Skiing: From the Alps to the Masses

I sort of learned to ski many years ago while stationed in the Air Force in Denver.

Ed Mastoloni, Dave Schnegelberger and I became The Marx Brothers of the slopes at Arapahoe Basin, Loveland and Vail above Denver.

We weren’t very good, but we had a wonderful time.

Looking back on it, we also had some close calls, but then young people have a tendency to just shrugged those off.

All this came to mind with a new article on how skiing, once a sport only for the elite in the Alps, evolved into something enjoyed by thousands around the world.

If you’re interested in skiing, spend a few minutes with Andrew Denning as he traces the history of the sport and its development “for the masses”: http://kenallensforum.blogspot.com/