-Hi, I'm -Eric Ford for Made Here.

-Longtime Vermont filmmaker -Rick Moulton heads -back to mad River Glen in -honor of their anniversary -with mad River Glen, a 75 -year fellowship of skiers, -this documentary covers -the history of the ski area -through the heartfelt -reflections -of 45 different characters.

-You can watch mad River -Glen, a 75 year -fellowship of skiers -!and other great Made Here films -streaming on our website -and through the PBS app.

-Enjoy the film -and thanks for watching.

-Well, I've seen many rivers -since 1949, 1984, 1978.

-I started skiing here -when I was three years old.

-I was three years old -when we first started.

-There's something about this -place that just hold you.

-The vibe here spoke to me.

-I started skiing here in 68, -1997, 1989.

-This place is is magic.

-I'm so in awe of this place.

-Since my birth.

-This was my place.

-This was my mountain.

-This place just has -a heartbeat.

-Really is the magic, -the camaraderie -and the love that everybody -has here just permeates.

-And we have to take that -love and spread it.

-As I love this place -so much.

-I really think the patrol, -for a very long time -it's been really it's -the heart of that river.

-Life is a patrol is really, -really, really good here.

-My 27th season here -at mad River.

-You know, -we ask our patrol to be -at the top of the mountain -by last year.

-That's probably the nicest -time of day.

-Oh, there's -nothing like getting -to the top of Paradise -for trail check.

-We leave from the top -of the mountain, -sweep the mountain -both peaks -around the same time, -and by the time we get down, -we know nobody's -left on the mountain.

-Everybody's down safely.

-I believe a patrol started -out from a totally volunteer -basis except for a patrol -director.

-All that has changed -over the years, -but we have 5 to 8 paid -patrollers to fill the void.

-I was in my 80s.

-We took it down -from the top of Paradise -and I was the tail -maintenance, -so I was not in the front, -our assistant director said -when we got to the bottom, -it's a good thing -the patient doesn't -know how old you are.

-Some of the hardest -things on patrol here.

-I think it's -kind of -the uncertainty -of the season -and that we rely -on the natural snow, -and it's for lining up a job -or you're duties.

-You just you never know -what's going to start, -begin -how long it's going to end.

-There's all sorts -of experience on board.

-You know, we have doctors -and lawyers and engineers.

-They're all here to help -people.

-It's part of the tradition -of it.

-Howard Martin, he's -kind of the patriarch -of the whole thing.

-I got my national man 52.

-We only had three trails -in three quick trips.

-I could pretty much know -the condition of the trails.

-I know if I had an accident -where I was going -to run the toboggan -and how I was going -to run it.

-Ski racer -usually -looks his course over -and knows -what he's going to do, -and that's no different -than what I'm talking about.

-I just knew what I was going -to do before it happened.

-Yeah, I think -we all aspire to be Howard.

-The clubs were a -big part of mad River -Glen's history and legacy.

-These clubs serve -a purpose of continuity.

-I think that they solidified -that base -and core of the mountain.

-We belong to the Hartford -Ski Club.

-You've got Ramapo, -Montclair, Hartford, -White Plains.

-It's a constant party -and such.

-Again, a community -at the Hartford Club.

-You cooked together, -you ate together, -you ski together.

-They play a big role -in this mountain.

-That's another reason -we see so many -multi-generational families -up here.

-Mad River is my home.

-I love this place.

-This was the place to call -home.

-It's home -for so many people.

-My mom started working here -first.

-My dad was bartending.

-We had free tickets to ski, -so it was really a -no brainer.

-Come play at mad River.

-I mean, -it's been an awesome place -to continue to grow up.

-It's shaped me as a person, -as a skier.

-My driver, Glen, -feels like my home.

-The best way -to describe him like home.

-Is the first alpine -ski area in the country -that had telemark rentals -and lessons.

-Betsy loves -the idea of telemark skiing.

-I think what she saw -was roll in palmetto, -putting skins on -and going up here before the -lifts and trails were cut.

-That spirit she got it.

-No wonder Telemachus -liked it so much here -because it was untouched.

-It was real.

-Snow was real terrain.

-It still remains today.

-The first -competition I ever did on -skis was the mad River -Glen Kelly Fest.

-The mad River Glen NATO -Telemark Festival was like, -Potlatch, a great big party -we had Europeans coming to -for those festivals.

