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hisotry of skiing at lake tahoe

The History of Skiing Lake Tahoe

You can’t think of skiing without thinking of Lake Tahoe, California. Too much has happened here. The first ski racing in North America, chairlifts before 1940, the first Winter Olympics outside of Europe, some of the best ski resorts in North America, and some of the biggest pro freeskiers on Earth including Shane McConkey and Scot Schmidt. Tahoe’s skiing history is lengthy, varied, storied, and rad. 1850s – Organized ski racing in North America starts near Lake Tahoe in Johnsville when gold miners skied 15-foot long skis and hit speeds near 100 miles per hour. […]

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