Colorado Snowsports Museum & Hall of Fame
Summer Hours:
Open daily — 10 am to 6 pm — FREE admission
Daily hours through September 30
CSM Welcomes Lou Dawson for a Book Signing
Book Signing with Lou Dawson Saturday, May 25th 3pm- 5pm
In this riveting memoir, renowned mountaineer Lou Dawson shares a tumultuous coming-of-age journey, from the flatlands of Texas to the Colorado mountains, steeped in the counterculture revolution of the 1960s.
Amidst the towering peaks, Lou discovers an enduring love for alpine sports: scaling cliffs, topping summits, skiing powder snow. However, as the avalanches fall and lifestyle choices veer, his pursuit of adrenaline becomes a poignant struggle for meaning in a culture where nothing succeeds like excess.
About the Author
Louis "Lou" Dawson is among North America's best-known ski mountaineers. He has been inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame, and named by Powder Magazine in 2006 as one of “The Most Influential Skiers of the Past 35 Years.” He was a top North American rock and ice climber of the 1970s and went on to become the first person to ski down all fifty-four of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks.
Dawson has authored numerous magazine articles and award-winning books and is publisher emeritus of the world’s longest-running and best-known backcountry skiing website, WildSnow dot com. He lives in Colorado with his wife Lisa and a hepcat named Coco.
Golf Fundraiser is back!
2024 Golf Tournament!
The Colorado Snowsports Museum’s Golf Tournament fundraiser is back — slated for Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Foursome teams are invited for a fun-filled day on the green. Join us for golf, good food, and friends!
We are also offering hole sponsorships this year. Promote your company on the Norman Course and support a great cause.
Location: RED SKY GOLF CLUB: 376 RED SKY ROAD WOLCOTT, CO
Registration begins at 10 AM — 12 PM shotgun start
All proceeds benefit the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame.
2024 Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame Celebration
Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024
The 2024 Class Represents Durango, Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, and Colorado at large; The Induction Ceremony Will Take Place on September 7, 2024, at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado.
Meet the Class of 2024!
Ross Anderson
Bjorn Erik Borgen
John McBride
Sigurd Rockne
Lindsey Vonn
*SAVE THE DATE — SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 // VAIL, COLO*
Tours Resume for the Summer this June
Vail History Walking Tours
We look forward to welcoming our community and visitors back for Vail History Walking Tours this summer.
Tours begin on Tuesday, June 25 to Thursday, September 26.
No tour on Thursday, July 4th
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am for all things Vail history. Please meet at the Colorado Snowsports Museum and prepare for about an hour long walking tour through the Town of Vail. Learn about Vail’s storied past and important snow sports history. Hear the stories and learn all about the people who made this town and ski resort a globally recognized destination.
Tours are $10/person.
“Letters Home” Digitial Deep Dive Exhibit
Colorado Snowsports Museum Premieres New 10th Mountain Division Exhibit: Letters Home
Years in the making, the Colorado Snowsports Museum is excited to premiere a new interactive, digital touchscreen display in our 10th Mountain Division exhibition: Letters Home. This revamped exhibit now includes access to our 10th Mountain Division archive, including digitized letters from soldiers, scrapbooks, photos, army communications, rosters, and more at the touch of a visitor's fingertips. Open NOW to the public!
This exhibit was made possible by our generous donors Kent Erickson and Barb Krichbaum and the Tenth Mountain Division Foundation.
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Read more about this new exhibit via the Vail Daily HERE, in a deep dive.
We were also featured by Powder, HERE.
“Skiing in Colorado” by the Colorado Snowsports Museum
New Colorado Ski History Book Told Through the Colorado Snowsports Museum’s Photo Archive
Created in collaboration with Arcadia Press, “Skiing in Colorado” will make its debut on October 30, 2023, telling the story of Colorado’s rich ski history accompanied by stunning black and white photographs from the Colorado Snowsports Museum, each photo sharing a unique perspective on this past.
Read more HERE.
Also covered by Powder- click HERE to see their coverage.
And the Vail Daily HERE.
New Acquisition on Exhibit - Mikaela Shiffrin’s 2023 World Cup Globe
Pro skier, Chris Anthony places in a display case a new edition to the exhibit, a 2022-23 World Cup globe trophy donated by Mikaela Shiffrin after the ski racer broke it while filming a car commercial in Andorra in March 2023.
"It is so awesome that Mikaela gifted the globe to the Snowsports museum," Mason said after the display case was closed up. "The back story of how it broke is so fun! As our hometown hero, it is so incredible that we have these precious artifacts of Mikaela's in the museum."
As with most of our artifacts, there’s quite a background story to this one!
New Jimmie Heuga Painting on Display
Allison Lefcort Painting of Jimmie Heuga on Loan
The Colorado Snowsports Museum is pleased to present a new work of art on display. This original artwork celebrates the achievements of Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga, with the source photograph captured in Grenoble, France in 1968. Jimmie was inducted into our Hall of Fame in 1987.
The artist behind this remarkable work is none other than Allison Lefcort, affectionately known as “the Princess of Pop” and widely acknowledged in the art world as the rightful heir to the Pop Art throne.
The creation of this commissioned portrait was graciously donated to The Jimmie Heuga Legacy Foundation for MS by Joanne Posner-Mayer, a dedicated friend and unwavering supporter of Jimmie Heuga. This piece is on loan to the CSM.
Colorado Snowsports Museum is Proud to Welcome a New Donation: An Atomic Ski Representing Mikaela Shiffrin’s Recent Record-Breaking History
After Mikaela Shiffrin’s “Mikaela87” event in Vail, Eileen Shiffrin, Mikaela’s mother, donated one of the Atomic skis presented to Mikaela at the event to the Colorado Snowsports Museum (CSM). At the event, snow sports athletes presented Mikaela with Atomic skis created for the event – symbolizing each record Mikaela broke in 2023. When each ski was passed on to Mikaela the record she broke was acknowledged. The ski that we received was given to Mikaela by Oksana Masters, representing the “Most Alpine Ski World Cup Wins by Any Skier in History (88).” Read more about this donation and Mikaela’s 87 event HERE.
Thomas Walsh presenting Mikaela Shiffrin with her Atomic - record-breaking - ski.
“NBS Style Through the Decades”
A New Guest Curated Exhibit Celebrating the Fashion & History of the National Brotherhood of Skiers
Artist Lamont Joseph White was invited to help the Colorado Snowsports Museum revamp their 100 Years of Ski Fashion exhibition through the lens of the fashion and history of the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS), as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary Black Ski Summit in Vail, Colorado this winter.
Learn more about the exhibit HERE.
James Bond Snowboard — Now on Display!
The Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame is excited to announce that the Tom Sims snowboard ridden in the James Bond movie “A View to a Kill” is now back on display at the Museum. Generously on loan to us by Hilary Sims, through the Colorado Snowboard Archive, this piece of pop culture was for many - the first snowboard they ever saw.
Photo credit: Colorado Snowboard Archive