Skiing History Week, March 26-29, Lake Placid

Lake Placid Mt Van Hoevenberg Jump

Mark your calendar and purchase tickets now!

The International Skiing History Association will host its 33rd annual Awards Banquet at the Olympic
Conference Center 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 in the November-December 2024 issue for an overview 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)

  • Wednesday, March 26: Welcome reception, film festival
  • Thursday, March 27: John Fry Presentation, film festival, Pfeifferpfest trivia quiz
  • Friday, March 28: ISHA reception (5 p.m.) and Awards Banquet (6 p.m.)
  • Saturday, March 29: Historians’ colloquium, ISHA board meeting, Hall of Fame induction
Olympic Conference Center
Lake Placid's Olympic Conference Center

ISHA Launches International Snowsports Museum Association

ISHA has launched an international organization for all snow-sports museums. The International Snowsports Museum Association (ISSMA) meets monthly with a speaker on a topic important to operating a museum. 

Members include Alf Engen Museum, Park City, Utah; Colorado Snowsports Museum, Vail, Colorado; Far West Ski Association and McCall Ski Heritage Foundation, McCall, Idaho; FIS Ski Museum, Damüls, Austria; Hollmenkollen Ski Museum, Olso, Norway; New England Ski Museum, Franconia and North Conway, New Hampshire; Rindal Ski Museum, Rindal Norway; Salzburger Landesskimuseum, Salzburg, Austria; Sierra Nevada Olympic and Wintersports Museum, Olympic Valley, California; Sun Valley Heritage and Ski Museum, Ketchum, Idaho; Swiss Ski Museum (online); Vermont Ski Museum, Stowe, Vermont and the Washington State Ski and Snowboard Museum, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.

If your museum would like to join, please contact Wini Jones, wini@fearlessleaderinc.com. There is no fee to join.