Travel Mouse Over Picture (White Hat Co. watermark does not travel with your personal copy)
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SKI AMERICA |
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While
the art of skiing as a mode of transportation from one locale to
another can be recorded as far back as 2500 B.C, this from a rock
wall drawing in Rodoy, Norway, the sport of skiing in America is
a relatively new adventure.
America’s first ski lift was built by engineers at the Union Pacific Railroad in Sun Valley, Idaho. One of the cards in this series is sponsored by Union Pacific. The card boasts the Union Pacific logo, and touts the beauty of Sun Valley, located in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. The Rib Mountain Winter Scene in Wausau, Wisconsin is reminiscent of ski valleys where entire communities would participate in the entertainment of skiing. For years, cross-country skiing has been a way to enjoy winter while blanketed in the quiet majesty of mother nature’s snowfall. Many resorts today have specialized areas just for cross-country skiing. From the Adirondack Mountains of New York to the Whistler Mountain in XXXXX, cross country skiing provides a wonderful alternative to downhill. The first ski lifts were built of wood and cables and pulleys worked to pull skiers up on t-bars, much antiquated to the modern day version of four seat chair lifts and heated gondolas. While ski resorts, equipment, and apparel are much
improved since the early days of skiing in America, the romance
of this favorite winter sport is only heightened by the memories
of the Alpine experience. |
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