PROJECTS BY EMORY UNIVERSITY HISTORY STUDENTS
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 …
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 …
In this day and age, skiing is a heavily commercialized and largely corporate-owned endeavor with a relatively niche community that participates in skiing. There is a uniform aspect to large resorts, such as Vail and Alterra, but one resort stands …
Introduction
For as long as there has been evidence of people skiing, there has been evidence of skiing with ski poles. Our story begins as far back as 3623 BC, whose date corresponds to the earliest known depiction of a …
Winter Park has always dealt with an unfortunate identity crisis. As a resort that was developed and wholly-owned by the city of Denver until recently, the resort began as an affordable escape for city folk looking to ski. The resort …
In 1999, after Korea had successfully hosted the Asian Winter Games in PyeongChang, the host city, declared to bid for the hosting city of the 2010 Winter Olympics. South Korea, a country that had already hosted the Summer Olympics and …
My project will be focused on how First Nations communities were treated during the inception and construction of Whistler, and how that led to conflicts between the two …
When I tell people I take frequent day trips to go skiing in the South, many of them don’t even believe skiing is possible down in …
Luxury ski wear expanded in America throughout the 2000s, and continues to develop today. During the 2000s, brands created more ski wear, and showcased that through advertisements and celebrity endorsements. Luxury brands including Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Prada started …
“I was going probably 20 mph on an icy black diamond…there was a large mound of snow/ice there that I ran directly into/over and I hit the ground hard …