100 years ago
1922: John Weatherford, builder of the Peaks, and Carl Mayhew, the picture artist, had a narrow escape while on a view taking trip up the new highway Monday afternoon. Mr. Weatherford desired some snow scenes along the route of the Boulevard and the two gentlemen, in the Weatherford car, attempted to go to the end of the grade but found over 2 feet of snow at an altitude of about 10,000 feet, and the car eventually stalled in a deep drift. They took their equipment and walked on a couple of miles, securing the pictures they desired and walked back to the car. In attempting to turn the car around in the snow, Mr. Weatherford shot out over the grade and down the precipice, landing about 150 feet below in a clump of small timber, doing considerable damage to the car, but luckily escaping with a few scratches, and a bad shaking up of body and nerves. The two men had the pleasure of a 15-mile walk back to Flagstaff, but Mayhew says the picture will be good. Mr. Weatherford went out the next day with horses to try to put the auto back onto the highway, but it is quite probable that it will remain where it is until spring.
Stacia Di Amore looks downhill as she cruises the Upper Ridge run at Arizona Snowbowl Thursday morning as the resort opened its lifts for its 84th winter ski and snowboard season. For an online photo gallery of Snowbowl's opening day, visit , and see Page A6 for more photos.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
Gallery: Snowbowl opens for season
Stacia Di Amore looks downhill as she cruises the Upper Ridge run at Arizona Snowbowl Thursday morning as the resort opened its lifts for its 84th winter ski and snowboard season. For an online photo gallery of Snowbowl's opening day, visit , and see Page A6 for more photos.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
A skier enthusiastically slides down Logjam run Thursday afternoon at Arizona Snowbowl as the resort opens for its first day of the 2022-2023 season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
About 100 skiers and snowboarders stand in line for the Arizona Gondola Thursday morning waiting for the lift to open and to take their first run of the 2022-2023 ski season at Arizona Snowbowl.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
Michael Scott watches his path as he rides down the Upper Ridge run at Arizona Snowbowl Thursday morning. The resort opened its lifts Thursday for its 84th winter ski and snowboard season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
A skier sprays a curtain of snow on Upper Ridge run in November at Arizona Snowbowl as the resort opened for its first day of the 2022-2023 season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
A skier sprays a curtain of snow on Logjam run Thursday afternoon at Arizona Snowbowl as the resort opens for its first day of the 2022-2023 season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
A sign wishing skiers and snowboarders a "Happy Opening Day" stands on a table full of free donuts and coffee Thursday morning on the patio by the Arizona Gondola at Snowbowl. Snowbowl opened for the 2022-2023 season Thursday.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
About 100 skiers and snowboarders stand in line for the Arizona Gondola Thursday morning waiting for the lift to open and to take their first run of the 2022-2023 ski season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
A skier jumps off a rail in the terrain park Thursday afternoon at Arizona Snowbowl as the resort opens for its first day of the 2022-2023 season.
- Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
