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Hali Beckman & JD Nelson: Hali Beckman Remembers JD
The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley Series
From Anamaki Chronicles and InDepthNH.org
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EP 112 Hali Beckman Remembers JD Nelson
https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Hali Beckman grew up in NH, moving to Rhode Island shortly after graduating from Plymouth High in 1969 a few years, after graduating from college, she returned to NH - just in time for the Freestyle Skiing revolution. She met JD Nelson shortly after her return and they became best friends, eventually life-partners. This podcast remembers JD on the tenth anniversary of his passing.
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| Frank DeBoise and JD Nelson Courtesy Photos The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley Podcast Series Overview From Anamaki Chronicles and InDepthNH.org This podcast series was produced in three main parts with ancillary interviews also published. YouTube interviews are included where possible. Part 1 - The Dreamers and the Doers https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/merRchZ-4/media https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Part 2 - The Mentors and the Protectors https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/h9zwlyIsg/media https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Part 3 - The Athletes: The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley: Part 3: Surfers of the Moguls, Pioneers of the Air Listen here: https://feeds.podetize.com/ofL4BwKTS.mp3 The excitement of Freestyle was, ultimately, the domain of the athletes, the hot doggers : Wayne Wong, George Askevold, Floyd Wilkie and Billy Fallon among others. Their defenders: Tom Corcoran, Frank Deboise, the nations first African-American certified ski instructor and Ski School Director Paul Pfosi had the vision to see beyond the back-biting and competitiveness between Racers and Freestylers. They provided the support and cover for Freestyle to continue to grow. What was created was a Northcountry stew of enthusiasm, fearlessness, talent and determination from which would emerge the most thrilling and innovative changes to alpine skiing since its beginnings. The men and women who led this revolution in skiing were a diverse, freewheeling and welcoming group of people, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, from every socio-economic level, every religious and non-religious background. It seemed the epitome of everything that our founders had dreamt of . . . a pluralistic wave moving us forward, to match the other changes taking place all over the country and the world. We were a country and a people on the move, a people who served as a paradigm of everything we could be; where the athletes, mentors, and dreamers made us excited about the future by providing us with examples of courage, and enthusiasm that matched our own personal vision of that which was best in America. And the changes were not just social and political. We became aware quickly that as the country advanced and pluralism grew, so too did the economic power of the country. Rope Tows and cow pastures yielded to T-Bars and, then, chair lifts servicing triple black diamond slopes like True Grit and Bobby’s Run named for Waterville Valley’s fallen favorite son Robert F. Kennedy (Sr.), felled by an assassin's bullet during the 1968 Presidential primary. The changes also led to a thriving and exploding economic sector of the market around winter sports. Suddenly the choice of skis went from Northland and Head to dozens of new companies offering the most innovative skis and the safest of bindings. Even skiwear saw an economic explosion and who can forget Olympian Suzy Chaffee announcing that her new nickname was now “Suzy Chapstick” as the athletes discovered the power of their names and endorsements in the marketplace. Accompanying Interviews Frank Deboise Frank Deboise: https://feeds.podetize.com/HGW31ThDn.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore Nick & Suzi Preston Nick & Suzi Preston - A Life in Skiing, a Freestyle Life https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/bRHCU52Td/media https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Remembering Ray Brox Bill Brox, Son of Raymond Brox https://feeds.podetize.com/b04rwqlg2.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore Jack Sanders Jack Sanders a brilliant legal mind and protector of Freestyle Jack Sanders https://feeds.podetize.com/Gybe4fSK3.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Tom Gross Nick Preston calls Tom the Unofficial Mayor of "Waterville Valley" Tom Gross https://feeds.podetize.com/C6pYhDC1A.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
John & Donni Hughes Understanding the culture of Waterville during the birth of Freestyle. The wind beneath the wings of Freestyle. John & Donni Hughes https://feeds.podetize.com/nOawqmYok.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore Bernie Weischel Bernie Weischel: 75 Years on the Boards and an Exhibition Guy at Heart https://feeds.podetize.com/6w0RDNU_2.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
George Askevold Attitude and Altitude in the Wild West of Skiing https://feeds.podetize.com/yp_6i71bi.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore Hali Beckman Hali Beckman Remembers JD Nelson and the early days of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley https://feeds.podetize.com/v_ggGFPqm.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
Jerry Dunfey Jerry remembers JD Nelson and his friend Frank Deboise https://feeds.podetize.com/YTfKrY5qL.mp3 https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore Your purchases of images from the gallery benefit the Podcast and make it possible to produce these podcasts without advertisements. Images by Wayne D. King No room for a new piece of art? All these images are available as cards, mugs, puzzles, shower curtains, phone cases, clothing, totes, and more. Click here for merch.
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