1. By 1936, there were four ski lifts in the U.S. and the idea of
having a Ski Patrol was developing.

2. In the winter of 1939, the President of the National Ski
Association announced there were now one million skiers in the U.S.

3. The Tenth Mountain Division (soldiers on skis that went into the
mountains of Europe) became the most decorated American Military
Division in the Second World War. It was 1945. These brave soldiers
would later play a major role in the development of American Ski
Resorts, particularly in Colorado.

4. In 1947, Howard Head began the development of the first metal ski.
Within a few short years, this would lead to a ski with torsional
rigidity, yet easy flex, allowing a person to get the ski completely
on edge for the first time. The arc was born and turning a ski was
now a much more efficient process.

5. In 1957, Bob Lange skied in his first pair of plastic boots,
forever changing the industry.

Thank's to the Weekend Warrior's Newsletter of May 2007