QUANTITATIVE GIS EVALUATION OF SKI SLOPES: CASE STUDY SKI CENTER BJELAŠNICA
Edin Hadžimustafić
Dževad Mešanović
DOI: 10.35666/25662880.2025.11.115
UDC: 796.9:911.3GIS(497.6 Bjelašnica)
Abstract: The subject of research in this paper is a quantitative analysis of the ski slopes at the Bjelašnica Ski Center. Bjelašnica is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, very attractive and visited by domestic and foreign tourists, especially in winter. It is one of the Olympic mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984. The aim of the research is to present the procedure for quantitative analysis of ski slopes in geographic information systems. The paper analyzes slopes, aspects, altitudes, lengths, determines ski slopes difficulties, and creates topographic profiles for 6 ski slopes. For the purpose of comparing the results, ski slopes on Bjelašnica were selected, where some of these parameters have already been calculated. The analysis was done in geographic information systems by integrating remote sensing data. Quantitative analysis is done primarily to help skiers gain insight into the terrain itself, its steepness, and the difficulty of the trail, in order to better prepare for the experience that awaits them. Ski resort management also needs this information to ensure safety on the trail, improve management, and to assess their ecological impact on the environment. A small number of ski resorts in Bosnia and Herzegovina have conducted a quantitative analysis of ski slopes. Quantitative data on ski slopes improves the tourist offer of ski centers, and it is essential for them to have it.
Keywords: ski slopes, quantitative analysis, Bjelašnica Ski Center, Bosnia and Herzegovina, geographic information systems
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