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Rossland Ski Club Dance

Dancing during a Club Party at the Rossland Ski Club ski hill.

Rossland Ski Club Jump Hill

Rossland Ski Club Jump Hill, circa February 1937. Jumping continued to be a major spectacle for locals until the 1950s. On December 6, 1934, the Rossland Ski Club (RSC) […]

Trail-Rossland Ski Club

Trail-Rossland Ski Meet, circa 1932.

Rossland Ski Club

Rossland Ski Club. Back row left to right: Dan McNaughton, Islay Terhune, Daris Jerzick, Hinslin Churchill, Bob Hammy, Gordon Lynn, Lester Brown, Harry O’Reilley, Stewart Jameson. Front row […]

Ski Jump on Monte Cristo Mountain

Ski Jump on Monte Cristo Mountain, circa 1904.

Rossland circa 1900

Significant landmarks from left to right in the background (photo is labelled with corresponding numbers): 1. Spokane Mountain (in 1902 named Mount Roberts) 2. Le Roi Mine 3. […]

Olaus Jeldness

Born on October 1, 1856, in Stangvik, Norway, Olaus Nilsen Jeldness came to Rossland in 1894. He made his fortune by selling three mine claims to investors at […]