Ski School Director Trygve Berge performs a front somersault on skis while skiing down a run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Breckenridge Ski Area ski school director Trygve Berge executes a front somersault on skis while a group of ski school students and instructors (wearing red ski jackets) watch from the trail's side.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Ski School Director Trygve Berge skiing down a run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area. Berge was co-director with Sigurd Rockne beginning in 1961. After Rockne left, he continued to run the ski school until 1970 when Aspen Skiing Company purchased the ski area.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Ski School Director Trygve Berge skiing down a run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area. Berge was co-director with Sigurd Rockne beginning in 1961. After Rockne left, he continued to run the ski school until 1970 when Aspen Skiing Company purchased the ski area.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Handwritten on reverse: "B & S [Bartlett and Shock], Lots 42-45, Building 92". Pictured right (east) is the Summit County Courthouse building at 208 Lincoln Avenue.
UnidentifiedHandwritten on reverse: "B & S [Bartlett and Shock], Lots 42-45, Building 92, ... " [Southwest face].
Radosevich, JanPostcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Captioned below the image: "Ski School Director - Trygve Berge - Breckenridge, Colorado Ski Area". On the reverse: "Breckenridge Ski Area; Off U.S. Highway 6 - On Colorado 9; Snow Country - Colorado" and "Ski School Director Trygve Berge executes a perfect somersault on skis."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A Colorado Specta-Vue postcard by Rock Hillendale. Captioned: "Peak 8 Ski Area - Breckenridge - Colorful Colorado - Ski School Director Trygve Berge executes a perfect somersault on skis. Peak 8 (13,100') in background."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Quoted from the 1980 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: "92. Norway Haus Ski Shop. 110 East Lincoln. Two stories, stucco with exposed wood roof structure, Scandinavian design, rectangular plan."
UnidentifiedInterviews with Trygve Berge
Berge, TrygveInterview with Trygve Berge conducted 2019-01-18. Berge originally came to Breckenridge in spring 1960. He had met Bill Rounds in Aspen, and after Bill's father passed away, Bill invited Berge to the area to check out his lumber company. Berge decided to move to Breckenridge shortly after his son was born in the summer of 1960. His family stayed in Aspen while he worked on a place to live. He initially began working in the lumber yard and stayed in a house on Main Street. He would then help to develop the ski area.
Berge, TrygvePostcard, a "Colorado SPECTA-VUE" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "Breckenridge Ski Area Off U. S. Highway 6 - On Colorado 9 Colorado - Ski Country U. S. A." and "Breckenridge Ski School Director Trygve Berge in a parallel delayed shoulder turn."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Interview with Trygve Berge conducted 2019-01-18.
Berge, TrygveArchitectural Inventory Form for 110 East Lincoln Avenue, Breckenridge, Colorado. Historic building name: Norway Haus Building. Date of construction (actual): 1968.
Cultural Resource Historians LLC