"With Our Own Four Hands" is the account of how a young couple,
grubbing away with hand tools back in the 1940's, brought reality
to their wartime dream of creating a ski area for western New York
skiers. It also touches on the history of skiing and the
development of ski equipment starting with a single toe strap to
hold the boot against the ski.The book is also an authentic chapter
in history of the hamlet of Swain in Allegany County which had been
largely by-passed by 20th century developments. It describes the
actions of the real people who contributed to the project in
various ways, and the effects, both good and bad, of the ski area
on the community itself.Also covered are formation on one of the
oldest ski patrols in the country and the launching of an Olympic
gold medal winner plus a Ski Hall of Fame World Cup Champion along
with the actions - some heroic, some hilarious - of more ordinary
mortals.The couple's four children have each contributed a chapter
of some of their recollections (which run the gamut from endearing
to humorous to hair-raising) of growing up on the ski area. The
book starts with an account of "the early years" that Dave wrote in
response to a request from newer members of the ski patrol for
information about the area's origins. Realizing that she was the
last person alive to know the whole story, Bina has tried to put it
all together: the ski area, the community and its people.
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