New Hampshire was the center of skiing in the United States from the 1930s into the 1950s. Skiing first became popular in northern Europe then crossed the Atlantic to the cities of New York and Boston. Because New Hampshire was so close to Boston, skiing became very important to New… Read more“New Hampshire Ski History for 4th graders”
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Christmas 1940 in North Conway
On March 12, 2016, the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race at Cranmore Mountain Resort will celebrate its 20th year as a benefit event for the New England Ski Museum. The race is meant to keep alive the memory of Austrian skimeister Hannes Schneider, who was just settling into his new… Read more“Christmas 1940 in North Conway”
2016 Cal Conniff Grants Announced
New England Ski Museum announces $3,000 in funding for the group’s Cal Conniff Grant program to support individuals and organizations that align with the Museum’s mission to preserve the history of skiing and winter sports. The grants are funded with proceeds of the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race, held each… Read more“2016 Cal Conniff Grants Announced”
Spirit of Skiing Award Dinner Approaches
Cal Conniff, from Ski Bum to National Ski Executive New England Ski Museum’s Annual Meeting and Spirit of Skiing Award presentation on November 7, 2015 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Massachusetts is fast approaching. Spaces can still be obtained by calling the Museum at 800-639-4181 or by visiting http://www.newenglandskimuseum.com/events/…. Read more“Spirit of Skiing Award Dinner Approaches”
75 Years Ago at Mount Cranmore
It was 75 years ago this December that Hannes Schneider assumed the reins of his ski school at Mount Cranmore in North Conway. Although he had arrived in the US in February 1939, he allowed his Austrian protégé Benno Rybizka to continue as ski school director for the remainder of… Read more“75 Years Ago at Mount Cranmore”
Cal Conniff Grants from Ski Museum Available in 2015
New England Ski Museum announces that it will fund $3,000 in grants to support individuals and organizations that align with the Museum’s mission to preserve the history of skiing and winter sports under its Cal Conniff Grant program in 2015. The program is named for former Museum board member Cal… Read more“Cal Conniff Grants from Ski Museum Available in 2015”
Preston Leete Smith Award Dinner Approaches
Killington founder Preston Leete Smith will be recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to the development of alpine skiing in New England and nationally at the resort he created from a trackless mountain on Saturday November 1, 2014. As the guest of honor at the New England Ski Museum’s annual meeting… Read more“Preston Leete Smith Award Dinner Approaches”
10th Mountain Division Film at the Colonial Theater
Seventy years after the first U.S. Army unit to be trained in mountain and winter warfare was on the verge of shipping out to the Italian front in World War II, their story will be told in the Warren Miller Productions film Climb To Glory at the Colonial Theater in… Read more“10th Mountain Division Film at the Colonial Theater”
Preston Smith to be Honored with Spirit of Skiing Award
Killington Resort founder Preston Leete Smith will become the 9th recipient of New England Ski Museum’s Spirit of Skiing Award at the museum’s annual meeting, to be held Saturday November 1, 2014 at the Grand Resort Hotel at Killington. The award celebrates a personality from the sport of skiing who… Read more“Preston Smith to be Honored with Spirit of Skiing Award”
New Hampshire and the Emergence of an American Ski Industry
by Jeffrey R. Leich, Executive Director, New England Ski Museum First published in Historical New Hampshire, Volume 63, Number 2 (Fall 2009) NEW HAMPSHIRE was the epicenter of American skiing from the 1930s into the 1950s when the focus shifted west to higher mountains and deeper, more consistent snowfall. Skiing… Read more“New Hampshire and the Emergence of an American Ski Industry”