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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"ski resort"”.
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Noise characterization and exposure at a ski resort
… examined the noise exposures of employees at a ski resort working in the job categories of snowmaker, snow groomer, or chair lift operator. Noise exposures for all employees were obtained using personal noise dosimetry. Snowmakers were monitored during their normal 12-hour work shifts (n=19 for …
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Econometric model of ski resort real estate in New England
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.
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Design implications of snow deposition problems in ski resort areas
The rapid development of ski resorts has added to environmental problems. In these environments, snow deposition and its accompanying problems are a major element in architectural design and planning. The objectives of this research were to investigate the background of ski resort development and …
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Rocky Mountain ski resort residential real estate : mile high profits or downhill returns?
… residential properties located in Rocky Mountain ski resorts a prudent financial decision? That is the central question this paper will address. The author examined sales data from almost 3,000 residential transactions in Whitefish, Montana occurring between 1983 and 2000. Whitefish was chosen …
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The impact of climate change on ski resort operations and development : opportunities and threats
This thesis serves as a pedagogical guide to the ski resort industry, and presents a broad overview of the unique issues that accompany climate change. The paper also provides recommendations to resort developers as to which regions of North America will likely become desirable destination for …
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Second home real estate market : economic analysis of residential pricing behavior near Heavenly Ski Resort, CA
… examines a second home market near Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA to understand historical pricing behaviors and to forecast future prices using an econometric model derived from economic, demographic, and climate data. In order to do this study, we gathered historical …
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Order, authority & identity : a comparative study of ski patrollers and lift operators at a California ski resort
… order, authority, and identity at a California ski resort. Through comparing how work gets done in two departments on the mountain, I consider how the authority effective in maintaining order is shaped by the identities of those working in each department. In particular, I demonstrate how …
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Impact on employee motivation of management's perception of what employees want from their work: An application to the ski resort industry
… managers' perceptions had on the motivation of ski resort employees. Hotel properties in Vail Valley, Colorado served as the population for the study. The study examined what ski resort employees want from their work and established their orientation to work. The relationship between what …
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Integrated field investigation, numerical analysis and hazard assessment of the Portillo Rock Avalanche site, Central Andes, Chile
… between Chile and Argentina and an important ski resort. The purpose of this research was to investigate the likely failure mechanism and characterise the runout path and volume of the PRA. The insights gained on the back analysis of the slope were used in later stages to assess the hazard …
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Using population ecology to inform the conservation of Nevada's rare plants
… rare alpine plants. In chapter 2, I quantify how ski resort impacts and climate effect the population growth and demographics of a rare alpine endemic, Draba asterophora, across a long-term study conducted from 2010-2024. Although populations in ski areas have experienced past declines as a direct …
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Impossible Heights: From Mining to Sport in the Mountain West, 1849 to 1936
… most integral in the development of American skiing and mountaineering. In each of these communities the extractive industry led directly to tourism. Skiing and mountaineering became performative and utilitarian acts for the miners and their successors. In one community, ski races helped …
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Resort real estate : an economic analysis of second come pricing behavior in Park City, Utah
… the market pricing behavior of vacation homes in resort property markets. To accomplish this a price index is constructed to track real price fluctuations from 1981 to 2010 for the 3 localized ski resort markets in Park City, Utah. The resulting price indices reveal a history of cyclical price …
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Ensemble Learning Techniques for Structured and Unstructured Data
… requirements of a nationally recognized alpine ski resort in the state of Utah, in the United States of America. A basic econometric model is developed and three classic predictive models evaluated the effectiveness. These predictive models were subsequently used as input for four ensemble …
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Una moderna città per le masse di sciatori. Sestriere 1929-1975
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment