Wayne Ellington

Founder of the professional ski patrol — sixteen years

Legend of ShowdownClaimed by Jenette Hollingworth-Delcomte

Born
First skied at Showdown: c.1957, as a Great Falls High School boy
First worked here: a ski instructor from 1967
Years at Showdown: 1967–1989
Positions: Ski instructor, 1967–1973
Kings Hill Ski School — co-director 1969-70 with Dick Dailey, director 1970-71
On the crew that built the double chair, 1970
Founder and director of the professional ski patrol, 1973–1989
The ski area's safety supervisor
Lift operator supervisor
Awards: National Ski Patrol Professional Ski Patroller of the Year, 1986-87 season

What they did

2 entries

December 1979Photographed doing carpentry on the lower level of the Showdown lodge
Judith Mundale Ellington: Founded Showdown's first nursery, with George Willett

3 in the archive

1 document

Built the ski school building on the hill, prefabricated with Dick Dailey in his own garage — moved beside the lodge in the summer of 1973 to become the lift-ticket booth
Built the double chair, 1970 — the road into every tower site, the footings, and the towers