-At the time, -ski riders were groping -for things to ride about.

-Back in the 80s, -hot dog was done.

-We just happened to be -the Telemark thing, -and that brought all -this attention to mad River -and our festivals.

-The telemark skier, -the freedom of telemark -skiing I describe -as dancing on skis, -but the lift service serves -me really well -when I can get out -for a couple of hours -and get my lapse in -and call it a day of skiing, -but I love getting out in -nature and being away from -from the crowds, as well.

-The Telemark is really -just the downhill part of -backcountry skiing.

-You can ski anywhere -in Vermont.

-Before Nordic -alpine Telemark, -it was just backcountry -skiing.

-The universe changes -for the Telemark skiers, -and they realize that skiing -happens -in all directions.

But.

-Working with Betsy closely -for the last seven years, -that she, on the mountain, -I had -a great, unique position -to watch the transition from -Betsy owning it, the mad -River core to the co-op.

-I'm one of four -people who started the co-op -back in 1995.

-Jan Olsen is referred to -as the father of Mad River.

-I'm the midwife.

-There's something about this -mountain.

-People gotta realize -Betsy herself owned the dirt.

-She owned the dirt.

-Everything.

-All other skiers -were behooved to forge -Forest Service, National -and State Forest Service -corporate entities -to own the dirt.

-She was a very loyal to mad -River and lost some guests -in their $3 million in -keeping the mountain alive.

-Her philosophy was that -skiing should be affordable -and should be affordable -to everybody.

-Betsy was visionary that she -came up with this vehicle -to sell the mountain -to the skiers was really -a remarkable thing, -and she wanted it -to be the locals place.

-Keep in mind that at that -in that period of time -was the beginning of the -corporatization of skiing.

-And that was -when the American Ski -Company -owned Sugarbush at the time.

-And when she first -was promoting the plan, -the number of people -who enthusiastically -jumped on board was zero.

-And I saw the resistance -to what she was doing.

-It took years.

-Yeah, it literally the -the seven years -that I worked for her -when lessor -and owned Sugarbush -and wanted to buy this, -she would say things like, -I will close it -before I sell it to you.

-It was never about the money -with Betsy.

-She used to run the mad -River barn, -and she did a lot of the -things like the linens.

-And while we were speaking, -the Fedex driver -came up and gave Betsy -an envelope.

-She opened it up, -looked at it real quickly, -and handed it to me -and said, -I get these all the time.

-And I looked at it, -and it was an offer -for $3 million by some group -to buy the mountain.

-She ended up selling it for -$2.5 million to the co-op.

-We closed -with a thousand shares -sold thousand -and eight to be exact, -and we had to get to -1667 to pay off Betsy and, -Betsy gave us an interest -free loan -to get us there so that -we had operating capital.

-It was a five year -interest free note, -and I believe we sold -the 1660 seventh -share in the third season -of the co-op.

-The original mission -of mad River -Glenn Co-op was to preserve -and protect the forest -and mountain ecosystem -for skiing and other -recreational access.

-That was the direction.

-That was the vision.

-25 years ago, -I bought a share -with two other -friends of mine -that are one both ski patrol -at the time, Sean -Lawson and Kristen Jake, -with the three of us -on a very limited budget -to band together, -who signed up for the 50 -bucks a month program, split -it three ways with the idea -that we'd have to reach out -to each other -to come up with our 200 IAP.

-There's no reaching out.

-We're all still here.

-Everything -that you see in place today -is all because of -Betsy's plan, -and I'm so appreciative -of the people -that came together -to buy this place.

-2000 owners -and the nine person board, -which is certainly -interesting to work for, -not a corporation.

It's -a cooperative.

-It's our mountain.

-Hats off to Betsy.

-The whole idea of the co-op -was to protect -and preserve forever.

-Think longer term.

-Yeah, the kids ski free.

-That was a brilliant -strategic marketing move.

-The idea was to offer -free season passes -to kids 12 -and under to encourage -people to buy passes, -because you can get -your free kids pass.

-Unless -the adults had a pass.

-That's hard to understand -how important that is -to where we are today.

-I credit the 12 -and under program.

-We've been one of the most -significant decisions -that the co-op ever made, -and it had the longest -lasting impact -for the long -term viability of the co-op.

-The best memory -is meeting my wife here.

-Families are started here -and raised our family here.

-This is a great place -for my family.

-That's what got me -here.

