2023 ISHA Awards will be presented at the
31st Annual Awards Banquet
March 22, 2023
Big Sky Resort, Montana
Tickets on sale here.
Skiing History Week is produced in collaboration with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
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Tuesday, March 21:
- ·ISHA Welcome Reception with Vintage Ski Fashion Show and Historic Ski Display. 6:00 to 8:00pm. Talus Room. Cash bar, public invited
Wednesday, March 22:
- ISHA Cocktail Party/Book Signings. 5:00 to 7:00pm, Lower Atrium. Cash bar, public invited
- 31st Annual ISHA Awards Banquet, 7:00 to 10:00pm, Jefferson Room. Ticket-holders only.
Thursday, March 23:
- Historians' Colloquium, 7:00 to 9:00am, Cheyenne Room. By invitation only.
- ISHA John Fry Lecture, featuring Bode Miller, 4:00 to 5:00pm. Peak Ski Co., Bozeman.
Friday, March 24:
- ISHA Board Meeting, 7:00 to 11:00am, Shoshone Room
- USSHOF Induction Banquet, 6:30pm (Reception 5:00pm)
Saturday, March 25:
- USSHOF Induction Banquet, 6:30pm (Reception 5:00pm)
2022 ISHA Awards were presented March 24, 2022
See 2022 ISHA Award videos here.
See 2021 ISHA Awards video here.
See 2020 Awards Program video here.
Scroll down to learn more about the ISHA Awards.
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ISHA chairman John Fry, who founded NASTAR in 1968, presents an award to Bill Madsen, who has led the national recreational racing program for more than 25 years. ISHA held its annual awards banquet in Squaw Valley during the 2018 NASTAR finals and 50th anniversary celebration. |
Longtime ski journalist Peter Shelton won an Ullr Award — his second — for Tracks in the Snow. |
A delegation traveled to Squaw Valley from China to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award for Shan Zhaojian (center), China’s leading ski historian. |
The ISHA Awards, first established in 1993, honor outstanding creative works of ski history. The awards are presented to book authors, journalists, filmmakers, academicians, website developers, and other media publishers. The ISHA Awards are presented every year in a different ski town; in recent years, the banquet has been held in Park City (2019), Squaw Valley (2018), Stowe (2017), Aspen (2016) and Steamboat (2015). Because of Covid19 restrictions, the 2020 and 2021 Awards were presented online.
The awards are presented for work published or formally completed before the end of the preceding calendar year, and nominations are due in early December.
ISHA Awards are presented in the following categories, though not every category is honored every year:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Presented for contributions over a substantial period of time to ski history, ski journalism, photography, film, radio or television.
Ullr Award: Presented for a single outstanding contribution or several contributions to skiing’s historical record in published book form.
Skade Award: Presented for an outstanding work on regional ski history or for an outstanding work published in book form that is focused in part on ski history.
Baldur Award: Presented for an outstanding work of general interest that sheds significant light on an aspect of skiing history.
Film or Photography Award: Presented for outstanding contribution to the historical record of skiing in photographic or film/digital form.
Curatorial Award: Presented for outstanding work in curating a nationally recognized ski museum through its exhibits and publications.
Cyber Award: Presented for creating a Website that contributes substantially to the preservation, distribution, and expansion of skiing’s historical record.
Service Award: Presented for outstanding work over a substantial period of time with an organization engaged in the creation and preservation of skiing’s historical record.
Special Award: Presented for outstanding contribution to the historical record outside the above categories.
Click here for a list of all ISHA Annual Award winners, 1993 to 2022
The Jury
The jury for the 2022 ISHA Awards, to be presented in March 2023, consisted of
- Rick Moulton, ski film historian, ISHA Chairman
- Einar Sunde, ski bibliophile
- Bob Soden, ski historian, ISHA Treasurer
To learn more about the ISHA Awards, or to inquire about submitting a work for consideration, please contact the ISHA office at 802.375.1105 or email laurie@skiinghistory.org.
Awards Program Seeks Sponsor
The International Skiing History Association seeks financial support for its program of annual awards to authors, filmmakers, and preservers of the sport’s history. The Awards program is ideal for a foundation, company, or individual wishing to identify their deep and lasting love of skiing. Support can take the form of an endowment yielding sufficient income to support the program permanently, or a multi-year commitment of funding. ISHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making gifts tax-deductible.