During his tenure as president, the company acquired Keystone and Breckenridge, Heavenly in California, and Wyoming’s Grand Teton Lodging Co. In 1989, Daly was lured to operate Beaver Creek Resort in addition to Eldora, and also the Broadmoor Golf and Spa Resort in Colorado Springs.In 1992, Daly was named president and CEO of Vail Associates Inc., the predecessor company to Vail Resorts. In 1987, Daly left Copper Mountain to start his own company, which reopened the Lake Eldora Mountain Resort near Boulder. By the end of the ski season, Daly was completely enthralled with the Colorado Rockies and accepted a job as a ski patroller for the next season.Daly moved to Copper Mountain in the fall of 1972 and quickly advanced, serving as patrol director in 1973, mountain manager in 1975, vice president of operations in 1980, and was finally promoted to president and CEO in 1982. – Vail resident and longtime Colorado ski executive Andy Daly has won the National Ski Areas Association’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the industry.Daly’s ski industry career began in 1970, when he moved to Colorado and took a job at Aspen Highlands for what was supposed to be only a couple of weeks. Contributed photoVail's Andy Daly, left, with his wife, Lucinda, center, is congratulated by former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for receiving the National Ski Areas Association's annual Lifetime Achievement Award.
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