Editing Sugar Hill, New Hampshire (section)

=== Peckett's-on-Sugar Hill ===

Robert P. Peckett Sr. acquired land on Sugar Hill around 1900 and founded the Peckett's-on-Sugar Hill Inn.<ref>Memories of Peckett's Inn, #11 [[New England Ski Museum]] 1984</ref> While hosting winter guests early in the century, the need for increased clientele prompted him, with the assistance of his wife, Katharine Peckett, to establish the first resort-based ski school in the United States.<ref>''New Hampshire and the Emergence of an American Ski Industry'', November 10, 2009, by Jeffrey R. Leich, New England Ski Museum</ref> The first two ski instructors were [[Germans|German]]; they introduced the [[Arlberg technique]] developed by [[Hannes Schneider]] at [[St Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]]. In 1931, Sig Buchmayr joined the staff. Kate Peckett brought in several more European instructors including [[Otto Lang (film producer)|Otto Lang]] to teach the Arlberg system. Among pupils were [[Nelson Rockefeller]], [[Averell Harriman]], [[Lowell Thomas]], [[Charles Minot Dole|Minot Dole]] and Roger Peabody.<ref>[http://skiinghistory.org/history/timeline-important-ski-history-dates http://skiinghistory.org/history/timeline-important-ski-history-dates]</ref> Subsequent efforts by Kate, the [[Civilian Conservation Corps|CCC]] and others resulted in the development of the Taft Ski Trail and other facilities on the [[Cannon Mountain Ski Area]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newenglandskihistory.com/cccskitrails/NewHampshire/cannonmtn.php |title=Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire - New England's Alpine CCC Ski Trails}}</ref>