The ski industry has been around since the beginning of the century. Since that time the retailing industry of the ski world has been on a steady increase. At the beginning of this decade the increase began to skyrocket. However, skiing was not the reason for the growth. The reason for the dramatic increase in industry sales in the retail world of skiing was due to snowboarding. By now almost everyone in the country has …showed first 75 words of 1741 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1741 total…of people snowboarding, but there will also be an increase in the cost of snowboarding equipment. These factors will have positive benefits on both the manufacturers of snowboards and the retail stores selling the boards and equipment. The efect of snowboarding on the sking industry By Brian Jones English 1101 Professor Allen 1 November 1999 Outline I. Introduction II. The begening a. Jake Burton III. Popularity grows IV. Introduction of snowboar only parks V. Financial costs VI. Conclusion