Larry Damon

Larry Damon attended the University of Vermont, graduating in 1955, and competed for the University of Vermont Outing Club. He competed on US military biathlon teams in 1958-59, and in 1961 won US championships over 15 and 30 km in cross-country skiing. However, Damon was also an excellent runner, finishing 10th in the 1962 Boston Marathon in 2-34:05. Damon married Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier, Babben Enger , and they lived briefly in Norway. But they later settled in Vermont where Damon became a ski instructor at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe. He also worked for a time as a draftsman.