This five-page undergraduate paper examines the book, Downhill Slide: Why the Corporate Ski Industry Is Bad for Skiing, Ski Towns, and the Environment. The paper analyzes how Downhill Slide’s author, Hal Clifton, assesses the negative impact of the corporate ski industry on local communities, the environment, ski resort employees, and smaller skiing resorts. The author of the paper also discusses the book’s strong points and weak points, and presents some reasons why there should be hope that the present dominance of the corporate ski resorts can be limited and ultimately reduced in the future.
