BARTLETT — Former U.S. Olympic and World Pro Skiing racer Tyler Palmer, 63, of Kearsarge will be the recipient of the New England Ski Museum's eighth annual Spirit of Skiing award, scheduled to be presented at the group's annual meeting and dinner on Nov. 2 at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel.
“It was a real surprise when I got the call, and am very honored. More than anything else, this is about the town, my friends and family in my path, and my coaches, and fellow racers who got to me where I've come and all I've accomplished,” said Palmer in a recent interview with The Conway Daily Sun. “This will give me a chance to look back and thank everyone. They all really believed in me, and that helped me. The valley was a great place to grow up in and live, and it was a perfect storm of sorts for me to come out of here and be in the Olympics with my brother and David Currier [in 1972] of Madison, and for me to win some World Cups and then to get to race professionally.”
kAm%96 2H2C5 9@?@CD 2 7:8FC6 7C@> E96 DA@CE @7 D<::?8 H9@ 6>3@5:6D E96 2I:@> @C:8:?2==J G@:465 3J s2CE>@FE9 2?5 $E] {2HC6?46 D<: 4@249 ~EE@ $49?:63D E92E D<::?8 :D ?@E ;FDE 2 DA@CE[ 3FE 2 H2J @7 =:76] pD 2 $A:C:E @7 $<::?8 9@?@C66[ !2=>6C H:== ;@:? DF49 8C62ED 2D ~=J>A:2?D $E6:? tC:<D6?[ %@> r@C4@C2? 2?5 !6??J !:E@Fj $H:DD D<:6C^&]$] $<: %62> 4@249 v6@C8 r2A2F=[ =2E6 rC2?>@C6 D<:>6:DE6C w6C36CE $49?6:56C[ 2?5 D<: AC@>@E6C q6C?:6 (6:49D6= @7 E96 q@DE@? $?@DA@CED tIA@ 2?5 x?E6C?2E:@?2= $<::?8 w6C:E286]k^Am
kAm}@E6D (6:D496=[ H9@ A=2?D E@ 36 2E $2EFC52J 6G6?:?8VD 5:??6C[ “xE’D :>AC6DD:G6 9@H >2?J @7 E96 8C62E &]$] D<: C246CD @G6C E96 J62CD 92G6 4@>6 7C@> }6H t?8=2?5] %J=6C !2=>6C >:89E ?@E 92G6 E96 36DE C6DF=E D966E 3FE 9:D :>A24E :D 8C62E6C E92? >@DE 8:G6? 9:D DEC@?8 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 4@249:?8 2?5 E96 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^Am
kAm%96 2H2C5 7@==@HD !2=>6CVD :?5F4E:@? :?E@ E96 &]$] $<: w2== @7 u2>6 :? a_`a H:E9 D6G6? @E96C :?5F4E66D[ :?4=F5:?8 7@C>6C pEE:E2D9 rt~ !9:= vC2G:?< @7 y24<D@?]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m{:76=@?8 A2DD:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm$<: C24:?8 92D 366? %J=6C !2=>6CVD =:76] pD 2? 2E9=6E6[ 96 H2D 7@C6>@DE :? 9:D DA@CE @G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 2 564256] pD 2 4@249[ 96 82G6 324< D@ E92E 9F?5C65D @7 J@F?8 C246CD 4@F=5 6IA6C:6?46 E96 D2>6 ;@J 2?5 D6?D6 @7 244@>A=:D9>6?E 96 76=E 2D @?6 @7 p>6C:42?VD 8C62E6DE D<: C246CD]k^Am
