Dave Irons has been skiing for 75 or so years, and writing about the sports for close to 50. His background includes 20 years of ski patrolling and his work of more than 1000 articles and columns has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. He was elected to the Maine Ski Hall of Fame in 2007. He has written books on the history of Sunday River and Shawnee Peak at Pleasant Mt and his third, The History of Mt Abram in his home state of Maine came out right after the first of the year.