Cover: Buddy Werner runs slalom, 1959

Readers Respond: Luzi Hitz comments from Switzerland on the Sept, 2003 issue; Suy Harris Ryttig; Hilltop in Truckee had the first mechanical lift and the first base lodge; marketing skiing at Jackson Hole in 1949; more about Mad Dog Buek and Florian Haemmerle; Dave and Roma McCoy; "downhill" racing in Germany and Switzerland in 1910.

Buddy Werner: Ski Racing's Hard-Luck Hero by Matt Hansen
The wunderkind from Steamboat Springs had the fire and the talent. But falls, injuries and plain bad luck put Olympic medals -- and a lifteime -- out of reach.

The Curious, Capricious Career of the Carved Turn by Morten Lund with Doug Pfeiffer
Carving is not new. It has a pedigree going back 150 years.

Collectibles: Antique Skis by Seth Masia
Old wooden boards may be worth money as decor skis. But there may be an emerging collectibles market for historically significant skis.

Fred Pabst: Skiing First Empire Builder by Morten Lund
Irascible, arrogant, ornery and sharp, the scion of the Milwaukee beer family was also a visionary, an entrepreneur who owned 17 ski areas.

The Gathering: A Mammoth Event by Gene Rose
Renewed friendships, great skiing, and new leadership headline ISHA's 13th annual Gathering.

ISHA's annual awards
Honoring Carson White, Peter Shelton, Marty Forstenzer, Sonja Oimoen Stalions, Gary Schwartz, and Seth Masia.

ISHA's new directors
New to the board are Alan L. Baker, TJ Chase, Hugh Harley, Millie Merrill, Chuck Perkins and Frida Waara.

Historic Lodges: Whitney's Inn by Nicholas Howe

The World Comes to Aspen by Nicholas Howe
The 1950 World Alpine Ski Championships were not only a first for the US, they were the first to include giant slalom.

Skier's Bookshelf: Casper Oimoen's Saga
Book review by Morten Lund

Remembering
Art Devlin, Charlie Gibson, Jack Nagel

President's Letter: 2003 Annual Report to Members, by Jim Spring
Challenges and Opportunities: ISHA needs to expand its membership and create an endowment fund.

Long Thongs: The Stimulant, Please, by Peter Lunn
The value of brandy as a performance enhancing substance. From High Speed Skiing, 1935.