TomWhite
I only knew one area for sure. But I certainly don't know the themes used at all areas. So LHC got what I had in mind - Hidden Valley, PA. I grew-up (skiing wise) there. Every trail had a car name. They've continued that theme with a few exceptions mixed in.
I should have said "car name theme" to be more accurate. That would have eliminated Pico or others with a car name here and there. Other areas do use other themes.
skirick
Ok I know I missed my turn but I'll take it now with an easy one; In what state east of the Mississippi does the highest lift serviced area reside? Extra credit for naming the area.
trackbiker
skirick;c-37092 wroteOk I know I missed my turn but I'll take it now with an easy one; In what state east of the Mississippi does the highest lift serviced area reside? Extra credit for naming the area.
Beech Mountain, NC. And yes, I've skied there.
skirick
Correct, that was a fairly easy one but I figured i'd throw it out there real quick. You're up!
LaurelHillCrazie
I missed my turn and it's been a few hours so I'll offer this bit of trivia for New England ski history buffs. Name the person who brought to the U.S. the first Arlberg instructors specifically to provide ski instruction for their resort guest? Name at least one other contribution this individual made to the sport.
Snowmaster
Carroll Reed, who also founded the Eastern slope ski school.
LaurelHillCrazie
Not Carroll Reed but New Hampshire is the correct state.
lotsoskiing
Hannes Schneider?
LaurelHillCrazie
Not Schneider, he came in 1939 to run Harvey Gibson's Cranmore Mountain. Think a decade earlier.
joshua_segal
Sel Hannah?
LaurelHillCrazie
Not Sel Hannah. A famous railroad Barron was a frequent guest at the resort.
Schweig_1
Siegfried Buchmayr was a ski instructor at Pecketts on Sugar Hill, and later in his career he entered the ski fashion industry???
LaurelHillCrazie
Partial credit. You have the right resort but Sig came later. Herman Glatfelder and another German whose name is lost to history were the first Arlberg Instructors to teach downhill skiing at an American resort. Who brought them here and also directed the construction of Pecketts' ski slope? Don't forget to answer part 2 of the question. Name one other contribution this individual made to the sport.
joshua_segal
LaurelHillCrazie;c-37113 wrotePartial credit. You have the right resort but Sig came later. Herman Glatfelder and another German whose name is lost to history were the first Arlberg Instructors to teach downhill skiing at an American resort. Who brought them here and also directed the construction of Pecketts' ski slope? Don't forget to answer part 2 of the question. Name one other contribution this individual made to the sport.
Sugar Hill? How about Paul Valar and Paula Kann?
LaurelHillCrazie
No, not Paul or Paula but Joshua identified the correct gender of the individual I'm thinking of.
One last hint, this was 3 years before the first rope tow in North America. Well alright, here's another hint: Cannon Mountain.
I didn't think this one would be that hard but maybe the hardcore history buffs are away for the holiday or, like the rest of us, at Labor Day ski sales, lol.
ceo
Katherine Peckett. She was also involved in the development of the Taft ski trail.
LaurelHillCrazie
We have a winner. Kate was the force behind the new attraction at the historic Peckett's On Sugar Hill resort, long catering to famous guest from the Gilded Age and their heirs. Kate's vision of bringing the resorts of the Alps to the White Mountains of NH and the instructors she brought over to help her clients hone that latest European down mountain ski technique was an early incubator for Alpine skiing here and the nascent U.S. ski industry.
ski_it
How do you people remember this stuff?? I’ve read that story before but could never come with a name.
joshua_segal
Following the 24-hour rule, an easy one just to keep it going. Can you name a detachable (single haul rope) in the northeast that has/had a loading mid-station. (I know of 2. There may be more.)
NewEnglandSkier13
joshua_segal;c-37172 wroteFollowing the 24-hour rule, an easy one just to keep it going. Can you name a detachable (single haul rope) in the northeast that has/had a loading mid-station. (I know of 2. There may be more.)
Skyeship Gondola
