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Jim Temple

James Wood Temple, the visionary who pioneered the first ski runs on Storm Mountain, later to become the Steamboat Ski Area, died early this morning at the Doak Walker Care Center. Here are some photos of Jim throughout the years.

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Jim Temple, pictured in 2007 Photo by John F. Russell

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Jim Temple talks about the early days of the Storm Mountain Ski Area during a 2007 interview at his home outside of Boulder. Temple died Monday at the Doak Walker Care Center. File Photo

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Jim Temple talks in 2007 about the early days of the Storm Mountain Ski Area at his home outside of Boulder. Photo by John F. Russell

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Some of the first conceptual drawings of the base area at the ski area. The futuristic sketches reveal the dreams Jim Temple had for the area.

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Jim Temple, left, and Don Valentine in August 1965 at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area. Temple, who founded the ski area, was inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in October 2006 in Denver. File photo

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Ski legend Buddy Werner and Storm Mountain Ski Area founder Jim Temple.

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Jim Temple in an undated photo. Courtesy Photo

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Jim Temple and his wife, Audrey Light Temple, in an undated photo. Courtesy Photo

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