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Passo Giau, Colle Santa Lucia, San Vito di Cadore, Italy, 1934.

Information based on the article “Silver Skis Race on Mount Rainier (1934-1942, 1947-1948)” by John W. Lundin.

Robert L. M. Underhill and Arthur C. Comey (seen here on the summit) achieved this first ascent/descent round trip.

Cortina, Italy, 1956.

She was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1958.

Austrian skier Toni Sailer stands with his sister Rosl and a soldier following his victory in the men's downhill competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy. 

Bruno Burrini, from Madonna di Campiglio, competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy.

Italian alpine ski racer Zeno Colò, from Tuscany, just after lighting a torch from the Olympic flame at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina.

Photo by Roppei Mizuno

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The Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 1906.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela “The artist and his son” 1909.

Skiers and seracs on Marmolada, Italian Dolomites, 1930s.

Francesco Pasinetti shooting his first short film Enthusiasm in 1932, Italy.

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