Pico, Vermont (1987, 2002) is the story of one of America's oldest and most storied ski resorts, and how alpine skiing developed in the U.S.
Founded in 1937, just three years after the debut of the rope tow, by artist and ski fanatic Brad Mead and his wife Janet, Pico is home to many skiing firsts: The country's first (and largest in the world at that time) alpine ski lift; the oldest volunteer ski patrol in the country; a legendary racing program that produced legions of U.S. and Olympic champions, including America's single greatest alpine ski racer, Andrea Mead Lawrence.
But even more compelling than these accomplishments, the story of Pico, Vermont is the story of people. From Brad Mead's vision and tragic death, to his daughter Andrea's double gold Olympic performance, to Janet's struggles to hold on to the mountain and Pico's long, slow decline, to handsome, charismatic Karl Acker, Andrea's coach and Pico's second owner who also died tragically young, to Pico's long-delayed emergence as one of Vermont's top resorts, Pico, Vermont is indeed the story of alpine skiing in this country.
Pico, Vermont (1987, 2002), 148 pages, $19.95
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