Soda Springs in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Western America Skisport Museum

California Point of Historical Interest HEV-003

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 13, 2012

1. Western America Skisport Museum Marker

Inscription. Downhill ski racing history in the Western Hemisphere first began in California circa 1857, and in this famous Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada the Auburn Ski Club presents a full exhibition of pioneered manpower transportation and skisport history as prepared by Historian William B. Berry.

Erected 1978 by Auburn Ski Club with cooperation of Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number HEV-003.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 39° 20.224′ N, 120° 20.958′ W. Marker is in Soda Springs, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from Bunny Hill Drive. Marker and Museum are located next to the parking area of the Boreal Ridge Ski Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Soda Springs CA 95728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snowshoe Thompson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hutchinson Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Norden Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); Central Sierra Snow Lab (approx. 1.4 miles away); Clair Tappaan Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tri Lodges (approx. 1.4

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miles away); Cal Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Summit Valley (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Soda Springs.

Western America Skisport Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 13, 2012

2. Western America Skisport Museum

The marker is mounted on the left wall of the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.