Cover: Billy Kidd, Bob Beattie, Jimmie Heuga at Innsbruck, 1964

Readers Respond: Memories of Emile Allais at Squaw Valley; the fate of Gustav Lantschner; confusing Jean and Dadou Mayer; ski jumping diary; who really built the first rope tows?; corrected date for Alta's Collins lift; Finland's ski tropps; 36 years at the Hotel St. Bernard; Eastern Slope history.

Bob Beattie and America's First Medals in Men's Olympic Skiing, by John Fry
Forty years ago, Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga won silver and bronze in the Innsbruck Olympic slalom. It was seen as a breakthrough in American racing. Was it?

Classic Gear: The Splitkein Patent, by Seth Masia
Beginning in 1891, ski makers sought to replace solid hickory as their material of choice. It took 45 years to solve the problem of laminated skis.

Looking Back: Ski Biz Booms, Split Rotation is Okay
Sugar Bowl tram opens; skier visits reach one million; touring complex planned for Jackson, NH; Dorworth and Vaughn set speed record; Gramshammer, Gaddis marriages.

Nordic Bows to Alpine: The Great Transformation of American Skiing, by John Allen
Ski-idraet, as a culture and philosophy, was a noble Norwegian notion, and it drove the early ski sport in the U.S. Enter a new society of achievers, and a touch of gemutlichkeit, and things began to change.

Where Are They Now: Irv Naylor, Art Molnar
by David Rowan and Seth Masia

US National Ski Hall of Fame: Meeting the Challenge to Change, by Morten Lund
A revamped selection process recognizes overlooked athletes.

US Ski Hall of Fame: The Class of 2003
Roffe-Steinrotter, Cushing, Moe, Nunn, Kitt, Bousquet and Constam honored.

Don Thomas: Flatland Ski Shop Pioneer, by Seth Masia
As founder of the Sporthaus in Ferndale, Michigan, 50 years ago, Don Thomas is the longest surviving retailer in skiing.

Leni Riefenstahl: From Ski Film Star to Hitler's Favorite Filmmaker, by Morten Lund
Beautiful, vivacious, self-assured and talented, the German mega-star not only had the talent but the knack. Her Nazi sentiments remain a mystery.

The Ski House: Changing Designs for Changing Times, by Henrik Bull
Snow has always been a challenge for ski-country architects, which means designing a dwelling that can deal with it.

Skier's Bookshelf: Tales of the 10th, the Lake Placid Club, Picabo Unleashed
Book reviews by Bob Parker, Luanne Pfeifer, Paul McMorris

Remembering
Clarita Heath Bright, Hans Von Nolde, Freddy Pieren, David Lawrence, Jimmy Riddel

President's Letter: The Ski Industry Needs a History Lesson, by John Fry
Marketers who do not study history make the same mistakes over and over and over again.

Long Thongs: National Ski Week Was a Yawn, by John Jerome (Skiing Magazine, 1967)