Pep #299

The Riverdale gang hits the slopes in this lively 1975 installment of Pep, with Betty, Veronica, and their friends on skis reacting with glee as a charter bus full of boys pulls up — "a busload of boys!" indeed. A gondola lifts more arrivals up the snowy mountain in the background, while Archie and the guys pile out with ski gear in hand, setting the scene for some classic winter fun. It's a cheerful, energetic snapshot of the gang at their most carefree, wrapped in all the colorful ski fashions that made the mid-'70s so wonderfully distinct.