Ski Crotched, Blue Wave, Woven — c. 1960s

A vintage Crotched Mountain ski patch, estimated to date from the 1960s: the same SKI CROTCHED wave as the embroidered version, woven this time in two blues on cream inside a round light-blue border.

This one has been through it. The cream carries heavy brown staining, the border has gone fuzzy, and the blues have faded toward gray. It looks like it rode on a hat for several winters and then sat in a damp garage for several more.

It costs less than its cleaner sibling. It has also skied more. The mark is from the Crotched East years, the side of the mountain where the lifts stopped in 1990.

Woven, merrowed edge, heavy staining. Photos are the condition report.