kAmx? 2 C646?E :?E6CG:6H H:E9 E96 }6H t?8=2?5 $<: |FD6F>VD y677 {6:49[ !2=>6C DA@<6 A2CE:4F=2C=J 23@FE E96 :?7=F6?46 @7 a__h $A:C:E @7 $<::?8 9@?@C66 w6C36CE $49?6:56C W`ha_\a_`aXik^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm“w6C36CE 925 2 BF:6E 56>62?@C — 96 925 9:D 7:?86C @? E96 AF=D6 @7 6G6CJE9:?8 :? D<::?8[ 2?5 36:?8 w2??6DV D@? x E9:?< :E AC@323=J 42>6 E@ 9:> ?2EFC2==J] w6 H2D =:<6 E96 <:?8 @7 E96 DA@CE[ 96 92?5=65 :E H:E9 DF49 9F>:=:EJ 2?5 C6DA64E[ 2?5 96 496C:D965 :E[ 2?5 96 E2F89E >6 E@ 496C:D9 :E[ E@@[” D2:5 !2=>6C]k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm!2=>6C’D 72>:=J >@G65 E@ }@CE9 r@?H2J 23@FE `hdf[ 2?5 96 2?5 9:D 3C@E96C D<:65 2== E96 =@42= 2C62D — x?E6CG2=6[ q=24< |@F?E2:?[ (:=542E[ 2?5 6DA64:2==J rC2?>@C6[ H9:49 9@DE65 E96 ;F?:@C AC@8C2> :? H9:49 D49@@= 49:=5C6? 2== D<:65 7@C 2? 27E6C?@@? 6249 H66<]k^Am
kAmw:D 7:CDE C246 H2D 2E q=24< |@F?E2:? :? y24<D@?] %J=6CVD J@F?86C 3C@E96C %6CCJ H2D 962G:6C 2?5 72DE6C 7@C >F49 @7 E96:C J@FE9[ 2?5 %J=6C 4C65:ED 9:D 3C@E96C 2D 2 9F86 >@E:G2E:@?2= 7@C46 :? 9:D C24:?8 42C66C]k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAmpD E96 2CE:4=6 :? E96 a_`a w2== @7 u2>6 :?5F4E:@? AC@8C2> ?@E65[ “pD 2 ;F?:@C D<: C246C[ %J=6C H2D G6CJ 92C5 E@ 362E] w6 H2D 2=H2JD @? E96 A@5:F>[ H:??:?8 C246 27E6C C246[ 6I46AE H96? 96 H2D 362E6? 3J 9:D J@F?86C 3C@E96C %6CCJ]”k^Am
kAm%J=6C H@? E96 yF?:@C }2E:@?2=D :? `heh 2?5 >@G65 @? E@ E96 &]$] $<: %62>] w6 D<:65 @? E96 (@C=5 rFA 4:C4F:E 7C@> `heh\fa]k^Am
kAmx? `hf`[ 96 H@? EH@ tFC@A62? (@C=5 rFA D=2=@>D[ 2? 249:6G6>6?E ?@ p>6C:42? FA E@ E92E E:>6 925 6G6C 249:6G65] %9@D6 H:?D H6C6 E96 AC6DE:8:@FD {2F36C9@C? rFA :? $E] |@C:EK[ $H:EK][ 2?5 E96 D=2=@> 2E $6DEC:6C6[ xE2=J] w:D {2F36C9@C? H:? H2D E96 7:CDE\6G6C (@C=5 rFA H:? 7@C 2? p>6C:42? >2=6 :? tFC@A6] w6 H2D E9:C5 :? @G6C2== (@C=5 rFA DE2?5:?8D]k^Am
kAmw6 2?5 3C@E96C %6CCJ 2?5 76==@H |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J C6D:56?E s2G:5 rFCC:6C @7 |25:D@? 4@>A6E65 :? E96 `hfa ~=J>A:4D :? $2AA@C@[ H:E9 %J=6C 7:?:D9:?8 ?:?E9 :? E96 D=2=@>]k^Am
kAmp7E6C =62G:?8 E96 &]$] $<: %62>[ %J=6C 3642>6 2 DE2C A6C7@C>6C @? q@3 q62EE:6VD (@C=5 !C@ 4:C4F:E] w6 ;@:?65 y62?\r=2F56 z:==J @? E96 #@DD:8?@= !C@ E62>] %J=6C H2D E96 E@A p>6C:42? @? E96 8C@H:?8 E@FC[ H:??:?8 7:G6 C246D 2?5 364@>:?8 @?6 @7 E96 76H D<:6CD H9@ 4@F=5 36 4@>A6E:E:G6 2?5 362E z:==J]k^Am
