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Contents: Preface; The landscape of this book, Janet E. Milne; Part I The Mountain Ecosystem: An ecosystem approach to mountain resorts, Ross A. Virginia; Plant communities and vegetation processes in the mountain landscape, G. Richard Strimbeck; Water quality and quantity in the mountain environment, James B. Shanley and Beverley Wemple; Effects of mountain resorts on wildlife, Allan M. Strong, Christopher C. Rimmer, Kent P. McFarland and Kimberley Hagen. Part II Loon Mountain, New Hampshire: United States federal law and mountain resort development in the National Forest, Roger Fleming; An introduction to Loon Mountain and the Loon Resort; The legal foundation for the South Mountain expansion proposal: the early permits and the forest management planning regime; The South Mountain expansion: did the National Forest Planning and Environmental Impact Statement Framework cause decision-makers to take an ecosystem-based approach?; Can other federal laws contribute to an ecosystem-based approach to resort development?; Conclusions from the Loon Resort experience. Part III Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, New York: Olympic legacies and Adirondack Park plans, John S. Banta; An introduction to the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center and the legal framework; The legal regime affecting Whiteface Mountain: does it take an ecological approach?; The legal regime affecting private lands around Whiteface: does it take an ecological approach?; Conclusion. Part IV Killington Resort, Vermont: Can a mountain ecosystem be protected when the law protects its parts? The case of Vermont’s Act 250 and Killington resort, Julia LeMense and Jonathan Isham; An introduction to Killington Resort, its expansion plans, and the issues; Vermont’s Act 250 and the early battles at Parker’s Gore East; Expansion in the wake of Parker’s Gore East: The interconnect, the Woodward reservoir, and the resort Village; Conclusion. Part V Mont Temblant, Quebec: Canadian law and the ecological footprint of a 4-season resort, Jane Matthews Glenn; An introduction to Mont Tremblant and the issues; Intrawest’s development of the skiable domain; Base camps, golf courses and land protection at the Mountain’s Base; Legal diversity and legal ecosystems. Part VI: A Vision for the Mountains: The challenge of joining ecology with the law: a vision for the mountains, Janet E. Milne and Ross A.Virginia; Index.

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