Autor/-in: E. John B. Allen

As Emeritus Professor of History at Plymouth State University and His- torian for the New England Ski Museum, both in New Hampshire, USA, the author brings 45 years of academic research—a dozen books, 70 articles, some documentary film work, and numerous lectures in North America and Europe—to back up the text and images presented here. Three of his books have received Ullr awards from the International Skiing History Association, and in 2009 he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He also skis!