Winter tourism is reforming as a result of increased levels of investment with new ski destinations developing and traditional skiing destinations merging to reduce economic risks. Also, environmental issues in many established ski resorts are a growing area of consideration as well as considering the Chinese market and its future impact.

Contributions by: Bruno Abegg, Coralie Achin, Emma Alegria, Wolfgang Arlt, Þorvardur Árnason, Thomas Bausch, Mikolaj Bielanski, Dorothee Bohn, Philippe Bourdeau, Federica Buffa, Tatiana Chekalina, John Daigle, Cecilia De Bernardi, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, O. Cenk Demiroglu, Rainer Flaig, Peter Fredman, Emmanuelle George, Alison M. Gill, C Michael Hall, Barbara Haller Rupf, Joanna Hibner, Claudia Hödl, Lydia Horne, Leandra Jänicke, Alexandra Jiricka-Pürrer, Hubert Job, Milosz Jodlowski, Hope Kohtala, Raija Komppula, Felix Kraus, Serena Lonardi, Linda Lundmark, Markus Mailer, Luca Mariotti, Umberto Martini, Marius Mayer, Aubrey D. Miller, Andrew Morgan, Nina Mostegl, Gero Nischik, Caroline Noblet, Cameron Owens, Joe Pavelka, Mike Peters, Alexander Plaikner, Laura Rickard, Reto Rupf, Murray B. Rutherford, Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir, Katrin Schillo, Johannes Schmid, Iain Stewart-Patterson, Magnus Strömgren, Karolina Taczanowska, Rainer Unger, Ilse van Ipenburg, Jerry J Vaske, Johannes T. Welling, Tomas Zwijacz-Kozica