August 27, 2010

Not just A Mountain

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In 1924, an ordinary mountain became “A Mountain” when Colorado State University students painted the infamous A on it. In 1946, the Aggies adopted the ram as their new mascot, but the A is still repainted every year (This year’s fresh coat will happen Sept. 10.) out of university tradition and because it serves as a reference point for airplanes.

I suppose people started referring to it as Stadium Hill sometime after the football stadium, now named Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, was built at its base in 1968.

The number of times I’ve ridden my bike up…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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