Tag Archives: K2

USA: Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2014 by AlpineStyle56

There could not be a better time to resurrect this patriotic image, long ago clipped from the newsprint of a February 1989 weekly issue of Ski Racing. Vail, Colorado hosted the 1989 FIS Alpine World Championships as the resort will again in February 2015. Click here to follow the countdown to ski racing’s biggest event. . .

As for today. . . Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the holiday and as always, go USA!

Posted in Ski, Ski Areas, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing | Tagged Colorado, FIS Alpine World Champs, K2, Vail | Leave a comment

1970’s Ski Racing Color

Posted on August 4, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

Yamaha supports the U.S. Team. The 1976 U.S. Ski Team with Yamaha poles: (left to right) Becky Dorsey, 19, Wenham, Mass.; Mike Dorris, 21, McCall, Idaho; Gail Blackburn, 21, Brunswick, Me.; Ron Biedermann, 23, Stowe, VT.; Cindy Nelson, 20, Lutsen, Minn.; Lindy Cochran, 22, Richmond, Vt.; Karl Anderson, 22, Greene, Me. and Greg Jones, 22, Tahoe City, Calif. Yamaha, an official supplier to the U.S. team, has a total commitment to the team effort.

Look Mom, that’s Spider Sabich. Photo: John Terence Turner

A member of the well-know skiing Cochran family of Richmond, Vt., Bobby Cochran, 24, joined the pros in 1974 after 5 years on the U.S. Ski Team. After placing 15^th at the end of his first pro season, Bobby cut loose in 1976 and tied for 3^rd overall winning $16,800. He is a member of the Olin racing team, users of the Mark V and VI high-performance racing skis.

Posted in Ski, Ski Racing, Vintage Style | Tagged Bobby Cochran, K2, Lindy Cochran, Olin, Spider Sabich, Sweater, US Ski Team, Vintage Postcard | Leave a comment

Skiing Royals

Posted on July 27, 2013 by AlpineStyle56

With all the excitement this week about the royal baby’s arrival – here are some skiing royals:

1/7/1939 Press Photo: St. Moritz, Switzerland. . . Escorted by the Marquis of Milford Haven, Princess Alexandria of Greece, Royal Coat of Arms embroidered on her ski jacket, is shown setting out for a ski jaunt at St. Moritz, where the society winter season is now in full swing. Truly an INCREDIBLE jacket!

2/25/1962 AP Press Photo: In skiing, there’s an unwritten rule: Women must carry their own equipment. Iran’s Queen Farah is no exception. She happily carries her skis to the slope of Abe-Ail resort near Theran for an outing with her sports-loving husband, the Shah of Iran.

Press Photo by Göksin Sipahioglu , date unknown: Princess Caroline of Monaco

3/3/1977 Press Photo: Twenty-year-old Princess Caroline and twelve-year-old Princess Stéphanie ski in the Berner Oberland, Switzerland. I can’t get enough of Caroline’s tomboy style: graphic sweatshirt from Tournier Sports Monaco paired with Ellesse Jet Pants!

And of course. . . HRH Prince George of Cambridge’s grandparents, Charles and Di.

I think it is safe to assume that the newest little royal will follow in the tracks of his family and in a few years be skiing the slopes of Davos Klosters and the like.

Posted in Lifestyle, Ski, Vintage Style | Tagged Davos, Dynamic, Dynastar, Ellesse, Head, K2, Monaco, Royalty, St. Moritz, Switzerland, Vintage Photo, Vintage Postcard | Leave a comment

Stowe Backcountry: The Chin

Posted on April 2, 2011 by AlpineStyle56

xA hike up Mount Mansfield’s Chin puts you above treeline on top of Vermont’s highest mountain and sets you up for such classic descents as Hourglass, Profanity and Hell Brook.

Posted in Ski, Ski Areas, Snowboard, Style | Tagged 66 North, Backcountry, K2, Stowe, Vermont | Leave a comment

US Open Snowboarding Championships

Posted on March 12, 2011 by AlpineStyle56

Gretchen Bleiler took 3^rd in Women’s Halfpipe with style wearing pieces from her signature Oakley GB Collection.

Burton did a pretty fantastic job with the tie-dye event jackets. Tricia Byrnes does a fantastic job at everything she does, which is a lot, including winning this shindig when she was 17! (I’m coveting her stack of old-school lift tickets from Mt. Baker.)