Critically evaluate the impact of skiing on mountain environments. - What role can tourism play in sustaining mountain communities?

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 64% = 2:1, University of Nottingham, course: Managing Tourism and the environment: Conflict or consensus? , language: English, abstract: Only 75 years ago, skiing was an elite sport practiced by a few hard souls in about 6 mountain resorts in the European Alps. Hotels had just begun to stay open to extend the resorts season. T...