MONTICELLO, N.Y.—With his dedication and passion, Mike Taylor is keeping Holiday Mountain open in Monticello, New York. He saved the over-60-year-old ski mountain from being turned into a housing development and is making major improvements.
Taylor, 57, a lifelong resident of Monticello, grew up skiing at Holiday Mountain. He went on to be a ski patroller, a paramedic, and the successful owner of Combined Energy Services & All Gas Welding Supply, a regional propane, compressed gas, and heating oil company.





