Ski City
Place and Identity on the Wasatch Front
$155.97
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
The Wasatch Front is a narrow urban corridor sandwiched between Utah’s Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range. The region is home to Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Provo, as well as Utah’s major ski areas. The history of these cities and ski areas unfolded in tandem, starting with the rise of recreational skiing during the 1910s and culminating with the 2002 Winter Olympics. Skiers partnered with U.S. Forest Service officials, municipal planners, and environmentalists to forge Utah’s major cities …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496242198 |
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| ISBN-10: | 149624219X |
| Author: | Mette C. Flynt |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Environment and Region in the American West |
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Critics Review
“The history of Utah’s ski resorts along the Wasatch provides an excellent case study in understanding the central role of urbanization and recreation in defining the American West’s politics, culture, and economy throughout the twentieth century… . Mette Flynt explains both outdoor recreation’s and Western urbanization’s incredible impacts on Western public lands.“—Michael Childers, author of The Mountains Are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park
Mette C. Flynt
Mette C. Flynt is an assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University.
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