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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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Inspiring “Powder Philosophy”: George Jedenoff, 98

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George Says Make The Most Of What You've Got. "It's a pleasure by itself to be in the great, fresh cold air that seems to uncloud your brain...It's a chance to reflect on your own life...[Skiing] is an opportunity to reflect on the wonderful things…
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Remembering The Great Big Washington’s Birthday Touring Race

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 Such Fun. Should We Do It Again? What a celebration of winter it was. Imagine several hundred cross-country skiers, some serious racers—even Olympians—, college kids, couples and families, office people (like us) up from the Big City, all in…
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Why Ski?

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From NSP Eastern Division Safety Team, Corinth, NY
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Bebe Wood: Approaching 90 And Going Strong

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Skiing Since The 30s, She Has Seen Lots Of Changes. In 1949, 23 year old Bebe Wood left her job at Dartmouth College and traveled to Idaho seeking adventure as a ski bum in Sun Valley. By then, she had already been skiing for about 10 years!  Thus…
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Ski Ballet: Polka Anyone?

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Kinda Catchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RuDFwS0tMM&feature=youtu.be Anyone know where this was filmed and when?
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Remembering Stein

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SeniorsSkiing.com Co-Publisher Jon Weisberg Remembers His Encounter With The Ski Legend. Several years ago, Jon Weisberg shared a chair lift ride with Stein and later on a dinner table.  Here are his recollections as published in Huff 50. …
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Stein Eriksen, 1927-2015

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A Legend Moves To The Other Side Of The Mountain.   Read his obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune here.
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Those Blanket Days

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Long-Time Ski Patroller Remembers How Lift Blankets Made Mischief. Remember the good old days when we did not have high tech fabrics, boot heaters, hand warmers, and lots of layers to keep us warm as we rode up the single chair lift in our wooden…
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Ski History Gala Awards Top Honors

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And SeniorsSkiing.com Makes A Contribution. The country's largest ski history and research organization, Ski Archives, held its annual gala and fundraiser that helps support its mission. And SeniorSkiing.com contributed four gifts to the silent fund…
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Happy 90th Junior Bounous!

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Still Doing Pow And Inspiring The Rest of Us As Junior Bounous celebrates his ninth decade, we salute his love of the sport and his motivation.  His message to the rest of us is simple: "Keep moving!"  Check.  Thanks, Junior and have a great birthday. Here's…
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Rediscovering John Jerome: Looking Closely At Everyday Things

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Leafing Through An Old Magazine Reminds Us Of A Great Writer Back in the early 70s, as assistant editor at SKIING Magazine, then located at One Park Avenue in New York, we would occasionally watch a typescript from John Jerome arrive in the mail and…
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1964: Was It Really So Simple Back Then?

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Remembering Dick Bass: “The Big Mouth Bass”

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SeniorsSkiing.com Correspondent Harriet Wallis Recalls Dick's Uniqueness Dick Bass was always enthusiastic about everything. He was witty and lively, and he always seemed to be in a jovial mood. He often spent time at his loved Snowbird Ski…
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Dick Bass, Skiing Visionary, Dies At 85

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Breaking News From The Salt Lake Tribune.  Click to read more.
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No-Shows For Late Season Skiing?

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Many Years Ago, Alta Stayed Open Late And Guess Who Showed Up? With so many late, unexpected and unusual snowfalls this late spring, we wondered if people were still showing up.  After all, it is almost boating season.  Yet, a report last week from…
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The Last Loop: Snow Leaves The Field, Enter Spring

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A final ski tour at Appleton Farms reveals winter letting go. It is that special interim period here in New England between the end of winter and the start of spring.  Last week, we headed out across the corn snow at Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA.,…
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Off-Season Strategy: Ski Without Snow

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For Die-Hards, Here's How To Keep Going. Signs that the season is ending are starting to sprout along with the crocuses.  In the East, many areas will be closing this weekend; there's still lots of snow on the ground, but many lift lines are nearly…
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Contemplative Ski Tour Around Appleton Farms

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The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other,…
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