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More from the Vault: Vermont Life 1965 Photo Essay on Skiing in Vermont

thetrailboss

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More of the good stuff.

A cool cover:

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Sugarbush....methinks Upper Jester:

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Glen Ellen's "Devil's Elbow," now just "Elbow" at Mt. Ellen...look how different it was! This is an incredible two-page spread, but I could only get a little bit of it here:

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Skiing the glades...at Stratton!

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Mount Tom in Woodstock (left...now NELSAP) and part of the 'Devil's Elbow' at Glen Ellen...again look at how narrow it was!

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Top: Nosedive at Stowe. Look at all the trees. Bottom: the original Rim Run at Glen Ellen:

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Glen Ellen's "Devil's Elbow," now just "Elbow" at Mt. Ellen...look how different it was!

...part of the 'Devil's Elbow' at Glen Ellen...again look at how narrow it was!

Bottom: the original Rim Run at Glen Ellen:

Check out BMM's VISUAL comparison of Mount Ellen yesterday to today [POST="162956"]here[/POST].
 

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Coulda been much worse at Ellen...! At least you can see what's what, some mountains aren't even recognizable from back then...
 
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Thanks for all of these old articles! Like others I'd love to see more if you have them and the time.
 
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