Ski History

Miss Tweedie Goes Skiing In Norway

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"Was ever anything so vexatious?" One of the most enthusiastic English Victorian tourists who made a ski trip to Norway was Mrs. Alec Tweedie, author of A Winter Jaunt to Norway (1893). Not only did she sketch a vivid picture of Norwegian…
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Mystery Glimpse: This Lady Created The First…

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...What? Hints:  New Hampshire. She went to Smith. Her husband's last name was the name of the creation. Many thanks to the New England Ski Museum, now with an Eastern Slope branch in North Conway, NH, in addition to their home base at the foot…
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History Lives At Cranmore Mountain

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Celebrating Hannes Schneider, A Pioneer Of Alpine Skiing In North America. Every year, the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race, sponsored by the New England Ski Museum and Cranmore Mountain, NH, celebrates the legacy of the venerable Austrian ski instructor.…
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Book Review: Boarding Southern Vermont

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[Editor Note: SeniorsSkiing.com is again 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…
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Mystery Glimpse: More Ski Jumping

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again 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…
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Lessons From Folk Tale: X-C Ski Adventure

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again 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…
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70s Ski Testing: On The Snow

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Step 2: Go Out, Do It. One of the joys of working at Ski Magazine was that I was paid to test skis!!!  Ski manufacturers shipped skis to our lab for testing and when it was completed, the skis were covered with self-adhesive shelf-paper and…
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70s Ski Testing: Defining How Skis Work

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Step 1: Inventing The Right Metrics [Editor Note: In this new series, former SKI editor Marc Liebman recounts how serious ski testing began as a way to provide consumers with objective information about ski performance.] In the early seventies, ski…
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Memoir Of A Telemark Skier

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"Telemarketers" Found Each Other To Practice Their Distinctive Style. [Editor Note:This remembrance of Telemark skiing by Roger Lohr first appeared in his publication XCSkiresorts.com.] The North American Telemark Organization set a…
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70s Ski Testing: A New Series

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This is the first in a series about Ski Magazine’s 1970s ski testing program called Ski Performance Prediction or SKIpp.  Its methodology combined engineering analysis as well as a structured series of on the snow maneuvers designed to bring out…
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Mystery Glimpse: Who’s Skiing In Skirts?

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It Looks Royally Uncomfortable. Here's a picture from long ago. The woman on the right is the mystery lady. Who is she? You can probably guess the era from the skiing "costumes". Probably foreign. Last hint: Think Scandinavia. This week's picture…
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Mystery Glimpse Returns: What’s Happening?

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Guess What's Going On, Submit Under Comments Below. Our popular Mystery Glimpse feature is returning after a summer respite. The basic idea is that we publish a photo of a person, place, or thing, and you guess who, where, or what. Most of these photos…
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Short Swings!

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Most people who love skiing take an interest in its history. Preserving and promoting that history is the mission of the International Skiing History Association (ISHA), a volunteer and membership organization that deserves our collective support. Among…
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Mystery Glimpse: He Was The First

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This Well-Dressed Athlete Was The First Of Many. Thanks to the Colorado Ski And Snowboard Museum for sending this picture along. We're reaching deep here, dear readers, and if you can get this one, we will be really impressed.  Who is he and what…
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Mystery Glimpse: Choo-Choo!

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Where Are We And What's Happening? Thanks to the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum for providing this picture from ski history.  The CS&SM is in the process of undergoing a $2.4 million renovation. The first of several exhibits, "Climb To…
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Senior Skiers: St. Bernard Is Watching O’er

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St. Bernard, The Doggie's Namesake, Is An Actual Saint. [Editor Note: This tidbit was submitted by LuAnn Snyder, a freelance writer from Maryland.] Here's a bit of trivia about the Patron Saint and Protector of Skiers: St. Bernard of Montjoux. Little…
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60s Ski Songs Now AVAILABLE!

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You Can Now Download Ray Conrad's Classic Collection Of Ski Songs. After many delays, procrastinations, and technical ups and downs, SeniorsSkiing.com is happy to announce that Ray Conrad's The Cotton-Pickin' Lift Tower And Other Ski Songs, is now…
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Mystery Glimpse: What’s The Story?

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Dire Straits Require Heroic Acts. This week, a historic event for Mystery Glimpse.  Can you identify the characters involved in the above picture? What's going on? Where are they headed? Why? And yes, they are skiing. Thanks to the New England…
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