[1] Her parents worked for the United States Forest Service at Barlow Pass.
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.