Family.

-This place -to raise our kids.

-I hear a lot of families -saying, -we'll see you in the base -area.

-The trails naturally -all come down to one place, -one base area.

-So kids get a lot of freedom -because everybody knows -where -they're going to end up.

-My parents -definitely believed in -just kind of letting us go.

-It's a playground -unlike any other for kids.

-The fact that everyone -can just funnel -back to the base area -and wait up on the deck -for your family -or friends to to reunite.

-You're much safer here -than at any other ski area.

-I am the -mother hen of mad River.

-I've always tried to have -the cricket club -not feel like daycare, -feel like a home -environment.

-My kids loved -going to college.

-It was like a little nest -for all the kids to go.

-Yeah, the lunch of -the cricket club was always -tomato soup, grilled cheese -or mac and cheese.

-And to this day, those are -still my comfort foods.

-Kelly's corner -the little ponytail -was named after me, -which was a great honor.

-Terry Barber -brought the ski school -up to the next level -from where it was, -and he said, -this place is special -because of the magic here.

-This is my 48th year here.

-at Mad River -as an ski instructor.

-Started here when Dixie no -was the ski school director.

-I tell my staff, -if you've been an instructor -here for 20 years, -you're kind of like a second -semester sophomore.

-And for me -to pass on my passion, -I mean, that's important.

-My love for skiing, -the magic -that everybody else feels -that the skier here -is in the ski school, too.

-That's -a really special place.

-Everybody loves doing -what they're doing.

-Just a great family.

-Everybody feels the magic -and the vibe.

-As soon as they're here, -it's ski instructor -heaven really to work here.

-The seasonal ski school -program has about 27 -classes.

-Kids from 4 to 12 -of all different abilities.

-The kids -have such a great time.

-And then there's -a race department -that's making -a real resurgence.

-And this year I have enough -ski school experience -to start in the race.

-Team matter of Glen -had a storied racing history -from you -know, that Kandahar races -and then having the national -championships -there and college racing.

-I have been -involved in the race team -from a very young age.

-That's -where our strength is, -is building the young racers -and especially at mad River -up to the ten.

-The ski school programs -manufactured good skiers, -good solid technical skiers -that would go into racing.

-And it was just this -pipeline of skiing talent.

-And we find at mad River -you have options.

-Kids can go to -the freeride program.

-When the co-op started, -they come up -with the Triple Crown.

-They come up with -the all around best skier, -the Triple Crown.

-There are three different -events the unconventional, -which was -like skiing over a cliff -and showing your best -performance on skis.

-There was a mogul challenge -which was skiing down -moguls, -and then there was -a vertical challenge, -and it was how many runs -you could do -on the single and one day -the one that, like -I will never forget that.

-Doug Lewis, Olympic athlete, -and Tiger Baird, -our classic Vermont skier, -got signed up for the event.

-But you have to ski shoot -lift line, -which is right -under the lift, -which is about a mile -of moguls and cliffs.

-And those guys went -toe to toe all day -and it was incredible.

-Yeah, -that was an exciting day.

-And so we just go down -these moguls -and just hammer, -hammer, hammer.

-He was still at tower -ten straight on the right.

-And I was doing tower -ten straight on the left.

-I didn't know who Tyler was, -but everybody -was talking about Tyler -and they're like, guy.

-They're like, -you're pretty good skier.

-I'm like, -I was in the Olympics.

-They're like, well, -you got to beat Tiger.

-I then realized that -if I stay with Tiger, -I win it because they added -on the time that I started, -but I'm competitive.

-So I passed Tiger.

-The next -round, I crash yard sale.

-I got skis everywhere -I go, I crash off of the -tower jumps and now I'm 14 -behind Tiger and look at me.

-And he caught back up to me -like I was pretty -well pooped at that point.

-It takes me -two hours to catch Tiger.

-And then I finally pass him -and I break the record -with 29 runs.

-We did 29, -but it was really, really, -really fun to -to play next to Doug.

-Long story short, -I owned the record -for a while now.

-We we don't have the fastest -record.

-Silas Ayres does.

-We started the racing -Triple Crown, -we had Rockefellers -challenge and the Kandahar.

-It was a top to bottom race.

-And then the third leg -is the family tournament, -which truly encompasses -all the generations -of mad River, -allows -family to come together.

-And race is a family -and it involves everyone.

