"Snowshoe" Thompson - Soda Springs CA
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N 39° 20.243 W 120° 21.026
10S E 728353 N 4357565
This statue was found just outside the Western America Skisport Museum
near Soda Springs, California.
Waymark Code: WM8QV5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2010
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Snowshoe Thompson (April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876) was a nickname for the Norwegian-American John A. Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California. He is considered the father of California skiing.
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(
visit link) Western America Skisport Museum
Boreal Ridge Ski Area, Donner Pass
P.O. Box 729, Soda Springs, CA 95728
Phone (530) 426-3313
Free admission.
Please call for days and hours open.
This is a sports history museum with a memorial to Snow-Shoe Thompson, memorabilia from the Western North America Skisport Hall of Fame, ski history and manuscript collections. One of the best collections of antique ski/snowshoe equipment.