| #2625944 in Books | 2012-08-27 | Original language:English | 9.61 x.38 x6.69l,.91 | File Name: 1531664431
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| From the days when skiing was a passion.|By David Augenblick|If you have been skiing for a lifetime, and were lucky enough to have found yourself in any number of western ski resorts back in 2 to 3 decades post WWII, than you know what I am talking about when I refer to the passion of skiing. This book by Shirley Welch clearing paints a wonderful picture for those of us that h|About the Author|Author Shirley Welch collaborated with the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum and private collections to select some of the notable images from the past. A longtime resident of the valley, Welch also writes living histories for hospice patients
Prior to 1962, sheep ranchers and homesteaders occupied Gore Creek Valley. A sleepy place studded with aspen and pine groves, the valley lay ripe for discovery. Two men, Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton, had a dream to build the perfect ski area. Earl knew of a mountain, and they climbed No-Name Mountain in 1957. Although the mountain seemed unpretentious, when Pete reached the top and saw the treeless back bowls, he smiled at Earl. The men had found their mountain. That day...
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