ASPEN — More than 300 friends and family from around the country gathered in Aspen over the weekend to celebrate the memory of longtime resident Bob Beattie, a larger-than-life figure widely regarded as the patriarch of American skiing. And while his list of accomplishments is unparalleled in the sport, their recollections focused on his passion for people and the sport he loved. Beattie, who died in April at the age of 85, was a former ski coach at the University of Colorado, the founder of the modern U.S.

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