![]() ![]() School desks were pushed to the side for the dances and really young children would sleep through the event under the desks. We were 9 or 10.” The Woods family band played at community events, such as dances and fundraisers.Īlmost everyone was up dancing. We weren’t very old then, but everybody was up dancing. We’d ride the toboggan down to the dance hall, play crib, then make some music. “We used to load the toboggan with the guitars, accordion, and a violin. Pat Woods was quite young when he started playing at the Alta Lake dances with his family. When the one room schoolhouse was built in the 1930s it doubled as a community hall where regular dances continued to be held. Dances featuring the Woods family band helped raise money for the first Alta Lake School, which children Helen, Pat, Jack and Kenneth Woods attended. While the music and location of the dances varied over the years, fond memories are recounted by many people that visited or called Alta Lake home.įred and Elizabeth Woods lived in Alta Lake with their children from around 1926 until the 1940s, and during this time their family band was the staple entertainment at dances and community events. ![]() One thing that would bring the community together, however, was the Alta Lake dances. ![]() Without developed roads it could be hard getting around and residents from opposite sides of the valley rarely crossed paths. Before the ski resort brought power and paved roads to the valley, and it was renamed Whistler, Alta Lake was a fairly small and remote town. ![]()
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