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Kjetil Jansrud post-race cheer Norway 2011 Giant Slalom
Kjetil Jansrud (r) smiles at Truls Ove Karlsen as they walk off the mountain following the 2011 men's giant slalom event at Trysil in Norway. photo © Ola Matsson. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Kjetil Jansrud (r) smiles at Truls Ove Karlsen as they walk off the mountain following the 2011 men's giant slalom event at Trysil in Norway. photo © Ola Matsson
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Trysil
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Trysil.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.
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1838
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld of Trysil was established as a civil municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
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1993
A route reaches Trysil
The weather station started operating in 1993 and is located near Mosanden Næringspark, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Innbygda.
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Hallgeir Brenden - Fo30141603170001
Hallgeir Brenden - Fo30141603170001. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Hallgeir Brenden - Fo30141603170001
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
1861
Winter becomes organised
The Trysilgutten ski club, founded in 1861, is one of the world's oldest ski clubs.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Trysil is recorded at 61.315° N, 12.264° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 1,132 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.TRYSIL.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.TRYSIL.V00
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Kjetil Jansrud post-race cheer Norway 2011 Giant Slalom
Kjetil Jansrud (r) smiles at Truls Ove Karlsen as they walk off the mountain following the 2011 men's giant slalom event at Trysil in Norway. photo © Ola Matsson. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Kjetil Jansrud (r) smiles at Truls Ove Karlsen as they walk off the mountain following the 2011 men's giant slalom event at Trysil in Norway. photo © Ola Matsson
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
TODAY
Trysil now
Roland Huntford, author of Two Planks and a Passion, describes this race as, "the first truly modern ski race." The famous Norwegian skier Halvard Morgedal won all the competitions that year.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Kjetil Jansrud post-race cheer Norway 2011 Giant Slalom
AOD.EU.TRYSIL.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Hallgeir Brenden - Fo30141603170001
AOD.EU.TRYSIL.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Trysil Municipality overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.