Skiing History Week: March 26-29, Lake Placid

Lake Placid Olympic Conference Center

Mark your calendar and purchase tickets now!

The International Skiing History Association will host its 33rd annual Awards Banquet at the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid, New York, on March 28, 2025.

The event will be part of the annual Skiing History Week, held in partnership with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. The hall of fame will hold its induction banquet on March 29; see page 28 for a list of the class of 2024 inductees.

The ISHA Awards Banquet honors the authors of books, electronic media and films that have made a significant contribution during the past year to our understanding of the history of snowsports.

Skiing History Week is ISHA’s annual get-together for members, directors, historians and staff. It’s our opportunity to ski and party together. This year’s events will include visits to the 1932 and 1980 Olympic venues and to the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

Special discounts are available on lodging and lift passes to those who buy banquet tickets.

For detailed information and to purchase tickets, go to skiinghistory.org/events. 

Schedule of ISHA events (subject to revision):
Registration desk at Crowne Plaza Lake Placid, 101 Olympic Drive

  • Wednesday, March 26: Welcome reception, film festival
  • Thursday, March 27: John Fry Presentation: North American Skiers in WWII; film festival, trivia quiz
  • Friday, March 28: ISHA reception (5pm) and Awards Banquet (6pm) at Olympic Center
  • Saturday, March 29: Historians' Colloquium, ISHA Board meeting, Hall of Fame induction

Join ISHA and Win a Pair of Rossignol Skis!

As ISHA heads into our 2025 fundraising campaign, our longtime corporate sponsor Rossignol generously offers a pair of skis, with bindings, as a raffle prize. Active members of ISHA who joined or renewed during this calendar year—that is, before January 1, 2025—are automatically entered to win.

Rossignol
Rossignol Arcade 88

The winner will have a choice of Rossignol’s Arcade 88 or Sender Soul 102 high-performance all-mountain skis, with appropriate bindings—retail value about $950.

If you’ve already renewed your membership during calendar year 2024, you’re already entered. If not, please join ISHA at the full-price membership, or renew your membership, before the end of December. Winner will be notified in January. Join or renew today!

U.S. Taxpayers: Donations to ISHA are tax deductible

Just a reminder that donations to ISHA posted by the end of December are deductible against 2024 taxes. ISHA is an IRS-approved public 501(c)(3) charity, eligible to receive funds from family foundations and individuals alike.