Appropriately enough, Italy’s Museum of the Mountains can be found in Turin perched atop one of its peaks - with 360° views over the city and across to the Alps. Housed in part of an old monastery, monks & pilgrims once had the luxury of a small funicular railway to carry them elegantly to the top of Monte dei Cappuccini. With the mercury rising past the mid-30s° we had only a hot, sweaty climb. The view from the top would have been reward enough but I had set [...]
Cafe au Lait, hot chocolate & brandy or a sweet, spicy vin chaud – slope side cafes offer pleasant refuelling and a welcome respite from the weather. They are also one of the very best places to indulge in a spot of covert people-watching from behind your Category 4 sunglasses. Helpfully, your fellow snow fans provide a constant stream of startling skiwear and entertaining eavesdropping. And with the sun high in the sky, something fortifying at your elbow and [...]
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Ski Museums
Alf Engen & 2002 Winter Olympics Ski Museum, Utah
Canadian Ski Museum
Holmenkrollen Museum, Oslo, Norway
Lahti Ski Museum, Finland
Liechtenstein Ski Museum
National Alpine Museum of Australia
New England Ski Museum
Quebec Ski Museum, Canada
Ski Museum, Poland
Squaw Valley Ski Museum, USA
Thredbo Ski Museum, Australia
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Museum
Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum, USA
West Telemark Museum, Norway
Ski Vintage – French site
Skiing Heritage – US site
Vintage Ski Posters – US site
Vintage Winter – US site
Wooden Skis – US site