The Chawkers Foundation

Generously funded by The Chawkers Foundation, the Canadian Ski History Writers Project is an ongoing collaboration between the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum and the International Skiing History Association (ISHA). The goal is to preserve and celebrate Canada’s skiing heritage — and to raise awareness about this rich legacy within Canada and internationally — by commissioning and publishing well-researched, authoritative articles both online and in print.

These articles (see below) were originally published in ISHA’s print journal, Skiing History. Skiing History is distributed in print to more 1,500 avid skiers, ski historians, ski museums, ski-industry leaders, and former and current World Cup and Olympic competitors around the world—primarily in the United States and Canada. Since 2009, Skiing History has published more than a dozen articles funded by the Chawkers Foundation through the Writers Project. The articles are available for free download by clicking on the links below.

Articles

• Excellence on the Escarpment, by Lori Knowles (published September 2019)
• The Slim Look, Bogner profile, by John Fry (published December 2018)
• The Art of the Unexpected, by Lori Knowles (published November 2017)
• Quebec’s All-Time Ski Area Inventory, by Jeremy Davis (published July 2017)
• Loads of Fun on Ski and Snow, Snow Trains, by Corey Ford (published May 2017)
• Hill 70 at Mont Saint Sauveur, by Bob Soden (published May 2017)
• All or Nothing, Nancy Greene’s 1967 World Cup title, by Michel Beaudry (published March 2017)
• The Firth Twins – Shirley and Sharon profile, by Bob Woodward (published January 2017)
• Grand Dame – Mont Gabriel celebrates 80 years, by Robert Miron (published November 2016)
• The Man Who Came to Dinner and Stayed a Year, by E. John B. Allen (published November 2016)
• North America’s Ski City – Montreal, by Bob Soden (published September 2016)
• Sweet Success – Bee Hive competition, by Caroline Forcier Holloway (published March 2014)
• Made in Canada – Canadian Ski Manufacturers, by Bob Soden (published September 2013)
• Alpine Island – Skiing Vancouver Island, by Jenny Clayton (published July 2013)
• The Queen’s Winter Reps – Governor General of Canada, by Amy Tector (published November 2012)
• Golden-Girl Anne Heggtveit, by Lori Knowles (published December 2010)
• E Pluribus Skium – Canadian Ski Instructors history, by Bryon Rempel (published June 2010)
• The Incredible Emile Chochand – Part 1, by Chas Maclean Cochand (published Dec. 2009)
• Chalet Cochand – Part 2, by Chas Maclean Cochand (published March 2010)