tuckerman photos from 1952-54

[dboo]

tuckerman 1952-54 at flickr:

http://flickr.com/photos/dboo/sets/72157600073036195/

also more recent "tuckerman" additions from may 1970:

http://flickr.com/photos/dboo/

all photos taken by the late nick dewolf...

[DMC]

Amazing... Thanks!

[RR]

Can't wait to see those after the game tonight!

[PWDR8S]

Welcome aboard to the tuckermaniac's hangout. ;)

Reps to your 1st post, especially for the link to those pics. Those are great! I love them! :cool: Thanks for sharing.... talk about a real flash to the past. :D

I half expect to see one of my many uncles in one of those pics! :)

[dboo]

thanks for the warm welcome.

additional pics to be posted in the next day or two...hope you enjoy them....

[Seeker]

Spectacular! Thanks for sharing!

[cbcbd]

Excellent pics, thanks!!

I posted a comment on pic "sl 1952 0A". It is flipped horizontally.

[dboo]

fixed.
thanks for the assist...

[tig]

Look at the lengths of the skis. And the leather boots. And shirts and pants with belts, oh my!

Thanks a ton!

[boardman]

OMFG, those are the coolest pics I've seen in a long time! Are those pics of HoJo's under construction?! Might Joe Dodge himself be in one of those? Crazy-cool stuff. Thanks a ton for sharing!

WOW! One of those (sl 1952 0A, the last slide) is an aerial shot, showing Hillmans, Tucks, the Raymond Cataract, and the summit, as well as a piece of the Gulf of Slides/Boot Spur! Amazing!

[boardman]

dboo, can you tell us more about this Nick Dewolf? I'm curious.

Eidted to add: I think I found what I was looking for:

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20060417/NEWS/104170023/0/FRONTPAGE

All I can say is WOW. What an amazing dude.

[dboo]

yeah, nick was a pretty amazing guy. many feathers in his cap. and before leaving the east coast in the mid-70s, he clearly had a love for tuckerman...

[P-HUG]

Reps on a killer 1st post....thanks.
Some of those slides are great quality, I really enjoyed looking at tux more then 60 yrs ago. Even some GG shots, these guys were killing it

[bobpratl]

Great photos - Thanks for sharing:)

[woodstockloafa]

Wow. Any volunteers to take a run using that equipment?:skierpetrified:

[PWDR8S]

Wow. Any volunteers to take a run using that equipment?:skierpetrified:

I'ld wing it. I have a few old planks but no leather up boots.

[RR]

That's wonderful stuff. Too tired to say more.

[M@]

That's the kewlest set of Tux pix I've ever seen - talk about dedication to capturing the experience and sharing it.

Holy contrast of things that change and things that stay the same - I love it. LOVE IT!

Mad rep.

M@

[BladeGirl]

VERY COOL!!! We see the classic old shots of the bowl, but not the shots of folks like us in the parking lot gearing up, and along the trail. Wearing their shorts, just like us on a spring day, except for the 6 foot planks strapped to their packs! Thanks/reps for sharing.

Wow. Any volunteers to take a run using that equipment?:skierpetrified:

Skilas probably owns and has skied on some;)

-BG

[DMC]

Holy contrast of things that change and things that stay the same - I love it. LOVE IT!


Thats what imediately hit me too.. In fact I breezed past the parking lot shots cause they looked modern at first glance..

[boardman]

Thats what imediately hit me too.. In fact I breezed past the parking lot shots cause they looked modern at first glance..

Yeah, I think for me that's what really hit home about these pics, too. How little, if at all, Tuck's (and the mountain in general) has changed. It's all so familiar, yet so different somehow, because of the look of the participants, I suppose. Yet the timeless quality of the Tuck's experience really shines through. It's somehow so reassuring, so right.

I'm just incredibly fascinated by these images. I sent them to many of my friends, some non-skiers, because I think they transcend just skiiing and Tuck's. They really are a slice-of-Americana piece of history.

Thanks again, dboo.

[DMC]

Another thing is... These people are all up there based upon word of mouth and not TFT...

My first trip to TUX was just a disastor.. i had know idea what I was getting in to.. just some info gleaned off a guy on a chair ride at Killington... And a general location.. :)

[Seeker]

dboo, can you tell us more about this Nick Dewolf? I'm curious.

Eidted to add: I think I found what I was looking for:

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20060417/NEWS/104170023/0/FRONTPAGE

All I can say is WOW. What an amazing dude.

Very interesting article--thanks for finding it! Very cool to find out about such an interesting man.

[PWDR8S]

Another thing is... These people are all up there based upon word of mouth and not TFT...

My first trip to TUX was just a disastor.. i had know idea what I was getting in to.. just some info gleaned off a guy on a chair ride at Killington... And a general location.. :)

Now that's flyin' on a wing and a prayer! Unforgettable intro to the TUX magic. :cool:


Hey dboo! Some of these belong in the mag called Skiing Heritage..... great stuff. You should give them a call.
http://www.skiinghistory.org/

[dboo]

hey, thanks for the comments guys...

nick would've been pleased to know you're enjoying them....these tuckerman pics had been squirreled away in an aspen basement for many years.

you all would've gotten a kick out of the old man as well...lived, loved, and did his own thing...

[VT Lauren]

Wow!! Amazing!! I love the cloths. I think some of those guys were wearing khakis and belts. THANK YOU for sharing these. :)

[P-HUG]

Did you guys notice the cutler rivers crossings with no bridges?
Ya some pics looked like they could have been taken this April, except for the garb and haircuts

[2plankerider]

WOW.....amazing find.

i find myself really analyzing what gear they had, camping etc... and it all stays the same no matter what year....

a roll of toilet paper!:D

it's gonna put a serious dent in the 'ol productivity dept here at work

[M@]

Different: Open fire cooking.

Same: Gearing up at the base of the Chute.

M@

[MadPatSki]

Incredible historical goldmine. :)

Thanks for posting the link here.

Happy to see some people keep stuff and don't throw it all away like they so often do. I remember the rewards and frustration in trying to find old stuff like pictures after my dad past away a few years ago. The early 50s, my dad could have been there, his ski instructors/skibum days which later over a decade.

[dboo]

six tuckerman sets from 1970 (in addition to the 1952-54 pics) posted at flickr... many camping, hojo's and shelter pics:

http://flickr.com/photos/dboo/

all photos taken by the late nick dewolf.

thanks again from the dewolf family for your interest in these old pics...

[M@]

Dunno if anyone is as intrigued by these photo's as I am: But one of the frequent character's is this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_DeWolf

Tux, Some good looking Boston Concerts + Events, R/C Planes... the only thing missing is some pix from Fenway or something. Interesting pix to say the least.

M@

[surf88]

some pics looked like they could have been taken this April, except for the garb and haircuts
And lack of snowboards.

Thanks for sharing those. Thats a pretty sketchy tent site by the river,yikes.