Robert Ely: After the war he was a founder of Mt. Ascutney Ski Area in Brownsville, VT. He was Mountain Manager for 14 years. [He was responsible for the design of the majority of the skis trails on the mountain, was the first person to make artificial snow in the state…] He was Assistant Mountain Manager at Loon Mountain Ski Area in Lincoln, NH, under Sherman Adams for 1 year and Assistant Manager at Mt. Snow in Dover, VT for 1 year (1969-70). He made the first artificial snow in Vermont at Mt. Ascutney and also introduced snow making at Loon Mountain, NH."
Bob had a passion for art. He attended the Boston School of Practical Arts and studied with William Lester Stevens, a member of the National Academy at Springfield, MA.
very nice oil on canvas of Vermont farmhouse.
overall size 19" w x 15" t