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Test Your Skiing Knowledge

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Each issue of SeniorsSkiing.com has a picture to help test your skiing knowledge. Generally, the pictures are from collections in a variety of participating ski museums, which we encourage readers to visit. In the 1930s the hill pictured…
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When Errol Flynn Skied at Alta

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Many famous Hollywood movie stars came to Alta to ski during the 1940s. Two of the best known were Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland, but most famous of all was Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling leading man. My uncle, the late Sverre Engen, was Alta's Ski…
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Test Your Skiing Knowledge

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Each issue of SeniorsSkiing.com has a picture to help test your skiing knowledge. Generally, the pictures are from collections in a variety of participating ski museums, which we encourage readers to visit. This image is from the Utah Ski &…
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Mystery Glimpse: Those Eyes

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The Face Of Intensity. Here's the first of our Mystery Glimpse feature for this new season. We post a picture from snowsport's past and you guess who the person, place, or thing is. Write your response in the Leave A Reply box below.  If you know…
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Stein Shows The Way

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Remember Classic Skiing? Here's a really great tribute video from Outside TV on Stein Eriksen's role in creating the world of modern skiing. From extreme skiing to blue cruising, Stein has had a deep and lasting impact on the sport.  Who hasn't…
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Mystery Glimpse: Yes, It Was Buddy

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Buddy Werner, Movie Star Many readers identified this Bogner-clad high-flyer as Buddy Werner, the celebrated ski racer. And yes, there is a strong resemblance to Jean-Claude Killy in this pic. Many thanks to Steamboat's Tread Of Pioneers Museum for contributing…
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Mystery Glimpse: Movie Star

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Who's This? This is a still from a movie this celebrity ski racer was in. Many thanks to the Tread Of Pioneers Museum in Steamboat Springs, CO, for this photo. Last Week From the Journal Of The New England Ski Museum: "Pete Seibert worked…
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Mystery Glimpse: Cool Sun Glasses

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A Founder Another easy one.  Let's hear from you. Do you have any stories about this person? Last Week Nancy Greene-Raine, skiing's girl next door. Not only was she a successful ski racer for Canada, she became a senator for British Columbia…
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Mystery Glimpse: Young Racer

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Who Is This Racer? Major hint: O, Canada! This one should be easy. This week, we all need an easy one. Can you tell us about her history? Her extraordinary career? Thanks to the New England Ski Museum for this picture. Last Week This photo was…
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Mystery Glimpse: Bumpin’ Gonds

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What Ski Area Is This? And what's the story behind these yellow and blue gondolas? Special thanks to Dana Mathios, curator of the Colorado Snowsports Museum, for providing this week's photo. Last Week This is a photo of Cannon Mountain, Franconia,…
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Mystery Glimpse: From The Air

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What Are We Looking At? Thanks to a friendly aviator, we have this magnificent, recent (last week) view of a most formidable mountain resort.  How's your pattern recognition?  Can tell us where it is? Major hint: That wide trail to the right is used…
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Mystery Glimpse: Celeb In NH

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Skiing With a 103-Year-Old Legend

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[Editor Note: SeniorsSkiing.com is asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in the number of subscribers and advertisers. But our expenses have also grown. You can help us defray some of these expenses by helping…
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Mystery Glimpse: Water Color With Snow

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Snow In Literature: Hemingway In The Voralberg, 1920-30s

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Mystery Glimpse: Fast Lady

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John Fry (1930-2020)

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Journalist, Historian, Innovator, Hall of Fame Member Passes On. [This article first appeared in Ski History Magazine. We thank the International Ski History Association for permission to reprint this memory of a ski industry legend.) John Fry,…
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Mystery Glimpse: Name That Team

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Here's A Ski Team From The Past. Can you name when? Who's who? Thanks to the Colorado Snowsports Museum for this one. Last Week Well, last week's photo was a challenge.  Not one guess. Thanks again to Dana Mathios of the Colorado Snowsports…
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Mystery Glimpse: Crash Pad

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CORRECTION! We received several comments and emails about the identification of the woman in this recent Mystery Glimpse. The photo was provided by the Tread of Pioneers Museum, Steamboat Springs, was mis-labelled as Barb Ferries. Our observant readers…
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This Old Moriarty Hat

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Who owns a hat for 50 years?  Well, if it’s a Moriarty hat, perhaps you understand why. Getting ready to shovel the driveway one cold morning last winter, I reached to the top shelf of the hall closet for a hat.  My fingers felt the double-thick…
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Mystery Glimpse: Top Hat

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Flippin' Clown. This should be easy for some old timers.  Who is this guy? What's his back story? Thanks to the amazing historic ski photo archive at Peak Resorts for this pic. Last Week This is Linda Meyers and Buddy Werner in April, 1963. …
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