This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from a 1950s hand-painted sign from the ski school at the now defunct Green Valley Lake Sno-Bowl ski area. Green Valley Lake is a resort town perched high in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. This image came from the collection at the California Ski Library, located in Norco, California.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom sizing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF GREEN VALLEY LAKE SNO-BOWL
In 1939, a ski run was constructed on U.S. Forest Service land, just southeast of Green Valley Lake. The run was located about 150 yards behind the Trading Post store, and skiers were pulled to the top of the hill by a 300-foot rope tow, powered by a Briggs & Stratton engine. The run became known as Suicide Hill, and the Trading Post at the bottom of the run became an ideal spot for lunch or to rent equipment.
Green Valley's north facing slopes and high elevation provided plentiful snow that wouldn’t melt too quickly.
In 1940, a new rope tow was added about 150 yards east of the original run. It was powered by an old automobile engine, mounted on a concrete base at the top of the run.
The U.S. Forest service closed the mountains to recreational activity between 1942 and 1945 due to World War II. After the war, the area became known as the Green Valley Snow Bowl, and it underwent several renovations and ownership changes.
In 1993, snowboarding was becoming more popular, and the ski resort re-branded itself Big Air Green Valley. In 2005, another ownership change occurred, and the resort was renamed Trinity Mountain Resort, and it was operated with a Christian theme.
The ski resort struggled with low snow levels for several years, and the new owners struggled with new challenges; natural disasters.
In 2006, there was a massive landslide, and in 2007, a forest fire wiped out many of the local homes and businesses and destroyed much of the ski resort. The owners decided not to rebuild the resort, and by 2008, ownership of the area was transferred back to the U.S. Forest Service.
The facilities are now closed, and the abandoned ski area is used by the public as a snow play area.
