Colorado Powder Keg Ski Resorts and the Environmental Movement |
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| Author:
| Childers, Michael W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1869-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The first environmental history of skiing in Colorado. Traces the recreation's rise in popularity as a way of examining major changes in public land management in the American West during the last century. Shows how what started as an innocent leisurely pursuit has morphed into a multi-billion dollar business that forever changed the landscape of Colorado and brought with it serious environmental consequences.
The first environmental history of skiing in Colorado. Traces the recreation's rise in popularity as a way of examining major changes in public land management in the American West during the last century. Shows how what started as an innocent leisurely pursuit has morphed into a multi-billion dollar business that forever changed the landscape of Colorado and brought with it serious environmental consequences.