Russ LaChapelle passes into glory

[ciscokid]

Russ had a passion for lost ski areas of New York and Bearpen aka “Princeton Ski Bowl” in particular. Known a ThatNYGuy Russ was a Catskill ski areas historian and with James M. Deluxe compiled one of the most intriguing stories of what was and could have been a major player in the annals of eastern skiing.
I was blessed to spend a whole day with him, Dr Ben Lane the owner of Princeton ski bowl Bearpen mountain, and several others hiking the mountain July of 2015.
We shared our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and therefore I look forward to seeing Russ again in our Heavenly home with our Saviour .
See you soon Russ

Bearpen: The Original Beast of the East

"The one that got away."

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[Ripitz]

This story first brought me to NYSkiBlog and introduced me to skiing in the Catskill High Peaks. Thank you Russ!

Rest in peace to a friend I never met.

 

[ciscokid]

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I would love to read a tribute by Jamesdeluxe to recount the time with Russ writing the Bearpen story. It was cool to see James meet Russ the day we hiked Bearpen mtn after corresponding via other ways during writing of the best “selling” stories on Nyskiblog.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Very sad to hear this news. Russ was a true legend in NY skiing. @ciscokid, please check your email!