Comments on: Congratulations Bill Briggs! U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame! http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:31:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-24353 Lou Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:57:01 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1471#comment-24353 Fred, thanks, I fixed. Always up for making things more accurate here on WildSnow, as it's not going away anytime soon (grin). Lou Fred, thanks, I fixed. Always up for making things more accurate here on WildSnow, as it’s not going away anytime soon (grin). Lou

]]> By: Fred Wright http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-24352 Fred Wright Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:06:24 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1471#comment-24352 Re: Bio group photo with Grand Teton in background I believe the person on the far right is Harry Frishman not Robbie Garrett. I knew all these guys and worked with Briggs at Exum's in the 60's and with Harry Frishman in the 60's building houses and the Mangey Moose in Jackson Hole and at the Colorado Outward Bound School in the 70's where Harry was a course director. In the ski film "Steep" there is a photo of this same group where Harry is more easily identifiable. Re: Bio group photo with Grand Teton in background I believe the person on the far right is Harry Frishman not Robbie Garrett. I knew all these guys and worked with Briggs at Exum’s in the 60’s and with Harry Frishman in the 60’s building houses and the Mangey Moose in Jackson Hole and at the Colorado Outward Bound School in the 70’s where Harry was a course director. In the ski film “Steep” there is a photo of this same group where Harry is more easily identifiable.

]]> By: joe food http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-23500 joe food Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:06:53 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1471#comment-23500 Bill Briggs continues to inspire me 20 years after my first conversation with him while he was clearing brush one summer day @ Snow King and I was suffering up the summer road on my mountain bike.Bill is like Coombs,Renny Jackson ,John Hunt et all : alpine masters that you would never guess of their accomplishments meeting them out of context.Listening to him yodel at the stagecoach bar bridges the generations from his to mine.Watching him charm my wife and all the other girls proves a ski bum's inner light never fades. Bill Briggs continues to inspire me 20 years after my first conversation with him while he was clearing brush one summer day @ Snow King and I was suffering up the summer road on my mountain bike.Bill is like Coombs,Renny Jackson ,John Hunt et all : alpine masters that you would never guess of their accomplishments meeting them out of context.Listening to him yodel at the stagecoach bar bridges the generations from his to mine.Watching him charm my wife and all the other girls proves a ski bum’s inner light never fades.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-20485 Kristin Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:11 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1471#comment-20485 I lived in Jackson for most of 1972. I remember 3-4 Californians came out that spring and "surfed" down some of the lower slopes. There were not that many people living in Jackson then, and many of us went out to watch the surfers trace figure eights. A novelty for most of us! Does anyone else remember this? Thanks for the bio. Finding it was a small miracle, reading it brought back so many wonderful memories! I lived in Jackson for most of 1972. I remember 3-4 Californians came out that spring and “surfed” down some of the lower slopes. There were not that many people living in Jackson then, and many of us went out to watch the surfers trace figure eights. A novelty for most of us! Does anyone else remember this?

Thanks for the bio. Finding it was a small miracle, reading it brought back so many wonderful memories!

]]> By: Mark W http://www.wildsnow.com/1471/bill-briggs-national-ski-hall-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-18035 Mark W Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:23:49 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1471#comment-18035 On the contrary, sometimes the local pronunciation doesn't especially make sense when considering the original language from which the name came. Examples are many, but how about these: Dubois, WY, and Pierre, SD. On the contrary, sometimes the local pronunciation doesn’t especially make sense when considering the original language from which the name came. Examples are many, but how about these: Dubois, WY, and Pierre, SD.

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