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Dave McCoy was born.
Dave McCoy was born on August 24, 1915 in El Segundo, California. -
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McCoy's first time in the eastern Sierras.
In 1928, Dave McCoy went to Independence to visit some friends and loved the mountains and the snow. When he first saw the mountain he said,"This is where I am going to spend my life." -
McCoy got a job as a hydrographer.
Dave McCoy got a job at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as a hydrographer. He measured the amount of snowfall in the winter and used that amount to calculate the snowfall in summer and winter. -
Dave McCoy gets permit to put permanant rope tow.
Dave McCoy gets his permit to operate a perminant rope tow on McGee Mountain. -
Mammoth Mountain was founded.
In the year of 1942, Mammoth Mountain was founded. -
McCoy gets permit to operate on Mammoth.
The Forest Service awards Dave McCoy a permit to operate permanently on Mammoth Mountain. With this permit, McCoy opens his first lodge, called "The Pit." -
Thanksgiving on Mammoth Mountain.
On thanksgiving in 1955, Dave McCoy open's his first chairlift and the lines are packed with skiers for over 2 hours. -
Gondola opens.
A gondola opens that leads all the way to the top of Mammoth Mountain. -
Dave McCoy buys June.
In the year of 1986, Dave McCoy buys June, a mountain that is located near Mammoth. -
McCoy partners with Intrawest
McCoy brought in another skiing company by the name Intrawest to help upgrade the mountain's chair lifts and facilities into a four season destination resort. -
Mammoth Mountain was sold.
On October 5, 2005, Dave McCoy announced that he was going to sell Mammoth Mountain
