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Index to Periodicals
Indices to American Ski Magazines
New! Snow Country back issues: full run at Google Books archive
Snow Country Index: Index of all issues. This is an Excel file, organized alphabetically by author. If you understand Excel, it's easy to search for...
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By John Fry | September 27, 2011 at 8:52 am | No comments
In 1935 Seattle native Al Nydin had the idea for a magazine about skiing. Until that time most ski periodicals and annuals were association-published. In publishing America's first independent, commercial magazine, Nydin used the title SKI. The first issue appeared in January...
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By Mort Lund | September 18, 2011 at 9:30 pm | No comments
Skiing Magazine Index
includingRocky Mountain Skiing 1949-52
National Skiing 1949-52
Skiing Magazine 1958-1986
Rocky Mountain Skiing
November 15, 1949
Italy Enters Top Contestants for FIS Downhill and Slalom pg.1
Whiteface Ski Area...
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By E. John B. Allen | September 12, 2011 at 4:54 am | No comments
Preserving Skiing's Heritage: The World's Ski Museums
In nearly all the skiing countries of the world-China, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom are the latest to make the attempt-there are museums or parts of museums and libraries devoted to skiing's history. The Olympic...
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By John Fry | September 7, 2011 at 1:40 am | No comments
The Mason Beekley Collection of skiing art and photography is looking for a new home.
“When one door closes, another opens,” said Nat Messina, an attorney and director for the Beekley Family Foundation. The Foundation learned in mid-September, 2009, that the $5 million...
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By Seth Masia | September 5, 2011 at 3:55 pm | No comments
By Seth Masia
The skiinghistory.org website has become an invaluable research tool for students and writers. An increasing number of journalists now rely on the site as a fact-check resource. Here’s a quick summary of some of the techniques that can quickly find accurate...
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By Henry Yaple | September 5, 2011 at 12:20 am | No comments
Henry M. Yaple, the chief librarian at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., spent 11 years assembling a massive bibliography of skiing. The goal was to list every book, dissertation, film video and piece of software published on skiing, in English, between 1890 and...
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By Seth Masia | September 2, 2011 at 7:50 pm | 2 comments
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 9:14 pm | No comments
Compiled by Morten Lund
Updated by John Allen and Seth Masia
Also see History of Skiing Timeline at the FIS website
Also see A Short History of Alpine Skiing
Also see A Short History of Skis
Also see Lou Dawson's detailed Timeline of Ski Mountaineering
1850—Sondre...
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By E. John B. Allen | August 29, 2011 at 6:55 pm | No comments
Fall, 2004
The FIS Winter Sports Museum at Mürzzuschlag, Austria
As long ago as 1947, the Municipal Council of the town of Mürzzuschlag (in Eastern Austria, exactly half-way between Vienna and Graz) had decided to set up a museum of skiing and winter sports. The basis was...
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By SethMasia | August 29, 2011 at 6:49 pm | No comments
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...
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By SethMasia | August 29, 2011 at 6:46 pm | No comments
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...
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 6:42 pm | No comments
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...
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 6:40 pm | No comments
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...
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 6:39 pm | No comments
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...
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 6:36 pm | No comments
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...
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By SethMasia | August 29, 2011 at 6:33 pm | No comments
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...
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By SethMasia | August 29, 2011 at 6:29 pm | No comments
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,...
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By SethMasia | August 29, 2011 at 6:27 pm | No comments
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...
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By Mort Lund | August 29, 2011 at 6:18 pm | No comments
The recorded history of skiing is found in academic papers, books, filmed documentaries, and skiing history web sites that have been created by a worldwide community of dedicated researchers, historians, writers, and videographers who have focused their time and expertise on a...
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