Thursday, September 3, 2009

Founders of Ski Areas

Ever wonder who started your favorite ski area

In 1971 Dick Bass Founded Snowbird

Orville and Israel Slutsky built Hunter mtn in New York in 1960

Pres Smith Built Killington in 1958

Aaron Brill started Silverton Mtn in 2002

Alf Engen started Alta in 1938

Sugarloaf Mtn in Michigan was started by James and Patricia Ganter

Bill Rounds of Rounds Lumber founded Breckenridge in 1961

Deer Valley opened in 1981 thanks to Edger Stern

Jim Temple Founded Steamboat in 1961

In 1948 Everett Kircher started Boyne Mtn

Ernie Blake started Taos in 1948

Sherman Adams opened Loon Mtn in 1965

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