Cover: Life on a ski train, painted by Norman Rockwell for the Jan. 24, 1948 cover of the Saturday Evening Post. The original resides at Centaur Galleries in Las Vegas.

Readers Respond: Memories of Dick Buek and Dick Durrance; Warren Witherell and Maurice Woehrle on The Carved Turn; Red Wing, Minn. wants to host the Gathering; Rocky Mountain Division of PSIA says new ski instructors must race competently; looking for stories about Christie Ward Hill.

The Wonders of Walt by Nicholas Howe
Walt Schoenknecht, snowmaking pioneer and founder of Mt. Snow, had an uncanny sense of what the sport needed.

Maxing the Wow! Factor by Morten Lund
Ten historic extreme skiers: The talented adventurers and athletes whose over-the-top exploits pushed the envelope.

Wise In His Ways by Frida Waara
Dreamer, doer, risk-taker, Tony Wise built a wildly futuristic ski resort, launched the American Birkebeiner, and arm-twisted others to pay for it all.

Murzzuschlag: Ski History Congress Report by John Allen
The third gathering of the world's ski historians was a grand -- albeit bumpy -- affair.

Snapshots in Time: 1994: Anders Haugen gets his bronze medal, 70 years late; 1954: Stein Eriksen raced slalom on 218cm skis; 1974: Shakeup at French team.

Collectibles: Lifted Spirits by Paul McMorris
Old gondola cars and what you can do with them.

Classic Races: Moosilauke: Birth of the National Downhill by Morten Lund
In 1927, it planted the seeds of American down-mountain racing.

Classic Gear: Gripping Tales, a history of ski edges by Seth Masia and Dough Pfeiffer

Historic Lodges: Family Affair by Morten Lund
Stowe's Trapp Family Lodge was built on the determination of a nobleman's family to succeed in the New World.

Skier's Bookshelf: Skiing Collectibles by Michael White

Museum News: New Honorees at Regional Ski Halls of Fame
A round-up of Hall inductions in Utah, Maine, Colorado, and New England.

Remembering: Christl Cranz, dominant champion of the 1930s; Joe Zoline, Paul Nitze, Wilbur McBay

President's Letter: Fruits of Success, Projects Ahead by Jim Spring

Long Thongs: Hans Thorner, Skiing's Angry Man by Morten Lund, from the January, 1967 Ski Magazine.