Author Archives: Jesse Ritner

I was sitting in the Tread of the Pioneer Museum in Steamboat Springs. After almost a year of researching exclusively online, I was in a room. And I had a beautiful thing – subject files. The problem with researching online is the inevitable reliance on key words. Searching through the New York Times, Ski Magazine,Continue reading “Skiing in Moccasins”

Skiing can suck. In April, when spring skiing brings sunny days, it is easy to forget. But skiing, especially in the East, was difficult to convince people to do. It is cold and wet. It is icy and slushy. Fresh snow is rare. And over winter vacation, when early ski centers would gross up toContinue reading ““Summer Sun and Winter Fun””