We’re now down to one mainstream printed ski magazine, the appropriately named SKI magazine! When was the first issue of SKI magazine published?
This past summer, August 1st found me driving up a dirt road to an address in Hartland, Vermont, that defied my GPS! I had turned around on my first attempt when the road got so narrow that meeting an oncoming… Continue Reading →
Last week’s trivia asked about the latest closing date for Stowe Mountain Resort. According to the MMSC timeline, that would be May 2, 1983. As you might expect MMSC historian Mike Leach had that answer. He says he found it… Continue Reading →
What is the latest ski season closing date for Stowe Mountain Resort?
As I wrote last week, Marc Girardelli won his 5 overall FIS World Cups with his rear-entry boots. The highly coveted overall World Cup is considered to be the ultimate prize in Alpine ski racing. From a United States perspective,… Continue Reading →
What American man has won the most overall FIS Alpine World Cups?
“I am still skiing with my Salomon rear entry boots! Started skiing young in 1969 and after years of Nordica, Lange, Fischer (I think) and pain, my Salomons are the most comfortable boots I’ve ever had. If I could drive… Continue Reading →
Marc Girardelli won 5 overall FIS World Cups. What was unique about his ski boots?
It’s 4:30 in the morning as I load my skis and get in the gondola. I join a group of non-skiers already in the car. I ask them where they’re from and they tell me they’re from Fairfax, Vermont. That… Continue Reading →
Who is credited with the quote “It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of skiing.”?
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