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Posted on May 5, 2022May 7, 2022

Moving to the Mountain: Aspen’s Dominance in Public Transportation

INTRODUCTION

The United States is not well known for its public transportation. As opposed to Europe, the number of routes offered and the overall efficiency is much worse. This is especially true for rural transportation. For many rural cities around …

Posted on May 5, 2022May 7, 2022

Skiing in Dubai? It’s Possible: From 2005 to The Present

This podcast focuses on Ski Dubai, an 22,500 square meter indoor ski complex in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Started as a dream to increase tourism in this city in the desert, Ski Dubai has since exceeded expectations and …

Posted on April 29, 2022May 5, 2022

Podcast: Does Wearing a Ski Helmet Help Avoid Injury? – An Analysis of Ski Helmets and Their Effectiveness From 1947 to Present

Professor Miller’s Smith MIPS Ski Helmet (2017)
(Photo: Judith Miller, copyright. Reproduced with permission.)

Over the last 20 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of skiers wearing a helmet. However, ski helmets have been around for …

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Is Going Green Really Clean? – An Analysis of the Pros and Cons of JHMR’s Transition to Sustainable Energy from 2000 to Present

Copyright: History 385 Image Bank Jackson Hole 2018 Judith A Miller

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is a Four Seasons Resort located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. JHMR offers a wide variety of amenities for skiers, making it one of the …

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

From the City to the Slopes: Olympic Transportation Developments in Salt Lake City, 1995-2020

Utah is a world-renowned skiing destination. It is home to what Jim Steenburgh’s book describes as the “Greatest Snow On Earth.” Thanks to the Wasatch Front’s frequent storms, snow conditions are often ripe for primetime skiing.

View of Salt Lake
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Posted on May 12, 2021May 13, 2021

Skiing to Work? It’s More Likely Than You Think!

Skiers in Oulu, 1893 Unknown Photographer

In this podcast, my co-host and I explore the deep connection Finnish culture has with cross-country skiing. The roots of which started nearly eight thousand years ago with the Sami people. How did the …

Posted on May 11, 2021May 7, 2022

An Overview of Green Policies Adopted by the Zermatt Ski Resort

An image of the Matterhorn (the primary reason that Zermatt instituted a car ban). Who would want to obscure their view of this?

(Image creator is user “chil” on camptocamp.org. Original image at
https://www.camptocamp.org/images/290956/fr/matterhorn-depuis-domhutte)

Zermatt, in Switzerland, is home …

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