It was a horizontal flag day, so I took the opportunity to finally take a picture of the flags standing out and present.
I have been asked many times about the flags we fly, the two most FAQ’s are – what are the countries and why did we choose them?
Let’s start with the easy one, the middle of course is Ole Glory, under that flies the great state of CA and under that is our tribute to and remembrance of all the Prisoners of War (POW).
Moving on to the end poles – to recognize our international neighbor to the south it’s Mexico and the other end recognizes our international neighbor to the north – Canada.
Finally the most confusing ones, the ones on either side of the US flag. Those two are based on the Winter Olympics – we fly the country that hosted the most recent winter Olympics (Italy) (YES, I know the last Olympics was Canada, (please see neighbor the north)) and the country who is hosting the up coming winter Olympic (Russia).
So not so much of a mystery after all!
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5 Responses to Great day to fly a flag (02/21/12)
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I noticed the flags the last week on the windy day and was wondering about Swiss flag, that’s all. Nothing more.
So what about my other thoughts? Throw us a bone, What is going on with plans for Mountain Development?
Bob
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CAMPO!
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I’ll take the easy one for now as its back to you – perhaps you could shed some light on why we should fly the Swiss flag?
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You could consider flying the Iranian flag at half mast. It’s a dying nation being led by a lunatic who needs to go far away for a while.
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Hi Jim,
Just some random thoughts maybe you could comment on:
Kirkwood purchased by Vail Resorts? Good? Bad? Is this a great marketing opportunity for Bear?
What is going on with MOUNTAIN Development? What’s up with Dundee?
What happened to the Swiss flag?Great skiing this past weekend. I hope it helped make up for the lack of a Christmas holiday.
Cheers to you guys and Gals,
Bob Rynd