Skiing in the news, 1940s to 1950s

[billski]

NIAGARA FALLS GAZETTE
I W
Saturday, March 9, 1963

Senator -
Apologizes
For Attack
CHELSEA, Vt. Ltf—Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass..
the President's y o u n g e s t
brother, has apologized for a
"misunderstanding" at a Vermont ski resort last month in
which a press photographer's
camera was damaged.
Former Vermont Gov. F.|
Ray Keyser announced Friday
that the 30-year-old Massachusetts Democrat had written
him, saying, "My wife and I
are truly sorry about last
month's m i s u n d erstanding
and hope that this l e t t er will
serve as a sincere apology,
and for any difficulty it may
have caused."
The incident occurred Feb
23 at Stowe. Kennedy and his
brother, Atty. Gen." Robert F.
Kennedy, were skiing with
their families when Philip
Lawson, a photographer for
the Vermont Sunday News,
approached them for a pictur e.
The Kennedy brothers refused, but Lawson took a
photo and the senator allegedly grabbed the camera and
exposed the film.
Lawson said the camera was
damaged and his publisher,
William Loeb of Manchester,
N.H., demanded an apology.
Keyser is attorney for both
the newspaper and Lawson.
A Kennedy spokesman previously had described the
apology demand as "obviously
a political stunt."
Kennedy added in his apology, said Keyser, that he would
like to "get toge the r" with
Lawson under "more favorable circumstances" in a future visit to Vermont. But
Lawson replied he does not
want to "interfere with the
senator's privacy or relaxation," though he would be
happy to have a "friendly
meeting" with him

 

[billski]

January 24, 1941

New England
Snow Report
New as
England ski conditions
reported by the Associated Press
last night were:
Vermont
Rutland (Pico Peak)—4,000 f e et
24 inch base, 10 powder surface.
Good.
Little Pico—2,650 feet, 10 base, 7
powder. Good.
Ski House Slope— 2,000 feet, 6
base, surface packed, excellent.
Bellows Falls—6 packed granular.
Fair.
Stowe—-1,500 feet, 26 icy base, 5
new wet snow; 3,550 feet, 42 icy
base, 10 heavy new snow. Fair.
Brattleboro—9 Inches with granular surface. Fair.
Underhill Center—1,000 feet, 3 wet

snow on 6 packed base; 2,500 feet,
4 wet snow on 28 base. Fair.
Bennington—Good base, course
slippery; light snow needed for
good conditions.
Bralntree Valley—18, 1 wet powder over breakable crust. Fair.
Massachusetts
Berkshire and Franklin county
conditions reported poor.
New Hampshire
Monadnock Region—6-7 granular
snow over crusty base. Fair.
Cannon Mountain—4,000 f e et 1-6
wind blown powder over 6-26 of
packed base. Fair to good. ,
. Franconia—Slight breakable crust
over 10 packed base. Fair when
broken out.
North Woodstock—Grand View
mountain, 1 new psnow on 6 packed base; 2,500 feet,
4 wet snow on 28 base. Fair.
Bennington—Good base, course
slippery; light snow needed for
good conditions.
Bralntree Valley—18, 1 wet powder over breakable crust. Fair.
Massachusetts
Berkshire and Franklin county
conditions reported poor.
New Hampshire
Monadnock Region—6-7 granular
snow over crusty base. Fair.
Cannon Mountain—4,000 f e et 1-6
wind blown powder over 6-26 of
packed base. Fair to good. ,
. Franconia—Slight breakable crust
over 10 packed base. Fair when
broken out.
North Woodstock—Grand View
mountain, 1 new psnow on 6 packed base; 2,500 feet,
4 wet snow on 28 base. Fair.
Bennington—Good base, course
slippery; light snow needed for
good conditions.
Bralntree Valley—18, 1 wet powder over breakable crust. Fair.
Massachusetts
Berkshire and Franklin county
conditions reported poor.
New Hampshire
Monadnock Region—6-7 granular
snow over crusty base. Fair.
Cannon Mountain—4,000 f e et 1-6
wind blown powder over 6-26 of
packed base. Fair to good. ,
. Franconia—Slight breakable crust
over 10 packed base. Fair when
broken out.
North Woodstock—Grand View
mountain, 1 new pwder over 11
packed base. Good.

