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cou-bha OHP.001-069-001-001 · Item · 2018-09-10
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Part one of a two-part interview with Rich Skovlin conducted 2018-09-10. Skovlin was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he developed a love for mining history and small mountain towns.

Skovlin, Rich
Interview with Mark Cope
cou-bha OHP.001-075-001-001 · Item · 2018-11-01
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Mark Cope conducted 2018-11-01. Cope's family moved to Breckenridge as the ski area was being built in 1961. They lived above the drugstore at the base of Peak 8. Cope was 11 years old at the time. The older kids had to go to Fairplay for school at the time.

Cope, Mark
cou-bha OHP.001-077-001-001 · Item · 2018-11-06
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Rick "Pup" Ascher conducted 2018-11-06. Ascher originally came from Minnesota in 1979. He moved out here with his ski coach and a friend. Ascher began working at Maverick Ski Shop.

Ascher, Rick
cou-bha OHP.001-085-001-001 · Item · 2019-02-05
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with John "Turk" Montepare conducted 2019-02-05. Montepare first came to Breckenridge in 1972 after living in Glenwood Springs, Vail, and Aspen. He had worked in real estate and saw the potential for growth in Breckenridge.

Montepare, John "Turk"
cou-bha OHP.001-091-001-001 · Item · 2019-04-26
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Nick and Mary Logan conducted 2019-04-26. Nick first came to Breckenridge in 1968 at 20 years old. He started working with Trygve Berge at Berge's ski shop. Mary came to Breckenridge in January 1973 after teaching skiing at Eldora. She quickly began working for the ski school in Breckenridge. She then became a ski patroller.

Logan, Nick
cou-bha OHP.001-096-001-001 · Item · 2019-06-27
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Jim and Kathy Bunting conducted 2019-06-27. Jim first came to Breckenridge in October 1972. He had learned how to ski at Camp Hale as part of his Army service and was planning to move to Leadville. He instead moved to Breckenridge to ski. Kathy came to Breckenridge on April 2, 1974.

Bunting, Jim
Interview with Jim Felton
cou-bha OHP.001-099-001-001 · Item · 2019-07-25
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Jim Felton conducted 2019-07-25. Felton first came to Breckenridge in 1982 after graduating from the University of Iowa. He began working at the Keystone Ranch Golf Course. Then he eventually began working for the radio station in the news department.

Felton, Jim
Interview with Greg Sullivan
cou-bha OHP.001-102-001-001 · Item · 2019-08-12
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Interview with Greg Sullivan conducted 2019-08-12. Sullivan first came to Breckenridge in August 1971 shortly after turning 18 years old. He had hitchhiked to the area from Erie, Pennsylvania. He rented an apartment at the Red Roost at the corner of Adams and Harris Street. Sullivan began working in construction on modular homes in French Gulch.

Sullivan, Greg
cou-bha OHP.001-103-001-001 · Item · 2019-08-27
Part of BHA Oral History Project

Part one of a two-part interview with Dick Cunningham conducted 2019-08-27. Cunningham first came to Breckenridge in the late 1970s. In 1978, he and his wife had been selling artwork across the country and came to look at a couple houses before buying a place the next day. They opened the Cunningham Gallery on Main Street selling local artwork and high-end gifts.

Cunningham, Dick