Tag: Nordic skiing

The Devil’s Thumb Ranch Holiday Market and Tommelfest are Upcoming

There the Boddies will sell and sign their lost ski area books, which were published by The History Press in 2014 and 2015.

Come see us Saturday, December 7, 2019, 10 AM–4 PM, at the Devil’s Thumb Ranch Holiday Market and Tommelfest in Tabernash. Shop, ski, eat, drink and enjoy the celebration.

Nordic skiing at Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Carnival in the 1900s. USFS photo.

Did you know Nordic skiing was the first form of skiing in Colorado and that it was brought by Norwegian immigrants to the state? (The images in this post are US Forest Service photos from the early 1900s of Nordic skiing and ski jumping at a winter carnival in Hot Sulphur Springs, which is Colorado’s lost ski town, and not far from the ranch.) Read more about it in the Front Range and northern mountains book.

You can also order books for gifting through our website. We’ll sign and ship them to you right away.

Come for a Fun Evening in the Town of Frisco

USFS Ski Poster
The US Forest Service was actively involved with early Colorado skiing.

Come hear the Boddies share about the lost ski areas of Colorado at the Museum in the Town of Frisco (120 Main Street) in Summit County, on Friday, November 8, at 4 p.m. It’s opening day of the 2019–2020 Season at Copper Mountain!

Come hear the story beneath the story of the Colorado Ski Industry. Come learn who brought the ski culture here initially. Come find out about the only American to win a medal in Olympic ski jumping and how he is connected to Summit County. 

The evening will be lots of fun and historic photos will be involved, plus you can buy copies of the lost ski area books and have the authors sign them. (They make great Christmas gifts!)