| Summit County, Colorado Ski & Snowboard History |
Although most historians and genealogists would
consider this "recent" history, the snow sports industry
is what keeps Summit County alive today.
From gold flakes to white gold... those hills are priceless.
Mail being brought in on ski's, Breckenridge
The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance runs the Summit Ski Museum,
located in Breckenridge.
From their website...
Celebrating the first ski town in Colorado and the first 100 years of skiing in Summit County. The Summit Ski Museum is a colorful look into the history of skiing in Summit County. Watch a ski documentary, see vintage skis, and read about skiing at its root. The museum features time period clothing, equipment, and a special exhibit about the 10th Mountain Division.
Museum hours are Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 3pm.
From the Steamboat Pilot, dated 26 Jan 1921, page 3. (Steamboat Springs, Routt County)
Breckenridge Resort celebrates its 50th Anniversary this season!
Check out their website for more information!
| Current Resorts | Ghost Resorts |
| Arapahoe Basin (A-Basin): 1st ski area in Summit County Breckenridge Resort Copper Mountain Keystone | Arapahoe East Climax or Continental Ski Course Montezuma Basin See more on the History page of the Colorado Ski Museum Hall of Fame |
Tom Sims, Tahoe halfpipe, 1983. Useful Sites on Ski/Snowboard History in Colorado...
Colorado Ski History
Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) History
In her text, Summit: 25th Anniversary Edition, A Gold Rush History of Summit County, Colorado, Mary Ellen Gilliland lists the following people as having an influence on early skiing in Summit County.
Everything from mail delivery to "professional" skiing is included in this list:
| Name | Page |
| Oliver Milner | 442 |
| Eli Fletcher | 443 |
| Eyvind Flood | 443 |
| Peter Prestrud (Colorado Ski Hall of Fame) | 443, 444 |
| Anders Haugen | 444 |
| Henry Hall | 444 |
| Carl Howelson | 444 |
| Chick Deming | 445 |
| Karl Knorr | 445 |
| Howard Giberson | 445 |
| Tonnie Finding | 445 |
| Agnes Finding | 445 |
| Minnie Dusing Thomas | 445 |
| Emma Sawyer | 445 |
| the Tenth Mountain Division, U.S. Army* | 446 |
| Peter Siebert* | 446 |
| Earl Eaton* | 446 |
| Robert Parker* | 446 |
| C. Minot "Minnie" Dole* | 446 |
| Friedl Pfeifer* | 446 |
| Walter Paepcke* | 446 |
| Steve Bradley* | 446 |
| Gordy Wren* | 446 |
| Larry Jump* | 446 |
| Slim Davis* | 446, 456, 460 |
| John Bailey | 447 |
| Earl and Adina Ganong | 447 |
| Edna Dercum | 447 |
| Gert Young | 447 |
| Jody Anderson | 447 |
| Scott Davis "Jack" Gorsuch** | 449 |
| Zella Gorsuch** | 450 |
| Jim Proctor** | 450 |
| Frank Coolbaugh** | 450 |
| Larry Dascom** | 450 |
| Charles Pooler** | 450 |
| Bill Wamsley** | 450 |
| Alonzo Hartman** | 450 |
| Scotty McGregor** | 450 |
| C.J. Abrams** | 450 |
| Warren Bridwell** | 450 |
| Ed Eisenach** | 450 |
| Bill Spencer** | 450 |
| Arthur Storke | 450 |
| Sandy Schauffler | 456, 458 |
| Larry Jump* | 456, 458 |
| Max Dercum | 457, 458, 460 |
| Thor Groswold | 458 |
| Dick Durrance | 458 |
| John Bailey | 460 |
| Bill Rounds | 467 |
| William A. Bergman | 475 |
| Charles F. Froelicher | 483 |
*Affiliated with the 10th Mountain Division
**Charter members of the Continental Ski Club, 1935 (Chalk Mountain)
Max and Edna Dercum, skiing at Arapahoe Basin.
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