On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-8, lal_truckee wrote:
On 1/6/15 2:12 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
In those days the Peruvian was a little expensive compared to my normal Choice Hotels selection, but it was walking distance to the Alta lifts (and offered shuttle rides to Snowbird). Alta day tickets were included, plus buffet breakfast, coupon good for lunch on the mountain, and dinner at large tables seated with strangers soon to be friends. There was also a heated pool and jacuzzi on the deck, a ski storage and tuning room, and no TV in the building.

Western skiing used to be much more fun. The resorts were a newish idea
and those former 10th Mtn now resort owner-managers were really hoping
you'd come ski. They even tried to make it inexpensive and welcoming.
They were as much proselytizing as running a business. Everyone was
excited about just being there.

I suppose Sun Valley was a possible exception, with their hollywood clients.

I just stumbled onto this ski history article about Jay Peak. I was fortunate to live close enough so that the local high school school provided a free bus most Saturdays in the winter. My 6th-grade Sunday School teacher was Don McNally, a former vaudeville performer who owned a drive-in theater and therefore was free to be Jay Peak's first General Manager in the winter.

http://www.vermonter.com/northlandjo...ay-peak-vt.php