This beautiful reproduction poster has been re-mastered from a 1935 advertising brochure from the collection of the California Ski Library. The brochure is promoting the 9th annual Winter Sports Carnival, held at Big Pines, near Wrightwood, Ca. Ski jumping was a popular event in Southern California's early ski competitions, and it was the highlight of these winter carnivals. Big Pines is the current site of Mountain High ski resort.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
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, business, or mountain cabin!
HISTORY OF SKIING IN THE WRIGHTWOOD AREA
In the San Gabriel Mountains, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation was developing Big Pines, a summer and winter park facility west of Wrightwood. The county officially opened Big Pines Park in 1924. In 1929, a 1,150 ft. world-class ski jump was completed in time for the park’s third annual winter carnival.
The Blue Ridge ski resort, predecessor of today’s Mountain High West opened in 1937 with a basic rope tow. The resort modernized its facilities when it began operating California’s 2nd ever chairlift in 1947. Blue Ridge became Mountain High when it was purchased by Dick Woodworth in 1975. In 1981, nearby Holiday Hill was purchased by Mountain High and it became part of the combined Mountain High Ski Areas. Ski Sunrise located just north of Big Pine was also incorporated into the Mountain High Ski Areas.
