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Constructing, Consuming, and Conserving America: Cuyahoga Valley

Mark Cheimalecki Interview, 01 May 2009

Participants: Cheimalecki, Mark (interviewee) / MacKeigan, Judy (interviewer)

Mark Cheimalecki, long time member of Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Patrol, talks about his introduction to skiing in the 1970's,changes in ownership and management of the ski resorts, and the problems of X-treme skiing and snow-boarding. Cheimalecki describes the medical training,duties and procedures used by ski patrol members, as well as the importance of proper training and equipment needed to ski safely. He notes efforts by a group of African-American skiiers to introduce inner city youth to…

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