People

: Ananda Thomason; Contributor to "Out of the Blue and Into the Sun," (source: Out of the Blue and Into the Sun: A Gunnison Valley Journal)

: Anastasia Mulvany; Anastasia was the wife of noted businessman Peter Mulvany. She was a resident of Salida, Colorado in the late 19th century.

: Andre Roch; André Roch [Geneva 1906–Geneva, 19 November 2002], former director of the Swiss Avalanche Research Institute in Davos, laid out the first ski trail on Aspen Mountain, encouraged the formation of the Aspen Ski Club, envisioned a grand ski area on Mount Hayden and helped establish the American Avalanche Research Center. Roch was also a mountain guide who made first ascents in the Mount Blanc Massif and an expert on avalanches and snow safety. He also authored over a dozen books on mountaineering. In 1936 Roch was hired by the Aspen area to survey the slopes of Mount Hayden for ski trails plans that were interrupted by the 2nd World War. In 1949 Roch returned to Aspen to help set-up the American Avalanche Research Facilities. At the time, Roch was director of the Snow and Avalanche Research Institute in Davos, Switzerland. He continued to hold various roles at Davos for a further 30 years.--Aspen Hall of Fame bio

: Andrea "Andy" Jehn Kennedy; Andy moved to Steamboat in 1998 and help co-found The Local, predecessor to the Valley Voice. For the next 10 years Andy contributed to both newspapers, as well as co-authoring two guidebooks on traveling with a disability with her husband Craig. They put down deep roots in Steamboat, and Andy was also a board member and staff of the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council, most proudly helping to form the Zero Waste program and Green Garden Tours. Andy also has a deep love of plants, growing her own food and medicine, as well as foraging for both. As of 2022, they've embarked on a lifelong mission of establishing a high vibration community with a deep focus on sustainability, food sovereignty, natural and off-grid values. After nearly 25 years in Colorado building the many skills needed for this adventure, they decided the time is now for change. Biography provided by Andrea "Andy" Jehn Kennedy

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