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One of the most important influences on the 1960 Winter Olympics came from the chairman of the Pageantry Committee, Walt Disney!  Few people today know how important Walt Disney was to the region first as one of the early investors in Sugar Bowl (for fun look under our “press page” for the Goofy cartoon showing “Sugar Bowl Lodge”) and then as the architect of the 1960 Winter Olympic theme with the splendid opening and closing ceremonies (the first of their kind for the modern era).  You can read about it in detail in a great new article about Walt which you can find on link to in our “press” page on this website. I think you will find it a fascinating read both from an Olympic perspective and also a personal one about Disney.  At the Museum we have a display which includes one of the few known flagpole plaques mentioned as part of the story.  Walt Disney was a fascinating man with many talents, the greatest of which was making people happy!… Read more

We were very fortunate to have a visit from Stephanie Givens’ 6th grade class from the Tahoe Expedition Academy in Kings Beach.  Museum co-founder David Antonucci also dropped by to answer any questions and show everyone around.  The museum exists for this purpose ~ to keep the young people informed and interested in the heritage of this great region as they will someday be the curators. Thanks so much Stephanie we hope you will come by with next year’s 6^th graders!… Read more

Extreme athlete, pioneering ski and sport filmmaker and Lake Tahoe legend Craig Beck brings another wonderful display to the museum – the 10th Mountain Division.  If you scroll down multiple posts to March of 2014 you will see Craig’s first display featuring longboards first used by the miners and kept alive by Craig with his organization the National Longboard Association.  With longboards over 16 feet it is the most striking of the Museum displays.  Craig wasn’t satisfied with just longboards and so he created a display to pay respects to our military and specifically the 10^th Mountain division.  As one of the most decorated army units in World War II and still active today around the world, the story of the 10^th is too great to tell in this simple post.  The names of those great fighting, skier servicemen from our region include Wendall Broomhall, ski jumper Roy Mikkelsen and the great ski instructor Luggi Foeger.  Craig’s display contains numerous posters, original back packs, boots, snowshoes and skis – a must see. Thanks again to Craig and the entire Beck family for all they have given to our region!… Read more

Numerous rare Kodak 3D slides from a family trip of the 1960 Olympic facilities were donated by James and Karen Stephenson.  Not only are they in 3D and include the facilities from the base level and from the high mountians, but many are from inside of the Olympic buildings. These are great as they are of exceptional quality and give us a very rare perspective of that time.  Thanks so much James and Karen!… Read more

Greg Jones has been a lifetime local of North Tahoe learning to ski as a small child from his legendary father Bud Jones.  Greg has spent his entire life in the ski industry, first as an Olympic medal winner and for nearly 40 years as a coach.  He has coached many of the greats from Tahoe including Daron Rahlves, Julia Mancuso, Marco Sullivan and Travis Ganong among hundreds of others. You can really get a feeling for Greg’s love of skiing and true passion for coaching in his latest interview with Lake Tahoe TV (follow the link “event videos” on our home page).   Greg, pictured above on the left, is the “coaches coach”, having trained three generations of ski coaches. We want to thank Greg for everything he has done for this region and for his continued work with the Lake Tahoe Ski Club to keep the future of Tahoe skiing strong.  A great Museum partner ~ Thanks Greg!… Read more

We want to welcome Lake Tahoe TV to the Boatworks Mall as our new neighbor.  Within a few days of their arrival they conducted interviews with several of the mall businesses including a live interview with museum co-founder and Tahoe historian David C. Antonucci.  Additionally, we had a surprise visit from US Olympic medal winner Greg Jones who gave a fun interview about skiing, coaching our kids and his other passions fishing and baseball.  You can see David’s most recent Lake Tahoe TV interviews on our website under the “event/press” page and “event video” link.  Thanks so much Lake Tahoe TV and welcome!… Read more

Another Great Year for the Museum coming up in 2015.  Looking back we want to thank those people that really helped us in 2014.  First, Channel Properties for providing the space – without them the Museum in the Mall would not exist. Next, Hal Slear and his staff at the James Harrold Galleries for all of their great help and support – without them we couldn’t remain open. Thanks also all of the ski clubs, groups and skiing professionals that have added greatly to the museum with their presence and donations. And Finally, all of the wonderful donations from the public that keep us motivated and viable.  Thanks for everything and Happy 2015!… Read more

We received news from Santa Caterina, Italy today (Dec. 27, 2014)  that Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) took first place in the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour  for his career first victory!  Travis after the race: “It was a perfect run! I love to take on a new challenge and a new slope. I love the hill—the mountains are huge here and it’s fun skiing.”  Congratulations Travis!… Read more

Although summers are busy at the Museum, the winters are even busier. The Boatworks Mall is the only indoor mall in Tahoe and is in a prime location in the center of downtown Tahoe City.  We have found that some people come just to see the Museum while others are there for the art gallery, shopping or great dining in the warm atmosphere.  Admission to the Museum is free so if you stay for a few minutes or even hours everyone can leave feeling good and hopefully will have  learned a little about their ski history. Pictured here is Sacramento Physician Dr. Theo Marentis and the wonderful Paige Greaves straight off the slopes of Squaw for a quick run through the Museum and a little mall browsing – Thanks everyone for coming by!… Read more

The Batiste and Antonucci families want to thank everyone who took the time to travel to the Museum and who donated so generously.  We had a great year with a record number of visitors and truly unbelievable donations, both monetarily and with Olympic and ski history artifacts.  We look forward to the New Year with many new things to come including adding rare artifacts and expanding the contemporary displays beginning with the Mancuso exhibit in just two weeks!  Happy holidays to everyone and as always hope for peace on earth.… Read more