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  Category:  Skiing  
  Subject:  Black Mountain Ski Area  
  Code:  1360  
       
  Item Type Description  
       
  Article -1 Article in "Mountain Ear" on threat to numerous trails by real estate development - July 30, 1998  
       
  Article - 2 Article in The Mountain Ear - December 11, 1987 about 13 local ski celebrities being inducted into the Jackson Skiing Legends Hall of Fame. Also details of the famous "shovel handle" ski tow  
       
  Brochure - 3 3 editions of "The Black Mountain Breeze" & several publicity brochures  
       
  Brochure - 4 Prospectus issued by Black Mountain Tramways, Inc. offering sale of preferred & common stock to finance expansion of ski area  
       
  Photograph - 5 4 photographs of ski area  
       
  Document - 6 Chronology of Ski Area & Inn developments from 1936 to 1969. Coincides with ownership period by the Whitneys  
       
  Article - 7 Black Mountain celebrates its 65th Anniversary on January 20 and 21, 2001. Black is attributed with having the first overhead cable lift in the US in 1935. Photos and other pieces of history.  
       
  Photograph - 8 Photograph of 1954 Junior Ski School with 41 children identified.  
       
  Photograph - 9 Photograph of Jackson Ski School at Black Mountain 1947-1948-1949. Shown are Arthur Doucette, Richard Barrows, Junior Nutter, Rink Earle, Mack Beal and Dick May  
       
  Photograph - 10 Photograph of Jackson Ski School at Black Mountain 1946-1947. Shown are Arthur Doucette, Richard Barrows, Rink Earle, Mack Beal, Dave Rankin, Freddie Kazaka, Johnny MacDonald.  
       
Article - 11 Article in Mountain Ear February 8, 2003. Describes the launch of Steve Sherlock's Mt. Washington Valley Ski School, Inc. at Black Mountain. The school will teach the "A-Way" instruction method that develops timing, rhythm and balance on cross country shis for progression to alpine skiing.  
       
       
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    Jackson Historical Society, PO Box 8, Jackson, NH 03846
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