Johnny Carson’s Ski Lesson

[highpeaksdrifter]

Ahhhhh…. the memories. Great article on page 42 of this month’s Ski Magazine. In 1964, a pretty young instructor from Hunter gave Carson a ski lesson on his show. I was 10 years old at the time, but my parents let me stay up to watch it cause it was a huge deal for everyone at Hunter. Kitty, the instructor, always had a big fan base cause she was hot in those stretch pants, but after Carson she had rock star status.

The same picture in the magazine use to hang in Hunter’s Hall of Fame. Anyone know if it’s still there?

 

[campgottagopee]

Ahhhhh…. the memories. Great article on page 42 of this month’s Ski Magazine. In 1964, a pretty young instructor from Hunter gave Carson a ski lesson on his show. I was 10 years old at the time, but my parents let me stay up to watch it cause it was a huge deal for everyone at Hunter. Kitty, the instructor, always had a big fan base cause she was hot in those stretch pants, but after Carson she had rock star status.

The same picture in the magazine use to hang in Hunter’s Hall of Fame. Anyone know if it’s still there?

Daaaaamn ;-)

 

[Kerovick]

Someone must find said pic and post it here.

 

[dmc]

From the Sleeping Giant book

 

[mister moose]

Lace up boots and cable bindings.....

 

[Kerovick]

WOW!!!

Thanks DMC

 

[ERJ-145CA]

The article said Carson was a skier but pretended to be a beginner on this segment.

 

[RichT]

I've seen the pic in the book (Sleepng Giant), but I don't remember it being up on the "Hall of Fame" do you DMC?

 

[dmc]

I've seen the pic in the book (Sleepng Giant), but I don't remember it being up on the "Hall of Fame" do you DMC?

It's not part of the hall of fame... maybe in the museum...

But I don't spend a whole lot of non bar time in the lodge...

 

[catskills]

I remember it well. At the time Hunter only had that old wood red barn lodge below the current lodge. I remember the skis were on the old lodge wall that Carson punched a chip into with the ski pole to simulate how to stop. Them were the days.

Hunter did a lot for the ski industry back then and still does. I talked to a few folks out west that started skiing at Hunter in the 60s and 70s. School ski trips were a lot more common in years past. Hunter use to get over 90 buses on a Saturday. I don't think this happens anymore.

 

[SkiDork]

those were pretty short skis for back then...

 

[catskills]

those were pretty short skis for back then...

I believe the GLM method just started back then. They started beginners on short skis and you graduated quickly to those 210cm skis.

 

[SkiDork]

I believe the GLM method just started back then. They started beginners on short skis and you graduated quickly to those 210cm skis.

I think GLM came later, round about early 70's

 

[Geoff]

I think GLM came later, round about early 70's

Clif Taylor was doing GLM at Killington in the 1960's. Maybe 1968?

 

[catskills]

Clif Taylor was doing GLM at Killington in the 1960's. Maybe 1968?

At least 1961 Instant Skiing on Short Short Skis by Clif TaylorThe Johnny Carson show was in 1964.

Newsweek Feb 1961

 

[kingslug]

The west lodge has some weird skis up on the wall. Some kind of vacuum hold down system, never seen anything like it.