On Learning to Ski
Walt Kangas remembers what many of us remember all too well:
"My first skis were toys; a couple of bent boards with cloth toe straps, and a pair of dowls for poles...." And then came STEEL EDGES and lots of lessons. Read more
Miracle in Lake Placid
During the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, SWC members Mary Kuykendall and Bill Kornrumpf entered into an Olympic challenge of their own making to see who could sneak into the U.S. vs Russia hockey game. They did not have tickets. The event sold out. They had no choice but to engage their intellectual acumens and circumvent standard procedures. Earlier both had volunteered at the Downhill event - Bill was on maintenance (the patch on the sleeve of his volunteer issued blue jacket read "Maintenance"); Mary was a Controller (the patch on the sleeve of her volunteer issued blue jacket read "Controller"). Their escapade into the hockey event is hysterical and worth the read. The following is an excerpt from Mary's book, Memoir Moments.
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Skiing in the Rotterdam Hills
See interview with Freddie Anderson entitled Skiing in the Past
From Ski Chatter and The Blade 2007-12-01
Adventures
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