Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
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| name = Colorado Snowsports Museum & Hall of Fame
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| abbreviation = CSM
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| predecessor = Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum and Hall of Fame
| formation = 1975
| type = Nonprofit Educational Organization
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| purpose = Communicate, honor and preserve the legacy of Colorado skiing and snowboarding
| location = Vail, Colorado
| website = {{url|snowsportsmuseum.org}}
| formerly = Colorado Ski Museum
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The Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame for notable figures in skiing and snowboarding, including athletes and sport builders. It has been in Vail, Colorado, at the Vail Transportation Center since 1992.[https://books.google.com/books?id=gjbFEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT218 Fodor's Colorado] Fodor's Travel Guides, 2023Allen, John (2002) [https://books.google.com/books?id=3lgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26 "The Colorado Ski Museum"] Skiing Heritage Journal Vol. 14, No. 2: 26-27
Exhibits
The facility features Colorado-centered exhibits on the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, ski equipment, fashion and resort development, Olympic, World Cup and college ski racing, and Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame display. There is also a Resource Center for researchers and a gift shop.Meyer, John (2022) [https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/07/colorado-snowsports-museum-vail/ Learn about Colorado’s fascinating ski history at this Vail museum for free] The Denver PostFuller, Sandy Ferguson (2022) [https://coveredbridgevail.com/colorado-snowsports-museum-hall-of-fame/ Colorado Snowsports Museum + Hall of Fame] Covered Bridge
Inductees
- 1977 - Frank Ashley, George Cranmer, Charles Minot Dole, Father John Lewis Dyer, Thor Groswold, Carl Howelsen, Fred Iselin, Albert Johnson, Alvin Wegeman, Wallace Werner.
- 1978 - Robert Balch, Frank Bulkley, Anders Haugen, Barney McLean, Marcellus Merrill, Walter Paepcke, Peter Prestrud, Evelyn Runnette, Willy Schaeffler, Lowell Thomas, Gordon Wren.
- 1979 - Fred Bellmar, Stephen Bradley, D.R.C. Brown, Lewis Dalpes, Graeme McGowan, Ed Taylor, Sven Wiik.
- 1986 - Bob Beattie,{{cite web|title=Bob Beattie - Athlete - 1986|url=http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57|work=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame|publisher=Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum|accessdate=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223135206/http://www.skimuseum.net/halloffame/hall_of_fame_details.php?HallOfFameID=57|archive-date=February 23, 2014|url-status=dead}} Billy Kidd, Bill Marolt
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.snowsportsmuseum.org/}}
- [https://snowsportsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/ Online collection]
- Allen, E. John B. (2019) [https://www.skiinghistory.org/ski-museum-guide Ski Museums of the World] International Skiing History Association p 27
Category:Halls of fame in Colorado
Category:Snowboarding organizations
Category:Ski museums and halls of fame
Category:Snowboarding in the United States
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