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Wayne Wong and Hot Dog Skiing

The 1960’s will always be remembered for their counter-culture and rebellion against the status quo: long hair, loud music, and loud clothes!  Skiing in the 1960’s was no exception.  A whole group of young skiers began to do things on… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2012 Week 5

Who invented the “Slow Dog Noodle” and  “The Worm Turn”?

Who was the greatest sex symbol skiing has produced?

There goes my PG rating and yes, I probably have watched too much Entertainment Tonight!  So why should we care?  As some unknown marketing guru said “sex sells.”  Skiing sex symbols help sell skiing! Picking the greatest is a subjective… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2012 Week 4

What famous skier from the past was the star in two U.S. network television series?

The ski Magazine

OK, I’ll admit it.  I still get excited when that first ski magazine of the season arrives in the mailbox.  Even though it occurs in the late summer when most people are still planning barbecues, that arrival starts me thinking… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2012 Week 3

When was the first SKI magazine published?

Ski Movies

On Friday, November 30th, I attended an annual party which culminated in the group going to the Flynn Theater for the latest Warren Miller film.  It was a sell-out that night!  Another example of the pent-up excitement and anticipation that… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2012 Week 2

Who is known for saying “If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do!”?

Ski Shows

I attended my first ski show when I was in college.  It was a slow, late-fall weekend when a fraternity brother said let’s go to the Boston Ski Show.  I had no idea what a ski show was, but it… Continue Reading →

Trivia 2012 Week 1

45,000 people in Boston got psyched by attending the “boston.com Ski and Snowboard Expo” held from November 8-11.  This is today’s version of what we used to call the Ski Show.  And it brings us to our first trivia question… Continue Reading →

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