In my memory, the first batch of Maxels we tested were almost unskiable.

I moved to Vermont in 1968 and one of the few possessions I brought with me was my Barrecrafters ski rack.

Mount Mansfield was pretty hospitable. There were even a couple of sunny days. Don’t laugh. Sunshine in Lamoille County is not an everyday occurrence.

Could you ever imagine skiing behind a Tucker snowcat through Smugglers Notch and then dragged up Smugglers’ Notch Ski Resort’s Sterling Mountain for a party?

For anyone in town this week, the reward for their travels has been excellent.

Earl Eaton began skiing as a child after his father made him skis. By 7 years old, Earl was already skiing what now is Beaver Creek.

Forty five years ago, the 1976 Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria.

A ski season that was, to say the least, undistinguished for almost two months has certainly come a long way in the last few weeks.

I’m beginning this week with some follow-ups on reader input from previous columns.

Perched on the precipice of a Nor’easter? That was the situation as the weekly deadline for this column loomed.

For Christmas 1969, my parents gave me a very basic Super 8 camera, basically point-and-shoot with no zoom or shutter adjustments.

What, no snow this week? That statement shows how quickly a storm or two can spoil the locals and the visitors alike.