Mountains bear the imprint of human activity. Scars from logging andsurface mining sit alongside national parks and ski lodges. Althoughthe environmental effects of extractive industries are well known,skiing is more likely to bring to mind images of luxury, wealth, andhealth. Drawing on interviews, field observations, and media analysis,Stoddart reveals the multiple, often conflicting meanings attached toskiing by skiers, mass media, First Nations, industry leaders, andenvironmentalists in British Columbia. Stoddart challenges us toreflect on skiing's negative effects as he exposes how certaingroups came to be viewed as the "natural" inhabitants andlegitimate managers of mountain environments.
- ISBN10 0774821973
- ISBN13 9780774821971
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 1 April 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of British Columbia Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 240
- Language English