Gunstock! Musket Mascot — c. 1970s

A vintage Gunstock ski patch, estimated to date from the 1970s, featuring a cheerful golden creature — woodchuck, possibly beaver — in a blue cap and goggles, skiing on red skis with a red musket over his shoulder. GUNSTOCK! in white italic caps on a woven blue shield, exclamation point included at no extra charge.

The musket is the brand. Gunstock put long guns on its patches for years, and here someone handed one to a cartoon rodent. Nobody seems to have asked what he planned to do with it.

Gunstock is owned by Belknap County, the only county-owned and county-run ski area in New England. Presumably the mascot answers to the commissioners too.

Woven, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.