The biggest pioneer in eastern skiing

[2knees]

Lots of choices here but i have to go with walter schoenict (i KNOW i butchered that name)

credited with inventing snowmaking as we know it, got two areas up and going and both still around Snow and Mohawk.

cases could certainly be made for Preston Smith and the Slutzkys.

 

[dmc]

i agree with that...

Slutsky brothers were instrumental in the snowmaking thing...
Orville was going on about it at a Civic Dinner last month... He's still proud of his accomplishments...

 

[2knees]

i forgot to add Chris Sullivan cause he invented seeded bumps.


lol, i couldnt help myself.

 

[SkiDork]

Perry Merrill

 

[Greg]

Brian Vibert

 

[drjeff]

Sel Hannah - Instrumental with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and ALOT of the classic New England Old school trails they cut

 

[2knees]

Brian Vibert

yeah, pioneering the art of cross dressing in alpine skiing maybe.

 

[2knees]

Sel Hannah - Instrumental with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and ALOT of the classic New England Old school trails they cut

good call. i forgot all about them/him.

 

[Smellytele]

Are we speaking skiers or ski industry people?
Skiers - Dick Durrance
Industry - Hannes Schneider "the father of American skiing" - instruction

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Another vote for the Slutzkys. I'll through Karl Platner in there too.

 

[cbcbd]

Are we speaking skiers or ski industry people?
Skiers - Dick Durrance

I read his Wikipedia page since I don't know much about the guy... where does the Eastern part come in? Seems like he was all over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Durrance

I thought this thread was going to be about skiers and was having a hard time thinking of specific prolific individual ones - first ski descents and such. I guess it's always been more of a group effort with skiing - with clubs and all.

 

[campgottagopee]

Nother vote for the CCC--classic NE skiing

 

[BeanoNYC]

Perry Merrill

+1

 

[campgottagopee]

What about the 10th Mountain Division.....old school baby

 

[BeanoNYC]

Nother vote for the CCC--classic NE skiing

True....Ok, I'd like to amend my vote to both Perry Merrill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

 

[downhill04]

I would include mount snow for having the first terrain park in the east. I remember getting my ticket pulled for building little jumps on my local hill growing up. Then all of a sudden Mount Snow builds a terrain park and the rest is history.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I read his Wikipedia page since I don't know much about the guy... where does the Eastern part come in? Seems like he was all over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Durrance

I thought this thread was going to be about skiers and was having a hard time thinking of specific prolific individual ones - first ski descents and such. I guess it's always been more of a group effort with skiing - with clubs and all.

Dick Durrance -- Eastern connection is that he was an\ DARTMOUTH skier who went on to may accolades in the early development of the sport

Durrance world famous was on several national teams and won several early races , also an Olympian and executve with Aspen's development

 

[WoodCore]

My vote goes to Walter Schoenknecht.

 

[andyzee]

Perry Merrill

+2

 

[skidmarks]

Roland Palmedo, Mad River Glen’s founder

He also helped with the first chair at Stowe and helped the NSP get started