It’s been an historic year for ski jumping. Ski Flying Record On Feb. 11, Johan Remen Evensen took advantage of the newly-enlarged Vikersund 225-meter ski-flying hill in Norway, to set a new world record of 246.5 meters. That surpassed the previous record of 239m, set...
Skiing’s Little Big Man James Frederic Heuga, Sept. 22, 1943 - Feb. 8, 2010 In 1949, the 1937 World Alpine Champion Emile Allais arrived at the newly-opened Squaw Valley to be ski school director. Allais spoke little English, and was happy to relax with another Frenchman on...
Italian Ski Racer Erwin Stricker, a former member of the Italian ski team known for his aggressive style and bigger than life persona, died September 28, 2010, in Bolzano, Italy, at the age of 60. Born August 15, 1950, Stricker raced on the Italian team from 1969 to 1977 and...
Nordic wooden ski maker Ivar Halvorsen, the last of the Nordic wooden ski makers, died at age 93 on August 25, 2010, in Nittedal, Norway. He was born July 17, 1917, to his calling. As a boy, athletic and strong from having worked with his carpenter father, he began...
Southeastern Ski Pioneer Sepp Kober, who built Southeastern skiing from the ground up and was a 2010 U.S. Ski Hall of Fame inductee, died August 3, 2010, at Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Virginia. He was 88. Born outside of Igls, Austria, near Innsbruck, Kober...
Lodge Owner, Ski Humorist Martie Sterling, owner and operator (with husband Ken) of the Heatherbed Lodge in Aspen, Colorado, and one of skiing’s most prolific writers and humorists, died September 29, 2010, at her home in Aspen. She was 85. Born Martha Whitcomb, Martie...
Legendary equipment manufacturer Georges Salomon, arguably the most influential figure in the ski manufacturing world during the second half of the 20th century, passed away October 5, 2010, at his lakeside home in Annecy, France. He was 85. The company that still bears his...
Rigo Thurmer, lifelong skier, influential architect and ISHA benefactor, died Nov. 8 after a long illness. He was 80. Rigomar Thurmer was born in 1930 and raised in Bad Reichenhall, a picturesque town dating to Roman times. The town sits just ten miles and a couple of valleys...
The Man Who Taught Us Modern Skiing Georges Joubert studied world-class skiers and translated their winning techniques into lessons that recreational skiers could learn By Ron LeMaster Georges Joubert, a giant in the world of ski coaching and instruction, passed away on...
The journal was started in 1989 by Glenn Parkinson as a six page newsletter under the name Blizzard. In the third issue, the name was changed to Snow News. In 1991, the journal was acquired by I.S.H.A. and in 1993 the name was changed to Skiing Heritage. In 1994 Morten Lund...
1905-1933 Lake Placid Club Lake Placid Club Notes, annual, the first U.S. ski periodical, published by the Lake Placid Club Lake Placid, NY; Lake Placid Club News issued periodically in parallel 1927-1930 1906-1924 NSA Year Book, published annually and The Ski Sport...
by Morten Lund, Kirby Gilbert, Andrew Leser and Alan Adler February 1941 (Adler) (Frontispiece-"Afternoon Skiing" by Soltan Sepeshy) A Month With Bertha by Lowell Thomas, Jr. pg. 11 Avalanche pg. 14 Master the Fundamentals by Friedl Pfeifer pg. 16 Adelbert Stems by...
January,1960 European Highlights by Roland Palmedo pg.12 Die Tiefdecke Technick by Rink Earle pg.18 Those Hot North American Gals (Pitou, Snite & Heggtveit) by Lucile Wheeler pg.23 For Six Olympic Minutes (Penny Pitou & Dick Taylor) pg.24 Borscht, Bagels and...
by Morten Lund, Kirby Gilbert, Andrew Leser and Alan Adler January 1970 [DUPE] They're Beautiful by Morten Lund (Ski Bums of Aspen) pg.66 But They're Employed-Ski Bums by Janet Nelson pg.71 Val Gardena:Valley of Decision-FIS Site pg.80 Bobbing is for Gentle People by Jim...
by Morten Lund, Kirby Gilbert, Andrew Leser and Alan Adler January 1983 The Greatest Pick the Greatest-6 of the World's Top Skiers pick Their Favorite Trails by Janet Nelson pg.50 Skiwee: A Program for Kids and Moms and Dads Who Ski- Guide to the Instruction Program, Tips...
1934 In Search of Our Best Customer by Daniel Hatch, Jr. pg.5 On Jumping by Leif Nashe pg.9 Skiing America First by Veida Morrow pg.11 Some Ski Centers of the Alps by Thomas Cabot pg.26 O Say Can You Ski? By "Eleazar" pg.31 Downhill Only by Alexander Bright pg.32 Skis and...
Date and Location of Past Winter Olympics Year1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 LocationGarmisch, Germany St. Moritz, Switzerland Oslo, Norway Cortina, Italy Squaw Valley, USA Innsbruck,...
Olympic, World Cup and World Championship race results The most extensive database on race results is the FIS website, with results lists (not just medalists) for Olympic and FIS World Championships going back to 1924 (nordic events) and 1931 (alpine events). A listing for...
[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignright" width="160" caption="Maria Bogner, c 1955"][/caption] Maria Bogner introduces sex to skiing By Seth Masia It was fifty years ago. Maria Bogner spent the summer of 1952 figuring out how to cut the maddeningly...
The factory made its first skis in 1907—and has been an industry leader ever since. Now the future is murky. By Seth Masia Rossignol, the oldest surviving brand name in skiing, can also claim to be the oldest surviving factory in skiing—for now. Ski production began...
