Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2004.10.11

Description

1959 Tacoma-Pierce County Ski School Instructors training in Paradise. Joe LaPorte is at the left. LaPorte developed his love for skiing in his teens when his father would take him to Paradise in the 1930s to ski. From 1952 to 1965, LaPorte was the chief ski instructor for the Tacoma Ski School, which offered free lessons. The lessons were about participation and not about developing ski champions. The ski school started at Paradise but over the years also was held at Snoqualmie, Ski Acres and Crystal Mountain. In the late 1960s, LaPorte started the Cascade Ski School.

Made/Created

Date made

1959 - 1960

Place

Location

Paradise Valley, Mt. Rainier

Lexicon

Search Terms

Skiing, Recreational

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

LaPorte, Joe

Person or Organization

Tacoma-Pierce County Ski School