Sky Tavern honors past volunteer ski patrollers with heartfelt memorial procession

It was an emotional Saturday on the slopes of Sky Tavern as ski patrollers paid tribute to three of the site’s past volunteers with a touching ceremony.

The ski resort held ‘The Last Ride,’ an afternoon procession down the mountain’s Keston Trail, dedicated to Al Drake, Char McLear, and Gerry Carr, all longtime ski patroller volunteers who died.

Once they reached the base area, patrollers gifted a memorial box to the grieving family and friends on hand. Mark and Barbara Boge accepted the award on behalf of Gerry Carr’s family…

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