The Bell Rings, But Something’s Missing at Badger

The Modesto Bee:

“The sound of the bell bounces off the rooftop of the rustic lodge and can be heard virtually everywhere near Badger Pass.

That clanging bell announces the beginning of another class at the Badger Pass Ski School, run by the legendary Nic Fiore for more than a half-century. Fiore loved to ring that bell almost as much as he loved teaching children their first stem-christie.

Which brings us to January of 2005. The bell still rings, the children still learn, but Fiore is not there.”