10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIMOBILE»
Discover the use of
skimobile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
skimobile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skiing Heritage Journal
The Skimobile, which took skiers up the lower half of North Conway's Mt.
Cranmore, was designed and built by George Morton and Phil Robertson,
architects of the original Moody Farm lift. The Skimobile had a very low capacity,
about 250 ...
2
The History of Cranmore Mountain
At its full capacity, the Lower Skimobile had 150 cars, while the Upper Skimobile
had 60, according to longtime lifts supervisor John “Hot Rod” Holmes. The Lower
Skimobile had 3 boxcars and the Upper had 2, all equipped with plows in winter
...
Getting on or off the Skimobile was a matter of commitment. You handed your
skis to the operator before stepping into the moving car, and then the operator
handed you back your skis. Similarly, when getting out of the car, you could hand
your ...
Behold! The Avis Skimobile. Interior— cozy from its hardworking heater and
roomy enough for the whole, happy crew. Trunk— holds apres-ski gear Ski rack /
Your skis* on our ski rack. Radio antenna — picks up snow reports and music to
...
THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS— 3 The center of the eastern ski world for the decade
of World War 1 1 , the home of the original Skimobile, and the place where
Hannes Schneider taught America to ski, the town has suddenly become
fashionable ...
Since then, Cranmore has grown, but not at the reckless helter-skelter pace that
characterizes many more recent developments. The original lift— the 5,500-foot
Skimobile— continues to carry skiers in the winter and tourists in the summer at a
...
CRANMORE— Where Hannes Schneider used his famous Skimobile lift to
pioneer in teaching Arlberg technique, today the Skimobile could be called the
hang-glider mobile in summer as the area pioneers in teaching this fast-growing
sport.
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Aiming High: The Life of Ski and Travel Pioneer Erna Low. ...
One of the best elements of Colin Trigger's job was to take what became known
as the Skimobile, a sort of ice-cream van without the ice-creams, around the
country on tour. “We bought a Bedford Dormobile, renamed it the Skimobile, and
did a ...
Hannes' son, Herbert, now 60 and Cranmore's general manager, says of the
early days: "My father took one look at the Skimobile that ran halfway up the
mountain and said 'We've got to make it go to the top!' " They went to the top in a
hurry, ...
Before the War— that's World War II— the Eastern Slopes packed them in,
attracted by Hannes and the Skimobile, transported, in those pre-Interstate days,
by the snow trains. One of the favorite runs at Black Mountain, left, is the
pleasantly ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIMOBILE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
skimobile is used in the context of the following news items.
Looking back at the Conway Bicentennial Parade
... and then had his own landscaping and equipment business, White Horse Landscape and Equipment," said Mary Ann, granddaughter of Cranmore Skimobile ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
Transvale Acres owners want full-year access
"We bought this property to be used year-round ... The last three weekends we had to go to Maine to skimobile because we cannot skimobile in New Hampshire ... «Conway Daily Sun, Feb 15»
50 years of Attitash: Blueberry Hill celebrates half century of skiing …
“Robertson, perhaps recalling the success Cranmore had in developing an entirely new form of ski lift with its Skimobile, became an advocate for a cog monorail ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jan 15»
Christmas vacation week in full swing
Registration is free, and will be located on the 3rd floor of Skimobile Station from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., with the event starting at 1 p.m. A lift ticket or season pass ... «Conway Daily Sun, Dec 14»
Snow messing about in Finnish Lapland
In Finland, the indigenous Sami people also relied on reindeer and horses to pull their sleds, before the skimobile made its debut in the 1950s. Today, dog ... «The National, Dec 14»
ArtsBeat | 'Fargo' Finale Recap: Morton's Fork: They've Come Undone
Lester had fled to Montana, where a posse of law enforcement officers chased him as he raced on a skimobile through Glacier National Park toward a lake. «New York Times, Jun 14»
Getting ready: Conway prepares for its 250th birthday in 2015
Reynolds noted that the iconic image of the late Connie Davis Watson riding the old Skimobile at Cranmore may be used as part of Conway's official postage ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jan 14»
Historic Cranmore getting an upgrade
... of George Morton's iconic (and somewhat loony) “Skimobile,” and of a whole gang (at least 20) of Eastern Slope skiers who joined the 10th Mountain Division ... «Boston Globe, Jan 14»
Master plan calls for construction of seven buildings over next decade
Expanded space will likely allow for displays of Cranmore's Skimobile cars, which the Fairbanks have had restored in recent years by local craftsman Jim Savoie ... «Conway Daily Sun, Dec 13»
From the archives: Vintage skiing photos
The Skimobile at North Conway, N.H., carries them from the base of the station to the top of 2,052-foot Cranmore Mountain. In the background are the sun decks ... «Boston.com, Nov 13»
