Longboard Ski Races

Longboard Ski Races (HM12CA)

Location: Johnsville, CA 96103 Plumas County
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N 39° 45.977', W 120° 41.999'

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Gold Mountain, now Eureka Peak, is the site of some of the first organized ski races in the western hemisphere. Ski clubs organized in the 1850's rode 10-14 foot "longboards snowshoes" down "Lost Sierra" slopes in Plumas and Sierra counties. Here on Eureka Peak, ore car buckets doubled as the world's first ski lift. "Dope is King" referred to secret ski waxes concocted by dopemakers who split the prizes with the winners. In the 1930's Johnny Redstreake and the O'Rourke clan crossed the finish line ahead of modern alpine ski racers. Since the 1950's the Plumas Ski Club has kept skiing alive at "Eureka Bowl." A few of their number began the "Historic Longboard Revival Series" in 1993. It is the longest running series of races since 1911. Long live the proud tradition of longboard ski racing on Gold Mountain!
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HM NumberHM12CA
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8 & Plumas Ski Club
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 10:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 697006 N 4404347
Decimal Degrees39.76628333, -120.69998333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45.977', W 120° 41.999'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 58.62" N, 120° 41' 59.94" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60300 Unnamed Road, Johnsville CA 96103, US
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