Yosemite almost hosted the first US Winter Olympics

Yosemite almost hosted the first U.S. Winter Olympics nearly 100 years ago. Under the guidance of Don Tresidder, the park built Toboggan runs, a massive ice-skating
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The 1932 Winter Olympics Looked Way More Fun, Dangerous than Sochi

Buried deep in the video database of the Internet Archive is footage of one of the first Winter Games — the third ever, which took place in Lake Placid, New York in 1932. The Olympics have changed since then; they're safer, smarter, and lamer.

Could the Winter Olympics come back to New York?

The next few Winter Olympics have already been set; the 2030 Olympics will be in the French Alps; the 2034 Olympics will be back in Salt Lake City; and the 2038 Olympics will likely be in Switzerland, which is in "privileged dialogue" with the International Olympic Committee. That makes 2042 potentially up for grabs.