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Alice "Widge" Ferguson is depicted holding a Widge's Ridge sign while standing behind her family's ski retreat at the Edelweiss in Vail. Widge's Ridge is located in Sun Down Bowl on Vail Mountain. Widge's Ridge was named for Widge Ferguson by Vail pioneer and first public relations director, Bob Parker. Ferguson became locally renowned for bringing snow to Vail when she came skiing.
Gore Creek and the International Bridge are in the background....
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Lyle Viers catches air circa 1963. Viers was a pioneer ski instructor at both Mammoth, California and Vail, Colorado. Photo by Don Leomazzi.
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Rob LeVine is in the starting gate for the Tashiro Cup, sponsored by Tashiro Marketing & Advertising. Tashiro Marketing was owned by popular 1980s Vail business owners, Harvey and Lori Tashiro. The event has been described as the Vail Mountain local's "social event of the year."
Unlike most skiers, LeVine is racing on telemark (touring-style) skis rather than alpine (dowhill) skis.
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Sandy Ferguson Fuller and Alice "Widge" Ferguson celebrate the 2019 Independence Day at the 4th of July Concert at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado. It is Widge's tradition to celebrate each Independence Day with this concert.
A random patron of Bravo! Vail photographed mother and daughter together.
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Alice "Widge" Ferguson is shown with her granddaughter, Kim Fuller, during their 2017 Valentine's Day luncheon.
The photograph was created by a gracious server at Almresi Vail on Hanson Ranch Road in the Vail Village.
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Summervail Art Workshop (SAW) held many programs in "The A-Frame," a former Town of Vail Public Works facility. Debbie Bolon-Feeney reports that the structure in the left-front is a raku kiln.
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This is the program front cover for the Vail Players 1966 melodrama entitled, "Curse You, Sterling Finesoul."
The Vail Players theatre group operated between 1966 and 1971 with its season running between June and October. John Dobson wrote and directed the melodramas. Vail community members covered all aspects of the production. Vail Players productions were often sold out.
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Young patrons of Vail Public Library carry five placards during Vail's1976 Independence Day parade. The staging area is the base of Vail Mountain. The far left placard reads: "VPL Salutes BEN FRANKLIN Library Founder." A central placard reads: "VPL Summer Reading Club."
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Alice "Widge" Ferguson poses with her original, customized wooden skis and beartrap bindings behind the Edelweiss in Vail Village. Widge's first skis were fitted with metal edges by her aeronautical engineer father, Andrew Willgoos. Although metal edging was eventually popularized by Howard Head, Willgoos may have pioneered this innovation. After Head learned that Widge Ferguson was Willgoos' daughter, Head expressed great admiration for her father's...
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During the 1960s and into the 1970s, the Town of Vail had a Public Works building that was called "The A-Frame." From 1973 to 1978, "The A-Frame" was the primary site of Summervail Art Workshop (SAW).
Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen and Jim Cotter were the founders of Summervail Art Workshop. The program ran from 1971 to 1984 and became one of the most prestigious art workshops in the United States. In June 2021, SAW celebrated the 50th anniversary...
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Located north of Vail, this Gore Range trail winds through aspen (Populus tremuloides) in a montane/subalpine ecotone on the north side of Piney Lake. Peak C is in the background.
This idyllic landscape photo was captured by Kim Fuller, Jaunt Publications.
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This stately bull moose photograph was captured by Colorado Division of Wildlife officer, Bill Andree in fall of 2016. Andree's game warden territory included the Gore Creek Valley, Piney Lake and Piney River area of Eagle County, Colorado.
Andree noted that a willow dominant wetlands near Piney Lake is nicknamed "Bullwinkle Alley," due to the prevalence of moose.
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In 2014, Bill Wilto and Sandy Ferguson Fuller enjoy the early "First Tracks" tradition on Vail Mountain. They are photographed by C.T. Thuerbach.
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This photograph of a young bull shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi) was captured by Vail Public Library Senior Librarian, Jo Norris. Observed browsing on red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) leaf and twig, the moose enjoyed the native plant landscaping between Vail Public Library (VPL) and Gore Creek for much of the afternoon.
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This historic collage was compiled from several Vail images and created by Sandy Ferguson Fuller. Images depict early residents of Vail including: Helmut Fricker, Pepi and Sheika Gramshammer, and Widge and John Ferguson and daughters Sandy and Susie. The grandchildren of Widge and John Ferguson, Kim and Scott Fuller, are also depicted.
There is also an image of sisters Sandy and Susie Ferguson with Pepi Gramshammer at the groundbreaking of...
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In July 1985, Snowdon & Hopkins architectural firm was collaboratively honored with an Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Architects and the American Association of Libraries.
Pam Hopkins and Craig Snowdon were young, creative architects when they designed Vail's first green building, the Vail Public Library (VPL). To earn the contract, Snowdon & Hopkins were declared winners of a timed architecture competition sponsored by the Vail...
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Former First Lady Betty Ford is featured in this series of eight images captured at Vail Public Library (VPL).
In 1987, Mrs. Ford accepted a VPL book signing invitation for her autobiographical effort, Betty: A Glad Awakening. VPL Reference Librarian Dean Willms issued the invitation through Mrs. Ford’s personal secretary and the event was held on 11 March 1987. Mrs. Ford effectively removed the stigma of addiction and alcoholism with this...
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Former First Lady Betty Ford is featured in this series of eight images captured at Vail Public Library (VPL).
In 1987, Mrs. Ford accepted a VPL book signing invitation for her autobiographical effort, Betty: A Glad Awakening. VPL Reference Librarian Dean Willms issued the invitation through Mrs. Ford’s personal secretary and the event was held on 11 March 1987. Mrs. Ford effectively removed the stigma of addiction and alcoholism with this...
