Howlings

Jane Hays recalls Lydia, a beloved hearing instructor

cale — Sat, 08 May 2010 19:22:45 +0000

In this biography writer Jane Hays recalls another era in Colorado… this page is a work in progress. More authors will present their work

Cozens Ranch

cale — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:00:02 +0000

From Alpenglow Magazine

“Before the railroads made their way across the vast rise of the Continental Divide, snowshoes, horses and stagecoaches took the first travelers into a region of Colorado called Middle Park. The Cozens Ranch stagecoach stop was a favorite respite for those travelers who came up from the plains to do their business in [...]

Conditioning

cale — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:58 +0000

From Alpenglow Magazing

“If you didn’t have an athletic consciousness before you started skiing, chances are you’ll develop one.

Once most people have caught on to the joy and sophistication of rereational skiing, they learn that the can have even more fun if they improve their skills and strength. And this involves a concept called conditioning.”

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Pushing the Limits

cale — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:52:43 +0000

From Powder Magazine

“At Winter Park they’ll teach anyone to ski. It is enough of a marvel that Director George Engel’s ski school manages to get fledgling Floridians sliding down the mountain on that funny white stuff theyve never even seen before, never mind mastered for maximum ambulation. But consider the wonder of teaching a cerebral [...]

The Sheik Is A Little Shaky

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:56:08 +0000

From Winter Park Manifest

“Tuesday it was colder than a witch’s left tonsil but the race crew was out there on Hughes running the blue and red ribbons that separate the doers from the watchers. THE RACERS ARE COMING, THE RACERS ARE COMING.”

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May Is Divine

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:49:43 +0000

From Winter Park Manifest

“May is unique among months. Otherwise known as the off season, or in normal years, the mudseason, May is the valleywide reward that follows a hard winter. It is the Afterlife of suffering ski town souls. It proves that we are all good people, because when Winter Park dies in May, its [...]

Scant Snow Stops World Speed Trials

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:44:09 +0000

From Winter Park Manifest, May 8, 1981

“Franz Weber, a 25-year-old pro racer from Austria who skis for Winter Park, was so sure he could beat the World Speed Skiing record of 124.04 miles an hour that Friday night after he’d won the championships he was making plans to return on Sunday to Storm Peak Basin [...]

Disabled Worlds Are Off to a Stunning Start

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:35:25 +0000

From Ski Racing

“WINTER PARK — If the super Gs were any indication, the next two weeks of action here are going to be something to behold. The level of competition was stunning. That’s the best way to describe the first few days of racing here at the 1990 First Interstate Bank World Disabled Ski Championships, [...]

Viewer’s Guide to Ski Racing

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:28:07 +0000

From TV Sports, January 1989

“If you are new to the glamour and passionate competition of international ski racing, this is the year, and this is the event to discover it. For the first time in four decades the U.S. will host the World Alpine Championships…”

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Winter Park Ready For Skiers

cale — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:19:52 +0000

From Regional Mobility, December 1985

“Winter is a problematical time for most people with ambulatory disabilites because of the curious relationship between themselves and snow…”

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