A black-and-white photo of a skier riding up a chair lift. In the distance is the Red Mountain Ski Club Lodge.

Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 2024

Topics

Cultures, Heritage, History, Industry, Sports

Rossland is a small town in British Columbia that has always dreamed big. Once a world-famous gold mining camp, Rossland is now a world-class ski destination. Explore Rossland’s fascinating history and learn how the Winter Carnival, ski clubs, and Red Mountain itself cultivated a culture of skiing and produced an incredible number of elite skiers and coaches.

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Credits

Research

Nadia van Asselt
Tyler Bignell
Sarah Taekema-Slot

Text

English writer

Nadia van Asselt
Sarah Taekema-Slot
Tyler Bignell

English editor

Sarah Taekema-Slot
Joelle Hodgins

Comparative editor

Amynte Eygun

Translation

French translator

Nadia van Asselt
Sarah Taekema-Slot

Production

Content integration and layout

Nadia van Asselt
Sarah Taekema-Slot

Audio

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre – Rossland Memories Oral History Project

Videography

Ben Walker

Photography

Sara Wright

Full credits

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