Dave McCoy, a towering pioneer of the California ski industry, who with vision, hard work and a knack for the mechanical transformed a remote Sierra peak into the storied Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, has died. “When a rope tow started wearing out, he’d shut it down, get out some tools and fix it himself. In 1955, within only three months — and 30 days ahead of schedule — Mammoth Mountain erected a high-capacity double-chair lift that was 3,400 feet long with a vertical rise of 1,000 feet. Skiers ride a chairlift at Mammoth Mountain in this undated archival photo. Mammoth Lakes, with Mammoth Mountain in the background, in an undated photograph.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 09, 2020 01:22 UTC