RetroSki 2023-2024

Trivia 2024 Week 20

What Vermont ski area had a nearby bar called the Salty Dog?

FIS at 100

Wow! This ski season is going out with a bang! Getting arguably our biggest snowfall of the season in April triggered memories of another big April storm from years ago! Friends will tell you I have often shared stories of… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2024 Week 19

The FIS is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024: What does FIS stand for?

Head, Hart, and Kastle

The 1960 American International Ski Race program included articles on a variety of topics. One article was entitled “The Metal Ski” and I believe it was written by the editor Frank Springer-Miller since there was no other byline. The article… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2024 Week 18

At the 1988 Calgary Olympics what ski brand won 4 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals?a)Atomic    b)Head    c)Kastle    d)Rossignol

1960 American International Ski Races

Frank Springer lent me a copy of the program for the 1960 American International Alpine Ski Races held in Stowe. The program was designed and edited by his grandfather Frank Springer-Miller. Frank Springer-Miller arrived in New York City in the… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2024 Week 17

In the 1960s there was a lodge in Stowe, Vermont, called Sans Souci. What is the Sans Souci called today?

1994 Winter Olympics and a Pet Peeve

I have found a new “pet peeve” this ski season. Regular readers of this column may remember for the past couple of seasons my “pet peeve” has been people who don’t look up the hill before starting down the trail!… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2024 Week 16

Where were the 1994 Winter Olympics held?

1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics

A couple of weeks ago a news story caught my attention about the Mahre brothers winning gold and silver in the slalom at the 1984 Olympics. Actually the story was about the celebration of the 40th anniversary of that event… Continue Reading →

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