Weekly Vintage Ski World Picks
As we find ourselves spending more and more time at home, one thing keeping us busy is researching ski history. Vintage Ski World continues to be a great bank of inspiration and historical information, and we’re continuing our ski history series with another weekly roundup of Alps & Meters approved picks from the Vintage Ski World Warehouse in Carbondale, CO.
One thing keeping us sane and busy these days is puzzles. This jigsaw puzzle features ski patches from many North American ski areas, by artist Lewis T. Johnson.
This ski poster celebrates Le Kandahar, located in the heart of Les Houches, at the foot of Mt Blanc in the stunning Chamonix Valley of France. This is a high quality archival print.
Troll was formed when an independent ski making company located in Rindal. Norway lost their licensing rights from ski maker Experienced ski maker Ingolf Røen and ex-production manager for Madshus Lief Løseth started Troll in 1972. The company was located in the town of Rindal, Norway where the brand of Landsem skis was also made. The likenes of Troll and Madshus Birkebeiners was the result of Mr. Løseth and his experience with Madshus Birkebeiners. Nordic Ski Imports, from St. Paul, Minnesota USA was the original importer of Troll skis and it was finally acquired by Normark in the mid seventies. Troll skis went bankrupt in 1983.
During these distant days, we’re reviving the art of note and letter-writing. This watercolor of Aspen, looking from the town up at the mountain in the 1970's, by the late Cecile Johnson is perfect. Comes in standard greeting card size and also in a poster size.
It is one of the oldest ski areas in the United States, and arguably one of the most beautiful. Alta, located at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch mountain range, officially became a ski area in 1939, and is now one of the country’s top skiing destinations. But how Alta came to be is where the real story lies.
From miners and loggers to publishers and mayors to Olympians and engineers – meet the people behind Alta with historical footage and present-day interviews in The Alta Experience, previously seen on public television. See film of Alf Engen, the champion ski jumper who first recommended Alta become a ski area. Find out how some “spare” parts were used to build Utah’s first chair lift. And watch vintage movies of the area’s first skiers. Plus, enjoy spectacular scenes of the mountain today and fully appreciate the beauty that is Alta.