Category Trivia

What was the first company to produce a “shaped” ski?

What company first introduced the neck gaiter?  A bonus if you can identify what year it was introduced.

How did hart skis get their name?

What do a fan-type snow gun , Lange-Flo, and the Hanson ski boot have in common?

Who made the lift blankets used on the Mount Mansfield single chair and eventually also on the Mansfield double?

What is the name of the dentist who invented a critical piece of skiing equipment?

Since “shopping” season is in full swing even if ski season isn’t, this week’s trivia question deals with a Stowe-based product:  What product provides the Stowe link between Jean Claude Killy and The Grateful Dead?

What ski area was the first to install a commercial snowmaking system?  (No, it wasn’t Killington.)  And just to generate some local participation, when was the first snowmaking installed at Stowe?

On October 29th Killington became the first ski area in the East to open for skiing and riding.  Killington has always made its reputation on long seasons that start early and end late.  So this week’s trivia question is: what… Continue Reading →

As we approach the end of the lift-served skiing season it’s time to think about a New England tradition:  Tuckerman Ravine.  So this week’s trivia questions pertain to Tuckerman’s.  I’ve included two questions since my original question even stumped the… Continue Reading →