kAmpD E96 &]$] $<: w2== @7 u2>6 ?@E65 2E =2DE J62CVD :?5F4E:@?[ “%96 `hf_D H6C6 2 A:G@E2= A6C:@5 7@C D<::?8 :? p>6C:42] %96 DA@CE H2D 8C@H:?8 2?5 D<: C24:?8 H2D 46?E6C DE286 H:E9 2 9@DE @7 C:D:?8 DE2CD] u@C6>@DE 2>@?8 E96> H2D %J=6C !2=>6C[ 2 5@>:?2?E C246C @? E96 ?6H=J 7@C>65 ux$ (@C=5 rFA 4:C4F:E 2?5 E96 7:CDE p>6C:42? E@ 4C24< E96 E@A E9C66 :? D=2=@> :? E96 D62D@?\=@?8 :?E6C?2E:@?2= D6C:6D]”k^Am
kAmpD p?? q6??6EE HC@E6 :? E96 s64] b`[ `hg_ |@F?E2:? t2C[ H96? !2=>6C H2D AC6D6?E65 E96 A2A6CVD “t2C @7 E96 *62C” 2H2C5 :? C64@8?:E:@? @7 9:D J62CD @7 249:6G6>6?E :? 2>2E6FC 2?5 AC@ D<::?8 2?5 9:D :>A24E @? E96 DA@CE @7 D<::?8 :? E96 G2==6J[ !2=>6C ;@:?65 q@3 q62EE:6VD 7=658=:?8 (@C=5 !C@ $<: %@FC :? `hfa 2E E96 286 @7 a`] w6 7:?:D965 E9:C5 @G6C2== EH:46 :? 9:D ?:?6\J62C 42C66C[ 2?5 H2D E96 E@A p>6C:42? C246C :? `hfe[ ’ff 2?5 ’fg] x? `hfg[ 96 H2D 2H2C565 E96 za $A:56C $23:49 |6>@C:2= %C@A9J[ H9:49 H2D 8:G6? 6249 J62C E@ E96 :?5:G:5F2= H9@ 4@?EC:3FE65 E96 >@DE E@ E96 H@C=5 @7 AC@76DD:@?2= C24:?8]k^Am
kAm*62CD @7 4@249:?8 7@==@H65 C6E:C6>6?E 7C@> AC@76DD:@?2= C24:?8[ 7:CDE 2E E96 w@=56C?6DD $49@@=[ 2?5 =2E6C 2E rC2?>@C6 2?5 $F? '2==6J[ H96C6 3C@E96C %6CCJ DE:== =:G6D] w6 H2D 2=D@ 24E:G6 :? E96 t2DE6C? $=@A6 yF?:@C !C@8C2>[ 2?5 96=A65 4@249 a_`_ G2==6J ~=J>A:2? {62??6 $>:E9[ H9@ 4FCC6?E=J :D :? EC2:?:?8 7@C E96 a_`c ~=J>A:4D H:E9 E96 &]$] $<: %62>]k^Am
kAmw6 C2465 >@DE C646?E=J :? E96 #65 !2C<2 !F3 r92==6?86 rFA 2 J62C 28@[ 2 C246 96 H@? E9C66 E:>6D @G6C E96 J62CD] q67@C6 >@G:?8 E@ $F? '2==6J[ 96 2=D@ H2D 2 =@42= DE2?5@FE :? E96 ’h_D 2?5 62C=J a___D[ C24:?8 2E rC2?>@C6 |@F?E2:? |6:DE6CD 2?5 2D A2CE @7 %62> rC2?>@C6 ` H96? :E 362E 2 %62> pC=36C8 @7 pFDEC:2 :? E96 }6H t?8=2?5 $<: |FD6F>VD 2??F2= w2??6D $49?6:56C |6:DE6C rFA[ 96=5 6G6CJ |2C49 2E rC2?>@C6]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mw62=E9 492==6?86Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmp %JA6 ` W:?DF=:?\56A6?56?EX 5:236E:4[ 96 C6EFC?65 9@>6 7C@> $F? '2==6J E9C66 J62CD 28@ 27E6C 36:?8 5:28?@D65 H:E9 p55:D@?VD 5:D62D6 E@ 36 4=@D6C E@ 9:D 2?5 7@C>6C H:76 s@??2 s2HD@?VD 52F89E6C %2CJ? #@56? @7 }6H v=@F46DE6C 2?5 z62CD2C86 2?5 8C2?5D@? %C6?E #@56?[ b]k^Am
kAm“xV> 766=:?8 AC6EEJ 8@@5[ 2?5 xV> 92AAJ E@ 36 324< 9@>6[” D2:5 !2=>6C]k^Am
kAmp? 2G:5 566C 9F?E6C[ 9:D @?=J C68C6E 23@FE $2EFC52JVD }6H t?8=2?5 $<: |FD6F> 2H2C5D 5:??6C :D E92E :E :D E2<:?8 A=246 E96 D2>6 52J 2D E96 DE2CE @7 E96 >FKK=6\=@25:?8 D62D@?]k^Am
