Who broke his back on the Wildcat trail in New Hampshire and then started the Eastern Slope Ski School to help others avoid such accidents? That ski school would later become the Hannes Schneider Ski School.
Organized skiing in the United States began in the 1930s. Here in Stowe that was driven by Roland Palmedo and the Amateur Ski Club of New York. As I wrote last week, falling in those days was an integral part… Continue Reading →
Whose broken leg on the slopes of Mt. Mansfield led to the founding of the National Ski Patrol?
“Know the Code!” Around most ski areas today you’ll see signs that define a Code of Conduct for skiers and riders. But even before there was lift-served skiing there was a Code of Conduct for skiers. Some of the elements… Continue Reading →
From the old Skiers Code of Etiquette complete the following phrase: “Please fill in your __________________”
Last week I talked about the challenges of winter driving in the RetroSki era and the merits of the much-maligned Corvair. I received more Corvair responses after the paper’s deadline last week as Larry Heath and Bill Kornrumpf joined the… Continue Reading →
What car featured a three cylinder, two-cycle engine with only seven moving parts?
Powder days and first tracks are a skier’s dream. Getting to the ski area on a powder day can be a skier’s nightmare! Generally the same weather that produces a good powder day also produces miserable driving conditions. Add into… Continue Reading →
What car did Ralph Nader label “Unsafe at Any Speed”?
I have written previously about the impact stretch pants had on skiing. In the 1960s they made skiing fashionable and became an integral part of the skiing “uniform”. There were other warmer alternatives, but many of us felt that we… Continue Reading →
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