Skier, (sculpture).

Skier, (sculpture).

Bourdon, Robert Slayton, 1947- , sculptor.

Skier, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: steel rod and steel plate; Base: granite boulder.

Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3 1/2 x 9 1/2 ft.

(Top of steel plate on which figure stands:) R. BOURDON 1969 signed

An abstract of a skier in a down hill position on a sloping base. The skier is shown with knees bent, head down, and body stooped over and turned to the proper right. In each hand is a ski pole, the proper right pole is set forward and the proper left pole is set to the rear.

Figure -- Full length

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Skiing

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Waterville Valley

Administered by Waterville Co., Route 49, Town Square, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire 03215

Located Waterville Valley Sports Center, Route 49, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

The sculpture was originally located at the Mount Tecumseh Ski Area at the foot of Valley Run. It was moved to its present location in 1989. The sculpture is now trimmed with miniature Christmas tree lights. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from David Ruell's typescript, "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 268-270.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

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