by Annie Boochever | Skiing
In those days Nordic ski gear consisted of bindings with three metal pins that slid into matching holes in the soles of our leather ski boots. Our skis were all wood, with bases we had previously painted at wax parties with sticky pine tar. Ahhh, the sweet, acrid smell of smoking-hot pine tar.
by Annie Boochever | Skiing
1964-1968 Ski coach Peter Bibb, took this photo when I was in middle school. He called us “The Little Monsters” and recruited us from 2nd Cabin to be on the high school team . L.to R. Annie Boochever (Annie B), Patricia Pittman (Twiggy) Guyce Lafavour,...
by Annie Boochever | Skiing
1957 -1963 This past summer marked my 50th high school reunion from the Juneau Douglas High School. One of the subjects that came up was skiing in ‘the old days’ in Juneau. Here is my attempt to capture some of those memories. Mostly cold and wet. That’s the first...
