Ever Wondered Who Figured Out All Those Colorado Ski Areas? And 10 Things To Know — Part 8: Climbing Skins (use this link) on - Lou Dawson's Backcountry Skiing Blog

Have you ever wondered who found all of the Colorado ski areas? Paul Hauk was an early Colorado skier of the 1930s, and was given the job of making ski area recons and feasibility studies for more than 50 ski areas in the West. Hauk was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1982, in recognition of his pioneer work as one of the first “snow rangers” at Berthoud Pass and A-Basin, and for his contributions to most Colorado ski areas of his time.

This is important to me because I am a huge skier, and I have always wondered who founded a lot of the ski resorts. And this is an interesting fact that I found.