Theodore Ryan
Ted is best known for constructing a boat tow on Aspen Mountain and helping to cut one of the nation’s major downhill trails, Roche Run. In 1936, he built the Highland-Bavarian Lodge. It was the first ski lodge on Aspen Mountain and was host to the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. In 1971, he opened Ashcroft Ober Aspen, the first privately run, commercial cross country ski center in the country.