SKIING HISTORY
Editor Seth Masia
Managing Editor Greg Ditrinco
Consulting Editor Cindy Hirschfeld
Art Director Edna Baker
Editorial Board
Seth Masia, Chairman
John Allen, Andy Bigford, John Caldwell, Jeremy Davis, Kirby Gilbert, Paul Hooge, Jeff Leich, Bob Soden
Founding Editors
Morten Lund, Glenn Parkinson
To preserve skiing history and to increase awareness of the sport’s heritage
ISHA Founder
Mason Beekley, 1927–2001
ISHA Board of Directors
Rick Moulton, Chairman
Seth Masia, President
Wini Jones, Vice President
Jeff Blumenfeld, Vice President
John McMurtry, Vice President
Bob Soden (Canada), Treasurer
Richard Allen, Skip Beitzel, Michael Calderone, Dick Cutler, Wendolyn Holland, Ken Hugessen (Canada), David Ingemie, Joe Jay Jalbert, Henri Rivers, Charles Sanders, Einar Sunde, Christof Thöny (Austria), Ivan Wagner (Switzerland)
Presidential Circle
Christin Cooper, Billy Kidd, Jean-Claude Killy, Bode Miller, Doug Pfeiffer, Penny Pitou, Nancy Greene Raine
Executive Director
Janet White
janet@skiinghistory.org
Membership Services
Jamie Coleman
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Corporate Sponsorships
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Bimonthly journal and official publication of the International Skiing History Association (ISHA)
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Skiing History (USPS No. 16-201, ISSN: 23293659) is published bimonthly by the International Skiing History Association, P.O. Box 1064, Manchester Center, VT 05255.
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Remembering Warren-isms
Freedom is located somewhere outside the box.
No one is ever too old to do something really dumb.
There was something magical about my camera that automatically lowered a skier’s IQ.
Don’t you wish you’d had that second thought first?
In spite of the high cost of living, it is still very popular.
You ski as well as your kids do for one day of your life.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Don’t ever forget that you will work all of your life to be a success overnight.
Don’t take life seriously, because you won’t come out of it alive.
Remember your first day on skis? This looks like it is going to be another one of those days.
Adventure is the invitation for common people to become uncommon.
You can’t get hurt skiing unless you fall.
The definition of extreme is to go past your known limits by an unknown amount.
The family that skis together, bitches together.
When it comes to skiing, there’s a difference between what you think it’s going to be like, what it’s really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.
The best place in the world to ski is where you’re skiing that day.
I never ruin a good story with the absolute truth.
If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do. See you next year, same time, same place. Thank you, and good night.
THE AWARD-WINNING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
FREEDOM FOUND
MY LIFE STORY
ISHA is grateful to Laurie Miller for her ongoing commitment to celebrating the legacy of skiing.
Table of Contents
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ($3,000+)
BerkshireEast/Catamount Mountain Resorts
Gorsuch
Warren and Laurie Miller
Sport Obermeyer
Polartec
CHAMPIONSHIP ($2,000)
Fairbank Group: Bromley, Cranmore, Jiminy Peak
Hickory & Tweed
Rossignol
Snowsports Merchandising Corporation
WORLD CUP ($1,000)
Aspen Skiing Company
Atomic USA
Bogner of America
Boyne Resorts
Dale of Norway
Darn Tough Vermont
Dynastar/Lange/Look
Gordini USA Inc/Kombi LTD
Head Wintersports
Intuition Sports
Mammoth Mountain
Marker/Völkl USA
National Ski Areas Association
North Carolina Ski Areas Association
Outdoor Retailer
Ski Area Management
Ski Country Sports
Sports Specialists Ltd
Sugar Mountain Resort
Sun Valley Resort
Vintage Ski World
World Cup Supply
GOLD MEDAL ($700)
Larson's Ski & Sports
Race Place/Beast Tuning Tools
The Ski Company (Rochester NY)
Thule
SILVER MEDAL ($500)
Alta Ski Area
Boden Architecture PLLC
Dalbello Sports
Deer Valley
EcoSign Mountain Resort Planners
Elan
Fera International
Holiday Valley Resort
Hotronic USA/Wintersteiger
Kulkea
Leki
Masterfit Enterprises
McWhorter Driscoll LLC
Metropolitan New York Ski Council
Mt. Bachelor
New Jersey Ski & Snowboard Council
Nils
Russell Mace Vacation Homes
SchoellerTextil
Scott Sports
Seirus Innovations
SeniorsSkiing.com
Ski Utah
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp
Sundance Mountain Resort
Swiss Academic Ski Club
Tecnica Group USA
Timberline Lodge and Ski Area
Trapp Family Lodge
Wendolyn Holland
Western Winter Sports Reps Association
World Pro Ski Tour