Which of Alta’s five lodges was the first to be built? And as a bonus, what was its original name?
Following World War II there were less than 50,000 skiers in the United States. By the end of the 1960’s there were more than 4 million U.S. skiers! There were many factors that influenced that growth: better skis, safer bindings,… Continue Reading →
Who created the first nylon wind shirt?
Red Lussier is an imposing figure with his red hair and full red beard. But not as imposing as his skis: they are wide planks over seven feet long and no steel edges in sight! Then there is Suzy “Chapstick”… Continue Reading →
The Cubco was the creation of Mitch Cubberley, a mechanical engineer from New Jersey. He started working on ski bindings in the early 1950’s and used his engineering know-how to address many binding-related issues. His binding was a step-in; the… Continue Reading →
(Following was contributed by Ed Pearson via e-mail.) “All three of our children learned to ski at ages 2 &3 at a small mountain in upstate NY on the same pair of skis passed down from the oldest to the… Continue Reading →
In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s alpine skiing saw an impressive growth in popularity. What technology improvement in the 1950’s led to skiing’s increase in popularity?
So when was the Look Nevada toepiece created? It surprised me to find out that it was 1950! The Look Nevada designed by Jean Beyl in Nevers, France, was way ahead of its time. To give some perspective, the first… Continue Reading →
It’s the mid 1960’s and you’re riding a chairlift over an intermediate trail. You hear a metallic “thwangzzzzzzzz” on the trail below you. What brand of binding just released?
The first successful all-fiberglass ski was the Toni Sailer ski in 1959. Art Molnar and Fred Langendorf invented and built the ski in nearby Montreal. There had been other attempts to build all fiberglass (plastic) skis starting as early as… Continue Reading →
© 2026 RetroSki 2025-2026 — Powered by WordPress
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑
Recent Comments