Colorado Ski & Snowboard Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2012
The Colorado Ski Snowboard Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the election of Bill Bergman, Toby Dawson, Jerry Gart, Tom Jankovsky, John Meyer, Paul Testwuide and Ralph Walton into the Hall of Fame class of 2012.They will join a prestigious group of Hall of Fame athletes and visionaries who have made significant contributions to the Colorado ski industry when they are formally inducted during the 36th annual Colorado Ski Snowboard Hall of Fame Induction Gala in October.Bill BergmanMax Dercum revealed “Dercum’s Dream,” his vision of creating and developing Keystone, to Iowa attorney Bill Bergman. Dercum had the vision but Bergman possessed the business savvy skills to turn it into reality. He is credited as the individual who transformed skiing into a corporate enterprise. Bergman was able to expand the resort by designing environmentally friendly trails and installing snowmaking capabilities .Bergman laid the groundwork for standard practices in leading resorts that are still used today.Toby DawsonAdopted from an orphanage in South Korea by Vail ski instructors, Toby "Awesome" Dawson's time on the slopes led to 7 years on the US Ski Team, winn...
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