Brooks Dodge Explained

Brooks Dodge
Sport:Alpine skiing
Birth Date:30 December 1929
Birth Place:Conway, New Hampshire, United States

Brooks Dodge (December 30, 1929  - January 17, 2018) was an American alpine skier.[1] He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.[2] He graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School.[2]

During his Olympic career he helped develop innovations in tighter ski wear and safer bindings for racers. In the 1950s, Dodge was part of a team that started the development the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, laying out and cutting some of the original trails.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wildcat Co-Founder Brooks Dodge Passes Away. New England Ski Industry.
  2. Brooks Dodge Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/brooks-dodge-jr-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . March 5, 2018.
  3. Web site: Obituary: Joseph Brooks Dodge Jr..