Ski Museum Directory
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
The Ski Museums of the World guidebook is organized alphabetically first by country, and then by city/town. (For example, within the United States, you will find the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame listed under Ishpeming, rather than Michigan.) Within each nation’s listing, the dedicated ski museums appear in the first section, followed by other museums, collections and libraries that contain ski-history material. Museums or collections that are in storage, or have recently closed, are listed at the end of the guide.
Click here to read an overview of this guide by author and ski historian E. John B. Allen
Publication of this guidebook was partially supported by a generous grant from the Marc Hodler Foundation in Switzerland.
North Conway, New Hampshire
New England Ski Museum - Eastern Slope BranchAddress:2628 White Mountain Hwy North Conway, New Hampshire 03860 United States Contact: Andrea Masters Email: staff@skimuseum.org Telephone: (603) 730-5044 Website: skimuseum.org The New England Ski Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the vast history of skiing. Its permanent exhibit, "From the First Tracks to the Fall Line," traces skiing's 8,000-year evolution, highlighting New England's pivotal role, the legacy of the 10th Mountain Division, and the career of local Olympic champion Bode Miller. The museum also has one of the finest ski libraries in the USA, along with a vast collection of ski-related objects. A museum journal on various fascinating skiing history topics is published four times a year. |
Franconia, New Hampshire
New England Ski Museum - Franconia BranchAddress:135 Tramway Drive Franconia, New Hampshire 03580 United States Contact: Jennifer Siegfried Email: staff@skimuseum.org Telephone: (603) 823 7177 Website: www.skimuseum.org The New England Ski Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the vast history of skiing. Its permanent exhibit, "From the First Tracks to the Fall Line," traces skiing's 8,000-year evolution, highlighting New England's pivotal role, the legacy of the 10th Mountain Division, and the career of local Olympic champion Bode Miller. The museum also has one of the finest ski libraries in the USA, along with a vast collection of ski-related objects. A museum journal on various fascinating skiing history topics is published four times a year. |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame and Ski MuseumAddress:30 Tramway Rd NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87122 United States Contact: Christine Germscheid Email: christyg@skinewmexico.com Telephone: (505) 428.8100 Website: skinewmexico.com/nm-ski-hall-of-fame Small museum, local emphasis. |
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Snowsports MuseumAddress:961 North Church Rd Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania 19608 United States Contact: Joe Paintr Email: pasmoffice@gmail.com Telephone: (717) 336-6299 Website: pasnowsportsmuseum.com Exhibit at base lodge of Camelback Ski Area, Tannersville, PA 18372. |
Olympic Valley, California
Sierra Nevada Olympic Wintersports MuseumAddress:Olympic Valley, California United States Contact: Eddy Ancinas Email: info@thesnowmuseum.org Telephone: (530) 448.1014 Website: thesnowmuseum.org Currently artifacts are displayed at the Boatworks Mall, Tahoe City, CA 96145. The S.N.O.W. Sports Museum (dba Squaw Valley Ski Museum Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The Foundation mission mission is to build a world class museum . Mailing address: PO Box 2668, Olympic Valley CA 96146 |
Washington, District of Columbia
Sir Arnold Lunn PapersAddress:37th & O Streets Washington, District of Columbia 20057 United States Contact: Email: www.library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/contact Telephone: (202 ) 687. 7607 Website: library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/contact 21 linear feet of Arnold Lunn's correspondence, mss., notebooks, ephemera from 1896-1978. |
Soda Springs, California
Sugar Bowl Historical SocietyAddress:Soda Springs, California United States Contact: Elissa Hambrecht Email: historicalsociety@sugarbowl.com Telephone: (415) 298.1972 Website: donnersummithistoricalsociety.org |
Red Wing, Minnesota
The American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and MuseumAddress:St. James Hotel Red Wing, Minnesota 55066 United States Contact: St. James Hotel Email: info@americanskijumping.com Telephone: (651) 388 2846 Website: americanskijumping.com/museum.html History of jumping, especially Scandinavian immigrants. Hall of Fame. |
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Tread of Pioneers MusuemAddress:800 Oak Street Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487 United States Contact: Candice Bannister Email: cbannister@treadofpioneers.org Telephone: (970) 879 2214 Website: treadofpioneers.org |
