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Fourth Issue 2006, December, Vol 18 #4 Austria

Cover: Austria, c. 1940 by Hanns Wagula (1894-1964), in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Copyright MFA.

Wither the Ski Bum? by Peter Shelton
Times change, as does the definition of the itinerant, near-vanished free spirit who toils for a lift ticket. Was he only a youthful ski fanatic, or a lifelong obsessive?

Ernie Over Easy by Richard Needham
Irascible, cantankerous, charismatic -- no matter what your take on Ernie Blake, the founder of Taos built a New Mexico mecca to capture and preserve the skier's soul.

Joan Hannah Returns to Her Root by Peggy Shin
The 1962 GS bronze medallist is back on the farm in New Hampshire.

The Ski Magazines by John Fry
They're for sale again. Here's a behind-the-scenes history of changing owners and messages at Ski and Skiing -- and their sometime competition..

Marc Hodler: Defender of the Sport by John Fry
For half a century the FIS chief framed the edgy relationship between skiing and the Olympics. A remembrance of a master diplomat.

Mad River Glen: Yesterday Forever by Morten Lund
Rather than overhaul the ski experience, the skier-owners of this unique Vermont resort aim to maintain and preserve it.

Pioneer Ski Shops: Pete Lane's of Sun Valley by Seth Masia
How a general store tending to sheepherders helped launch skiing in Idaho's Wood River Valley, and Averell Harriman's dream.

The Reality of Merrill Hastings by Morten Lund
Engaging and passionate, outrageous and abrasive, the Colorado publisher thrived on scandal and controversy. He also had an uncanny sense of what skiers wanted to read.

Classic Gear: Partners in Performance by Seth Masia
Ski companies have long sought to control binding sales, too. Now that they've done it, the ski binding companies have disappeared.

Remembering: Bunny Bass, Julie Fiorini, Francisco "Paquito" Ochoa

Chairman's Letter by Jim Spring
ISHA and Its Mission.

Long Thongs: Hi-Jinks at St. Moritz -- A 1948 Olympic Tale by Bill Weintraub
From the Montreal Gazette.

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