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Ep 115 Bill Brox, Raymond Brox as recalled by his son Bill Brox
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
Bill Brox modestly and humorously suggested that his father's value to the Waterville Valley story was "Without portfolio", specifically, he said that Tom Corcoran "had a pedigree, unlike my father". But the worth of Ray Brox is more accurately measured by the fact that Ralph Bean gave Ray two acres of prime real estate in the center of Waterville Valley to build a ski home in thanks for his contributions at Snow's Mountain. Further, the Beans considered him a close friend for the remainder of their lives.
Ray began by rehabilitating an old rope tow at Snow's Mountain - actually it WAS the entirety of Snow's ski area. Then he purchased two old T-Bars from a Utah ski area and rebuilt them at Snow's Mountain accessing two newly cut intermediate and expert slopes.
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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
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of excitement and innovation, driven by people from all walks of life. The growth and development of Waterville Valley and the explosion of Freestyle skiing was no exception. Consequently, telling the story of the birth of Freestyle skiing requires that we open our minds to what happens when we mix blueblood Northcountry families like Ralph and Grace Bean and their two boys Danny and Dave, Olympic skiers like Tom Corcoran and his friends: Doug Pfieffer editor of “Skiing Magazine”, the Kennedys of Massachusetts, with immigrant-made-good dynasties in the making like the Dunfeys, and college students lured to the “Valley” by a love of the mountains and skiing like John and Donni Hughes, and other accomplished and talented long-timers like Raymond Brox and his family. These were the dreamers and doers.
https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/merRchZ-4/media
https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
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Part 2 - The Mentors and the Protectors
Then there were the Mentors, the Protectors: the men and women who had fallen in love first with skiing and then with Freestyle and its devil-may-care skiers. They brought their wisdom and enthusiasm to the sport, people like JD Nelson, Jack Sanders, and Bernie Weishel who - on more than one occasion - rescued Freestyle from the jaws of extinction in a society increasingly placing bumpers and belts on our lives and bodies to protect us from ourselves.
Nick and Suzy Preston, who provided the pushback by helping the athletes push the envelope safely: building their bodies, confidence and skills to protect them.
https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/h9zwlyIsg/media
https://www.anamaki.com/art-productions/podcasts/new-hampshire-secrets-legends-lore
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Part 3 - The Athletes: The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley: Part 3: Surfers of the Moguls, Pioneers of the Air
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.
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
YouTube - Coming soon
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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
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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
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| In the Wake of the Storm on Asquamchumaukee |
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
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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
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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
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