Ski & Snowboard Club Vail is naming six people to its first Wall of Excellence in the Athlete Category and four people to its Leader Category on Feb. 7 at the Four Seasons Resort Vail. Among the Athlete Category nominees from the early years of Vail are Rudd Pyles-Knutzen and John Buxman. Rudd Pyles-Knutzen Climax Mountain was once the home of the Continental Ski Club. When the mine shut down, the town of Climax ceased to exist and so did the club. The young ski racers from the club, Rudd Pyles-Knutzen among them, migrated to Arapahoe Basin with their head …
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