Talk:Snowbird

Snowbird & Snowcat

"Snowbird," as used today,describes Northerners who migrate to Florida for the winter. The term, as used, was coined in 1971, by marketing students at the University of Tampa (Florida). Frank Zedar, a New Yorker, had heard the Anne Murray song of the same name (Snowbird) while serving with the US Army in Viet Nam in 1969. The students, seeking a word to describe the annual migration, shamelessly "borrowed" the song's title. Two years later, in the winter of 1973 in Breckenridge, Colorado, Mr. Zedar also coined the term "Snowcat," to describe those who migrate to the snow and skiing in winter. The term was again "borrowed," this time from the equipment used to groom ski slopes. Frankzedar 17:59, 30 April 2007 (UTC)