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Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

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Type
  
Sports museum

Phone
  
+1 802-253-9911

Website
  
VSSM

Established
  
1988

Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum

Location
  
The Perkins Building 1 South Main Street Stowe, Vermont

Address
  
1 S Main St, Stowe, VT 05672, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 12–5PMSunday12–5PMMonday12–5PMTuesday12–5PMWednesday12–5PMThursday12–5PMFriday12–5PMSaturday12–5PMSuggest an edit

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Vermont ski and snowboard museum hall of fame induction and paul robbins journalism award


The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum was established in Brandon in 1988 as The Vermont Ski Museum, but was moved to Stowe in 2000 and opened to the public in its current location in 2002. In 2011 the word snowboarding was added to the museum's name. Currently the museum changes exhibits annually, with the exception of the Hall of Fame.

Contents

The museum's main objective is to "collect, preserve, and celebrate Vermont's skiing and snowboarding history", and its mission is

"to utilize the resources belonging and accessible to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum to create visually stimulating, historically in-depth exhibits that fulfill this mission that fulfill the mission to Collect, Preserve and Celebrate Vermont's Skiing and Snowboarding History".

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Location

The museum building was originally located in the 1818 Old Town Hall, but was moved during the 1860s. The museum is now located in the Perkins Building at 1 South Main Street, Stowe, Vermont. A complete renovation took place in 2002.

Collection

As of 2012 the museum offers a broad programming schedule, which comes in support of its collection containing 7,500 items, divided into seven different areas, together with comprehensive historical descriptions.

  • Ski and snowboard equipment.
  • Ski and snowboard clothing.
  • Mechanical equipment.
  • Vermont Ski Area – specific location items.
  • The 10th Mountain Division area.
  • The Fine art area.
  • The Related Library and Archival materials section includes over 800 items.
  • The museum is participating in the digitization of historical films and collection of interviews. These resources might be made available to the general public.

    To maintain the collections, the museum undertakes preservation activities, rotates exhibits, and makes them accessible to the general public.

    Events

    In addition to the exhibits, the museum hosts several annual events including the Stowe Mountain Film Festival, the VT Antique Alpine Race, the VT Antique Nordic Race, the Epic Summer Event, and the presentation of the Paul Robbins Ski Journalism Award.

    Hall of Fame

    Hall of Fame inductees
  • Ski and snowboard equipment
  • References

    Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Wikipedia