Change photo – Charley Proctor? Permission
“In 1936, Charley Proctor arrived in Ketchum to help scout the ski terrain and plan the lifts at Sun Valley. His diary offers a firsthand account.”
Eddy Ancinas, “Heading West ~ Charley Proctor
![Charley Proctor was a Dartmouth ski champ and 1928 Olympian who trained the first ski instructors at Sun Valley. This photo shows him at the fledgling Idaho resort in 1936, wearing his trademark hat. Photo: Courtesy Eddy Ancinas](https://eddyancinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Heading-West-Charley-Proctor-Photo-XXXXX-Courtesy-Eddy-Ancinas-FI-800X600-1024x768.jpg)
trained the first ski instructors at Sun Valley. This photo shows him
at the fledgling Idaho resort in 1936, wearing his trademark hat.
Photo: Courtesy Eddy Ancinas
![Eddy Ancinas, award-winning writer, photographer and author specializing in Latin America travel, ski history and the California West](https://eddyancinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Eddy-Ancinas-orig-sh-headshot-mountains-Latin-America-4585025_orig.png)