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January 1999

Are Ski Resorts the New Eco-Enemies?

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As the recreation industry eclipses extractive industries as the primary users of national forest land and as the USFS shifts its focus to recreation, ski resorts are being closely watched by environmentalists. In some cases, the ski areas are taking the place of companies that logged and mined in the crosshairs of green activists.