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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Colorado's central and southern mountains still draw droves of skiers to the slopes. However, many of the historic runs and areas that were popular over the past century -- some near the current resorts of Aspen, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Purgatory, Telluride and Vail -- no longer exist. Local hills like Whittaker Ranch near Eagle featured little more than a rope tow and warming hut. Now underneath Lake Dillon, Prestrud Jump hosted tournaments...
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Pub. Date
2022 (?) .
Description
60: The Large Story of a Once-Small Ski Area
A chance meeting between a visionary Hungarian immigrant and an elk. The mining engineer who cobbled together a snowmaking system in two months and built a chair up the "Corona Massif." Struggles aplenty, a shuttered season, and then a 25-year partnership that brought sustainability and quality snow. And, finally, stewardship from the most progressive ski resort owner in the country, and investments that...
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