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Man on the White Charger: In January 1968, Skiing Magazine ran this profile, written by John Jerome, of Ed Scott, founder of Scott USA.
Ed Scott may be the most humorous man I’ve ever met. Yet I don’t believe I ever saw him really break up in laughter. Rather, he’ll pursue a line of conversation in a direction that amuses him, and he...
How Has TV Treated Skiing? Not Well.
Skiing was a handy punching bag when television searched for laughs. By Jeff Blumenfeld It was one of the most famous broken legs in modern American history. When comedian Lucille Ball suffered a...
How Many U.S. Skiers and Snowboarders Are There?
Just how many of us are there? That’s a controversial question. By John fry How many people ski in the USA? Or ski and snowboard? Neither of the industry estimates that are typically and most...
A Sport Once White
Photo above: The Rivers Triplets of Long Island are U12 racers who train at Windham Mountain, New York. Left to right: Helaina D. Rivers, Henri D.L. Rivers IV, and Henniyah D. Rivers. By Jay Cowan In...
How Ski Trails Got Their Names
When it comes to trail monikers, no lions and tigers, but plenty of bears—not to mention resort founders, historic events and death threats. By Jeff Blumenfeld I remember December 1973 like it was...
NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST ALL-FEMALE SKI CLUB
Penguin Power! One of North America’s first and most successful ski clubs was created in Quebec entirely by, and for, women. By Cara Armstrong and Lori Knowles Ski clubs have played an important...
WHAT U.S. SKIING NEEDS TO LEARN
U.S. Skiing could learn a lot from the success formula within its own women’s cross-country team. By Edith Thys Morgan The FIRST, EVER, cross country gold medal for the U.S.!” Those words, screamed...
BROADWAY’S CONTRIBUTION TO CATSKILLS SKIING
Broadway lensman Werner J. Kuhn ran the patrol, taught first aid and shot PR photos at a popular Catskills ski area. By Jeff Blumenfeld The image was typical of ski area publicity photos of the...
BRIDGING THE SKI-SNOWBOARD DIVIDE
The man who wrote the manual recalls early efforts to bridge the cultural divide between skiers and snowboarders. By Roger Lohr In the early 1990s, snowboarding was booming at mountain resorts across...Pages
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