TEAM FIRSTS

1921 Men skiers compete at McGill University

1933 Men's winter sports team formed

1934 Mountain Club holds first Winter Carnival

First ski trails cut at snow bowl

Ski jump built on Chipman Hill

1939 Women's ski team formed

Men win Middlebury Carnival

1948 Men win National Championships

1976 Women win Naitonal Championships

 

INDIVIDUAL FIRSTS

1923 First team captain.....Cyril Shelvey '23

1937 First ski coach.....Richard Hubbard '36

1948 First female Olympian.....Becky Fraser Cremer '46

1952 First male Olympic medalist.....Guttorm Berge '53

1953 First male Olympians.....Verne Goodwin '53.....Tom Jacobs '51

1956 First Olympic coach.....Robert Sheehan '44

1960 First female Olympic medalist.....Penny Pitou '60

1968 First U.S. win at Holmenkollen.....John Bower '63

1972 First 3-time Olympian.....Peter Lahdenpera '59

1983 First 4-time All-American.....Leslie Leete Smith '83