1: Winter Tourism Introduction: Motivation and Scope of the Book Part I: Winter Tourism Forces and Challenges 2: Winter Tourism Forces and Challenges: Spatial, Socio-Cultural and Economic Issues and Climate Change Adaptation 3: Winter Sport Destinations, Spatial Planning and Protected Areas 4: Winter resorts, Indigenous Rights, and First Nations Planning for Traditional Territories in British Columbia, Canada 5: The Different Shades of Snow - An Analysis of Winter Tourism in European Regional Planning and Policy Documents 6: Winter Tourism in the Alps and the Implications of Climate Change 7: Climate Change Risk Perceptions in Nature-Based Tourism Systems: A Case Study from Western Maine 8: Alpine Winter Tourists'' View on Climate Change and Travel Mobility 9: Climate Change Adaptation - A New Strategy for a Tourism Community: A Case from the Bavarian Alps 10: Economic Relevance of Different Winter Sport Activities Based on Expenditure Behaviour 11: The Knockout-Deal - Pricing Strategies in Alpine Ski Resorts 12: Snow Sports in Schools and its Importance for Winter Tourism - A Descriptive Study in North Rhine Westphalia 13: The Impact of Commercial Snowmobile Guiding on Local Communities 14: Sustainable Winter and Summer Mountain Tourism Destinations: Idealism or Possible Reality? The Perception of the Millennial Generation Regarding Achieving Success of Sustainability of Whistler, BC, Canada Part II: Winter Tourism Experiences 15: Winter Tourism Experiences: Visitor Trends, Preferences and Destination Choice; Diversification of Experience Offers; Segments and Marketing 16: Winter Recreation Trends in the Swedish Mountains - Challenges and Opportunities 17: A Matter of Culture: How cultural differences shape skiing motivation, behaviour and destination choice 18: Winter Visitors'' Perceptions in Popular Nature Destinations in Iceland 19: Winter Recreationist Motivations: Motorised, Non-Motorised and Hybrids 20: Alternative Outdoor Activities in Alpine Winter Tourism 21: Winter Tourism Management and Challenges in the Tatra National Park 22: Chinese Guests in Alpine Destinations - What are They Looking for? A Case Study from Switzerland Regarding Product Preferences and Landscape Perception 23: The Two-Year Tourist: Lifestyle Migration in Whistler, British Columbia Part III: Winter Tourism Development and Sustainability 24: Winter Tourism Development and Sustainability: Regional Development, Ownership and Infrastructure; Environmental Management and Sustainability; Historical and Future Perspectives, Trends and Implications 25: Development of Downhill Skiing Tourism in Sweden: Past, Present, and Future 26: The Challenges of Sustainability in the Management of Ski Resorts: The Experience of the Dolomites 27: The Role of Cable Cars and Ski Lifts as Key Innovations in the Evolution of Winter Tourism 28: Merging of Ski Resorts, Monopolisation and Changes in Ownership Structures: The Case of Whistler 29: How to Manage Ski Resorts in an Environmentally Friendly Way - Challenges and Lessons Learned 30: Tourism Diversification in the Development of French Ski Resorts 31: Preferences for Renewable Energy Sources Among Tourists in the European Alps 32: A Resort Municipality Without Residents? The Case of Jumbo Glacier Resort in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada 33: Winter Tourism and Seasonality in Iceland 34: Safety, Risk and Accidents - Experiences from the European Alps 35: Collaboration and Leadership as Success Factors of a Ski Resort - A Multiple Case Study from Finland 36: Winter Tourism: Lost in Transition? The Process of Transformation and Inertia of the Ski Industry and Places in the French Alps.