Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a winter sports museum in Vermont. It was founded in 1988 in Brandon, Vermont as The Vermont Ski Museum. In 2000, the museum moved to Stowe and opened to the public at its current location in 2002.
In 2011, the word snowboarding was added to the museum's name. Currently, the museum changes exhibits annually, except the Hall of Fame.
The museum's main objective is to "collect, preserve, and celebrate Vermont's skiing and snowboarding history." Its mission is:
Location
The museum building was originally the 1818 Old Town Hall, but the structure was physically moved during the 1860s. The museum is now located in the Perkins Building at 1 South Main Street, Stowe, Vermont. A complete renovation took place in 2002.Collection
, the museum offers a broad programming schedule, which comes in support of its collection containing 7,500 items, divided into seven different areas, together with comprehensive historical descriptions:- Ski and snowboard equipment
- Ski and snowboard clothing
- Mechanical equipment
- Vermont Ski Area - specific location items
- The 10th Mountain Division area
- The Fine art area
- The Related Library and Archival materials section includes over 800 items
To maintain the collections, the museum undertakes preservation activities, rotates exhibits, and makes them accessible to the general public.