Man who helped make Beaver Creek, Vail possible
Greg Morrill Earl Eaton was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Eagle, Colo. Like most families in the Eagle River Valley, the Eatons scratched out a living through farming, ranching and logging. In the early 1900s, the valley was actually one of the largest growers of lettuce in the United States. Earl began skiing as a child after his father made him skis. By 7 years old, Earl was already skiing what now is Beaver Creek. He grew up hunting, hiking and skiing the nearby mountains. In 1940, Earl went to wor...
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