Making meaning out of mountains : skiing, the environment and eco-politics

• Main Author: Stoddart, Mark Christopher John
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2008
• Subjects: Environmental sociology; Sports; Skiing and snowboarding; Media; Cultural studies; Environmental movement; First Nations; Leisure; Social movements; Qualitative research; British Columbia; Canada
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/934

This research provides a sociological analysis of skiing as a form of outdoor recreation and nature tourism in British Columbia, Canada. A qualitative multi-method approach is used, combining discourse analysis, interviews with skiers, and unobtrusive field observation at Whistler Blackcomb and Whit...