Title: Tourism - Switzerland - Climatechangepost.com
Headings: 
Switzerland
Tourism Switzerland
Tourism in numbers - Europe
Tourism in numbers - Switzerland
Tourism in numbers - The Alps
Vulnerabilities – In general
Vulnerabilities - Trends in the past
Vulnerabilities – Projections for the future - the Alps
Vulnerabilities – Projections for the future - Switzerland
Adaptation strategies – In general
Adaptation strategies - Switzerland
Examples of shut down of ski resorts
Adaptation costs - Switzerland
Barriers to adaptation - Switzerland
References

Content: Sensitivity to climate change varies markedly among the Alpine countries. Germany is most sensitive, with only a 1°C warming leading to a 60% decrease (relative to present) in the number of naturally snow-reliable ski areas. Practically none of the ski areas in Germany will be left naturally snow-reliable under a 4°C warming. Switzerland, meanwhile, is the least sensitive of the five countries, with a 1°C warming leading to only a 10% decrease, while a 4°C warming would lead to a 50% decrease (relative to present) in the number of naturally snow-reliable areas. There will also be “winners” and “losers”, both in terms of regions and in terms of the ski areas themselves, with low-lying ski areas being considerably more vulnerable than areas with high altitudinal range (5). Many of the Austrian ski areas have low base points. With climate change the natural snow-reliability of Austrian ski areas will reduce substantially. The lack of higher altitudes in many of the Austrian mountain ranges makes it impossible to operate on high-elevation sites. The Swiss ski areas will be least affected in the Alps. For Germany, the low-lying ski areas of Bavaria will be highly affected.