Andrea Mead Lawrence, the first American to win two Olympic gold medals in skiing, learned her craft at Pico Peak in Vermont, the ski area her parents, Brad and Janet, opened on Thanksgiving Day 1937.

This season, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Pico, now owned by Killington, the area has sold lift tickets for $19.37 over five days (the last day is Thursday), and $75 unrestricted season passes for students from kindergarten to Grade 12.