He ran the ski valley on a total shoestring. If we had enough money from one year, we'd add something the next. |
He skied everywhere you could ski, everywhere. He skied Aspen before it was Aspen. He was one of the famous prewar skiers. |
He was famous for his snow reports. He was on the radio daily in the little communities. He was funny. |
I've worked here since I was a kid. I've always been part of the business. |
It was his start in the ski business. |
It was important that those guys have Anglo-Saxon names. |
My father wanted people to stay on the slopes and ski with their hotel people. |
They were all behind him. Taos in the winter was totally dead. Nothing happened. They wanted to help the economy. |
They'd be skidding around, hanging onto a rope for dear life. That was our first winter. |