 

[billski]

Dec 7,1941 PEARL HARBOR DAY

A v i s i t or w i t h o ut s k is in N ew
E n g l a n d 's m o u n t a in c o u n t ry
t h is s e a s on wi ll be as halfd r e s s ed as Gy p sy R o se L ee
w i t h o ut h er a u t o g r a p h i ng penc i l. King B o r e as himself, t he
n a t i v es a nd t he F e d e r al a g e nc i e s—be fore p r i o r i t i es c a m e—
h a ve been w o r k i ng s ince l a st
s p r i ng to m a ke a s k i e r s' p a r ad i se of t he Gr e en a nd W h i te
M o u n t a i ns a r e a.
T he S t a te of V e r m o nt a l o ne
h as 37 r e g i o ns w h e re s p e c i al res o rt facilities f or t he w i n t er
s p o r t s m an h a ve been a r r a n g e d.
T h ey r a n ge f rom t he 50-me t er
s ki j u mp at N o r th T r oy f ar up
in t he u p p er r e a c h es of t he
G r a n i te S t a te to t he 1,100-foot
t ow s e r v i ng five t r a i ls in t he
R a n d o l p h - B r a i n t r ee s e c t o r. T he
P i c o - R u t l a nd a r ea h as i m p r o v ed
i ts Alpine ski-lift to s e r v i ce t he
o p en s lope s, all of t h em a b o ve
2,000 feet. Wo o d s t o ck r e p o r ts
t h at 30 open s lopes h a ve b e en
c l e a r ed a nd 12 t o ws s et u p to
s e r ve t h e m. M a n c h e s t er a l so
h as a n e w - A l p i ne tow of 2,300
f e et at t he new Snow Va l l e y.
T h r ee New T r a il Slopes
O v er in N ew H a m p s h i re t he
C f a n m o re M o u n t a in deve lopm e n t, c e n t e r ed a r o u nd N o r th
C o nwa y, will h a ve t h r ee n ew
t r a il s lopes a l o ng t he Big Ben
T r a i l. T he f a m ed K a n d e h a r,
L i t t le K a n d e h ar a nd R o l l i ng

R o ck t r a i ls a l so will be w i t h in
r e a ch of t he 4,965-foot S k imobile, m a k i ng a t o t al of n i ne
t r a i ls t h at will be wi t h in s c o pe
of t he novel g a d g et for s a v i ng
s k i e r s' e n e r g i e s.
Ma ine, wh i ch h as l a g g ed bei ng in f o s t e r i ng t he w i n t er r es o r t t r a d e, wi ll a g a in of f e r,
p r i n c i p a l ly for New E n g l a n d e rs
o ut of Bos ton, exc e l l ent s p o rt
at C a r i b o u, C amd en a nd B r i d g et on wh en t he w i n t er c o n q u e rs
t he d a m p, u n p r e d i c t a b le w i n ds
off t he A t l a n t i c.
F i r s t Aid to Be T a u g ht
In common w i th a ll of t he
o t h er E a s t e rn a r e a s, w h e re t he
s u d d en n a t i o n al e m e r g e n cy h as
t u r n ed a ll a t t e n t i on t o w a rd
b o dy bui lding a nd p r e p a r a t i on
f or peril, New E n g l a n d e rs p l an
to emp h a s i ze m o re t h an e v er
t e a ching—of s k i i ng a nd of f i r st
a i d.
All of t he r e s o r ts h a ve s et
up t r a i n i ng c o u r s e s, mo st of
t h em u n d er t he g u i d a n ce of t he
N a t i o n al Ski P a t r o l, in o u t d o or
f i r st aid a nd e m e r g e n cy s p l i n t s,
t o b o g g a n - amb u l a n c es a nd banda g es h a ve been c a ched on m o st
t r a i l s.
H a n n es S c h n e i d e r 's s c h o olon C r a n m o u nt M o u nt h e a ds t he
l i st of N ew E n g l a nd t e a c h i ng
h e a d q u a r t e r s, b ut t h at is only
be c ause H a n n es h as be en in
bus ine ss so l o n g. Mo st of t he
o t h er r e s o r ts h a ve t h e i r own
t e a ching s t a f fs a nd wi ll m a ke
t he s i t z m a r ks j u st as p l e a s a nt
to t a k e.

