Category Trivia

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 →

Who is the ski racer whose story was captured in the movie “The Other Side of the Mountain”?

Who was President of Mount Mansfield Lift Inc. that built the original Stowe single chairlift?

In what year were the first overall World Cups awarded in Alpine Skiing?  And as a bonus who were the men’s and women’s winners?

What ski area was the first to use ticket wickets?  And a more difficult bonus, what was the name of the inventor of the ticket wicket?

How did Whistler get its name?

When did the Eisenhower tunnel first open?

When did the Vail ski area first open? There is a connection between Hannes Schneider coming to North Conway and the creation of the Vail ski resort.  You get many bonus points if you identify that connection.

Who developed the Arlberg Technique for ski instruction?

What is avalement?