BRETTON WOODS — Jeff Leich, retiring executive director of the New England Ski Museum, and Cranmore Mountain Resort owner Brian Fairbank will be honored this season for their achievements in promoting the sport of skiing.
Cranmore’s Fairbank is among eight people to be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 — the ceremonies were not held that year due to the pandemic, but the awards will now be presented at ceremonies to be held at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods on March 5.
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