In a column last season I mentioned that the 1969 overall World Cup trophy won by Karl Schranz somehow ended up in a barn in Hinesburg, Vermont! I promised a future column explaining how that came to pass. “Ski Racing”… Continue Reading →

All through my college years I skied on wooden skis, Northlands to be precise. That was an economic decision based on what I could afford and the fact that a neighbor worked for Northland in their Laconia, New Hampshire, factory…. Continue Reading →

We’ve all been there: standing at the top of some precipitous pitch when that feeling of doubt or maybe even fear creeps over us. It could be the top pitch of Starr or Great Scott at Snowbird or Corbet’s Couloir… Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote about Natur-Teknik which promised you could learn to ski in seven days. Well, how about an approach that claimed “you will ski the mountain easily and swiftly – in complete control – your very first day… Continue Reading →

“Learn to ski in seven days or your money back!” Now that’s an offer you don’t see today. But that was the promise Jay Peak made back in the late 1950s. The man behind that promise was Walter Foeger. Walter… Continue Reading →