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Below is a collection of photos, videos, and audio clips that help tell the story of alpine ski racing on Red Mountain. Please click on an image to see a larger version and learn more or to play the video/audio clip.
Colour photograph of a crowd of spectators at the bottom of a ski run.
Six men on skis posing for a photograph on a snowy mountain.
Six male skiers watching a seventh skier come down a ski run.
Colour photograph of a man dressed as Olaus Jeldness and a dog in a parking lot.
Colour photograph of a man dressed as Olaus Jeldness and a dog in a parking lot.
Map showing the close proximity of Red Mountain (northwest) to the Rossland townsite. Monte Cristo Mountain (northeast), and Deer Park Mountain (southwest) are also shown. Multiple mine claims are shown on the mountains.
A man on skis holding a long pole stretched out behind him.
Six ski boots in a diagonal row showing a progression of styles through the decades. The three pairs are made of leather and have laces, the next two pairs are made of leather and have buckles, and the last pair is made of plastic and has buckles.
Fifteen different sized skis leaning against a red wall, showing a progression of equipment over the decades, from wooden skis to plastic skis to fibreglass skis.
Link to Paradise Triple Chair 1976.
Link to Double Red Chair 1973.
Colour photograph of ski lift attendant helping a small child grab onto the T-bar lift.