Our future fine furniture showroom has many previous lives, incuding that of a Southern Vermont ski area called Pine Top.  We found these old Pine Top signs in the rafters of the workshop.  When was the last time you got to ski for $1.25? 

Winter has come to Vermont!  The air at Stonehurst is… well let’s say “crisp”.  OK, it was -3F this morning.  Ken and I were huddling in the workshop next to the wood stove and we spied these old Pine Top Ski Area signs in the rafters.  All day skiing for $1.25?  Count me in!

We decided to clean up these great artifacts and display them once renovations are complete and our new fine furniture showroom is open.  By any chance, did you ever ski at Pine Top during it’s heyday (the 1940s-1960s)?  If so I hope you’ll stop by our shop or connect with us on Facebook to share your memories of back in the day.

For example, how is it that the skier in this old Pine Top Ski Area sign isn’t bundled up in a Michelin Man suit?  We didn’t have high tech outdoor clothing back then so did people just suck it up and freeze out there on the slopes?  I was looking at old photos of Pine Top skiers yesterday and the people do indeed look just like the guy in the sign’s silhouette.  No down parkas, no Gore Tex.  Just your basic wool sweaters and coats.

I started skiing in the late 60s and I remember being pretty well bundled myself.  Maybe in the decades preceding that people only skied on nice days?  Or maybe they were tougher and more determined than we are?  Got any answers or theories?  Share them below or on Facebook.  And if you’re wanting to stop by and do a little skiing yourself, let me know.  There’s presently nowhere to park because construction vehicles are everywhere but hopefully renovations will be complete before the end of the season.  I’ll keep you updated here on the blog.

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