Colorado Powder Keg : Ski Resorts and the Environmental Movement /

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Ullr AwardDownhill skiing is a vital economic engine for many communities in the Rocky Mountain states, attracting 20 million skier days per season. Colorado is by far the most popular destination, with more than two dozen major ski resorts creating a thriving industry that adds billions to the stat...

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Autor principal: Childers, Michael W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Skis and skiing > Environmental aspects.
Skis and skiing > Economic aspects.
Ski resorts > Environmental aspects.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Stations de ski > Aspect de l'environnement > Colorado.
Skis and skiing > Economic aspects > Colorado.
Skis and skiing > Environmental aspects > Colorado.
Ski resorts > Environmental aspects > Colorado.
Colorado.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ullr AwardDownhill skiing is a vital economic engine for many communities in the Rocky Mountain states, attracting 20 million skier days per season. Colorado is by far the most popular destination, with more than two dozen major ski resorts creating a thriving industry that adds billions to the state's coffers. But, many ask, at what costMichael Childers traces the rise of Colorado's ski industry alongside that of the burgeoning environmental movement, which sprang up in opposition to rampant commercial development on mountains that had been designated as public lands. Combining official ski r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780700623594

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