Editing Ski resort (section)

==Types==
[[File:Mzaar Ski Resort1.jpg|thumb| [[Mzaar Kfardebian]] Ski Resort in [[Lebanon]]]]
The ski industry has identified advancing generations of ski resorts:<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Heller |editor-first=Mark F. |year=1979 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlAGCkA8_ZIC |title=The Skier's Encyclopedia |publisher=Paddington Press |isbn=9780448224282 |pages=15–18, 140–145, 157–159}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=R. |last=Knaffou |year=1978 |title=Les Stations intégrées de sports d'hiver dans les Alpes françaises |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Masson |isbn=9782225494123}}</ref>

;First generation: Developed around a well-established summer resort or village (e.g. [[Davos]], [[St. Moritz]], [[Kitzbühel]], [[Chamonix]], [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Megève]], {{lang|it|[[Val Gardena]]|italic=no}}).
;Second generation: Created from a non-tourist village or pasture (e.g. [[St Anton am Arlberg]], [[Lech (Vorarlberg)|Lech]], {{Lang|fr|[[Courchevel]]|italic=no}}, {{Lang|fr|[[L'Alpe d'Huez]]|italic=no}}, [[Aspen/Snowmass]], [[Breckenridge Ski Resort]]).
;Third generation or integrated: Designed from scratch on virgin territory to be a purpose-built ski resort, all the amenities and services nearby (e.g. [[Sestriere]], [[Flaine]], [[La Plagne]], [[Isola 2000]]).
;Fourth generation or village resorts: Created from a virgin territory or around an existing village, but more concerned with traditional uses (e.g. [[Valmeinier]], {{Lang|fr|[[Valmorel]]|italic=no}}, [[Shahdag Mountain Resort]]).

The term '''ski station''' is also used, particularly in Europe, for a skiing facility which is not located in or near a town or village. A ski resort which is also open for summer activities is often referred to as a [[mountain resort]].