In the sport's pioneer days, skiing was overwhelmingly an activity for very athletic young men.
As technology improved in the 1950s and 1960s -- especially with respect to equipment, lifts and trail maintenance -- millions of casual enthusiasts got into the act.
That's clearly the point of this publicity photo from about 1960.
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