Murdered by a llama, reborn as a Loon…Loon Mountain Resort! Enormous props to the venerable Skiing History magazine for running my sory on New Hampshire’s Sherman Adams. Here is the link. From the story: “The logging industry, previously the beating heart of the state’s economy, was suffocating under the combined stresses of new regulations and...
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame announced the 2025-26 class of inductees. The ceremony will be the weekend of April 8-11 in Snowbird/Alta, Salt Lake City. Click here for more information on the ceremonies and how to attend Class of 2025: Chris Cushing (Franconia, New Hampshire): Chris Cushing has shaped mountain resort design over four decades, following in...
Viva Catedral! An Oral History of Skiing in the Bariloche Region of Patagonia —by Jay Flemma, Special to the International Skiing History Association, Â reprinted with permission— [Author’s Note:Â Today marks Your Author’s 20th anniversary as a professional sports writer. Jayflemma.com is 20 years old today! Cue the Grateful Dead:Â ***What a...
What an honor – my first story in Skiing History, the official publication of the International Skiing History Association, Viva Catedral. It was the ski trip of a lifetime. Huge shout out to Aaron Scorsch and Savor the Journey, the athletic and culinary outfit I hooked up for my ten day Patagonian sojourn. Shortly, I’ll publish my Mountain Gazetteer...