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.
Sem títuloPhotographs taken in January 1965 by Gregory Young while on a ski trip to Breckenridge with his college fraternity.
Sem títuloA skier is airborne after hitting a jump or hump in the snow on a ski run at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. This maneuver is sometimes called "catching air".
Sem títuloChairlift 2 midway on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. Spruce Run at right. Chairlift 2, a Heron double lift, was installed for the 1965-1966 ski season. It ascended over Callie's Alley Run to the top of Peak 8. It was retired in 1997 when Rocky Mountain Chair was built.
Sem títuloA view of the Peak 8 ski runs at Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloSki tracks are visible on a snowy, steep slope with trees at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloOn Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area, a woman smiles as she reclines on her skis supported by the straps of her ski poles stuck upright in the snow. She is dressed in a yellow cable sweater, dark blue or black ski pants and black ski boots. Her white-framed sunglasses shield her eyes from the bright sun reflecting off the snow.
Sem títuloA woman reclining on skis supported by ski poles stuck in the snow looks to the side and smiles at the camera. She is dressed in a yellow cable sweater, dark blue or black ski pants and black ski boots. Her white framed sunglasses are propped up on her head. Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloSki School Director Trygve Berge skiing down a run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area. Berge was co-director with Sigurd Rockne beginning in 1961. After Rockne left, he continued to run the ski school until 1970 when Aspen Skiing Company purchased the ski area.
Sem títuloSkiers gather in the Peak 8 base area outside or on the deck of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at Breckenridge ski area in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Bergenhof was one of three original buildings that made up the Peak 8 base area in the 1960s. It was demolished in 2013. Chairlift 1 is in the foreground.
Sem títuloA man and a young girl or boy ride Chairlift 1 on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The man wears a red zip up ski jacket and black ski pants. His sunglasses are propped up on his hat. The child next to him wears ski goggles and a red and white knit hat. Both are wearing leather lace up ski boots and skis. Other skiers fill the chairs behind them.
Sem títuloA skier carves some turns down the middle portion of Spruce Run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloEgo Lane ski run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Rated as an easy run for beginner skiers, Ego Lane was the continuation of Spruce Run, an expert level ski trail.
Sem títuloLange Cup professional ski race on Spruce Run at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloDeep snow-covered slopes with pine trees, at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloA man drives a sled pulled by a team of Siberian Husky dogs through the deep snow off Boreas Pass on Bald Mountain. In the background to the west is a view of the ski runs on Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Sem títuloView of the Peak 8 ski runs at Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. In the foreground a pair of snowshoes sink into deep, powdery snow. Probably taken from somewhere on Boreas Pass to the east.
Sem títuloThe sun is beginning to set as skiers ride the chairlift on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The summit of Peak 8 is in view.
Sem títuloChairlift 1 and Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Chairlift 1 was constructed by Heron Engineering Company, Inc. and opened in 1961. It started near the Bergenhof and went up Peak 8 to a point above timberline.
Sem títuloA skier wearing an off-white wool sweater and black wool ski pants is airborne after hitting a kicker or hump in the snow. This maneuver is sometimes called "catching air". Holding metal ski poles, the skier's arms are outstretched, and knees pulled up high in a crouched position. On a ski trail through the trees at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
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