Penny Pitou

betterthanbacon · 09-15-2021, 08:30 PM

With the recent name changing of the 1960 Olympic venue Squaw Valley. I learned about Penny Pitou A local resident of Gilford and business owner in Laconia. She won 2 silver medals in that Olympics 1 DH and 1 GS. Sounds like she is an extraordinary individual.

tis · 09-16-2021, 04:47 AM

If I remember correctly she owned Kimball Castle for a while too.

Paugus Bay Resident · 09-16-2021, 07:31 AM

And a travel agency https://www.pennypitoutravel.com

She and Milo Pike were our neighbors when when we lived in Gilford.

baygo · 09-16-2021, 08:52 AM

She was the first US woman to medal in Olympic Alpine skiing.

betterthanbacon · 09-16-2021, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by baygo

She was the first US woman to medal in Olympic Alpine skiing.

You must be referring to first to medal in Downhill.
Andrea Mead Lawrence coming from one of our smaller local mtns here in Vermont medaled twice in Oslo 1952. GS & SL

BroadHopper · 09-17-2021, 06:23 PM

Hall of Fame link
https://skihall.com/hall-of-famers/penny-pitou/
Wikipedia link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Pitou

I occasionally see Penny hiking around the Belknap County range and at Gunstock both fall and winter. She is also an excellent tennis player!

09-15-2021, 08:30 PM	#1
betterthanbacon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 70 Thanks: 17 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Penny Pitou With the recent name changing of the 1960 Olympic venue Squaw Valley. I learned about Penny Pitou A local resident of Gilford and business owner in Laconia. She won 2 silver medals in that Olympics 1 DH and 1 GS. Sounds like she is an extraordinary individual.

09-17-2021, 06:23 PM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,205 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	Hall of Fame link https://skihall.com/hall-of-famers/penny-pitou/ Wikipedia link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Pitou I occasionally see Penny hiking around the Belknap County range and at Gunstock both fall and winter. She is also an excellent tennis player! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day. Last edited by BroadHopper; 09-17-2021 at 06:27 PM. Reason: Addendum

09-16-2021, 04:47 AM	#2
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,702 Thanks: 751 Thanked 1,454 Times in 1,011 Posts	If I remember correctly she owned Kimball Castle for a while too.

09-16-2021, 07:31 AM	#3
Paugus Bay Resident Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 754 Thanks: 136 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	And a travel agency https://www.pennypitoutravel.com She and Milo Pike were our neighbors when when we lived in Gilford.

09-16-2021, 08:52 AM	#4
baygo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 696 Thanks: 187 Thanked 531 Times in 227 Posts	She was the first US woman to medal in Olympic Alpine skiing.