-I started -working for Terry Barber -as a ski school instructor -with the Free Ski team.

-When I was growing up here.

-It was, -you know, all racing, -but I think the mountain -really lends itself to -free skiing -and big mountain skiing.

-A lot of people -that have come out of that -river have gone on -to getting bigger mountains -and doing some -pretty crazy things.

-Everybody knows -this is the right ups.

-Now, Brian was you had -very close ties to Maverick.

-We're glad -it was a free ride.

-Coach here, -78 is dedicated to Ryan -and his spirit is -just all over this mountain.

-For some reason, -this mountain just greets -free skiers.

-My daughter did get invited -to run concerts twice.

-Lars and Silas Chickering -was kind of got it going.

-It's a great success.

-Over the years -we've had Alonso, -Darius Turner, Barber.

-He like Steve, -Natalie Slade, -Sophia Blaze and Owen Diehl, -phenomenal skiers.

-They were just great role -models for the kids.

-Terry Barber, -who is the head of the ski -school, -kind of let it form -organically.

-I met Ryan through Lars -and Silas, -who was very much part -of the fabric -of the of the freeride -community here at, -and that river is very good -friend Lars took Rangers -and Silas, Lars brother.

-They were raised -in the right place -for who they've become.

Lars -kept my schedule.

-He was always there -for first chair.

-They founded the Green -Mountain Free Riders, -and they were very, -very proud of their Vermont -heritage, particularly -the Matt River heritage.

-Lars and Silas obviously -both gone on to win -at the world stage -on the Freeride World Tour, -the team was formed where, -you know, -a handful here and now.

-I think we've got -just under 100 kids -on the free school program, -this awesome -network of people.

-And what kid wouldn't want -to join the free exclusive?

-The values of mad River -go back to the continuity -of the experience here -that's fostered -by our relatively low -uphill capacity.

-Oh, that old slow single.

-Actually, -that's the fastest fixed -grip lift in North America.

-You get 2000 vertical feet, -nine minutes.

-Many other places -want to make more people.

-Got the mountain, -which scrapes it off -faster and increases -the chances of collisions.

-High speed six packs, -which is, -you know, six people -every three seconds -as opposed to one person -every 10s -people are intimidated.

-Ski here.

-I say it's easier -because you don't have -to spend -any time -looking over your shoulder -and worrying -about getting run over.

-When you're on the trails, -you know it's your trail.

-You come down -and you're by yourself.

-We don't want to increase -up hill capacity, -and we don't want to -change you.

-On Mountain Experience.

-But I looked at this chair -like, whoa, what is this?

-I wasn't scared, -but I'd never seen -anything like it.

-The right of passage -from for Mad River Glen kids -is when the first time -they get to go up -the single by themselves, -the single chair campaign -epitomized rider for Glenn, -and it's solidified how -people felt about the place.

-Independent.

-I mean, the single chair is -sort of -encapsulates -the skiers voted not to -upgrade to a double or -bigger chair.

-They voted to replace -the single chair -with a new single chair, -symbolic -of everything that the co-op -and that everyone -represents.

-80% of the shareholders -voted to keep -the single chair -Matt River was elected -to preserve the experience, -and so few skiers -have the opportunity to take -advantage of the saving.

-The single project was, -it was a tremendous amount -of work, -against all odds, -raising a ton of money, -and we all banded together -and just made this thing -happen.

-Nobody wants -change around here.

-So to see something -change that drastic, -you know, the diesel -throttle powered -single chair has gone away.

-Seeing it was from 1948 and -it was time for a change.

-What we really had on -our hands was a bona fide -historic preservation -project.

-Preservation -Trust in Vermont -was our essential partner.

-These are all new chairs.

-Even the wheels.

-Everything is new except for -the towers themselves.

-The helicopter lifted -the towers and they had a, -the Vietnam -vet that did the piloting.

-They cut the bolt.

-They just put it on, -pull them down -to the parking lot.

-And then we actually helped -for some of the concrete, -basically -on the same ground.

-She's always been -I mean, some forward, -some back -so they can get back to you -right -where -they're supposed to be.

-I don't think she's going to -go anyway.

Philly.

-It's one of the few -Mile-Long lifts -left in existence -with the upgrade -to electric power.

-We're now the fastest fixed -rip lift in the country, -and it's also -one of the only list -that goes all the way -from bottom to summit.

-I also love the narrow -trails.

