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In this remarkable oral history, Pete Seibert Jr. discusses the earliest days of Vail. As a youth, Seibert explored, fished, skied and generally "Huck Finned" it in the Gore Creek Valley. Seibert also discusses his father (Pete Seibert Sr.) and his father's New England youth, Camp Hale 10th Mountain Division training, war injuries, and contributions to Colorado's ski legacy and the world's ski culture. Pete Seibert Jr. is interviewed by Walter...
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Mary Pownall expounds on her youth in Duluth, Minnesota and her remarkable father, who stepped up after the untimely passing of her mother and aunt. She discusses camping in Garnet Canyon and climbing with husband, Dick Pownall, in Grand Teton National Park. Pownall reports on the coordination of on-mountain volunteers for Vail and Beaver Creek World Alpine Ski events alongside her husband, Dick, and friend Mauri Nottingham. Mary Pownall also notes...
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Mikaela Shiffrin discusses the challenges of being ski racing's GOAT "greatest of all time." The accompanying photo is courtesy of the Town of Avon, Colorado.
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Dick Pownall, who was a member of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition (AMEE), discusses his role in the history of alpinism and technical climbing. Climbing extensively in North America and the Dolomites of Europe, as well as in the Armenian Highlands and in the Himalayas, Pownall was an early guide for Exum Guide Service in Grand Teton National Park area. Dick Pownall was also an original Vail ski instructor and a member of Vail Ski...