Some people collect things.
Our brother-in-law Tucker collected ski patches.
A lot of them.
Over the years, he amassed what may be one of the largest collections in the world, with an eye toward one day becoming an eBay baron. He had the inventory. He had the ambition. And, knowing Tucker, he probably had a spreadsheet or two somewhere to prove it.
Unfortunately, Tuck passed away before that dream came to be. But the collection he built deserves a life beyond Ziploc bags and storage totes.
So we're taking on the job of getting these pieces of ski history back out into the world, where they belong, and into the hands of people who appreciate what they represent.
To Tuck, and to us, skiing has always been about more than getting from the top of a mountain to the bottom. It's the early mornings, the ropetows, the lodge characters, the mid-mountain beers, the lifelong friendships, and the stories that get better every time they're told on the chair.
It's the little hills that taught us how to ski and the big mountains that made us fall in love with it all.
Ropetow Vintage is our small way of celebrating all of that.
A nod to the places, people, and eras that make mountain culture special. We're not here to tell anyone how to enjoy skiing. We're here to keep a little of its history alive so more folks can love it as much as we all do.
Tuck would probably have preferred to sell the whole lot for a fortune on eBay and retire to Whistler.
We'll settle for making sure they find the right people.
Shelby & Scott
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