Leonard McGee

“To write the history of downhill skiing in the Medicine Hat area… is to write the story of the past 25 years of Len McGee’s life.” Starting in the mid 1950’s his dedication and skill were the driving forces in the creation of Elkwater’s Mile-Hi ski facility.

An early group of ski enthusiasts, Len among them, began by installing a rope tow in those formative years. As demand grew he searched for a new location, surveyed it and helped organize the group responsible for financing purchase of the T-bar equipment that made it operative.

For 15 years, until he was well over 70, Len McGee managed the daily operation of the new facility. He organized volunteers, trained skiers, ski instructors and ski patrol groups. He have endlessly of his time and effort to develop the sport he loved.