Meet Snowshoe Thompson, The King of California Skiing

If you’ve ever walked through the village at Palisades in Lake Tahoe, you might have encountered a larger-than-life statue of a bearded man clad in pioneer’s trademark wide-brimmed hat and knee-high boots.The Snowshoe Thompson statue located in the Palisades Tahoe village.Photo: Patrick Lacey, Palisades TahoeIn one hand, he grips skis that look almost primitive with their long, narrow design and thin toe strap. In his other hand is a single pole, and a massive sac