The Big Snow of 1916

Harry Tangen (I'll have to check for sure, but I believe that is his name if I remember correctly) was the older gentleman who gave me the info. He stated that there were 2 jumps across from each other. One on the T-bird hill and the other opposite (B-Jump) and both landed in the same general area. He said they did a lot of blasting on the t-bird hill to make a smooth hill to land.<br><br>He also said there was another jump located on the east slope of t-bird made of criss-cross trees that would yield 50'-60' jumps. Also there was a small jump just in front of the Seattle Ski Club building, like a beginner jump I believe. <br>

I love the "Telemark swing". I'll have to add that phrase to my own "Tele two-step": a joyful dance done when donning the boots and heading out for a day of skiing, and/or danced at the end of a day to celebrate the joy of skiing.

<br><br>If the web had existed in the old days, this site might have been called "swings-all-year.com". "Swing" is a much more lyrical word than "turn" don't you think? It faded from use gradually after the 1950s.<br><br>It wasn't too many years ago that ski schools included "shortswing" in their teaching progression. But the 1980s and 90s replaced that term with the robotic-sounding "short radius turn".<br><br>Charles Hessey, Jr., a Cascade pioneer, described a perfect ski day in 1948: "A wish would swing you."

<br>Charles Hessey, Jr., a Cascade pioneer, described a perfect ski day in 1948: "A wish would swing you."

<br><br>I love it! <br>Thinking about skiing, wishing one is skiing, simply makes the swing the thing. <br>Great quote. <br>

This is one of the best TRs ever! Even without pics.
Thanks Lowell.

Sounds like one of the earliest cases of "Short Man's Syndrome" that I have heard of...

Great story Lowell, thanks for digging it up.

Perfectly lamblike except under great provocation.

I think that's how I'm going to refer to myself from now on.