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1996 Jerry Solberg

1996 Jerry SolbergDiane Carter Collection

Jerry, Sandy and Jeff Solberg

The rental shop, twenty-three years

Legend of Showdown

Born
First skied at Showdown
First worked here: Jerry and Sandy Solberg ran the rental shop from 1984
Years at Showdown: 1984–2007
Positions: Jerry Solberg — rental shop and lift operations supervisor, 1984–2007
Sandy Solberg — the rental shop, and Showdown's secretary in 1990
Jeff Solberg — on the mountain, 1990, and on the Top Rock crew in 1993

What they did

1 entry

November 2001Jerry Solberg: Explained poma-lift procedure at a training session for patrollers and rental staff, as Showdown's lift and rentals supervisor

Photographs

23 in the archive

1993 Jerry Solberg, Geoff Solberg, Shelly Dempsey, Klaus Ahmels — The Lodge Deck — 1993 Jerry Solberg, Geoff Solberg, Shelly Dempsey, Klaus Ahmels — The Lodge DeckGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Top Rock Jeff Solberg — 1990s Top Rock Jeff SolbergGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Top Rock Jerry Solberg — 1990s Top Rock Jerry SolbergGeorge Willett Collection

1993 Klaus Ahmels, Shelly Dempsey, Jerry Solberg, Geoff Solberg — The Lodge Deck — 1993 Klaus Ahmels, Shelly Dempsey, Jerry Solberg, Geoff Solberg — The Lodge DeckGeorge Willett Collection

1993 Klaus Ahmels, Geoff Solberg — The Lodge Deck — 1993 Klaus Ahmels, Geoff Solberg — The Lodge DeckDiane Carter Collection

1995 Jerry Solberg between lodge and old patrol building — 1995 Jerry Solberg between lodge and old patrol buildingGeorge Willett Collection

1995 Jerry Solberg between lodge and old patrol building — 1995 Jerry Solberg between lodge and old patrol buildingGeorge Willett Collection

1996 Jerry Solberg in Hole in The Wall Saloon — 1996 Jerry Solberg in Hole in The Wall SaloonDiane Carter Collection

1996 Jerry Solberg — 1996 Jerry SolbergDiane Carter Collection

1996 Shelly Dempsey, Sandy Solberg in lodge — 1996 Shelly Dempsey, Sandy Solberg in lodgeDiane Carter Collection

1997 Summer Party Jerry Solberg, Bob Reynolds — 1997 Summer Party Jerry Solberg, Bob ReynoldsDiane Carter Collection

1997 Summer party Jeff Solberg, George Willett 2 — 1997 Summer party Jeff Solberg, George Willett 2Diane Carter Collection

1997 Summer party Jeff Solberg, George Willett — 1997 Summer party Jeff Solberg, George WillettDiane Carter Collection

1990s Avery Gold, Jerry Solberg, Charley Willett, Margie Willett on lodge deck — 1990s Avery Gold, Jerry Solberg, Charley Willett, Margie Willett on lodge deckGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Geoff Solberg — The lodge — 1990s Geoff Solberg — The lodgeGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Jerry Solberg on Rental Deck — 1990s Jerry Solberg on Rental DeckGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Jerry Solberg on deck with pipe — 1990s Jerry Solberg on deck with pipeGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Jerry Solberg on rental deck smiling — 1990s Jerry Solberg on rental deck smilingGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Jerry Solberg — 1990s Jerry SolbergGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Sandy Solberg and Margie Willett in bar — 1990s Sandy Solberg and Margie Willett in barGeorge Willett Collection

2000s Carl Hunt and Jerry Solberg in bar — 2000s Carl Hunt and Jerry Solberg in barGeorge Willett Collection

2000s Johnny Kowalski and Sandy Solberg Tacky Attire in kitchen — 2000s Johnny Kowalski and Sandy Solberg Tacky Attire in kitchenGeorge Willett Collection

1990s Jerry Solberg — 1990s Jerry SolbergGeorge Willett Collection

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In the papers

1 document

The Showdowner Winter of 90 IssueWinter 1990 · page 1

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Also

Built framed the Top Rock Cafe, summer 1993

Added by the people who were there