Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Location within Vermont
Established	1988 (1988)
Location	The Perkins Building 1 South Main Street Stowe, Vermont
Coordinates	44°28′31″N 72°42′08″W
Type	Sports museum
Website	VSSM

The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a winter sports museum in Vermont. It was founded in 1988 in Brandon, Vermont as The Vermont Ski Museum.[1] In 2000, the museum moved to Stowe and opened to the public at its current location in 2002.[2]

In 2011, the word snowboarding was added to the museum's name.[3] Currently, the museum changes exhibits annually, except the Hall of Fame.[4]

The museum's main objective is to "collect, preserve, and celebrate Vermont's skiing and snowboarding history."[5] Its mission is:

to utilize the resources belonging and accessible to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum to create visually stimulating, historically in-depth exhibits that fulfill this mission that fulfill the mission to Collect, Preserve and Celebrate Vermont's Skiing and Snowboarding History.[4]

Location

The museum building was originally the 1818 Old Town Hall,[6] but the structure was physically moved during the 1860s.[7] The museum is now located in the Perkins Building at 1 South Main Street, Stowe, Vermont.[8] A complete renovation took place in 2002.[3][7]

Collection

As of 2012^[update], the museum offers a broad programming schedule, which comes in support of its collection containing 7,500 items, divided into seven different areas, together with comprehensive historical descriptions:[4]

• Ski and snowboard equipment[4]
• Ski and snowboard clothing[4]
• Mechanical equipment[9]
• Vermont Ski Area – specific location items[9]
• The 10th Mountain Division area[9]
• The Fine art area[9]
• The Related Library and Archival materials section includes over 800 items[10]

The museum is participating in the digitization of historical films and collection of interviews.[11] These resources might be made available to the general public.[12]

To maintain the collections, the museum undertakes preservation activities, rotates exhibits, and makes them accessible to the general public.[4]

Events

In addition to the exhibits, the museum hosts several annual events including the Stowe Mountain Film Festival,[13] the VT Antique Alpine Race,[14] the VT Antique Nordic Race,[15] the Epic Summer Event,[16] and the presentation of the Paul Robbins Ski Journalism Award.[17]

Hall of Fame

The museum awards the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame inductees

Inductee Name	Year Inducted	Category
Foster Chandler	2018	[17]
Dennis Donahue	2018	[17]
Hannah Kearney	2018	[17]
Paul Johnston	2018	[17]
Janet and Brad Mead	2018	[17]
Chuck & Jann Perkins	2017	[17]
Ann Battelle	2017	[17]
Dickie Hall	2017	[17]
Chip LaCasse	2016	Athlete [17]
Stan Dunklee	2016	Athlete [17]
Paul Graves	2016	Special Contributor [17]
Rosie Fortna	2016	Special Contributor [17]
Craig Burt	2015	Special Contributor [17]
Trina Hosmer	2015	Athlete [17]
Dr. Edgar Holmes	2015	Special Contributor [17]
Charlie D Lord	2015	Special Contributor [17]
Jim Galanes	2014	Athlete [17]
Mike Holland	2014	Athlete [17]
Anabel Moriarty	2014	Special Contributor [17]
Marvin Moriarty	2014	Athlete [17]
Betsy Shaw	2014	Athlete [17]
Sverre Caldwell	2013	Special Contributor [17]
Emo Henrich	2013	Special Contributor [17]
Fred Pabst Jr.	2013	Special Contributor [17]
Ross Powers	2013	Special Contributor [17]
Charles Bird (CB) Vaughan Jr	2013	Special Contributor [17]
Jeff Brushie	2013	Athlete [17]
Vermont Slope Posse (VTSP)	2013	Athletes [17]
Jake Burton	2012	Special Contributor [17]
Donna Carpenter	2012	Special Contributor [17]
Charles "Minnie" Dole	2012	Special Contributor [17]
D. Trowbridge Elliaman	2012	Special Contributor [17]
Leslie Thompson Hall	2012	Athlete [17]
Gale H. "Tiger" Shaw, III,	2012	Athlete [17]
Preston Leete Smith	2011	Special Contributor[18]
Karen Huntoon	2011	Athlete[18]
John Morton	2011	Athlete[18]
Greg McClallen	2011	Athlete[18]
Lawrence (Larry) Snow Damon	2010	Athlete[19]
Bob Gray	2010	Athlete[20]
Hilary Engisch Klein	2010	Athlete[21]
Johannes Von Trapp	2010	Special Contributor[22]

Paul Robbins Journalism Award

Recipient	Year Awarded
Stu Campbell [23]	2008
Hubert Schriebl [23]	2009
Hank McKee [23]	2010
Linda Adams [23]	2012
Pat Bridges [23]	2013
Bill McCollom [23]	2014
Dr. Gretchen Rous Besser [23]	2015
Mary McKhann [23]	2016

Gallery

• Ski and snowboard equipment
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  Exhibited in the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum displaying ski and snowboard clothing.
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  Lift outside the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum.
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  The museum's ski and snowboard equipment exhibit.
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  Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Library and Archive Materials exhibit.

References

1. "This Place in History".
2. "Pacific Rim Alliance Ski History". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
3. "Vermont Ski Museum Adds Snowboarding". First Tracks!! Online Media. June 1, 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
4. "VTSSM Collections". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
5. "VTSSM Home". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
6. Lonely Planet. "Lonely Planet review for Vermont Ski Museum". Lonely Planet.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
7. "VTSSM History".
8. Allen, E. John B. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Skiing. Scarecrow Press. pp. nn. ISBN 978-081-087-977-5.
9. "VTSSM Objects". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
10. "VTSSM Library". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
11. Stowe Reporter. "Foundation, ski museum team up on video history". Stowe Today.com. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
12. "VTSSM Films". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
13. "VTSSM Film Fest". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
14. "VTSSM Alpine". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
15. "VTSSM Nordic". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
16. "VTSSM Epic". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
17. "VTSSM Hall". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
18. "Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame to Induct Killington Founder Preston Leete Smith". First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
19. "VTSSM Damon". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
20. "VTSSM BGray". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
21. "VTSSM HKlein". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
22. "VTSSM JVTrapp". Retrieved 17 July 2012.
23. "Paul Robbinson Journalism Award". VTSSM.com. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum. 2016.

External links

• Media related to Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum at Wikimedia Commons