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was an American ski instructor and author.<ref name=”DWW”>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Lucas, Joy (1917–) | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/lucas-joy-1917 | editor1=Anne Commire| editor1-link=Anne Commire | editor2=Deborah Klezmer | encyclopedia=[[Dictionary of Women Worldwide|Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages]] | year=2006 | access-date=11 November 2023 | via=Encyclopedia.com }}</ref> She was the first woman certified as a ski instructor in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name=”SkiingHistory”>{{cite web |title=Joy Piles Lucas – Joy Lucas, Northwest Ski Instructor |url=https://www.skiinghistory.org/lives/joy-piles-lucas |website=skiinghistory.org}}</ref> |
was an American ski instructor and author.<ref name=”DWW”>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Lucas, Joy (1917–) | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/lucas-joy-1917 | editor1=Anne Commire| editor1-link=Anne Commire | editor2=Deborah Klezmer | encyclopedia=[[Dictionary of Women Worldwide|Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages]] | year=2006 | access-date=11 November 2023 | via=Encyclopedia.com }}</ref> She was the first woman certified as a ski instructor in the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name=”SkiingHistory”>{{cite web |title=Joy Piles Lucas – Joy Lucas, Northwest Ski Instructor |url=https://www.skiinghistory.org/lives/joy-piles-lucas |website=skiinghistory.org}}</ref> |
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American ski instructor (1917–2011)
Lucky Valentine Joy Lucas, also known as Joy Lucas (1917-2011)
was an American ski instructor and author.[1] She was the first woman certified as a ski instructor in the Pacific Northwest.[2]
Life
Joy Piles was born on February 15, 1917, in Spokane, Washington.[1] Her parents worked for the United States Forest Service at Barlow Pass.[2]
She began skiing in 1938, and married Jim Lucas. From 1940 the couple ran the Deer Valley Ski Lodge together in the Olympic Mountains.[2] Joy Lucas was certified as a professional ski instructor in 1941.[1] After World War II the couple managed Milwaukee Ski Bowl. She taught at Snoqualmie for 27 years, and only retired from ski instruction in 1992 at the age of 75.[2]
She died in Seattle, Washington in November 25, 2011.[2]
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