Prior to this year’s Killington event Vermont had only hosted one World Cup event in the fifty year history of the FIS World Cup! When and where was the other World Cup event held in Vermont?
Vermont is about to host an event that will add to its skiing history. The women’s World Cup circuit will visit Killington on November 26-27, that’s Thanksgiving weekend! The best women skiers in the world will be here – Lara… Continue Reading →
The new RetroSki season will start on November 17th! Welcome to another winter of skiing history, nostalgia, and, of course, trivia! Just for a warm-up: Who was the first American to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Alpine Skiing?
The ski season is down to its last gasp. Of course for many the season ended a month or more ago. This winter’s weather and lack of real snowstorms had left most people ready to move on to summer activities…. Continue Reading →
At what Stowe restaurant did Paul “Archie” Archdeacon meet his wife Sue?
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 →
Who was known as “The Mayor of Porky Gulch?”
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 →
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?
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 →
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