-The trails are narrower -and twisty -and have so much -more character -than you find elsewhere.

-When I'm skiing at -other ski areas in Vermont, -it feels like -you don't change -the way you ski from -one trail -to the next at mad River, -every single trail -that you ski forces you -to ski a different way.

-The original concept -of meandering trails -to the trails, -the old fashioned trails.

-Narrower, steeper.

-There's so much sheltered -snow here -to get a natural experience.

-They get bumps made the way -only skiers can make them.

-So it just really kind of -shaped -the type of skier that I am.

-I love moguls on the, chute.

-It was always the perfect -trail for me.

-So I like Creamery Rock, -slash lower Creamery rock.

-And I also like Lee chute, -which is just above it.

-I love Porky -the Trail Porcupine.

-You can go super fast on it.

-No one's really on it.

-But just like probably -every kid, -my favorite trail -was the rat.

-It's really hard -to get bored here.

-You're not to ski -in the same boulevard -over and over again.

-Usually -try to get a top to bottom -run of a groomed trail.

-Make sure that people -can get down.

-Most of the time we try.

-Ive been -in some tricky situations.

-If you can't see -the edge of the trail -and you really hurt -from inside looking out, -it's hard to see anything -because the terrain -so well, there's -a lot of turns and corners.

-It's not a straight shot.

-You kind of got to -memorize the trails -or you get lost near.

-We don't have these edges -next to the snow -making in the guns and -the chunks of hard rubble.

-There's -so many kind of twisty, -unique turns and elements -to the trail that you just -don't find anywhere else.

-The trail tells you -how to ski.

-It just surprises us -so often.

-How have fun and challenging -and incredible -the skiing is here.

-Stark Mountain Foundation -was created in 2001 -as a nonprofit organization -here to preserve -and protect the skiing -and the mountain itself -made River co-op -because its business -is, to the general public, -is not eligible -for 501 C3 status.

-If Stark Mountain Foundation -to do it -through a nonprofit.

-We knew that the mountain -itself and its assets -stood a good chance -of outliving us.

-The legacy -of the Stark Mountain -Foundation, a tradition -of valuing Stark Mountain -for the great skiing -in the winter.

-It's wildlife, -it's environment and support -the community to protect it -and preserve it.

-There have been people -working here -longer than I've been alive -and started working here -at a high school.

-My adult life, -my grandfather worked here, -my dad worked here, -I work here, -and my daughter worked here.

-I started in 1998, in 2001.

-There has been four -generations -already work here, -starting in the 40s, -a whole bunch Irish.

-There's a connection -with all the other employees -and the skiers here, -and it, it's palpable -and it's special.

-It's like working -with a family -and that's why -I'm still here to.

-Yeah, it's a roller -coaster ride.

-You keep getting on it -every year.

-This place is is magic.

-I think the place generates -a legacy of family because -they value the community, -and I think -that just makes it easy -for people -to find a home here.

-I get emotional about it.

-It means -a lot to me for my family.

-That's home.

-It really is.

-I just love being there -so much.

-Mutual -love and respect and caring.

-I think that's probably -one of the greatest things -that this mountain -has to offer.

-So some of the community -has aged out and passed on.

-The younger generations -have been coming up, -to fill the ranks of Mad -River skiers.

-It's such a tight community.

-Everyone knows -everyone and everyone's here -because they love skiing -and they all have -the same passion.

-I go back to Roll on -from here.

-Who really looked at Red -River is a community -of like minded people -who wanted -to share this environment -and who did not want to go -skiing in an amusement park.

-This area is for skiing, -preserve our Paradise, -and grew into this fantastic -campaign.

-Six years of hands on work, -50 to 100 volunteers, -the campaign -raised $5.6 million -and that provided money -for snowmaking, renovations -to the base -box, new groomer, new -mowing machine, replacement -of the ski school -and ski patrol building.

-We established -this relationship -with Stark Mountain -Foundation -and they are continuing -the work -that we started -with the capital campaign.

-It's a treasure, -but it's one -that needs to be supported.

-The reality of skiing in -New England in the winter.

-There's so much suspense -to a winter here.

-We had that ice storm -back in 1998.

-I'd never seen -anything like it.

-We started -going up with the catch -just to see what -we could do.

-And as ugly as it was, -it was beautiful, -shining everywhere.

-And at the time -it just seemed devastating -to the mountain forests, -and everyone was surprised -at how the trees recovered.

