NOV 23 1985, NOV 24 1985 Friday night skiers tried Keystone's new night skiing on 13 runs illuminated by 250 lights. A skier passing under the gondola leaves a long shadow. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
DEC 28 1964, DEC 29 1964; Colorado's favorite winter sport is skiing. here skiers test the runs at Loveland Valley. New snow has just begum to fall, promising slick powder and continued skiing.; (Photo By Bill Johnson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
APR 5 1979, APR 6 1979; DANCING BEAR TRIES OUT A SNOWMOBILE CIRCUSES; Fontanka, an 8-year-old dancing bear from the Moscow Circus, tries her hand at piloting a snowmobile during a trip to the Arapahoe Basin ski area Thursday. There was a great deal^of confusion and a lot of gawking as two brown Siberian dancing bears visited the ski area along with their Russian animal trainers. The bears are part of the Moscow Circus now appearing at the Denver Coliseum, delighting Denver audiences.; (Photo By Ed Maker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
OCT 5 1986; Getting ready for the first turns of the season on Loveland Pass, 11,990 feet in elevation. (They are on the Atlantic side) left to right; Keith Kimmel of Breckenridge on a snow board Bill & Fleming of Breckenridge who is Picking up the two Skiiers at the bottom of the pass.; Joe Brackett of golden who is a carpenter and could not work outside today so made the drive to ski. He is on telemark (tele) skiis.; (Photo By Lyn Alweis/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
JAN 24 1988; Blizzard of action -- Petra Moroder of Italy takes to the air as she ax makes a Demi-final mogul run in a ground blizzard at Keystone.; (Photo By Brian Brainerd/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
APR 21 1980; SUNDAY WEATHER WAS SOMETHING TO JUMP ABOUT; Frank Schuller, 16, Boulder, takes a jump at Arapahoe Basin while enjoying Sunday's warm and pleasant weather on the ski slopes. It was great spring skiing over the weekend with lots of sun and still terrific snow at many of Colorado's winter resorts. Temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees above normal across the state.; (Photo By Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
DEC 11 1966, DEC 12 1966, DEC 14 1966; Skiers fill every seat on the No. 2 lift at Loveland Basin ski area for ride up mountain. Ski operators last week-experienced one of their best season starts and expect good business for the Christmas-New Year's holidays.; (Photo By Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
NOV 27 1980 HOLIDAY SKI SMILES ARE HERE AGAIN There's not as much snow now as when this photo was taken at Keystone last season, but no less enthusiasm for the first real blast of skiing in Colorado for the Thanksgiving holiday period. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
OCT 16 1986 Keystone Ski Area & Resort Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
10-1986 Getting ready for the first turns of tie season on Loveland Pass, 11;990 feet in elevation, on the Arlantic side. Joe Brackett of Golden who is a carpenter and could not work outside today so made the drive to ski on his tele skiis. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
SEP 27 1985, SEP 28 1985; Snow making at Keystone at sunrise on Thursday foreground, Ernie Markey, assistant Mountain Manager checks the moisture content of the snow by making a snowball background, snow maker, Tom Frost (that is his real name) adjusts the angle of a snow gun. The snow is blown out of the guns and left in a pile so less surface area of the snow is exposed to the daytime sun. It is spread out closer to opening date.; (Photo By Lyn Alweis/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
OCT 19 1969, OCT 20 1969 Lifting a spray of powdery snow, an unidentified skier cuts a sharp turn on the intermediate slope at Loveland Basin Ski Area Sunday as the season got under way. Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
OCT 17 1987; A Color Photo; Lots Of Snow On Top Of Loveland Pass; L to R - Lori Schmit, Keystone Ski Instructor,Ellyn Peddicord Of Breckenridge, Gordon Bakouli, New York City With Health Magazien, Wendy Weatheld Of Silverthorn and Jo-Ellen Bistromowitz With Ski The Summit All Had An Impromptu Snow Ball Fight On Top Of The Pass after Doing a Magazine Spread For Health Magazine; (Photo By Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
NOV 23 1985 250 light illuminate keystone mountain on 13 runs which they opened fri night for night skiing. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
