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  1. Dwight

    Twin tip info

    Can we help out Jason? @JLev
  2. Monique

    Warren Miller telling a story at The Moth

    I just heard this on The Moth's podcast. We all know the stuff he talks about at the start of the story, but the bit at the end put tears in my eyes - not least because I could hear that quaver in his voice and knew that he had them, too. https://themoth.org/stories/freedom
  3. CalG

    As the season ebbs, a reminder...

    The passion has been going on for a good long while. Sorry if I post this link too often,,,, I just like the music ;-) I'm changing my screen name to "Going to the White Room" ;-)
  4. Tricia

    Richard Allen's Vintage Ski World in Carbondale

    The Sopris Sun featured Richard Allen and his business in an article expanding on how he developed his passion for vintage ski gear, both soft goods and hard goods, and later turned it into a business. We've had the good fortune to visit with Richard on a few occasions during Ski History Week...
  5. Philpug

    New and Improved Heritage and Equipment Retrospect Section

    https://www.pugski.com/forums/#heritage-and-equipment-retrospect.101 @Dave Petersen and @Dwight put a ton of work in creating the page, images, and links. Our resident historians @Bill Talbot, @Joal and @Doug Briggs also helped with some guidance. Just click on "Retrospect and Ski Industry by...
  6. LeVieuxCrouton

    All Things .... VOGG ???

    All Things Vogg Vogg Skis
  7. kitchener

    Mid-Atlantic Vintage Camelback in the PA Pocono Mountains

    I've been enjoying reading the backstory behind Camelback (J. Weschler's Camelback The Downs & Ups of a Banana Belt Ski Area). CBK was launched in the very early 1960s right next to a failed ski area named Big Pocono that operated for a couple seasons in the late 1950s (and relied totally on...
  8. Mendieta

    Google's Doodle honors Fridtjof Nansen

    A pioneering skier is in today's Google's Doodle: From Wikipedia: Fridtjof Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth he was a champion skier and ice skater. He led the team that made the...
  9. Tricia

    Hot Dog Heritage

    When we attended the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame event at Aspen last year we met a humbling amount of skiers from the past who have paved the way, entertained us. Mike Vowels is one of those rare Hot Doggers from days gone by that I have never heard of, yet I'm humbled and inspired by...
  10. Dave Petersen

    Your very first piece of ski equipment (bonus points if you have pics!)

    I still remember getting these. I was with my Dad at Lawlor's Sporting Goods in Lincoln, Nebraska. We were walking down the aisle, and I came across these beauties just calling my name. $13 was the price and it was well worth it! We met up with my Mom and she said "Why did you want those?!" as I...
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