Legal Issues & Doping – History of Skiing & Snowsports

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022

Symbiosis or Antagonism? The Relationship Between the Forest Service and the Ski Industry When Developing Forest Lands Since 1986

The White River National Forest Ski Area map, managed by the US Forest Service
Reproduced with permission from David Krause, Editor at the Aspen Times

Introduction

Many ski resorts in America are constructed atop national forests which, are under the …

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

TRANSforming The Olympic Games: The Increased Inclusion of Transgender Athletes From 2003 Through the Present

Transgender Flag, Sharon McCutcheon, Unsplash, Public Domain

Despite the increasing belief of transgender athlete domination in sports, the two most recent Olympic games, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, were the first to have openly …

May 17, 2021May 5, 2022

Collisions in the Courtroom: The Legal Landscape of Interpersonal Skiing Accidents in Colorado Since 1979

“High Angle Shot Of A Beautiful Town With Wooden Buildings And Bright Lights On The Streets Surrounded By
Scenic Winter Landscape” Free to Use by Josh Hild on Pexels. https://www.pexels.com/photo/high-angle-shot-of-a-beautiful-town-with-wooden-buildings-and-bright-lights-on-the-streets-surrounded-by-scenic-winter-landscape-3229916/

Introduction:

From the start of the ski industry’s popularization, the …

May 10, 2021May 5, 2022

How Drug Testing Changed Skiing: Cheating, 1960-2021

Women’s downhill skiing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Medal awards as follows: gold medal Tina Maze, silver medal Dominique Gisin, bronze medal Lara Gut. Image reproduced from Wikimedia Commons by M. Smelter.

Drugs changed skiing. And drug testing changed skiing …