Austrian Arlberg
By Dee Dee McKinney Photographs by Fred McKinney The Arlberg, a state nestled high in the Austrian Alps, has been a mecca for skiers since the mid-18th century. There are five main villages which make up the Arlberg ski region: St. Anton, Lech, Zuers, St. Christof and Stuben. Skiers looking for large “powder” fields will […]
World War II Bred Skiers
By Ted Heck During the countdown to Christmas of 2004 the media devoted much space and time to the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. They called it the final German offensive of World War II. Even though we’re dying off at the rate of more than 1100 WW II veterans a day, there are […]
Remembering Skier Gerald Ford
By Ted Heck Gerald Ford, the skiing president, left quite a legacy and the lasting image of a nice guy. In obituaries that flooded the news Gerald Ford was remembered often for replacing disgraced Richard Nixon and later pardoning him. Some people still think that “healing” action may have cost Mr. Ford the chance to […]
Switzerland Revisited
By Ted Heck Connie and I spent two weeks in Switzerland this spring, where I spent a couple of days on the slopes of Meiringen and a week in the gigantic Jungfrau Region. It was a trip I organized myself, showing that I sometimes fail to practice what I preach. In touting merits of membership […]
The White Jump Suit
By Ted Heck Here glides the bride, all dressed in white. Liz Langsfeld is being escorted down the slope by her father Mickey. Smiling midway on the slope is her soon-to-be-husband Ben Bachrach. He’s on skis, too. So are some of the 24 other family members in the small wedding party atop Elk Mountain in […]
Skiing Along the Nile
By Ted Heck Reprinted from Harrisburg Patriot News Tutankhamun did not ski and probably never saw snow, according to Achmed, our guide during a recent trip to Egypt. Teenage King Tut might have tried sandboarding, if the sport had been invented back in 1331 B.C. and if his advisors had allowed him to. Egyptians do […]
Longtime Snow Journalist Ted Heck Receives Prestigious Award by Karen Lorentz
By Karen Lorentz Ted Heck has easily lived nine lives. One of them is as ski writer for 60-plus years, another as a skier of 68 years. All this in addition to a stint in the army, a career in advertising, sales, and marketing with executive positions of such companies as Kraft and Hunt Wesson […]
The Butte’s Grand Recovery
By Dick Healy They were finishing up Crested Butte’s fourth annual Slush Huck competition on April 1st, the fifth and final day of our recent stay at this idyllic western resort. An exciting event is highlighted by the pond skimming competition, with skiers/riders of all ages attempting to skim across some 116 feet of ice-cold […]
48th Annual Ski & Snowboard Expo ’09 set for Albany, New York
By Dick Healy When the doors open at 4 p. m. Friday, Nov 6 for the 48th Annual Ski & Snowboard Expo in Albany, New York’s Empire State Plaza Convention Center, visitors will find the latest in equipment, apparel and mountain resort offerings. Attendees can also take pride in the fact that they’ll be participating […]
Lake Placid’s Magical Appeal
By Dick Healy In a conversation I had with a world traveler and friend, I was astonished to find out that he had never been to Lake Placid. Surprising in that he lives only 110 miles south of the site of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games (recall the famous miracle on ice hockey game), and […]
