The Story of Sugarloaf

by John Christie

This is the dramatic story of the development and history of Sugarloaf ski resort from its beginnings as a hand-cleared path to an international ski and golfing resort of world renown. Many colorful people of international prominence are profiled, including Emile Allais, Jean Claude Killy, Billy Kidd, and Les Otten.

152 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dory · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Christie’s up-close-and-personal narrative recounts the development of a great ski resort, its ups and downs, and the personalities that made it the unique place that it is. Great photos and illustrations, too.

[brother_rebus · Rating 4 out of 5]

The content is really what someone should be going for here. The quality of writing is pretty middling, and relatively disorganized. Having the history, especially the early days, aggregated and analized is what counts. The entire legacy of the mountain, the key players, and the arc of the sport at large. There is undoubtedly an embellishment that happens in some of his descriptors, but he was probably just sitting around writing at night with a few whiskeys in him or something. So just take some of it with a grain of salt is all. (Like 0% chance some 16 yr old kid was blasting down Tote Road of all runs, with an “AVERAGE” speed of >60MPH. C’mon guy we have watched Super-G olympians not hit that).