kAmw6 92D 366? @FE 6?;@J:?8 E96 2C496CJ D62D@? D:?46 $6AE] `d[ 2?5 8@E 2? g\A@:?E 3F4< ~4E] ag] w6 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ E96 DE2CE @7 E96 C68F=2C 7:C62C>D D62D@? }@G] `b]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|6?E2= DEC6?8E9k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmw6 C67=64E65 @? 9:D D<: C24:?8 42C66C :? 2? :?E6CG:6H H:E9 %96 r@?H2J s2:=J $F? :? >:5\~4E@36C[ ?@E:?8 96 @H6D 2 563E @7 8C2E:EF56 E@ 9:D 9@>6E@H?]k^Am
kAm“x 2> G6CJ AC@F5 @7 H92E x H2D 23=6 E@ 244@>A=:D9[” D2:5 !2=>6C :? 9:D >@56DE H2J[ “3FE x 2> >@C6 AC@F5 @7 E96 72>:=:6D 2?5 7C:6?5D x 92G6 :? E9:D E@H?] (:E9@FE E92E DFAA@CE[ x ?6G6C H@F=5 92G6 >256 :E D@ 72C]”k^Am
kAmpFDEC:2? 4@2496D t5: |2== 2?5 !FEK: uC2?5=[ H9@ 3@E9 E2F89E 2E rC2?>@C6 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD H96? %J=6C 2?5 %6CCJ H6C6 J@F?8[ H6C6 :?7=F6?E:2= :?DECF4E@CD 7@C %J=6C] pD 2 D<: E62> >6>36C[ q@3 q62EE:6[ q:==J z:55[ $A:56C $23:49[ y:>>J w6F82 2?5 q@33J r@49C2? 2== 96=A65 !2=>6C H:E9 G2C:@FD 2DA64ED @7 9:D C24:?8]k^Am
kAm!2=>6C H2D A2CE @7 2 C646?E =F?496@? 82E96C:?8 36EH66? |2== 2?5 @E96C G6E6C2? rC2?>@C6 :?DECF4E@CD 2E s6=2?6JVD\w@=6\:?\E96\(2== #6DE2FC2?E :? }@CE9 r@?H2J[ 96=5 $6AE] ab ;FDE 27E6C r9C:DE@A9 $49?6:56C 2?5 w2??29 $F==:G2?VD H655:?8 2 76H 52JD 367@C6] |2== :D w6C36CE $49?6:56CVD 4@FD:?[ 2?5 H2D 2 `hcg pFDEC:2? ~=J>A:2?] w6 :D ?@H 2 >6>36C @7 E96 rC2?>@C6 $?@HDA@CED $49@@= w2== @7 u2>6]k^Am
kAm“t5:[ !FEK: uC2?5=[ 2?5 2== @7 E9@D6 A6@A=6 E92E w6C36CE 3C@F89E @G6C H6C6 ;FDE 8C62E] pD <:5D[ H6 H2E4965 E96> 2==[ 2?5 J@F ?6G6C D4C6H65 2C@F?5 H:E9 E96>] xE H2D?VE 2==@H65[ J@F <?@Hn (6 4@F=5 D<: C:89E 369:?5 t5: 2?5 H2E49 9@H 9:D 2?<=6D D6E @? E96 6586D @7 9:D D<:D 2?5 E96 49F?<D @7 :46 DAC2J65 @FE — H6 4@F=5?VE 5@ E92E[ 3FE H6 4@F=5 D66 9@H 96 5:5 :E 2?5 H92E :E H2D =:<6] yF89625 !:??6EE[ $BF2==J $2F?56CD[ q:== !2E49[ 2== E9@D6 8FJD — H6 ;FDE A:4<65 FA DEF77 3J H2E49:?8 E96>]”k^Am
kAmw6 2=D@ D2:5 D<: A2EC@= >6>36CD 2E rC2?>@C6 =6E E96 !2=>6CD 2?5 @E96C J@F?8 D<:6CD D6E 82E6D 2?5 <66A CF??:?8 E96> 2D 52C< 2AAC@24965]k^Am
kAm“(6V5 36 @FE EC2:?:?8[ 2?5 H@F=5 5@ `_ @C `a 82E6D @? E96 }@CE9 $=@A6] %96 D<: A2EC@= 8FJD H@F=5 DE@A 2?5 =6E FD 8@ ’E:= 52C<[ H96? @FC >@E96C H@F=5 4@>6 2?5 A:4< FD FA] xE H2D?VE F?E:= =2E6C E92E :E 52H?65 @? >6 E92E E9@D6 8FJD AC@323=J 925 3:886C E9:?8D E@ 5@ E92? DE2J =2E6 7@C FD[ 3FE E9@D6 2C6 E9:?8D J@F 5@?VE E9:?< @7 2D 2 <:5[” D2:5 !2=>6C[ ?@H >F49 E96 H:D6C ?