THE U. S. EASTERN SKI ANNUAL

1934. (Edited by N. L. Goodrich, Librarian.) Published by the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association, Bellows Falls, Vermont.

Those few enlightened souls, who because of their fanatic devotion to skiing, have always been regarded as mildly insane, may well now sit back complacently and say: "I told you so it should have come long before." The wave of ski ennotes thusiasm that in the last two years has engulfed the East, and in fact the whole Country, is only a duplication of what occurred years ago abroad. To the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association credit is due for keeping right up with the procession. Its current ski annual is a highly meritorious publica- tion. The articles are well selected and cover a range of subjects from pine needles to Olympics and of terrain from Switzer- land to the Pacific Coast. The vogue for downhill running, stimulated as it has been by facilities provided with Federal funds and C.C.C. labor, is covered in all its phases, while the articles on jumping and ski jump construction furnish a nice bal- ance. Notes on equipment are there to sat- isfy the more rabid enthusiast and more are promised in later annuals. A ski fan is as bad as a dry fly fisherman when it comes to- the subject of gadgets. There are included tabulations of all competitions during the past year with great detail and accuracy. And finally the cuts are superb, partic- ularly that opposite page 80. The editor, Mr. Nathaniel L. Goodrich, !vho knows much more about skiing and tts ramifications than can be found in the Library, and his able editing committee have made a real contribution to the ad- vancement of the sport. Here's hoping they continue.