Ward, Dale

Interview by Donna Corey and Scott Gryzb. Interview date: April 29, 2016.


TimeTopic
00:00Introductions
00.57 Address/birthdate
01.31 Early History – Dale
01:40 Early History – Ski Hill
02.08 Memories of ski hill as a youngster
03:48 Review of pictures of ski hill
04:36 Bar
05:27 A-frames/motor houses
05:49 Go Devil Trail
05:59 Names of ski trails/description of trails
07:30 New ski lift
07:40 Little Rope Tow
07:50 T-Bar
08:40 Big Rope Tow
09:00 Description of pictures of ski area
09:41 Names of trails
10:00 Grooming of trails
11:26 Beginning trails – identification
15:02 Little Shack
16:02 Model A or T
17:01 Top of hill – concrete block
17:21 Hear dog in gear
17.50 Address
18:10 Description Fessenden/Corey owners
19:05 Stories as kids
20:20 Job as adult
21:00 Identifying pictures
23:15 Bob Riendeau Story
24:00 Shack
24:26 Opening 1936
24:30 Names of older kids
25:13 Rope Tow
27:50 Identifying September Pictures
28:00 Big Wheel
29:00 Towers
30:07 First Memory of ski area
30:40 Skating
31:29 Hockey
31:54 Snowmobiles
32:35 Making Deal with Dad
33:29 Skiing big trail
34:01 Equipment they used
34:50 Prayed for snow on Fridays
35:15 Knowing Mr. Derossa
35:45 Teaching skiing
36:53 Good skiers in Brookline
37:54 Mowing slopes
40:05 Tractor stuck mowing
40:20 Dale mentioned on Facebook
41:11 Redesigning trails
41:48 Snowstorms
42:00 Sold to DeRossa
42:20 Added snow making equipment
42.30 Not cold enough to make snow
43:00 Making snow – not cold enough
43:34 1961 – sold
44:00 1982-1984
44:30 Everything gone
45:10 Snow Guns
47:00 Changes under DeRossa
47:58 Pony Tows
49:19 Built building-December 1961
51:00 Rental Shop/Bar
51:56 Review tows
52:34 Install T-Bar
53:06 Rental Ski Equipment Types
55:00 Description of Dale’s Skis
56:56 Grooming Equipment
58:56 Cross Country Skiing
59:20 Parking
1:00:00 Loading
1:01:15 Night time skiing
1:02:00 Night time work
1:02:33 Make lifetime skiing
1:02:49 Plowing
1:03:17 Skiing later in life
1:05:26 Remembering incidents
1:06:20 Accidents T-bar- Bruce Stewart
1:07:07 Terry Dennehy-Accident
1:08:09 Accident-worker
1:09:45 Visit to doctor with accident victim
1:10:40 Tobogganing/sledding
1:12:34 Plans Swiss Chalet
1:13:00 Ski hill starting fail
1:13:36 Description of owner Derossa
1:14:30 Names of trails 1971
1:15:05 Upstairs Events
1:15:40 Hugo
1:16:50 Dale leaves ski area 1965
1:17:10 1968 Dales returns
1:17:54 Channel 7 or WBZ Movies
1:18:50 Dale Ward Ski Posters
1:19:10 Night lighting
1:20:00 Snow making at night complaints
1:20:58 Reviewing pictures
1:22:27 Memories as a kid
1:23:25 Places to eat
1:24:38 Plowing for town
1:25:26 Living in Pittsburgh
1:26:15 Don’t make eye contact
1:27:06 Town Meeting
1:28:08 Friends who skied
1:29:00 Friends who played hockey
1:29:34 Skating at lake
1:30:01 Rope tow mittens
1:30:22 Playing hockey with “big guys”
1:31:24 Cardboard tubes
1:32:13 Playing hockey-locations
1:33:32 Playing ball
1:33:44 Boats
1:34:10 Camping at 13
1:34:34 Soapbox Derby
1:35:30 Thank You