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JESSEFULTON
A legend inCanadian snowboarding, Jesse grewup
shreddingBlue andbeganhis pro career at 13, achieving
35podiums by the age of 26.He later foundedmentoring
program Shreducation, and in2010 coached theCanadian
Olympic snowboarding team.He operates 365 Sports, a
marketing and eventmanagement company.
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ROBERTKEMP
In the late '50s, commercial illustrator Kempbuilt a studio for hispaintings and
drawings,part of a looseartistic collectiveof rough chalets knownas Shacktown,
at Blue'snorthend. In the1960s,Kempdesigneda fold-outmapof theMountain.
Kemp's paintings of the regionare todayhighlyprized.
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BULLWHEEL
The first conveyance at Bluewas a sleigh tow called
RedDevil. Rope tows served throughout the 1940s and
‘50s,while theNorthPomalift appeared in1955.T-Bars
pulled two at a time from the '50s to the ‘90s.The first
chairlift, SouthChair, appeared in 1960. Pictured, the bull
wheel for theO-Hill chair, circa 1969.The InnTripleChair
launched in '75.The first high-speedquad chair replaced
the oldTranquillity double for the '89-'90 season.The first
high-speed6-person chair, theWeider Express, launched in
January 1997.
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SKI SCHOOLTRICKSTER
Back in the day, itwas nobigdeal topull amove like this. Especially for aBlue
Ski School instructor.Thoughwe're not surewhat hismove is...
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