women in skiing

[Sparky]

My daughter is doing a paper on the History of women in skiing. Other then the relatively new stuff on olympic, world cup, free style,etc. competitions she is having trouble find anything. Does anyone know of any good sources for this?

 

[Brownsville Brooklyn]

My daughter is doing a paper on the History of women in skiing. Other then the relatively new stuff on olympic, world cup, free style,etc. competitions she is having trouble find anything. Does anyone know of any good sources for this?

how about pico?

 

[SkiDork]

Wikipedia

Andrea Mead Lawrence

 

[WWF-VT]

Andrea Mead Lawrence - first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mead_Lawrence

More skiing history

http://skiing.about.com/od/skieventscompetitions/a/olympichist.htm

 

[catskillman]

US womans ski team - San Moritz 1947 or 48. Andrea Mead Lawrence

The New England Ski Meuseum at Cannon sells many books on the history of skiing. Get the titles from their website and go to the library.
Very interesting place if anyone gets a chance to visit.

 

[Geoff]

Here is a list of US racer chicks from post-WW II onwards:

Gretchen Fraser
Andrea Mead
Jannette Burr
Sally Deaver
Penny Pitou
Betsy Snite
Jean Saubert
Marilyn Cochran
Barbara Cochran
Susie Corrock
Cindy Nelson
Tamara McKinney
Debbie Armstrong
Christin Cooper
Hilary Lindh
Diann Roffe
Picabo Street

A lot of the glitterati ski or skied:
Janet Leigh (parents worked at Sugar Bowl in California)
Princess Di
Natasha Richardson
Mariah Carey
Martina Navratilova
Goldie Hawn

 

[marcski]

lots of great resources out there: Start here:

http://www.skiinghistory.org/

 

[SIKSKIER]

US womans ski team - San Moritz 1947 or 48. Andrea Mead Lawrence

The New England Ski Meuseum at Cannon sells many books on the history of skiing. Get the titles from their website and go to the library.
Very interesting place if anyone gets a chance to visit.

Was in there last Sunday.

 

[abc]

Women had been skiing in the Alps long before WWII.

I'm not entirely sure what's the best source of those history. But I'm guessing you might be able to find something on the British women skiing...

 

[Harvey]

Don't forget Lois Perret - first ski patroler at Gore Mtn (1937) - possibly the first mtn to have patrol.

 

[legalskier]

Dot Nebel designed the original trails of Belleayre's upper mountain in the 1940s. She is in the Hall of Fame there and has a trail named for her. She also was a member of the Olympic team, which never got to compete due to WW2.

 

[Angus]

a good resource would be NE Ski Museum - I bet a call would yield a wealth of information.

two ladies

1) prior owner of MRG - maybe contacting Eric Friedman - Mkting Director - seems like a very nice person.
2) the NYTimes had nice obit of Ms. Lawrence which can be found doing a search here...I posted it.

 

[catskillman]

and do not forget Betsy Pratt of Mad River Glen !!!!!!!!

She is still with us and was chatty last I saw her

 

[Sparky]

Thanks everyone, my daughter found this information very useful.

 

[jsul]

Greatest women skiers:

Donna Weinbrecht 46 World cups
Mary jo Tiampo
Liz Mcintrye
Ann Battelle
Shannon Bahrke
Hannah Hardaway
Michelle Roarke
Jillian Vogtli
Hannah Kearney
Shelly Robertson
Emiko Torito
Heather McPhee