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John Albert Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue; April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876), nicknamed Snowshoe Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California, was a Norwegian-American considered to be the father of California skiing.
In 1856 Thosten Thompson-Rue and his wife Guri Gaarden bought 240 acres on the south side of a large ridge which the early Military Road passed on. Thosten was born in Norway in 1819, and immigrated to America in 1839, following the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes to Wisconsin. He joined his mother and brother in Missouri, but after his mother ...
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Dan DeQuille (William Wright) William Wright (1829–1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist.He was best known for his written accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of the Big Bonanza (American Publishing ...
Among the pioneers of ski touring is John "Snowshoe" Thompson, perhaps the earliest modern ski mountaineer and a prolific traveler who used skis to deliver the mail at least twice a month over the steep eastern scarp of the Sierra Nevada to remote California mining camps and settlements.
Norwegian immigrants used skis ("Norwegian snowshoes") in the US Midwest from around 1836. Norwegian immigrant "Snowshoe Thompson" transported mail by skiing across the Sierra Nevada between California and Nevada from 1856. [21] In 1888, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen and his team crossed the Greenland icecap on skis.
In 1799 French traveller Jacques de la Tocnaye recorded his visit to Norway in his travel diary: [16] Norwegian immigrants used skis ("Norwegian snowshoes") in the US midwest from around 1836. Norwegian immigrant "Snowshoe Thompson" transported mail by skiing across the Sierra Nevada between California and Nevada from 1856. [7]
Snowshoe, West Virginia, a town in West Virginia, United States. Snowshoe Mountain, a ski resort near this town. Snowshoe (cat), a breed of cat. Snowshoe hare, a type of hare. Snowshoe Lava Field in British Columbia, Canada; Snowshoe Thompson, the father of California skiing. VSR SR-1 Snoshoo, an American Formula One racing aircraft