McMenamins, Deschutes Historical Museum, OPB's Oregon Experience, and SOULA present

History Pub – Skyliners: Winter Sports in Central Oregon: 1927 – 1941 presented by Tor Hanson

All Ages
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Wednesday, October 07
Show: 7 pm
$5
Father Luke’s Room  
All Ages 
Tuesday, October 27 2026
Doors 6pm / Event 7pm

 

Two dollars was all it took to create one of the most enduring legacies in Oregon’s ski history. Hear the incredible story of how three Norwegians and a Swede came to influence the creation of the Skyliners – the storied Bend, Oregon ski club founded in 1927. 

  

Author Torbjörn “Tor” Hanson has lived in Bend, Oregon for more than 30 years. He has carved tracks on the slopes at Mt. Bachelor and was the co-curator for Winter Comes: Oregon’s Nordic Ski History exhibit at the Deschutes Historical Museum. Skyliners: Winter Sports in Central Oregon is his fourth book about local history.