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
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" ;-)
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...
carbondale colorado
hot tub time machine
jimmie heuga vintage ski race
justin patrick
lou dawson
retro skis
richard allen
ski collectibles
ski collections
skihistoryskihistory week
the sopris sun
vintage ski world
vintage skis
white stag
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...
bobbie burns
catalog of vintage ski equipment
glossary of vintage ski equipment
hanson ski boots
hexcel skis
jean claude killy
olin skis
phil and steve mahre
pugski retrospect ski industry index by brand
retro skis
ski heritage
skihistory
spademan ski bindings
the ski
vintage skis
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...
banana belt ski area
big pocono ski area
camelback ski area
history of camelback ski area
pocono mountains
ski areas of the poconos
skihistoryski pennsylvania
sullivan chairlift
the stevenson chair
walter foeger
wilkes-barre and eastern railroad bed
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...
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...
aerial skiing
golden era of freestyle skiing
herman gollner
hot dog
hot dog skiing
john plummer
mike vowels skier
mike vowels spinal chord injury
ski heritage
skihistoryski museum
skiing comeback story
us ski and snowboard hall of fame
vowels-a-copter
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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