"Francis "Mickey" Blake" - was a Canada/Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey)/left winger who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was born in Kingston, Ontario/Barriefield, Ontario.

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He ran the ski valley on a total shoestring. If we had enough money from one year, we'd add something the next.

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They were all behind him. Taos in the winter was totally dead. Nothing happened. They wanted to help the economy.

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He skied everywhere you could ski, everywhere. He skied Aspen before it was Aspen. He was one of the famous prewar skiers.

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My father wanted people to stay on the slopes and ski with their hotel people.

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It was important that those guys have Anglo-Saxon names.

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It was his start in the ski business.

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They'd be skidding around, hanging onto a rope for dear life. That was our first winter.

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He was famous for his snow reports. He was on the radio daily in the little communities. He was funny.

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