 

[billski]

Okemo 1955

A MAJOR VERMONT ski area

December. Okemo Mountain, in
Ludlow, Vt., has long been known
as • having one of the heaviest
snowfalls in the state, and Okemo
Mountain, Inc., is completing a
new development there. The site
chosen is only about a quarter-mile
from the village of Ludlow and
State Highway NO. 103, the main
road from Boston to Montreal via
Bellows * Falls and Rutland. A

paved road leads from the village
to the parking lot, warming hut
and the base of the lifts.
The area has a northeast exposure, a base elevation of about
1800_feet and the upper terminal Is
at an elevation of approximately
3150 feet. Two Pomalifta are being installed. The lower "unit, 1800
feet long, will service the novice
area and connect with a 6200-foot
upper lift to the mountain top.
•IhU-will bo the longeetr-Pomaltftin this country and one of the
longest of any type. There will be
at least one expert trail down the
mountain, plus a fine novice trail
whjch runs through the wood* for


mountain, plus a fine novice trail
whjch runs through the wood* for
about a mile and then follows an
old auto road. Thus Okemo will be
one of the very f ew major areas
having a safe novice trail right
from the top of the mountain.
Warren Warner, formerly of
St ewe^l s -gene ral manager of—the
area. Karl Bauer, formerly of
Bavaria and a certified European
instructor for many years, will
Open Today 10 to 5:30
MeT^y .?5^f
r
?J9s d&k
C. O. A. KOSHN, president or
the Society of Automotive Engineers, will address the NiagaraMohawk section of the society at
a dinner meeting at 6:45 p.m.,
Monday, at the Cross Roads Restaurant, Latham.
Dr. Rosen, consulting engineer
to the president of Caterpillar
Tractor Co., Peoria. III., will talk
.on "Thumbing—T-hrough-an—Bn~-]
glneer's Notebook."
Christian Rites
Set Tomorrow,
Died Thursday
Is scheduled to begin operations In | concert
head the ski school, assisted by
Bill Jenkins and Sandy Gregg of
Rutland, both USEASA -certifred
instructors.
• 4fr •
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to
have a lifetime skiing membership
for only $100? That Is just what
Is offered If you join the new ski
club formed at Hickory Hill at
Warrensburg. For more informa
lion, just drop me a post card,
and I will see that you receive It.
The new club has purchased a
2100-foot Pomalift which is being
set In place this week on the newly
enlarged and extended slope. There
wflr be a USEASA certified ski
school under the direction of Ken

Picotte of Schenectady.
At the present time the area is
in need of qualified ski patrolmen.
Those selected for active duty will
be given their lunches and ski
passes; any who are interested
may contact Ken Picotte.

 

[Black Phantom]

Clean it up billski. You still without power? Is Margarita's open?

 

[Smellytele]

Hard to read the Dec 7,1941 PEARL HARBOR DAY one - all the words are running into each other

 

[billski]

I have not time to clean it up. It's an OCR output.
If you want to read it, you're welcome to clean it up yourself!


http://fultonhistory.com/

Chainsaws just getting started. Our house is re-attached to the grid, but most are not. No go for some restaurants. Margaritas is on a separate grid. Dunno what's over there. Some ATM's, gas stations are coming back online.

 

[Black Phantom]

I have not time to clean it up. It's an OCR output.
If you want to read it, you're welcome to clean it up yourself!


http://fultonhistory.com/

Chainsaws just getting started. Our house is re-attached to the grid, but most are not. No go for some restaurants. Margaritas is on a separate grid. Dunno what's over there. Some ATM's, gas stations are coming back online.

OCR? What the heck is that?

Don't you have a generator in your bunker?

Lemon Grass have juice? Have a nice hot and spicy lunch. :wink:

http://www.lemongrassmenu.com/menu.html

 

[billski]

OCR? What the heck is that?

Don't you have a generator in your bunker?

Lemon Grass have juice? Have a nice hot and spicy lunch. :wink:

http://www.lemongrassmenu.com/menu.html

My entire home network including wireless is battery backed up and can last over 24 hours. Battery powered TouchPads and laptops are good. The weak link in it all is the fiber line coming in from the street, which was laying in my yard.

Lemon grass? meh.

I'll let you google OCR.