It is no secret that skiing is an overwhelmingly white sport. Both skiers and non-skiers alike can agree that, when asked to …
White as Snow: An Examination of Race within Skiing
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 …
Podcast: Does Wearing a Ski Helmet Help Avoid Injury? – An Analysis of Ski Helmets and Their Effectiveness From 1947 to Present
(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 …
TRANSforming The Olympic Games: The Increased Inclusion of Transgender Athletes From 2003 Through the Present
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 …
Chasing distance – How did humans manage to jump 253.5 meters?
(Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, Public Domain)
INTRODUCTION:
Ski jumping is what happens when men spend too much time together. Ski jumping can be defined as a sport …
Deadlier on Skis: The Winter War and the Future of Ski Warfare
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For most, the first picture that comes to mind when imagining skiing is gliding down the smooth slopes of a resort, only to be followed by …
How Aspen’s Private Clubs Drive Exclusivity
Photograph Credit: David O. Marlow (Reproduced with Permission)
Today, we know Aspen as one of the world’s most luxurious travel destinations, where we glide up ski lifts with A-listers and descend the slopes alongside ultra-wealthy …
The 86th Infantry Regiment: Their Past and Formation into a Ski Regiment, 1918-1945
Source: Colorado Snowsports Museum
The World Wars were times of great tension around the world. Many men enlisted in the United States Army, and many new regiments were created to fulfill the international demand for soldiers. One of …
What we can Learn from the Female [Trail]blazers of Alpine Skiing Since 1924 Through the Present
By Brooke Shalam & Ben Falk
In a world characterized by pervasive gender inequity, there are relatively few spheres where women are compensated at a level that is on par or in excess of their male counterparts. The disparities of …
Operation Gunnerside: Hitler, Heavy Water, and Hand Grenades
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On April 9, 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Norway for the first time. One of the first locations they set out …