Vail pioneers recall changes as ski resort nears 50th anniversary
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- Created on Monday, 29 November 2010 18:25
- Written by Nathan
By SCOTT N. MILLER, VAIL DAILY
VAIL — Art Kelton first skied Vail in 1964, when the ski mountain and its base village were in their infancy. Kelton still skis Vail, and skis often — he put more than 100 days on his pass last season.
Kelton came to town as a ski instructor, then moved into the real estate business. Every winter since he moved to Vail in 1965, he's had an office just a stone's throw from a chairlift. His office today is in the Wall Street Building, where his south-facing windows give him a prime view up the mountain. A Friday appointment had to be scheduled in the morning, because Kelton planned to hit the hill in the afternoon, on opening day.
As the ski resort at Vail nears its 50th anniversary, Kelton and a number of the town's ski pioneers still get plenty of slope time.
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