![]() In addition to looking up the history of the Ski Lodge and skiing at SU, my research included finding historical photographs as well. Syracuse University Photograph Collection. Syracuse University Photograph Collection.Ī group of skiers preparing for the slopes. Outside of competitive skiing, students were able to attend Ski School for credit, and the Ski Lodge and accompanying facilities were also open to students, faculty, staff, and their families for recreational use. The following year, Welch helped to found the Ski School, which later was adopted as a part of the Department of Athletics in 1947, when skiing became an official sport at SU. The club sponsored SU’s first ski team, and skiing was officially added as an intramural sport at SU for the 1937-1938 season. Skiing at SU can trace its origins back to the Outing Club, founded by College of Forestry professor Fay Welch in 1935. The renovations added picture windows and a stone porch, and they provided facilities for a snack bar, dormitory, first aid room, classroom, locker space, ski repair shop, waxing room, and offices. ![]() Ski Coach George Earl with fellow instructors and students at the ski lodge, c. ![]() The Ski Lodge and accompanying outdoor facilities can be seen in the bottom left corner of the map. Map of the temporary housing and recreation area on South Campus, September 8, 1949. In 1947, the barn was renovated into a Ski Lodge which supported SU’s very own ski slopes, skating rink, and other outdoor winter activities on South Campus. The farm continued to operate in a limited capacity until the influx of students after World War II necessitated that the land be used for additional student housing.Īerial view of South Campus with temporary housing, September 21, 1955. The farm remained fully operational in partnership with the College of Agriculture until the college closed in 1934. In either case, the building is one of the oldest on South Campus. Russel Sage, the wife of an SU alumnus, donated funds to construct new barns on the University Farm. It’s unclear if the Inn Complete barn was one of the structures from the original farm or was added around 1913 when Mrs. View of the University Farm and the College of Agriculture. The building was originally constructed as a barn on the University Farm, which was a 100 acre farm when Syracuse University acquired it in 1910. Even though the Inn Complete has only been in this location since the 1990’s (it was originally located in the Sky Barn), the structure has had a storied life over the last 100 years. One of my favorite projects from sesquicentennial preparations was researching the Inn Complete and the history of its current building on South Campus. This was especially true last year as everyone was preparing for SU’s sesquicentennial this spring. In my work as a Reference Assistant at SCRC, I answer a lot of reference questions about University history. By Isabel McCullough, Reference Assistant
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