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| Young Dave Norby pulling for more (in 1952). |
STORY No. 67
DAVE
NORBY
Age 70
Madison,
WI
Blackhawk
Ski Club
The
US Jumping Team spent Christmas of 1969 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The
family that owned the hotel where we were staying graciously invited us
all down for their Christmas Eve celebration. The hotel manager had gone
out and cut a fresh tree that day and it smelled great. They had
decorated it with live candles! They had a young boy and of course he was
wide-eyed and drinking it all in as we sang Silent Night in English and then
they sang it in their native language. We all got a small bag of candy and
nuts. A beautiful cold mountain Christmas Eve just like you see in
pictures. I sat there that evening feeling a bit homesick thinking of my
wife and family getting together for a traditional Christmas. I felt that
I was missing out.
The
next day, Christmas Day I was off away from the rest of the guys just
waxing my skis and getting ready for the practice session to begin. One
of the younger guys on the team came over to me not wanting the others to hear
him confide in me and he said, "Norbs, last night was the most meaningful
Christmas Eve I have ever had". Then he went on to explain why.
Yes, I
really did miss it didn't I. So much to be thankful for this time of
year.
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| Dave Norby skiing Battle Creek in 1970. |
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