Mary Anderson, who in 1938 co-founded REI, the nation’s largest consumer cooperative, died March 27. by Jon Weisberg — April 11, 2017, originally published in Senior Skiing She was born in 1909 and lived to 107. She and her husband, Lloyd, began during the Depression importing high quality ice …
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Dancing With Skis
Many Readers May Remember Ski Ballet, The Graceful, Sometimes Amusing, Phenomenon From The 1980s. by Jon Weisberg, originally published in Senior Skiing, September 26, 2017 Costumed performers on skis took skiing to new levels as they executed freestyle moves to a variety of musical themes. It …
Bygone Gizmos
From Jet Stix to Tinkle Tabs, these crazy ski products faded, fizzled or failed to stand the test of time. by Jeff Blumenfeld Originally published in Skiing History, Sept.-Oct. 2017 As empty-nesting downsizers moving from Connecticut to Boulder, my wife and I had to contend with the accumulated …
