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Most Iconic Skiing Photo?

Pete in Idaho

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His obituary
"Franz Klammer, the greatest racer of the era, dismissed him as der Nasenbohrer: the nosepicker."

Thanks for posting, remember well his downhill Gold and sadly his death.
 

skiJ

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J-CK. Grenoble 1968
 

Rdputnam515

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One that left an early impression on me: View attachment 145935
Ran out and bought a blue/black (I guess they call it Aztec purple but it looks blue to me lol) “Work Jacket” just because of this pick. I just wore it this weekened. Bought it in 1992, still my favorite ski jacket I have ever owned, and it’s still stylish as hell.

Scott was my hero back then, at least sports hero! Good times, great skier.
 
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givethepigeye

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Always been a Slim fanboy, but i’m and old soul trapped in a younger world, wish I had been around. These, seem pretty iconic to me (His, not mine) The last one I took above Innsbruck trying to channel the “slim aarons” vibe < - solid schnitzel lunch too

Verbier and Gstaad
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skifishbum

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jimmie was the man
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im blessed to have met and spent time with him and particpate in the doing of the can do stuffs
and another iconic jimmers im blessed to ski with
snowbird circa 82
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newfydog

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I posted one of my fathers pictures of Tuckermans from 1944 on the old Epic site. Out of the blue, I received an inquiry requesting right to publish the photo. It is now in 50 Classic Ski Descents in North America.

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newfydog

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Great pic! Great story.
And….my son gave the book to me as a gift!
Very cool!
My "royalty" for the photo was a few free books. I gave one to my sister, who said "oh wow! This looks a lot Like Dad's old photo." Then her jaw dropped as she saw the captions quoted a letter he wrote to our grandmother, which she had transcribed and sent to the family.
 

skiJ

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2022 Olympic slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin

Wide World of Sports
opened with.
' ... the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat... '

I have thought about this photo of a great Champion, on a day that wasn't great -

Mikaela Shiffrin showed class and (Good) character in defeat
( in another thread, someone else wrote,
' MS makes me proud to be human. ' )

I hope she triumphs at this weeks World Cup Finals. and

win or lose, she is a Champion.

skiJ
 

skiJ

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2010 Olympic men's Combined

Bode deserves a post in this thread
( perhaps an Overall World Cup would be a more 'iconic' photo, but given his Olympic history - And what I remember as Bode's reaction to this victory - I believe this photo has merit ) -

Thanks for the memories, Bode !


skiJ
 

James

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^ Wow, those candy cane Austrian suits are special. Forgot those.
 

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