Snow Sports in the National Archives
More so than almost any other sporting category, snow sports are the nexus of sports, recreation, and transportation. From snowboards to skis to snowmobiles, there are so many ways to traverse and enjoy the snow. And all of them are represented in the National Archives Catalog.
You can learn about the impact of sports in the exhibit All American: The Power of Sports, which ran in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery in Washington, DC, from September 16, 2022, through January 7, 2024.
Riding the chair, Mt. Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack, Oregon, March 13, 1965. Photo by Louise Parker. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Top Terminal at Bachelor Butte, Oregon, December 31, 1962. Photo by Roland V. Emetaz. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Competitive ski jumpers climb to the starting point at Leavenworth Ski Hill and Jump, Washington. Records of the Federal Highway Administration. View in the National Archives Catalog.
A skier takes a run down a groomer at Bear Valley Mountain Resort, California. Photo by Tim Bottomley. Records of the Federal Highway Administration. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Skiers on the slopes of Mount Hood, Oregon. Photo by Ray Atkeson. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
A skier sprays powder at Ski Apache, New Mexico. Records of the Federal Highway Administration. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Senior Ski Hill at Silver Valley, Michigan, February 1941. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Cross country skier looking over Brooks Range River Valley, Alaska. Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Skier making a ski jump, California, 1971. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
A snowboarder catches some air at Bear Valley Mountain Resort in California. Photo by Tim Bottomley. Records of the Federal Highway Administration. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Ski Jumping, Winter Park Ski Area, Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, March 1961. Photo by Charles E. Grover. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Snowmobilers check their way with a forest trail map at Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin, December 1966. Photo by Paul Steucke. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Toboggan ride near White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, 1938. Photo by B.W. Muir. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Visitors and locals skiing at the Timberline Lodge in New Hampshire, circa 1995-2013. Records of the Federal Highway Administration. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Idaho Ski Club Free Ski School at the Forest Service lodge, Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho, January 26, 1963. Photo by Robert Goodman. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Skiing along the shore of Naknek Lake, Alaska, March 1976. Photo by Rollie Ostermick. Records of the National Park Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Cross-country skiing over Carlo Pass, Alaska, March 1975. Photo by Rollie Ostermick. Records of the National Park Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Snow scooter, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado, February 23, 1941. Photo by Jay Higgins. Records of the Forest Service. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Returning to the village after a day of skiing, February 1974. Photo by Ron Hoffman. Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Snow shoes, a tool used by students of the Navy's Cold Weather Environmental Survival Training, near New Brunswick, Maine, January 1, 1983. Photo by Journalist Chief Petty Officer James R. Giusti. Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. View in the National Archives Catalog.
Read more about snow sports in the holdings at the National Archives:
- NARAtions: Ski jumping into our Olympic Archives (2014)
- National Archives News: Winter Olympics
- The Text Message: Fur Warden Sketches Map of Fortymile River Basin in Alaska (2016)