Skiing History Magazine
Skiing History, published bimonthly, is the world’s most widely circulated magazine about the sport’s past. It features once-popular equipment; historic resorts and bars you can visit now; what famous living skiers are doing now; and more.
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Sample Articles from Current Edition
Resorts: Baroness Mimi and Mont d'Arbois
Megève celebrates 100 years as the first purpose-built ski resort in France. By Bob Soden
Walter Kofler Invents the Polyethylene Ski Base
Before P-tex, there was Kofix. It drove a revolution in ski racing. By Seth Masia
Heavy Lifting: Aspen Under Construction
Meet the folks who built Aspen’s first chairlifts, 75 years ago. BY CINDY HIRSCHFELDSample Articles from Previous Editions
Northland Skis: Fire and Feud in St. Paul
By Greg Fangel and Paul Hooge How Christian Lund mopped up rivals while making the world’s best-known hickory skis. Illustration above: Henry Hall (1893-1986), of Ishpeming, Michigan, was just one of...
Catching up with Kari Traa
By Aimee Berg The Norwegian mogul champ is back home in Voss, raising kids and running a $70 million company. But she still flies through the air. At 14, Kari Traa started skiing moguls in oversized...
Sunshine on my Shoulders: A history of ski music and song
By Charlie Sanders Photo by Robert Doisneau/Getty Images As a professor of entertainment law at New York University, I’ve taught courses on the relationship of music to history. I’ve also been skiing...