@H E92E 96 92D C624965 eb[ 2?5 H9@ 92D 8:G6? D@ >F49 324< E@ E96 t2DE6C? $=@A6 yF?:@C $<: !C@8C2> 2?5 E@ D<::?8 :? E96 J62CD D:?46]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m{@42= ~=J>A:4 96C:E286 4@?E:?F6Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm!2=>6C[ 9:D 3C@E96C 2?5 rFCC:6C 2C6 A2CE @7 2 AC@F5 =@42= ~=J>A:4 96C:E286 E92E 2=D@ :?4=F56D !2F=2 z2?? W`hcgX[ qC@@<D s@586 W`hda 2?5 `hdeX[ x>@86?6 ~AE@? W`hdaX[ p33: u:D96C W`hfe\`hg_X 2?5 r2C= $H6?D@? @7 E96 }@C5:4 E62> W`hhc[ a__a 2?5 a__eX]k^Am
kAmw6 :D 6BF2==J AC@F5 @7 {62??6 $>:E9[ E96 G2==6JVD a_`_ ~=J>A:2? H9@ DE2CED 96C (@C=5 rFA D62D@? :? q62G6C rC66<[ r@=@][ }@G] ah[ :? E96 4@F?E5@H? E@ $@49: :? u63CF2CJ]k^Am
kAm“$96 :D G6CJ D@=:5] $96 :D ?@E 2D 5:DEC24E65 2D x H2D 62C=J @?[ 2?5 D96VD D<::?8 D@ H6==[” D2:5 !2=>6C[ ?@E:?8 E92E 2 3:8 :>AC@G6>6?E :? 9:D D<::?8 42>6 H96? 96 =62C?65 7C@> &]$] $<: %62> E62>>2E6D q:==J z:55[ y:>>J w6F82 2?5 $23:49 9@H :>A@CE2?E :E H2D E@ 7@4FD >6?E2==J]k^Am
kAmpD<65 :7 96 D66D 2?J A2C2==6=D 36EH66? 9:D C24:?8 2?5 E92E @7 76==@H }6H w2>AD9:C6 ~=J>A:2? q@56 |:==6C @7 uC2?4@?:2[ H9@ :D 862C:?8 FA 2E 286 be 7@C 9:D 7:7E9 (:?E6C ~=J>A:4D :? u63CF2CJ[ !2=>6C D2:5 E96J 3@E9 F?56CDE2?5 E96 A@H6C @7 E96 >:?5]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 :D D@>6 — H6==[ 2 =@E — @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 :? FD 3@E9[” D2:5 !2=>6C[ 24<?@H=658:?8 E92E 96 2?5 |:==6C H6C6 3@E9 DEC@?8 @7 DA:C:E 2?5 >:?5[ 2?5 ?@E:?8 E92E 96 <?@HD |:==6CVD 72>:=J H6==[ 2?5 E92E 9:D 52F89E6C 2?5 q@56 8C6H FA C24:?8 E@86E96C] |:==6C 92D F?56C8@?6 <?66 DFC86CJ 2?5 E@@< =2DE D62D@? @77 E@ C64FA6C2E6 2?5 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ D<::?8 H:E9@FE A2:? 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a__a] “x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 9:> D<: H6== :? 2?@E96C ~=J>A:4D[ 2D x 92G6 366? E2=<:?8 E@ 9:D 72>:=J 2?5 96 :D 766=:?8 962=E9J]”k^Am
kAmpD 7@C !2=>6C[ 96 :D 8C2E67F= 7@C 2== 96 92D C646:G65[ 2?5 2== E96 DFAA@CE D9@H? E@ 9:>] u@C 9:>[ 96 ?@E6D[ :E C62==J 5:5 E2<6 2 G2==6J[ 2?5 E92E 92D >256 2== E96 5:776C6?46]k^Am
kAm• • •k^Am
kAm}tts %~ z}~(iU?3DAj %96 }@G] a 6G6?E :D @A6? E@ E96 AF3=:4] %:4<6ED 7@C E96 5:??6C 3F776E 2C6 Sed] U=5BF@js6>2?5 92D 366? DEC@?8] (6VC6 6IA64E:?8 2 8C62E EFC?@FE 7@C %J=6C[UC5BF@j ?@E65 }6H t?8=2?5 $<: |FD6F>VD y677 {6:49 E9:D H66<] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== E96 D<: >FD6F> 2E gab\f`ff @C G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^D<:>FD6F>]@C8QmD<:>FD6F>]@C8k^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.