“Girl in Red Outfit” is a 1940 oil on canvas painting by Ellen Barbara Segner, a profilic illustrator whose images were published as magazine covers, in books, advertising art and as calendar prints. Courtesy Mason Beekley Collection of International Ski Art and Literature
14 Avanti!
Italian skiing has its roots in the military and the passion of a Swiss-born civilian named Adolfo Kind. By E. John B. Allen
18 Mountains of Controversy
For five decades, ski areas have been wrangling with environmentalists over terrain expansion, real-estate development, wildlife protection, water rights and more. Is the era of opposition finally coming to an end? By Ken Castle
28 Up Above Albuquerque
Inspired by the Alps, a scenic tram has carried skiers to New Mexico’s Sandia Peak for almost 50 years. By Jeff Leich
Photo courtesy of Nancy Greene Raine
