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Ski My Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

Wishing you lots of love and an excellent ski day!

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FIS World Cup: Wengen

Posted on January 16, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

Okay, enough bunnies and cute stuff! It’s time to get serious – a weekend of men’s World Cup ski racing at Wengen, Switzerland is upon us. Friday kicks it all off with the Combined followed by Slalom Saturday and the classic Lauberhorn downhill on Sunday. Reposting a favorite vintage photo to celebrate the venerable tour stop.

1/15/1975 Press photo: The two coaches of the two most successful alpine ski-teams of the season: Toni Sailer (left), the Austrian-teamboss, and Adolf Ogi (right), coach of the Swiss team. They here are waiting for the arrivals of their proteges from the Lauberhorn downhill race. Ogi will be charmed: 1rst and 2nd place for him; Toni Sailer can count the 3rd up to the 8th place.

Posted in Ski, Ski Areas, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style | Tagged Austria, Bode Miller, Switzerland, Toni Sailer, Vintage Photo, Wengen | Leave a comment

Snow Bunnies: Best Birthday Card Ever!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

This card (plus a surprise care package) from a very sweet friend made an otherwise unremarkable birthday wonderful. . . and so ridiculously cute!

‘Snow Bunnies’ is an original work by artist Tyler Humphreys and available for purchase from his Etsy shop as a blank greeting card or print. Click here for tylersworkshop.

Thank you, Steph – this will always make me smile!

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Down East: January 1965

Posted on January 14, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

I adore this fifty-year-old cover of Down East magazine! January is always special to me – it is my birth month (today is THE day!) and very much the heart of winter yet with the palpable sense of more light for longer days.

Posted in Art & Graphics, Lifestyle, Other Mountain Sports | Tagged Maine, Vintage Magazine Cover | 2 Comments

Happy January 2nd!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

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I just can’t wait another year to post these vintage New Year greeting postcards from Russia – so here is a dose of cuteness for the second day of 2015! Believe all are by the artist, Vladimir Zarubin.

It’s not exactly a resolution – but for 2015 I do hope to get back to more regular posts here on AlpineStyle56. I will likely take a “less is more” approach with shorter image-based posts to maintain frequency.

Wishing everyone all the best for the fresh new year!

Posted in Art & Graphics, Lifestyle, Ski | Tagged New Year, Russia, Vintage Postcard | 1 Comment

2015: New Year Greetings

Posted on January 1, 2015 by AlpineStyle56

Vintage New Year greeting cards from Germany. Tweet! Tweet!

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

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I hope Santa was good to you and your Christmas day includes some ski time!

Posted in Art & Graphics, Lifestyle, Ski | Tagged Christmas, New Year, Norway, Russia, Vintage Postcard | 3 Comments

Thanksgiving Wishes

Posted on November 27, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

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Cover Girl: Gretchen Fraser

Posted on October 31, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

Glorious Gretchen Fraser, America’s first Olympic medalist in alpine skiing, basking in the sun at her beloved Sun Valley c. 1948. Photographer unknown.

It’s here! I have eagerly been waiting for the new edition of SNOW magazine and it arrived today – perfect timing for a fun weekend read of fashion and ski stoke. Check it out!