{{Short description|American alpine skier (1929–2018)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Brooks Dodge | full_name = | image = | caption = | sport = Alpine skiing | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|30}} | birth_place = Conway, New Hampshire, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|17|1929|12|30}} | death_place = }}
'''Brooks Dodge''' (December 30, 1929 – January 17, 2018) was an American alpine skier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/viewstory.php?storyid=650|title=Wildcat Co-Founder Brooks Dodge Passes Away|website=New England Ski Industry}}</ref> He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/brooks-dodge-jr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/brooks-dodge-jr-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Brooks Dodge Olympic Results |accessdate=March 5, 2018}}</ref> He graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School.<ref name="SportsRef"/>
During his Olympic career, he helped develop innovations in tighter ski wear and in safer bindings for racers. In the 1950s, Dodge was part of a team that started the development of the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, laying out and cutting some of the original trails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/community/obituaries/obituary-joseph-brooks-dodge-jr/article_c0b230ac-ff9e-11e7-afbd-673acc539b6f.html|title=Obituary: Joseph Brooks Dodge Jr. |date=January 22, 2018 }}</ref>
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