på projekt på denna typ av plats. Arbetet inleds med en litteraturstudie varpå områden inom fastighetsjuridik, fastighetsutveckling och omsättning på skidorter berörs. Därefter har det genomförts en fallstudie, varpå tre av de större skidorterna i Sverige har använts som grund för datainsamlingen. Insamlingen av data har gjorts genom analys av detaljplaner för utvalda områden på orterna, samt genom intervjuer med planarkitekter och exploatör som har en kollpling till orterna. Slutsatsen tyder på att det finns såväl juridiska som tekniska faktorer som påverkar exploateringen på skidorter, och att dessa har olika effekt och utgångspunkt. Det kan bland annat röra sig om riksintressen, terrängens utformning eller att marknaden efterfrågar något som exempelvis en bastu. För att erhålla ett optimalt projekt på denna typ av plats bör alla faktorer tas i beaktning. / The culture of skiing is very big in Sweden, and downhill skiing is a popular activity among swedes. The sport can be performed in a lot of different places around the country, but there are some unique places where skiing is the main purpose of the place. These places are called ski resorts and are characterized by the fact that they offer unique opportunities for skiing. To enable the visits of these places, it is also required that the visitors have somewhere to live. The buildings erected on this type of site can have characteristic features as a result of being optimal for skiers' experience. Furthermore, the process of its establishment can be influenced by several different factors. The purpose of the paper is to find legal and technical factors that affect the construction of recreational homes on ski resorts, and to analyze what effect these may have on projects in this type of place. The work begins with a literature study in which areas within real estate law, property development and sales of ski-passes are affected. The work has then been carried out through a case study, whereupon three of the larger ski resorts in Sweden have been used as the basis for the data collection. The collection of data has been done by analyzing zoning for selected areas of the resorts, as well as by interviews with plan architects and developers who have a cluster to the resorts. The conclusion suggests that there are both legal and technical factors that affect the development of ski resorts, and that these have different effects and starting points. In order to obtain an optimal project on this type of site, all factors should be taken into consideration.

Åre ski resort is the largest and most renowned ski resort in Sweden, offering excellent skiing opportunities, restaurants, and nightlife in a prime location. Meanwhile, it is often subject to heavy traffic during the peak season and has earned a bad reputation for struggling with long lift queues. To address the issue, this paper aimed at analyzing the current capacity of the ski resort with the purpose of identifying areas and cost-efficient measures for improvement. It was done by modeling the ski system as a Jackson Network based on queuing theory, with relevant parameters extracted from actual skier data provided by the operating company Skistar. Several models were constructed to capture varying skiing patterns throughout the day and under different weather conditions. The models suggested that the lift queues first start to form at the lifts VM 8:an, Sadelexpressen, and Bräckeliften when the number of skiers in the system ranges from 3,700 to 6,200. Recommendations were then proposed to Skistar on how to resolve the identified bottlenecks and increase the resort’s capacity to a range of 6,000 to 8,400 skiers. Lastly, the models estimated that the resort could / Åre är en av Sveriges mest populära skidorter, som med utmärkta kommunikationsmöjligheter erbjuder fantastisk skidåkning och ett brett utbud av restauranger och nöjesliv. Skidsystemet belastas samtidigt hårt under högsäsong och har ådragit sig ett rykte om att ofta vara drabbat av långa liftköer. Mot bakgrund av detta ämnade denna rapport att analysera skidsystemets kapacitet och identifiera förbättringsområden för att ta itu med problemet. Analysen grundade sig i en modellering av skidsystemet, utformat som ett Jacksonnätverk i enlighet med köteori. Skistar, som ansvarar för driften av skidsystemet, tillhandahöll data som låg till grund för framtagandet av nätverkets parametrar. Genom jämförelser mellan olika modeller kunde dagliga förändringar i åkmönster och variationer under olika väderförhållanden tas i beaktning i analysen. Modellerna indikerade att liftarna VM 8:an, Sadelexpressen och Bräckeliften först drabbas av köbildning, vilket sker då antalet skidåkare i systemet är mellan 3 700 och 6 200. De identifierade flaskhalsarna låg till grund för de rekommendationer som formulerades till Skistar och som innehöll kostnadseffektiva förslag på förändringar. Dessa skulle förbättra kapaciteten till en nivå mellan 6 000 och 8 400 skidåkare. Till sist estimerade modellerna systemets maximala kapacitet till 14 000 skidåkare, vilket endast uppnås vid ett optimalt nyttjande av samtliga liftar.

The main objective of the diploma thesis is to evaluate the Internet activities of mountain resorts in the Giant Mountains and then submit recommendations aimed at improving the marketing on-line communication within these resorts, which can increase the awareness and interest of the public to visit the mountain resorts in the Giant Mountains. Due to the on-line questionnaire survey is then possible to determine the current interest and attendance of each mountain resort based on respondents' answers. Individual goals of the diploma thesis are mainly detailed characteristics of marketing including its on-line form, current forms of marketing communication mix etc.