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Okemo ski area is celebrating its 70th anniversary this season. But the story of Okemo goes back more than 70 years and some familiar names were involved. In the early 1930s, Vermont State Forester Perry Merrill put the CCC to… Continue Reading →

By the time this column appears, the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics will be wrapped up. I’ve been writing about historic Winter Olympics of the past and their connection to this year’s games. So this week will be collection of topics… Continue Reading →

“Timing is everything!” I heard someone say. And apparently it applies to writing a weekly column! Last week my trivia question was “Who was the first American to win an Olympic medal in Cross Country skiing?” Thanks to Ben Ogden… Continue Reading →

The Milano-Cortina Olympics are in progress, but I’m still writing about the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Winter Olympics! Last week I highlighted Franz Klammer’s legendary Downhill run which was definitely the highlight of the men’s Alpine competition. On the… Continue Reading →

The 2026 Winter Olympics start this weekend in Italy. Unless I miss my bet, we’ll be hearing a lot about past Olympics and particularly the 1976 Winter Olympics which marks its 50th anniversary! Those games were held in Innsbruck, Austria…. Continue Reading →

The 2026 Winter Olympics start next week and for the next few weeks I’ll be sharing information about past Olympics. This year the women’s Alpine skiing events will being held at Cortina d’Ampezzo. That same locale hosted the entire 1956… Continue Reading →

This week let’s talk about the other side of Mount Mansfield, the Underhill side! In the 1930s there were a lot of parallels and connections between Stowe and Underhill. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was active building the Underhill State… Continue Reading →

What does it mean to “catch an edge?” I’m pretty sure most Retro-Skiers have blamed a fall on catching an edge sometime in their skiing career whether they really did or not. I’m not sure whether the younger generation still… Continue Reading →

Just before Christmas my wife and I went out to dinner at Idletyme. While we were there I had a nostalgic attack thinking back to the days when it was The Shed. You may be familiar with nostalgia attacks. That’s… Continue Reading →

My lasting impression of Sundance Mountain Resort is Mount Timpanogos. At 11,752 feet it is the second highest mountain in Utah’s Wasatch Range. The ski area lies on the flank of Timpanogos and lift-served skiing goes to about 8200 feet… Continue Reading →