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, Ingrid Wicken
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
Einar Sunde, Secretary
Richard Allen, Skip Beitzel, Michael Calderone, Dick Cutler, Ken Hugessen (Canada), David Ingemie, Joe Jay Jalbert, Henri Rivers, Charles Sanders, 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
Laurie Glover
(802) 375-1105
laurie@skiinghistory.org
Corporate Sponsorships
Peter Kirkpatrick
(541) 944-3095
peterk10950@gmail.com
Bimonthly journal and official publication of the International Skiing History Association (ISHA)
Partners: U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame | Canadian Ski Museum and Hall of Fame
Alf Engen Ski Museum | North American Snowsports Journalists Association | Swiss Academic Ski Club
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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Sun Valley: Skiing History Week 2022
After a 2020 cancellation, Skiing History Week returns in late March to Sun Valley, Idaho. Join us for some spring skiing and to reconnect with ISHA members and ski-industry friends.
Please join us for Skiing History Week in Sun Valley, March 23-26!
Since 1993, Skiing History Week has been the high point of ISHA’s year—a chance for members to ski together and celebrate the traditions and culture of our sport. For the past decade the History Week events have been held in partnership with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.
This year, ISHA honors Jeff Leich, retiring executive director of the New England Ski Museum, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. For the list of award-winning books and films for 2022, go to skiinghistory.org/annual-award-archive.
For ISHA Banquet tickets, and information on discount lodging and lift passes, see skiinghistory.org/events. For Hall of Fame tickets, go to skihall.com/induction/tickets/
ISHA directors and staff will attend the New England Ski Museum’s Hannes Schneider Cup race in North Conway, New Hampshire, on March 5, and the Hall of Fame’s Eastern Induction Banquet at Bretton Woods that same evening. Please look for us!
ISHA EVENTS SCHEDULE
March 23
- 5:00 pm Welcome Reception and The John Fry Presentations, Sun Valley Lodge
- 7:00 pm ISHA Film Award winners: 120 Years of the Arlberg Ski Club
- 7:30 pm Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
March 24
- 8:30 am Retro Ski Day, Warm Springs Base
- Noon ISHA Luncheon (Dutch), Roundhouse
- 5:30 pm ISHA Banquet Reception, Sun Valley Lodge
- 7:00 pm 30th Annual ISHA Awards Banquet, Sun Valley Lodge
March 25
- 5:00 pm ISHA Film Award winners: In Pursuit of Soul
- 5:30 pm Spider Lives: The Spider Sabich Story
March 26
- 5:00 pm Hall of Fame banquet, Sun Valley Lodge
2021 Fundraising Success
As 2021 drew to a close, ISHA members and corporate sponsors stepped up with generous contributions to another successful annual fundraising drive. More than 400 individual donors and foundations, and 61 corporate sponsors, helped ISHA to meet its revenue targets for the year. Membership dues cover only about 20 percent of ISHA’s costs to publish Skiing History magazine, produce the annual ISHA Awards program, recruit new ISHA members and continually expand the content of the website skiinghistory.org. Your tax-deductible donations make all the difference.
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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
Bogner of America
Boyne Mountain Resort
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
Outdoor Retailer
Ski Area Management
Ski Country Sports
Sports Specialists Ltd
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
Masterfit Enterprises
McWhorter Driscoll LLC
Metropolitan New York Ski Council
Mt. Bachelor
New Jersey Ski & Snowboard Council
Russell Mace Vacation Homes
SchoellerTextil
Scott Sports
Seirus Innovations
SeniorsSkiing.com
Ski Utah
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp
Sundance Mountain Resort
Swiss Academic Ski Club
Tecnica Group USA
Timberline Lodge and Ski Area
Trapp Family Lodge
Western Winter Sports Reps Association
World Pro Ski Tour
Yellowstone Club