FEB 12 1973, FEB 13 1973 Cross-Country Racers Scramble for Position at the Start of the Keystone Cross Country Caper Sunday at the Keystone Ski Area. Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
JAN 20 1979, JAN 21 1979 JANA HLAVATY, DIRECTOR OF SKI TOURING AT KEYSTONE SKI AREA, DRINKS FROM WINE SKIN She led a group of 50 on a ski touring expedition to an old log cabin near Keystone for hypothermia lecture. Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
DEC 1981, DEC 25 1981, DEC 26 1981 Attn. Joan White. The Staukie brothers are spending the holidays together in Keystone. Thursday they were sporting their new matching antler hats given to them by brother Greg, right. Paul is at left and Sam is center. 1981 Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
1981, JAN 11 1981; The Weather has been Good, But the going is a Little Rough; Clear skies and sunny weather have mode it possible to ski in January without hats or parkas, but hove also required ski areas to depend on snow-making equipment to remain open at oil. Top photo, a class of young beginners prepares to uss the rope tow at Loveland Basin. Middle photo, three slope-maintenance workers at Loveland Basin-from left, Skeeter Porter, Phillip Marshal and Debbie Ortt - shovel snow into a sled to be moved to a trail where the ground has been exposed. Kenny Abrahamson, mountain manager, said no artificial snow has been made since mid-December because the coverage has been adequate. Lower photo, Craig and Margie Bootenhoff had no trouble finding a table for lunch Friday at the Crazy Horse Inn In Georgetown, one of the communities along I-70 that depend heavily on the ski business.; (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
MAR 3 1975, MAR 5 1975; Getting High On Ski Touring; Four determined tourers discover that the world above timberline on Keystone Mountain affords a special solitude and splendor.; (Photo By Charile Meyers/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
FEB 12 1973, FEB 13 1973 Mrs. Freda Langell finishes the race with a burst of energy. She is a certified cross-country and Alpine ski instructor at Keystone. Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
APR 24 1981, APR 25 1981; The Lure of the Open Road in Strong; Smoothie Hancock, left, and Happy Ryan, both of Durango, take a breather from the rigors of the road at a scenic overlook off Colorado 36 near Boulder on April 24, 1981. The pair's future plans were uncertain -- spring skiing at Arapahoe Basin and a possible side trip to Lake Powell -- but for the moment, a panoramic vantage point from the roof of their bus, Bertha, was satisfying enough. (Lyn Alweis, Denver Post file)
12-1981, DEC 28 1981 Keystone Mountain (Not Keystone ) Credit: Denver Post Photo (Denver Post via Getty Images)
DEC 25 1981, DEC 26 1981; Attn. Joan White. Aided by her husband, Bernie Hollingsworth of Wichita, Kansas braces herself for the just above zero temperatures in the Rockies Thursday. The Hollingsworths, at Keystone for the holidays, spent some time warming up in the Summitt House. 1981; (Photo By The Denver Post via Getty Images)
OCT 16 1986 Dee Frank, 35, and neighbor Bob Smallwood, 32, of Indian Hills limber up as the sunrise breaks through clouds of artificial snow Wednesday morning at Keystone in preparation for the first day of skiing in Colorado. The pair was one of about a dozen die hards waiting at 8:30 am when the lift opened. By noon, the single open slope was packed with skiers. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
DEC 10 1971, DEC 12 1971; Keystone's New Experience; The skier darting through the trees in deep powder is enjoying glade, something new at Keystone ski area this season as part of expanded lifts and trails network.; (Photo By The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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NOV 23 1985, NOV 24 1985 Friday night skiers tried Keystone's new night skiing on 13 runs illuminated by 250 lights. A skier passing under the gondola leaves a long shadow. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Here in The Know Outdoors newsroom, we all gathered around one computer to gasp at the photo of Smoothie Hancock and Happy Ryan relaxing on the top of their bus, Bertha. “I will never be that cool,” our editor, Beth Rankin, proclaimed. So with this in mind, we decided to rummage through the rest of our archives to find more pictures of people we will never be as cool as. Enjoy.
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