Effects of climate change on Norwegian ski resorts and winter tourism

The project aims to analyse and discuss possible effects of climate change on ski resorts and winter tourism in Norway. The three major phases are, first, to determine the physical vulnerability of the resorts, secondly, to reveal the reactive behaviour o f the winter tourism market demand within and to Norway, and finally, to understand and to question perceptions and measures of the winter tourism suppliers. For this purpose, snow reliability analyses for the resorts are initially carried on. Then the ph ysical implications will be tested against tourist behaviour in order to find out the level of demand orientation to the change. In the final run, conclusions from the first two analyses will be gathered to come up with an investigative forum for the majo r actors of supply on the private and public arenas. Overall, all the findings from the three phases will be linked to the literature and each other, and organized under a SWOT analysis and processed through a TOWS matrix to formulate recommendations.