Iâm beginning this week with some follow-ups on reader input from previous columns.
First, some comments I received on my guest column by the late Bill McCollom. In that column, Bill described participating in one of the last hike-to-ski downhill races in the Northeast, which was held on New Hampshireâs Mt. Tecumseh in 1961. I heard from Peter Penndorf that he had been in that race as well.
Bob Burley knew Bill McCollom as a âconsummate gentleman and intrepid competitor.â Their careers overlapped both as coaches for the Killington Ski Club and as masters racers. Bob also paid a great tribute to Bill by saying, âHe left every person, race and trail better for his presence.â
Greg Morrill
Itâs amazing how looking at old photos can bring back so many memories. Longtime friends Pat and Mike Weisel used COVID-time to go through their old photos and have some digitized. Since some of those pictures were from our shared adventures spanning 50 years, they forwarded copies to me. What a trip down memory lane. A couple of those pictures spawned this weekâs column.
I shared some memories from my 1974 ski trip in a column last February. That trip involved jamming 10 people and gear into one van and then visiting Alta/Snowbird, Sun Valley and Jackson Hole.