Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:23 pm
Remember when: There were ski areas in Sky Valley, GA., Scaly Mtn., NC., Fancy Gap, VA.?
When someone talked about "riding", it was making reference to the vehicle that got you there.
Burton was a really cool lake in North Georgia
There were no terrain parks or snowboards?
If you lived in the south and told someone you were going skiing they asked you,"Which lake?".
When you walked through Gatlinburg to the tram station in ski clothes, people thought you were going to a costume party (actually, that hasn't changed!).
All lifts were fixed grip and slow?
Women wore really tight ski pants?
So did men.
The only bad ski day was the one you didn't ski.
Snowshoe had the Hawthorne lift & trail off the summit (there's a reason it's gone).
Jean-Claude Killy endorsed the Cupp Run at Snowshoe
When you rented equipment, you didn't need an attorney to review the paperwork.
If someone got injured, they didn't immediately call the guy on the back of the phone book.
There were phone books.
There was a bank of pay phones in every ski building.
People didn't text while riding the lift to the person in the next chair.
If your skis were shorter than 205cm you were a wimp.
Skis only went in one direction (on purpose).
Spademan Side Bindings
Rear entry boots
Ski condos all had that same furniture that felt like burlap (some still have the original stuff)
When someone talked about posting something, it involved a metal sign that said,"No Trespassing".
If you wanted to see ski photos, you bought a magazine.
If you wanted to see a ski movie it required a ticket.
If you wanted to see a ski race on TV, every 4 years they showed the Olympics (but not much skiing).
The Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (sad story since)
There was no skinc.com
So now it's your turn. Which of these are bad and which of these are good things? Add your own. And if you're too young to know what I'm talking about, ask your parents or grandparents!
When someone talked about "riding", it was making reference to the vehicle that got you there.
Burton was a really cool lake in North Georgia
There were no terrain parks or snowboards?
If you lived in the south and told someone you were going skiing they asked you,"Which lake?".
When you walked through Gatlinburg to the tram station in ski clothes, people thought you were going to a costume party (actually, that hasn't changed!).
All lifts were fixed grip and slow?
Women wore really tight ski pants?
So did men.
The only bad ski day was the one you didn't ski.
Snowshoe had the Hawthorne lift & trail off the summit (there's a reason it's gone).
Jean-Claude Killy endorsed the Cupp Run at Snowshoe
When you rented equipment, you didn't need an attorney to review the paperwork.
If someone got injured, they didn't immediately call the guy on the back of the phone book.
There were phone books.
There was a bank of pay phones in every ski building.
People didn't text while riding the lift to the person in the next chair.
If your skis were shorter than 205cm you were a wimp.
Skis only went in one direction (on purpose).
Spademan Side Bindings
Rear entry boots
Ski condos all had that same furniture that felt like burlap (some still have the original stuff)
When someone talked about posting something, it involved a metal sign that said,"No Trespassing".
If you wanted to see ski photos, you bought a magazine.
If you wanted to see a ski movie it required a ticket.
If you wanted to see a ski race on TV, every 4 years they showed the Olympics (but not much skiing).
The Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (sad story since)
There was no skinc.com
So now it's your turn. Which of these are bad and which of these are good things? Add your own. And if you're too young to know what I'm talking about, ask your parents or grandparents!
