Bobsledder Billy Fiske and Ted Ryan, an heir of Thomas Fortune Ryan, had been looking for somewhere in America where a ski resort similar to those in Europe could be established.
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One of the first two guides hired was Swiss skiing champion André Roch, then studying at Reed College in Oregon.
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