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Clif Taylor, inventor of the Shortee ski and the Graduated Length Method of ski instruction, died in 2005 in Evergreen, Colorado, at age 83. Taylor was a veteran of the 10th Mountain Division, and was wounded during the battle for Riva Ridge.
Jun 21, 2024 · Clif Taylor became a determined promoter of short skis and the Graduated Length Method. He taught around the world and worked with several celebrities, including Art Linkletter, Jack Paar, Lowell Thomas and Tim Conway.
COPPER MOUNTAIN - He died a vindicated man.Clif Taylor, 83, the 10th Mountain Division army veteran who pioneered the virtue of short skis and who could teach a beginner.
Mar 7, 2005 · COPPER MOUNTAIN – He died a vindicated man.Clif Taylor, 83, the 10th Mountain Division army veteran who pioneered the virtue of short skis and who could teach a beginner to parallel ski in “two...
During World War II, Clif served in the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale. Over the next 51 years, he worked as a certified ski instructor at Aspen, Aspen ...
There’s Clif Taylor’s method of some 10 years standing: Lock the feet together, then swivel the feet or the legs or the knees or the hips or the whole body, depending on the kind of turn you want.
Clif Taylor, a ski instructor at the Mad River Ski School in Vermont, was intrigued by the efficiency of goon skis, as they were called, in helping beginners get going on skis. The goon skis came in various lengths and Taylor noted that on the shorter lengths, skiers learned to ski faster.
