Attitash Blackletter Script, Red on Cream — c. 1960s

A vintage Attitash ski patch, estimated to date from the 1960s, which is just the name: red blackletter on cream inside a red ruled border. No mountain, no skier, no snowflake. Drawn like it belonged on a beer stein. Somebody had confidence in the name.

Attitash opened on January 26, 1965, and the first day's skiing was free. The man behind it, Phil Robertson, had just retired from Cranmore down the road. Retirement lasted about as long as it took to find another mountain. He knew exactly where he wanted it, and he didn't wait.

A few small spots on the cream. The red has held.

Embroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.