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Name
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Murphy, John "Jack" J.
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Rank, Company, Regiment
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Birth date/Death Date
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9/10/1920-9/20/1982
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Vermont Location
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Waitsfield
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Awards
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Sherman Adams Award, 1983, for eastern ski area operator who has made significant contributions of skiing in the East
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Importance of Vermont
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First skiing experience
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"Jack first skied on weekend trips to North Creek, New York, in the early 1940s, while living in New York City."
Other early experiences include ski-jorring on barrel staves behind cars in the Bronx and taking the ski train to Bousquet's near Pittsfield, MA.
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College
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Competitive Skiing
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What was your experience in the 10th like?
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Why did you join the 10th?
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Ski Patrol
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Ski School
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Director, Alpine Meadows, Corinth, NY and helped form NY PSIA.
1948-1949 - Sun Valley Ski School
1949-1952 - Ski School Director at Mont du Lac, Duluth, MN.
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Ski Industry
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Lodge owner at Mad River Glen
Representative for Carlevario and Savio ski lift company and supervisor of lift installation (1960)
Representative for Hedco, snowmaking equipment manufacturer (1960s)
1952-1957 General Manager of Mad River Glen
1959 - Co-founder of Sugarbush: General Manager, Director, Vice President (1957-77) Active founding member of the National Ski Areas Association
3 time president of the Vermont Ski Areas Association (served on the Board from 1979-80)
Worked with Howard Head on fiberglass skis and on Centered skiing technique
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Vermont Ski Area Connection
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Role of Skiing in your Life
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Other information
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Photograph information
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