[1] In 1956, Josl Huter, a skier who had formerly competed in the Austrian National Alpine Championships, emigrated to Toronto from Austria to start a career in the automotive industry.

He returned to the ski industry again the next year almost by accident, after meeting a friend who worked at the Limberlost Resort outside of Huntsville, Ontario who asked Huter to fill in for a sick instructor.

They sold their Austrian inn and purchased the land in the fall of 1963, starting work cutting the trails that December.

In 1978 Huter responded by moving 400,000 m3 (520,000 cu yd) of dirt onto the top of the original triple-served run, raising it about 550 feet (170 m).

By the time construction was completed in 1979, 600,000 m3 (780,000 cu yd) had been moved, giving the hill its current 168 m (551 ft) vertical.

In 1984 Huter purchased Moonstone, and started moving 500,000 m3 (650,000 cu yd) of dirt onto the top of its quad-served run, raising it in the same fashion as Mt.

St. Louis peak was again expanded with another 700,000 m3 (920,000 cu yd) of dirt, and a high-speed quad was added to service it, replacing the earlier triple.