Clayton Thayer, and his children from left, Walker, 14, Braden, 13, and Abria, 10, look over the History of Skiing Exhibit on Saturday at the Animas Museum. The exhibit gives the family who recently moved to Bayfield from New Mexico, a chance to learn a bit of history of Purgatory Resort. Braden, Abria and Walker are also the children of Tawnya Thayer.

A ski patrol vest is included in the History of Skiing Exhibit at the Animas Museum. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Prints from a View-Master are on display in the History of Skiing Exhibit at the Animas Museum. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

A ski number bib is included in the History of Skiing Exhibit at the Animas Museum. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Passes from local ski areas are on display in the History of Skiing Exhibit at the Animas Museum. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Courtesy of the Animas Museum<br>Fred and Marguerite Clark ski on a glacial moraine in Animas City circa the 1920s. The photo is part of an exhibit at the Animas Museum exploring the history of skking in La Plata County.

Courtesy of Animas Museum <br>In its early years, Purgatory Resort attracted celebrities ranging from TV stars like Art Linklatter to NFL football stars. In this photo, three-time Olympic gold medalist Jean-Claude Killy joins a group of skiers at the ski area. The photo is one of many included in an exhibit at the Animas Museum on the history of skiing in La Plata County. The exhibit also includes photos from a View Master used to entice skiers to the area.<br>

Courtesy of Animas Museum<br>Circa early 1940s, skiers gather along U.S. Highway 550 at the top of Chipmunk Hill, which is about a mile south of the entrance to Electra Lake, for a day of sport using the rope tow. The two was moved to what is now Chapman Hill in 1943. The photo is included in an exhibit at the Animasa Museum.