Military White Downhill Skis - 1950s - New - Never Mounted winter sports Etoile tennis racquet with wooden

Etoile tennis racquet with wooden handle and leather straps

Antique Cross Country Skis

Metal frame

Cracked top slat

2007 Vail Plaza Hotel

Military White Downhill Skis - 1950s - New - Never Mounted winter sports Etoile tennis racquet with woodenWhite Downhill Snow Skis c. 1958, 20th century Fiberglass, Metal edges 82"l x 3. 5"w Vintage Winter An example of 10th Mountain Division ski equipment. They were made white to act as camouflage during missions on snow covered terrain. Most 10th Mountain Division soldiers were recruited by the U. S. National Ski Patrol after WWII. Skis like these were monumental in the successful missions against the Germans in the Italian mountains. WWII 10th Mountain