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1970 |
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MMSC Junior III & IV team was led by Dia Elliman, who won the Vermont State Championships. |
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The Ski Club created the tax-exempt Mt Mansfield Ski Educational Foundation to help fund racer development. |
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Henry Simoneau donated the famous “Smugglers Bowl” and the Ski Bum Race Series began. Even Charlie Lord and his team of “Senior Citizens” raced. |
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Billy Kidd won the bronze medal in the FIS World Championships in Val Gardena, Italy, in February and gold in the Combined. |
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The “Hopeful” program began (for those not of the 15 allowed in the JIII & IV team); Scott Moriarty and Dani Shaw on the roster. |
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First running of C.V. Starr Trophy race held in February. The Trophy, by Bob Bourdon, was modeled after Billy Kidd. |
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Tom Bryant won diamond Spruce GS pin, Mary Beth was the only previous winner. |
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Billy Kidd, retired from racing after one Pro season, became “Director of Skiing” at Steamboat Springs. |
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1972 |
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David Partridge built a new timer/printer for the club. |
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Ron Biedermann and Greg Bartlett were on National squad racing Can-Am
circuit and Ron won first slalom. |
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Lyndall Heyer won the Junior National slalom title at Glen Ellen. |
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Jeff Stone and Rick Dworshak were big in JIII & IV Championships. |
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1973 |
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Smugglers Bowl race got big and serious. Eric Oberg and Barbie Nash were the top contenders. |
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Billy Kidd came home and spent time coaching MMSC juniors. |
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The annual dinner-dance was a sellout success with dancing to John Cassel & Band (does anyone remember sap beer?) |
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Charlie Black was honored for his service and Tom Amidon took over the Club presidency. |
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1974 |
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Resort purchases two Thiokol packers. Modern grooming era is underway. |
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1975 |
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Ron Biedermann was named to U.S. “A” Team and Lyndall Heyer to the “B” Team. |
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The first Stowe Winter Carnival featuring the Wowzzer logo was held. |
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Frank Springer-Miller died in November after decades of service to the MMSC. |
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John Morrissey, Fraser Buchanan, Rick Dworshak, and Jeff Nichols spent all of August training in Bariloche, Argentina. |
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1976 |
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The Stowe Winter Carnival featured the “Colgate Freestyle Championships” with $80,000 in prize money, aired on ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
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The Equitable Ski America Classic was also a big event. |
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Gub Langdon came to the Club as new Secretary/Treasurer. |
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M.J. Shaw came to the Club as new Executive Secretary filling Paul
Biedermann’s shoes. |
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Gale Driscoll becomes Stowe’s first women patroller (SMR
history timeline). |
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1977 |
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M.J. Shaw and Andrew Shaw made a clean sweep of the Equitable Ski Challenge in Park City and were written up in two National Magazines. |
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Gail Oberg becomes first female on the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol. |
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The U.S. Ski Team roster for 1977-78 included 7 MMSC racers: |
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Ron Biedermann A-Team |
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John Morrissey D-Team |
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Doug Powell D-Team |
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Tiger Shaw D-Team |
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Lyndall Heyer D-Team |
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Joanne Henry D-Team |
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Heidi Knight D-Team |
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Heidi at 14 and Tiger at 15 are the two youngest on the roster. John Morrissey and Doug Powell were chosen to train in South America. |
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Sepp Ruschp retired as President of the Mt Mansfield Company – Verne Johnson came on board. |
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1978 |
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The MMSC again won the Equitable Challenge at Snowbird – Chuck and Chuckie Baraw, Millie and Tee Bryant. Rona and Joanne Klein got trophies from Jack Fey and a trip to Sun Valley. |
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On October 12, while training for the U.S. Team in Hintertux, Austria, Ron Biedermann was seriously injured. His life was saved by prompt air-lift and surgery and he returned to a New York hospital 3 weeks later. |
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Bart Bradford took over as Head Coach when Paul Reed retired. |
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Jesse Hunt and Beth Morrissey top the field at the JIII Easterns at Cranmore, NH. |
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Fourth winter carnival held with World Pro Race. (SMR history timeline) |
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1979 |
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“The Fastest Damn Ski Club in the Whole U.S.” won the Grand Marnier Challenge Eastern Finals. Patti Knapp, Chuck Baraw, Trude Erhard, Tom Emmanuelson, Millie Bryant and Gerhard Schmidt – then went on to finals in Snowbird and the Championship. |
