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A Colorado History
Resource: 10th Mountain
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Ann Bonfoey Taylor
Want to learn more about the extraordinary life of Ann Bonfoey Taylor? As one of Vail’s original fashion icons, this brochure takes a deep dive into her connection to ski fashion and so much more. Click the arrow to learn more about her accomplishments, significant clothing collection, and her important connection to Vail.
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Anders Haugen’s `1924 Winter Olympic Games Parade Coat
“From a very young age, we are taught that patience is a virtue and that good things come to those who wait. However, one could easily argue that waiting 50 years for something you have earned constitutes a bit more than simply virtue. Such is the story of transplanted Norwegian ski jumper Anders Haugen. Born in Telemark, Norway, Haugen and his brother Lars immigrated to the United States in 1909. Carrying on the tradition of their homeland, one of the first things the brothers did was to build a ski jump with the Milwaukee Ski Club west of the city in Wisconsin in an effort to introduce the public to the sport. The Haugen brothers would later relocate to northwestern Wisconsin before heading west to Frisco.…”
Warren Miller’s Bell & Howell camera & wood prototype Snurfer
“One of the more interesting items that have recently been reassessed by the Colorado Snowsports Museum is legendary filmmaker Warren Miller’s 16 millimeter, three-lens turret Bell & Howell camera. A skier, ski and snowboard filmmaker, artist and, more recently, newspaper columnist and book author, Miller has established himself as a unique American icon, as well as a constant source of inspiration to everyone who meets him, young or old Miller’s film career started while working as a ski instructor in Sun Valley in the late 1940s. One day, he met two ski students, Chuck Percy, who was then president of Bell & Howell Camera Co., and Hal Geneen, comptroller of the company…”
The Grab-and-Go Ski Rope Tow Gripper
“During the 1930s, the use of motorized ski lifts began to spread across the United States. These first tows were powered by running a rope around the tire rim of a Model-T car, set up on blocks. Needless to say, the rope tow became very popular, not only because it provided much more time for skiing than having to walk back up the hill, but they also served as an attraction, in and of themselves, as spectators would also turn out just to watch the skiers being hauled up the hill…”
