Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.A. SCORE = 80/100 YEAR of VISIT 1947-1952

November 26th, 2008

Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, N.H., U.S.A. SCORE = 80/100 YEAR of VISIT 1947-52

By: “Fog Horn” Flanagan

Age: 80

Gender: Male

Occupation: Retired Ski instructor P.S.I.A. # 14

Years Skiing: 62

Discipline: Alpine

Ability: Expert

Home Town: Milford, N.H.

Home: Denver, Colorado

Favorite Ski Hill:  Winter Park, Colorado

 

Likes:

Good Intermediate ski area. Some Advanced.  Excellant beginner terrain. They had a lift called a Skimobile which was a bunch of little cars that went up the hill pulled on a platform. you had to take your skis off to ride it.

 

Dislikes:

West facing slopes were tough in the Spring.

 

General Comments:

I was certified as a “ski teacher” there in March of 1951. The Ski School Director was Hannes Schneider. I never actually got to meet him, but I remember he walked with a bad limp when I saw him there. His son Herbert was the “examiner” for certification and he was a really nice fella.

His dad really brought skiing as a sport to the United States. He taught the stem-christie technique.

One Response to “Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.A. SCORE = 80/100 YEAR of VISIT 1947-1952”

  1. Nyaxter says:
    November 27, 2008 at 2:27 am

    Hannes Schneider was the father of "Make turns, not war" his experience in WWI led him to the conclusion that if everybody skied then there would be no war.

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