Category Trivia

In what city and state was the first Head Ski factory located?

What is the origin of the word “ski”?  We use the word constantly, but why is a ski called a ski?

No column in the Stowe Reporter this week as they ran out of space, but here’s a trivia question in case anyone visits:  Many of the ski boot companies that made leather ski boots are no longer in existence –… Continue Reading →

What was the first ski boot to break the color barrier?  The exterior color of ski boots had always been black (or leather brown in the older days.)  Even the first plastic boots maintained the black color until….

What boot manufacturer used the slogan “Are you still lacing while others are racing?”

What was a “moli”?

Where was the first chairlift in New England and when did it begin operation?

Where was the first chairlift in the world and when did it begin operation?

Complete the following poem: “Poma lifts are made in France _______________”.

Where was the first T-bar in the U.S. and when did it begin operation?