Jack Gorsuch

In 1920, Jack learned to ski at Grand Mesa on skis that he made himself. He went on to become active in the National Ski Patrol and well educated in mountain safety and avalanche rescue. During the 1940s, he worked at the Climax Molybdenum Mine on Fremont Pass. There, at Chalk Mountain, he started a ski club and saw to the construction of a 1,200 foot rope tow in 1941.