Anna M. McIntyre

1931 - 2023

Anna M. McIntyre, 91, of Moultonborough, formerly of Deerfield, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, and Eva Beach, Hawaii passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on August 9, 2023.

Anna was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1931 to Elmus and Mary (Boody) Armstrong. Anna graduated from Stamford High School in 1949, where she was known for street racing her 1931 Ford Model A. She earned her RN from Saint Luke's Hospital New York, New York School of Nursing, where she met her husband of 48 years, Captain James A. McIntyre.

Anna had a long and legendary life of accomplishments. Anna was probably the most influential woman in the history of international snow sports racing. In a sport dominated by men, she became the world's first certified woman International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Chief of Race, and for almost a decade was the only woman who regularly oversaw international ski competitions. Anna was a longtime member, BOD, and President of the Waterville Valley's Black and Blue Trail Smashers (WVBBTS). She also was a member of the NH Alpine Racing Association (NHARA), the Eastern Ski Association, the United States Ski and Snowboard, and the FIS. She was one of the first women in the world to be a FIS technical delegate. She received the US Ski and Snowboard's highest award for service to the sport, the Julius Blegen Award in 1996, was inducted into the US National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1998 and received The North American Snowsports Journalists Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Anna was a member of the New England Ski Museum and received their Spirit of Skiing Award in 2019. She worked all 11 World Cup Ski Races held at Waterville Valley and was the FIS Chief of Race for 9 races, including the World Cup Finals in 1991. She was a ski official at four Winter Olympics; Innsbruck, Lake Placid, Calgary, and Salt Lake City. Anna was the first woman to be an officer in the US Ski and Snowboard. Anna was instrumental in the inclusion of snowboarding as a US, FIS, and Olympic recognized sport.

Anna was also the first woman certified as a Registered Maine Guide. She guided several canoe trips on North American waterways including the Allagash, Ashuanipi and the Northern Boundary Waters. While in Deerfield, Anna was a longtime volunteer for 4-H, the nurse at Deerfield Fair, and town school board. She was an avid outdoorswoman and hunter. Anna was also an accomplished artist in multiple mediums including stenciling, pine needle basket weaving, gourd carving, stained glass and painting. In the early 60's her husband Jim was stationed at Barbers Point NAS on Oahu. While in Hawaii Anna became a certified Hula dance instructor.

Anna was predeceased by her husband Jim, and her parents Mary and Elmus. She is survived by her brother, Al Armstrong; four children, Mary Ames, Jimmy, Jeff, and Chris McIntyre; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Anna to the Anna McIntyre Scholarship Fund for Local Athletes or Building Fund at WVBBTS/SEF: WVBBTS/SEF, PO Box 277, Waterville Valley, NH 03215

A celebration of life for Anna McIntyre will be held October 19, 2023, 1-3 p.m. in Moultonborough, NH, at Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House, upstairs in the Winnipesaukee room.