-Really amazingly from that, -event.

-It's amazing -how many ways -you can ski this mountain, -and how many pathways exist -for exploring -and moving about the ridges -and drainages and forests -of this of this landscape.

-I read an article 1978 -and about wood skiing at mad -River Glen.

-At that point it was just -for a select few.

-It was for the Brian Owens -and now it's for everybody.

-You get a taste of powder.

-If you're in, -you're on the trail -and you want more -and you start -looking towards the woods.

-While some people stay -on the on the trails, others -just pop into the woods -and disappear in the woods.

-They're neither open -or closed nor patrolled.

-Probably -the very organic situation -around here, but it's also -where the great skiing is.

-And so we're Skiers Mountain -and we've made it work.

-We asked people not to go -in the woods after 3:00, -you know, don't -go in the woods alone.

-You know, all that stuff -still holds true.

-Really blew my mind -when I came back here -and got in the trees here.

-The steepness and, -just the way that -the bumps are in the trees, -there are lifetimes -of options here.

-And the nooks and crannies -and the chimneys and the, -the steeper, you know, -alleys of octopus's -garden and and, -outhouse woods and -and the 20th and the -frontier and Hurley's.

-I don't know that -I will ever go down.

-It being credited with -encouraging woods skiing.

-Ive skiied -a lot of places and, -this the whole atmosphere -Beats them all.

-The uniqueness of it -all draws me back.

-Plus the environment here.

-It's just it's -just a sweet spot.

-And the future -of of the Glen, -I mean, the life cycle.

-You start here -skiing and mad River.

-That passion for the place -gets ingrained in you after, -getting out of college.

-And then you go out -west and skiing.

-Big mountain -and powder.

Alta.

-Wrath.

Ovation.

-Kirkwood, -Grand Targhee, Australia.

-Adventuring into some really -remote parts of the world.

-Iceland, Greenland, -the Andes and Patagonia.

-And then you settle down -in a job somewhere, -find a spouse and a family, -and then you bring them -back to that river -and it starts all over.

-A good day at Mad -River is a memory -that you'll carry with you -wherever you go.

-Mad River has this -rebellious kick to it -that you want to be -a part of that that's mad -River again, skiing -if you can.

-And that keeps people -coming here to say, -hey, I've -skied at that place.

-During the Covid years, we -were forced to limit -the number of people here -based on rules -coming down from the state.

-And what we found was that -the experience can be better -when we're not overrun -with people.

-They're handling -the crowd control, -and I'm glad that they have -a little bit -more snowmaking capacity.

-And I think -River is thinking, well, -about the future, -and people are figuring out -that, this is really cool.

-The authenticity -of bad River bypass, -the the trends that dominate -the industry today, -basically maintaining -the integrity of the sport.

-That was the quiet sense -of accomplishment -and adventure -that it used to have.

-We're different, -more individualized here, -a single chair -and not a corporation.

-The experience is so much -better -than it is -at these other mega places.

-The strategy -for us in regard to these -big passes -needs to be to double down -on our uniqueness -and our quality, -because more and more people -appreciate it -and we all try to work -together to make to produce -this thing called mad River -Glen.

-And I like being a part -of something special.

-The mission -statement of the co-op -is to protect and preserve -not just the ski experience, -but the ecosystem -of General Stark Mountain.

-In order -to protect the place, -people -need to understand it.

-Not only was it -an educational opportunity, -but it was a new -recreational opportunity.

-So we kicked off, -the naturalist program here.

-Almost 30 years later, -I'm still doing the tour.

-Hey, if the lifts can't -spin, -we still can go hiking.

-But I want to know that -this is here for our future -kids.

-We need to focus on -global warming -and the climate change.

-And everybody's really -cognizant of the changes -that are happening -and working -really hard to be nimble -and be ahead of the changes -to keep us skiing.

-Everybody cares so deeply -about what mad river is.

-It's like a big oak tree.

-I think it has amazing roots -and incredibly strong, -and I think -all the other -external factors -like weather and pandemics -and staffing issues -and anything -you want to throw at us, -but we'll still be standing.

-Who knows -what's going to happen -any day that we're running -this chair.

-Absolute blessing.

-And that is an amazing place -for 75 years here -and looking to continue this -well on into the future.

-It's almost exactly the same -as when I first got here.

-This is a skier's not -in matter of status again.

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