Rett Ertl and Andy Bigford are longtime Eldora veterans. Ertl's family owned the ski area for more than two decades, and he served as Eldora's GM from 1982 to 1985. Bigford is the ...view moreRett Ertl and Andy Bigford are longtime Eldora veterans. Ertl's family owned the ski area for more than two decades, and he served as Eldora's GM from 1982 to 1985. Bigford is the former editor-in-chief of SKI magazine and first visited Eldora in 1978. It has been his hometown hill since 1997, when he helped move SKI's offices from New York City to Boulder.view less