Ishpeming, Michigan
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of FameAddress:610 Palms Avenue Ishpeming, Michigan 49849 United States Contact: Samantha DeBoer Email: sam@skihall.com Telephone: (269) 808.4129 Website: skihall.com Exhibits, national Hall of Fame, Palmedo library. |
Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah Ski & Snow Sports ArchiveAddress:295 S 1500 E Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 United States Contact: Rachel Ernst, special collections reference librarian Email: rachel.ernst@utah.edu Telephone: (801) 581.3886 Website: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/ski-archives/page/welcome Part of the Marriott Collections at Willard Library. Engen Family archive, ski areas, University of Utah Ski Team. |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
US Olympic & Paralympic MuseumAddress:200 S Sierra Madre St Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 United States Contact: Annie Rosack Email: Telephone: (719) 497-1234 Website: usopm.org See website for opening hours and ticket pricing. |
Logan, Utah
Utah State University Outdoor Recreation ArchiveAddress:6000 Old Main St Logan, Utah 84322 United States Contact: Chase Anderson Email: chase.anderson@usu.edu Telephone: (385) 350.5503 Website: library.usu.edu/archives/ora Documentation on ski journalsism, brands and organizations in the United States and beyond. |
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont Ski and Snowboard MuseumAddress:1 South Main Street Stowe, Vermont 05672 United States Contact: Abby Blackburn Email: info@vermontskimuseum.org Telephone: (802) 253 9911 Website: vtssm.org Exhibits highlight the history of skiing and snowboarding in Vermont. Annual rotating exhibits. Permanent exhibits include: 10th Mountain Division, National Ski Patrol, Vermont Olympians, Slopestyle Fashion. |
Carbondale, Colorado
Vintage Ski WorldAddress:Carbondale, Colorado 81623 United States Contact: Richard Allen Email: rallen@vintageskiworld.com Telephone: () 970 963 9025 Website: www.vintageworld.com This is a shop but the proprietor has an extensive collection of vintage ski equipment that he is very willing to show. |
Snoqualmie, Washington
Washington State Ski and Snowboard MuseumAddress:10 Pass Life Way Snoqualmie, Washington 98068 United States Contact: Kathy McDonald Email: info@wsssm.org Telephone: (206) 854.3626 Website: www.wsssm.org Eleven permanent exhibits celebrating Washington State Olympians, recognized skiers, ski mountaineering, ski areas, manufacturers like K2 and Mervin, ski jumping, the rope tow, and snowboarding. Hours: Friday-Saturday, 3-8pm and Sunday 1-6pm. Call 425-434-0827 to confirm hours (this is a recording of current hours). |
Ketchum, Idaho
Wood River Museum of History & CultureAddress:580 Fourth Street East, Suite 130 Ketchum, Idaho 83340 United States Contact: Kristine Bretall Email: kbretall@comlib.org Telephone: (208 ) 726 8118 Website: comlib.org/museum/ Local material including much on skiing. |
About the Author
E. John B. Allen is an emeritus professor of history at Plymouth State University and the historian for the New England Ski Museum, both located in New Hampshire, USA. Allen has had an interest in ski history since 1976. He’s an active member of the editorial review board for Skiing History, the bimonthly journal of the nonprofit International Skiing History Association (ISHA), helping to vet all articles for historical accuracy prior to publication. In writing his ten books on skiing, he has traveled to many of the museums listed in this guide. His leading books include From Skisport to Skiing: 100 Years of an American Sport (1993), The Culture and Sport of Skiing from Antiquity to World War II (2008), and FIS: 100 Years of International Skiing (2010), coauthored with Egon Theiner. He’s also the junior partner in a 2019 translation by William Frank of a Russian ski book by K.B.E.E. Eimelius, Skis in the Art of War. In 2020, his short book on 35 skiing artworks and artists will be published in Vienna.
Allen has edited two books of conference papers, International Ski History Congress Collected Papers (2002) and The Spirit of Skiing (2009). He has also published more than 60 articles and book chapters in regional, national and international journals, and written 13 encyclopedia entries. He has consulted on ten films, including Legends of American Skiing, which has appeared on the the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from time to time since the early 1980s. He is a frequent lecturer in the United States and Europe and has been keynote speaker at academic conferences in Norway, France, Finland and in Austria, and a seminar leader in Switzerland in 2018. In 2009, he made an eight-lecture tour of Slovenia. He has received the Ullr award from the International Skiing History Association (ISHA) for three of his books and ISHA honored him with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.