Even coronavirus couldn't stop legendary local ski instructor's run to 100
Even coronavirus couldn't stop legendary local ski instructor's run to 100
At cusp of milestone birthday, Frederica "Freddie" Anderson looks back on teaching students, honing her own skills and beating the deadly virus
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Schenectady Ski School instructor Freddie Anderson in a photograph of herself at age 6 in 1927, left, with her friend Jean Streiber at the Mohawk Golf Club. Anderson has been skiing since she was 3 years old. (Photograph provided courtesy of Freddie Anderson to the Times Union )Photograph Courtesy of Freddie AShow MoreShow Less
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Schenectady Ski School instructor Freddie Anderson, then 91, who has been skiing since she was 3 years old, skis at Maple Ski Ridge on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012 in Rotterdam, NY. She recalls riding the original Snow Train to North Creek in the 1930s and is riding it once again now that it has made a return. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union )Philip KamrassShow MoreShow Less