National Ski Hall of Fame explained

National Ski Hall of Fame
Map Type:Michigan
Coordinates:46.503°N -87.6655°W

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, the building includes the hall of fame and museum, as well as a theater, library, gift shop, offices, and ample storage space for archive material and collections. The current building opened in 1992.

History

The National Ski Association, now known as U.S. Ski & Snowboard, was formed in Ishpeming in 1905, .[1] It was formed during a meeting of ski clubs from Ishpeming, Minneapolis, Red Wing, Minnesota, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.[1] Ishpeming Ski Club founder Carl Tellefsen (1854−1908) was its first president,[2] [3] and for his contribution, he was among the first four to be accorded honored membership in the hall of fame in early 1957.[4] [5] [6]

The Roland Palmedo Memorial Library, one of the largest research ski libraries in the United States, is housed here.[7] Roland Palmedo (1895−1977) was a ski-sport builder and contributor for more than 50 years.[8] He helped to organize the National Ski Patrol,[9] the teacher certification program, and various early ski teams and clubs. Palmedo also founded Mad River Glen ski area, edited two skiing books, and developed one of the most extensive ski libraries in America. Following his death, his family donated his library to the National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum where it has become the nucleus for the Roland Palmedo Memorial Library.

Notable members of the Hall of Fame

NameInducted
Charles "Minnie" Dole1958
Roger Langley1958
Andrea Mead Lawrence1958
Alec Bright1959
Dave McCoy1967
Jill Kinmont Boothe1967
Sel Hannah1968
Nancy Greene1969
Herman Smith-Johannsen1969[10]
Dick Buek1974
Tom Corcoran1978
Joan Hannah1978
Warren Miller1978
Howard Head1979
Bob Beattie1984[11]
David Bradley1985
Ernie Blake1987[12]
Tony Wise1988
Bob Lange2000
H.William Kirschner2001
Tommy Moe2003
Picabo Street2004
Jonny Moseley2006
Everett Kircher2007
Cary Adgate2008
Glen Plake2010
Shane McConkey2010
Stein Eriksen2010
Daron Rahlves2010
Scot Schmidt2014
Bode Miller2018

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Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan's long history of ski jumping . Vivian M. . Baulch . . February 1, 2002 . 1055-2715 . February 13, 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209215028/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=149 . December 9, 2012 .
  2. News: Ishpeming to host top ski officials . Milwaukee Sentinel . February 12, 1961 . 4-S .
  3. News: Hall traces art of skiing . Milwaukee Journal . Dooley . Don . February 12, 1967 . 3, part 4 .
  4. News: Name ski fame picks on Feb. 21 . Milwaukee Sentinel . February 13, 1958 . 8, part 3.
  5. Web site: Staff . USSA History . https://web.archive.org/web/20090412205624/http://medals.ussa.org/magnoliaPublic/ussa/en/about/history.html . April 12, 2009 . U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association . 2007 . June 2, 2012.
  6. Forefather: Carl Tellefsen . Alice . Johnson . Mary . Morissette . Skiing Heritage Journal . June 2002 . 14 . 2 . 41.
  7. Book: The Michigan Companion . OmniData, Inc. . 2012 . 978-0-9798648-4-1 . Woodford . Arthur M. . Detroit . 485.
  8. The amazing, intriguing Roland Palmedo - ski pioneer . Skiing Heritage . Lund . Morten . September 2009 . 21–25.
  9. News: National Ski Patrol plans 50-year reunion in Vermont . Palm Beach Daily News . Strauss . Michael . March 13, 1988 . B8.
  10. Web site: Herman Smith-Johannsen Hall of Fame Class of 1969 . National Ski Hall of Fame . June 13, 2021.
  11. Web site: Robert Beattie. National Ski Hall of Fame. February 17, 2014.
  12. News: Ernie Blake, Ski Resort Owner, 75. 25 November 2015. The New York Times. January 19, 1989.