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Oct 27, 2023 · According to The Ventura Free Press in 1876, Thompson was hailed as “the best snowshoe traveler on the coast” and reputedly skied 1,600 feet downhill in a mere 21 seconds. Another story, equally shrouded in ambiguity, involves Thompson’s role in a confrontation with a group of Paiutes in 1860.
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.
Oct 27, 2023 · During the silver boom in Virginia City, which at the time was the wealthiest town in the country, Thompson would transport ore across the mountains for investors in California. In the wintertime, he became famous as the man that connected the people across the mighty Sierra Nevada.
Mar 7, 2016 · Thompson delivered mail between Placerville, California and Genoa, Nevada, until his death in 1876. Twice a month for 20 years, the Norwegian immigrant carried an 80-100 pounds rucksack on his back and crossed the mountains.
Oct 27, 2023 · The name of the Sierra Nevada’s first notable skier, pioneer mailman and arguably quirkiest character of the last 200 years, was John Albert “Snowshoe” Thompson, formerly Jon Torsteinson-Rue....
- Suzie Dundas
- Tahoe Editor
John Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue) arrived in California in 1851 and settled in Placerville. After a short time looking for gold, the young Norwegian turned to farming and settled along Putah Creek in the Sacramento Valley.
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Feb 25, 2016 · Charismatic and outspoken, she had a troop of delinquent juveniles—including her son—wrapped around her finger. In fact, Thompson's personal gang would carry out her most heinous crime: the murder of 18-year old Aaron Iturra.
