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Trivia 2016 Week 19

At what Stowe restaurant did Paul “Archie” Archdeacon meet his wife Sue?

Joe Dodge – “The Mayor of Porky Gulch”

When I was growing up, my family always ate breakfast together on weekday mornings. While we were having breakfast, we listened to the local Conway radio station, WBCN, primarily for the daily weather forecast. That forecast was called into the… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2016 Week 18

Who was known as “The Mayor of Porky Gulch?”

Kastle Skis

I started skiing in the 1950s which meant I started on wooden skis. I’ve written about Northland skis and how Northland became the largest ski maker in the world. Their hickory skis combined relatively good performance and durability for a… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2016 Week 17

What ski brand marketed a model called the Asymetric – each ski had one edge with a slalom side cut and the other with a GS side cut?

Mad River Glen

A couple of weeks back Mad River Glen announced that it was closing for the season after only 45 days of operation. The sign at the entrance to the ski area said it all in one word: “Uncle!” Yes, it’s… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2016 Week 16

What ski area founder stated his vision as ” …a ski area is not just a place of business, a mountain amusement park, as it were. Instead it is a winter community whose members, both skiers and area personnel, are… Continue Reading →

Warren Witherell

It was in March 1975 that I arrived in Vail for a week of skiing with friends who were “ski bumming” there for the winter. On the first day, one of those friends, Herb, and I rode up the Lions… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2016 Week 15

Who wrote an article entitled “If You Can’t Ski Parallel….Cant!”?

Waterville Valley

The 1966-67 ski season was the first for the Waterville Valley ski area and I was a junior at the University of New Hampshire. My first visit to the new area made a big impression on me because everything was… Continue Reading →

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