The "Remember When" thread

[jeffryc]

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!

[StealthBoarder]

I like Lake Burton



Phone books seem like a waste of paper now.

[teledave]

Remember when their were no such things as snowboards? Remember the Snurfer? Remember "Long skis truck, short skis suck"? Remember rope tows with real rope? Remember when K2 skis were made in America? (Vashon Island, IIRC)

[GCskier]

Did mono skis ever catch on in NC?

[teledave]

Only with Mr. Stinky, but he was gay long before he found the monoski.

[dreamnofpow]

-Descente wear was the shizzle

-Glacier Glasses

-Gaiters n Jeans

[jeffryc]

@MBlacky1051 170809 wrote:Remember Alberto Tomba

He was my hero. The best ever!

[jeffryc]

@StealthBoarder 170792 wrote:

Phone books seem like a waste of paper now.

I still feel proud when the new phone books arrive and my name is in it AND spelled properly!

[downhillNC]

I remember being in college and seeing "Ski Beech" on a map of North Carolina - I was in college in Arkansas - and wondering "how in the hell can you ski in North Carolina?"...little did I know...



...and my skis were 200cm Kastles...guess I fell 5cm short of "Hot Dog" status...

[teledave]

MBlacky1051;170809 wrote:
Remember Alberto Tomba



Fail.

Remember Ingemar Stenmark?