Mickey Blake
Mickey Blake
Francis "Mickey" Blake -was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was born in Barriefield, Ontario...
father hotel people ski stay
My father wanted people to stay on the slopes and ski with their hotel people.
daily famous radio snow
He was famous for his snow reports. He was on the radio daily in the little communities. He was funny.
dear hanging onto rope
They'd be skidding around, hanging onto a rope for dear life. That was our first winter.
guys
It was important that those guys have Anglo-Saxon names.
aspen everywhere famous
He skied everywhere you could ski, everywhere. He skied Aspen before it was Aspen. He was one of the famous prewar skiers.
since worked
I've worked here since I was a kid. I've always been part of the business.
ski start
It was his start in the ski business.
add money ran ski total valley
He ran the ski valley on a total shoestring. If we had enough money from one year, we'd add something the next.