Craigmeur history

1868—Steam trains begin carrying mail, passengers and skiers into the mountains in Europe and North America.

1870—Sondre Norheim popularizes the first modern sidecut ski, the “Telemark ski,” setting the basic pattern followed for a century thereafter, producing a narrow-waisted ski that flexed more readily when edged, facilitating turns in soft snow. (Friedl )

1879—First North American ski manufacturing undertaken by Norwegian immigrant Martin A. Strand in Minnesota.

1911—C.A. Lund, St Paul, Minnesota founds a ski factory, later called the Northland Ski Company.

1921—After encountering Germans at St Moritz during WWI, Baroness Noemie de Rothschild opens the first purpose-built French ski resort, the Hôtel du Mont d'Arbois at Megève.

1924—The International Ski Congress becomes a permanent organization, the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS); Col.

1928—On March 9, the first American slalom set by Prof.

1929-30: Guido Reuge develops and patents the Kandahar binding, which can lock the heel down for alpine descents.

1932—North America’s first rope tow is invented by Alex Foster and installed at Shawbridge, Quebec.

1933—First National Downhill Championship is held at Mt.

1935—First United States National Downhill and Slalom championships at Mt.

1936—First Arlberg ski school at Mt.

1938—Chairlift opens at Alta, Utah, constructed from mining hoist parts, financed by Salt Lake businessmen.

1940—Friedl Pfeifer installs three chairlifts to open Mt.

It was won by Charles N. Proctor, of Dartmouth. (1942 ASA pp26-30)

1945—Friedl Pfeifer meets with the City Council at Aspen and outlines the plan for creating a top international resort at Aspen.

1958—Buttermilk and Aspen Highlands open on Thanksgiving, Nov.

1961—Instructors form Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) in Whitefish, Montana, under Bill Lash.

1964—Billy Kidd and Jimmy Heuga become the first American men to win Olympic medals for alpine skiing, being second and third, respectively, in the slalom of the ninth Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck, Austria.

Nearest to downtown, across street from new shopping center, open 1965.

Schneider also developed the first groomed slope by cutting down trees and completely clearing the south slope of Mt.Cranmore. (Amski 1966 p448)

Postcard is postmarked June 23, 1968 Note: According to Wikipedia, the Bergen Mall was the first retail complex in the nation to be promoted as a mall.

Credited with the Cup’s inception are United States Ski Team Coach Bob Beattie, French Ski Team Coach Honore Bonnet and French journalist Serge Lang. (Ski/R 1983 p49)