Categories
Follow
Subscribe
Archives
Links
Popular Tags
Aspen Atomic Austria Bavaria BMA Bogner Burke Burton Canada Colorado FIS Alpine World Champs France Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany Head Italy Jay Peak Julia Mancuso Kingdom Trails Lindsey Vonn Mikaela Shiffrin New Hampshire New York Norway Olympics Plaid POC Quebec Rossignol Schladming 2013 Sochi 2014 Spyder St. Moritz Stowe Stratton Sweater Switzerland Uniforms US Ski Team Utah Vermont Vintage Advertisement Vintage Photo Vintage Postcard Vintage Poster
Tag Archives: Sweater
Alta 1960: Chick Igaya & Jimmy Heuga
February 1, 1960 AP Wire Photo reads:
ALPINE WINNERS: In Alta, Utah – Chick Igaya (left), 28-year-old Olympic skier from Japan, and 16-year-old Jimmy Heuga of Tahoe City, Calif., beam after taking turns placing first and second in the giant slalom and slalom at the national alpine ski championships. Igaya, former Dartmouth University star, won the giant slalom, Heuga second. Heuga won the slalom, with Igaya second.
Posted in Ski, Ski Areas, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style
Tagged Alta, Dartmouth, Japan, Sweater, Utah
Leave a comment
Spring Skiing: Sweaters
Photo: Loran Percy of Lakeport, NH
When a (fabulous) sweater is just enough — Penny Pitou enjoying some spring turns in a press photo dated April 4, 1975.
Posted in Fashion, Ski, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style
Tagged New Hampshire, Olympics, Penny Pitou, Sweater
1 Comment
Austrian Ski Coach with Race Gates
Photo: Foto-Bumenthal, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
This photo truly gives perspective to what ski race gates used to be!
Watch modern hinged gates in use at the World Cup technical races this weekend: the ladies are at Ofterschwang, Germany and the men at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Posted in Equipment, Ski, Ski Racing, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style
Tagged Austria, Bavaria, Germany, Plaid, Slovenia, Sweater, Vintage Photo
1 Comment
Stein Eriksen, 1968
1/2/1968 Press Photo – Olympic ski champion Stein Eriksen is director of the Snowmass-at-Aspen ski school. Eriksen’s instruction includes a pre-slope classroom course of lectures and films to “let the beginner know that experts fall.”
After being in Deer Valley, Utah – home of Stein Eriksen Lodge – a little vintage inspiration is in order!
Posted in Ski, Ski Areas, Vintage Ski Racing, Vintage Style
Tagged Aspen, Deer Valley, Head, Snowmass, Stein Eriksen, Sweater, Utah
Leave a comment