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Biddle Duke’s article last week about the World Championships being held in Schladming Austria highlighted how seriously Austrians take Alpine ski racing.  When events like the World Championships are held in Austria, the Austrian skiers are under great pressure to… Continue Reading →

The January 19, 1978 edition of the Stowe Reporter contained coverage of the first Stowe visit by the World Pro Ski Tour.  As mentioned last week there were two races a slalom and a downhill.  The downhill was originally scheduled… Continue Reading →

This week I received a Spider Sabich story from Reid Williams of Stowe that exemplifies the appeal Spider generated.  Reid was in Aspen in 1972 when the World Pro Tour wrapped up its season there.  He was at the ceremony… Continue Reading →

Vladimir Sabich Jr. was born on January 10, 1945.  Literally as soon as he was born, his father gave him the nickname that would follow the younger Sabich his whole life.  Seeing his son’s unusually long, skinny arms and legs,… Continue Reading →

I’ll start this week with a couple of follow-up items from last week’s column. The Stowe Winter Carnival freestyle event held in 1975 was sponsored by Midas and Colgate.  Actually the men’s tour was sponsored by Midas and the women’s… Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →