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Identifier
F243-S1-f1-i(1)
Title
"Grouse Mountain and Skiing"
Creator
James Adam Craig (1924-2011)
Date(s)
Description
Spending around $15 on bamboo poles, boots, cable bindings and skis made of ash wood was a lot of money for James Adam Craig’s mother. At the time she bought them, around 1940, it would have been similar to spending roughly $270 today. And James did not even like skiing. But, as this article shows, his time spent on Grouse Mountain with friends has stuck with him for decades.
His memories of the 1940s are detailed, giving us a glimpse into his time building cabins and socializing in them, even skipping off work to help with construction, and the effort involved just to get to the slopes.
He also gives a good account of ski equipment of the time.
Subjects
Types
- text
Format
Source
Fonds 243 - James Adam Craig Fonds