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Legends of Showdown · The George Willett years, 1973–2020

1992 Mike Gold

1992 Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

Mike Gold

Instructor, seven winters — and nearly sixty years here

Legend of ShowdownClaimed by Mike Gold

Born: 1959
First skied at Showdown: in fourth grade, about 1969
First worked here: a ski instructor from about 1982
Years at Showdown: c.1982–1989
Positions: Ski instructor, seven winters from about 1982
Mannequin-jump builder

What they did

4 entries

February 1986Wrote Showdown's ski tips column on moguls
March 1986Second in the pro class of the Coca-Cola slalom, the day his brother Jim Gold set the pace
1992Photographed on a snowboard, the earliest snowboard on Showdown anyone has a picture of
2019First in Stokke bump off, men 50 and older division

Photographs

22 in the archive

1992 Mike Gold — 1992 Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1994 Mike Gold, Charley Willett, Debbie Metuecci (O'Day), Margie Willett, William Gold, Katie Boedecker, George Gold summer party — 1994 Mike Gold, Charley Willett, Debbie Metuecci (O'Day), Margie Willett, William Gold, Katie Boedecker, George Gold summer partyGeorge Willett Collection

1994 Mike Gold — 1994 Mike GoldWillett Family Photos

2000 Mike Gold — The Lodge Deck — Grilling at the summer party — 2000 Mike Gold — The Lodge Deck — Grilling at the summer partyDiane Carter Collection

2001 Mike gold skiing — 2001 Mike gold skiingGeorge Willett Collection

2010 Mike Gold — 2010 Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

2010 Mike Gold — 2010 Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

2011 Mike Gold — 2011 Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

2013 Labor Day Extravaganza 2013 Facebook Post from 09-05-2013 — 2013 Labor Day Extravaganza 2013 Facebook Post from 09-05-2013Showdown Facebook Collection

1980s Jamie Hurd and Mike Gold Racing — 1980s Jamie Hurd and Mike Gold RacingGeorge Willett Collection

1980s Mike Gold — 1980s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1980s Mike Gold — 1980s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1980s Mike Gold skiing powder — 1980s Mike Gold skiing powderGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Mike Gold — 1990s Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

2000s Mike Gold Skiing — 2000s Mike Gold SkiingGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Avery Gold, Mike Gold — 1990s Avery Gold, Mike GoldGeorge Willett Collection

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