The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum is a winter sports museum in

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. It was founded in 1988 in

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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

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was added to the museum's name. Currently, the museum changes exhibits annually, except the

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. 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

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area * The

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area * The Related Library and Archival materials section includes over 800 items The museum is participating in the digitization of historical films and collection of interviews. These resources might be made available to the general public. To maintain the collections, the museum undertakes preservation activities, rotates exhibits, and makes them accessible to the general public.

Events

In addition to the exhibits, the museum hosts several annual events including the Stowe Mountain Film Festival, the VT Antique Alpine Race, the VT Antique Nordic Race, the Epic Summer Event, and the presentation of the Paul Robbins Ski Journalism Award.

Hall of Fame

The museum awards the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame inductees

Paul Robbins Journalism Award

Gallery

File:Ski clothing.JPG, Exhibited in the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum displaying ski and snowboard clothing. File:Lift Chair.JPG, Lift outside the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum. File:Ski equipment.JPG, The museum's ski and snowboard equipment exhibit. File:VTSSMArchive.JPG, Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Library and Archive Materials exhibit.

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