What Vermont woman won a silver medal in Slalom at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics?
Mel Dalebout got hooked on skiing in the late 1940s while he was an engineering student at the University of Utah. He became proficient enough that he raced nationally within the United States. With the advent of plastic ski boots… Continue Reading →
What concept in ski boot design did Daleboot introduce in the late 1960s?
Last winter while Meg and I were in Utah, some Vermont friends came out to visit and ski. One of those friends was Ed Trottier who was skiing in 25 year old Salomon SX-91 boots! We had a laugh since… Continue Reading →
What was so different about the Salomon SX-9x series of ski boots?
If you’re reading this column, then you’re probably one of the top 1%! I’ll explain more about that later. Snowsports Industries America (SIA) is a non-profit trade association representing suppliers of snowsports. Snowsports in this case being alpine skiing, Nordic… Continue Reading →
What percentage of people who skied (downhill) during the 2016-17 season, skied only one day? 0-10% 10-20% 20-30% 30-40% 40-50%
I skied Cliff Trail for the first time this season on Monday December 11th. It hadn’t been groomed yet, but conditions were still good. There were some small soft-snow bumps plus a few water bars so it was a little… Continue Reading →
When was the first snowmaking installed on Mt Mansfield? (Note: the first snowmaking at Stowe was on the Spruce side, but when did it expand to Mansfield?)
I’ll start with a follow-up from last week’s column about the Mt. Mansfield Lift-Exchange Ticket Books. I received a note from Steve Berry after last week’s column was submitted to the Reporter. Steve had the correct answer that it took… Continue Reading →
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