Ann Bonfoey Taylor

 
 

Ever the sportswoman, Ann competed at Wimbledon before starting her ski racing career. While racing in Stowe, she acquired the nickname, “Nosedive Annie” and became an alternate to the 1940 Olympic Ski Team. During World War II, she became a flight instructor for Army and Navy Pilots. In 1947, she married Vernon “Moose” Taylor. As one of the founders of Vail, the couple built one of the first ski chalets in the new town. 

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