1. When was Stowe chartered?
*1763
2. When was the first Winter Carnival in Stowe?
*1921
3. What was the most popular Winter Carnival event the 1st year?
*Las Vegas Night
4. What year was America's oldest ski patrol founded - which was in Stowe?
*1934
5. Who was the 1st person to ski down Mt. Mansfield?
*Dartmouth Librarian Nathaniel Goodrich
6. Who cut the 1st ski trail in Stowe?
*Charlie Lord (1930)
7. What was the name of the 1st ski trail cut on Mt. Mansfield?
*The Bruce
8. Who played the piano for years at Sister Kate's?
*Rock King
9. What was the name of the Cotillion held in spring in the 1980's?
*Cowshit cotillion
For more on Stowe's rich ski history, check out Pat Haslam's wonderful book that was recently published: Ski Pioneers of Stowe, Vermont: The First Twenty-Five Years