Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2012.05.36

Description

Ken Syverson, the skier on the right in the white jacket, skies down the slopes at Paradise back in the 1920s. Syverson was a certified ski instructor. A skier in the middle watches Syverson and another skier comes down the slopes. Mount Rainier is a special place for people who love skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and tubing. In the winter of 1971-72, Mount Rainier set a world record for snowfall when 1,122 inches of snow fell. Paradise averages 643 inches of snow a year.

Made/Created

Date made

1920 - 1930

Place

Location

Paradise Valley, Mt. Rainier

Lexicon

Search Terms

skiing, snow, skiing, Recreational

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Syverson, Ken