Skiing trivia off the top of your head - no using the Internet to look up answers or questions.

[David]

I will start. Which ski area was founded by car dealer Everett Kircher?

I will be disappointed if Tricia does not know the answer.

Boyne Mt. Any Michigan skier should know that one!

 

[David]

What ski area was located on the South side of Holland MI for about 10 years?

 

[Big J]

What cereal manufacturer (and dog food) once owned Keystone Ski Resort in Colorado?

What movie company once owned Aspen and Breckenridge?

Purina for Keystone

 

[Big J]

What ski boot had a Spyder model?

Hanson?

 

[James]

What ski area was known as "Mascara Mountain" ? Late 60's early 70's.

 

[Bad Bob]

What ski area in Colorado was owned by a fast food restaurant chain?

 

[James]

What ski area in Colorado was owned by a fast food restaurant chain?

Winterpark? That's a wag.

 

[Bad Bob]

Winterpark? That's a wag.

NO! But thanks for playing.

 

[Uncle-A]

What ski area was known as "Mascara Mountain" ? Late 60's early 70's.

Mt.Snow but some also referred to Stowe the same way.

 

[James]

Mt.Snow but some also referred to Stowe the same way.

No...this was a little more officially unofficial.

"Its guest list began expanding to include names like Kim Novak, Skitch Henderson, Oleg and Igor Cassini and the Kennedy clan. _________ was dubbed "Mascara Mountain" by Vogue magazine after the numerous models one could find there on any given weekend.

 

[Muleski]

Sugarbush.
Stowe NEVER had that attributed to it. I grew up there.

 

[James]

Sugarbush.
Stowe NEVER had that attributed to it. I are up there.

Yes! You know more than I do.

Was the Sugarbush gondola cool in it's day? It's tiny, was it just two people?

 

[Bad Bob]

What ski area in Colorado was owned by a fast food restaurant chain?

It was Copper Mountain owned by Arby's 75 76 timeframe. We have the meat.

 

[Muleski]

Yes! You know more than I do.
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Was the Sugarbush gondola cool in it's day? It's tiny, was it just two people?

That's a great pic!
Don't know the answer. My parents would never be caught dead there, and would never let me go there! Too many low life types. Like those Kennedy boys.

 

[Uncle-A]

Sugarbush.
Stowe NEVER had that attributed to it. I grew up there.

It was the out of town people that called it that.

 

[Uncle-A]

No...this was a little more officially unofficial.

"Its guest list began expanding to include names like Kim Novak, Skitch Henderson, Oleg and Igor Cassini and the Kennedy clan. _________ was dubbed "Mascara Mountain" by Vogue magazine after the numerous models one could find there on any given weekend.

It would have to be Aspen because I ran into a Kennedy there many years ago.

 

[Muleski]

It was the out of town people that called it that.

I understand that. It was actually the press, mostly magazines. And I can assure you it was Sugarbush. I recall it well. I went to boarding school, for elementary school, and my roommate’s father was one of the guys you mentioned earlier. Long before they Kennedy clan was playing football on Ajax, they congregated at Sugarbush. Have some family connections there as well.

Google Mascara Mountain,Sugarbush. You’ll see.

 

[dbostedo]

Yes! You know more than I do.
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Was the Sugarbush gondola cool in it's day? It's tiny, was it just two people?

Wow... neat pic...

 

[Uncle-A]

I understand that. It was actually the press, mostly magazines. And I can assure you it was Sugarbush. I recall it well. I went to boarding school, for elementary school, and my roommate’s father was one of the guys you mentioned earlier. Long before they Kennedy clan was playing football on Ajax, they congregated at Sugarbush. Have some family connections there as well.

Google Mascara Mountain,Sugarbush. You’ll see.

What years are you referring to? Because I am thinking about the 1970's and early 1980's. From what I remember all the big money went to Stowe with their trophy wife's or girlfriend the women were dressed to impress. Designer ski suits full makeup and not a hair out of place. Two runs before lunch and two runs afterwards than right to the lodge/bar.

 

[James]

Sugarbush was deemed Mascara mountain by Vogue Magazine and advertisers. Stein Eriksen was at Sugarbush! He was a rep for Bogner. That started the whole styling trend here. Total chick magnet!

Stowe used olive drab wool ponchos on the lift for god's sake!
By the 80's the golden era of skiing was over.

Yet another reference from Skiing Heritage magazine:

https://books.google.com/books?id=dVgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA15&ots=bcX2VDoYN4&dq=scandinavian ski shop in ny and mascara mountain&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false

Why would a young woman studying fashion at Parsons go to Sugarbush to learn to ski? Many closer places. Because that's where they all went!
Scandanavian ski shop on 57th street likely had bus trips.