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Longboard Revival Races

Twelve-foot skis are used to recreate the speed skiing competitions that gold miners around Plumas County started in the 1860s. Participants dress in period costume as they plummet down the slope on skis slathered in a concoction designed to make them go faster called "dope." Folk histories suggest longboard skiers once reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.

When
Date: 
January 20, 2013
Date: 
February 17, 2013
Date: 
March 17, 2013
Schedule: 
Races start at 10:30 a.m.
Where
Location name: 
Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl
Additional: 
Plumas-Eureka State Park
City: 
Johnsville
State/Province: 
CA
Postal code: 
96103
Contact
Phone: 
(530) 283-4444
Website: 
plumasskiclub.org
Free to attend
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