Pirkka ski race in 1954

content description: Participants of Pirkka ski race cooling off in snow after sauna. 15 members from Tunturilatu ry participated in the opening event of Pirkka ski track from Niinisalo to Tampere in 1954.

First public Pirkka ski race was organized one year later in 1955, after professor Lauri Pihkala`s proposition. He and other members of Tunturilatu ry wanted to increase the popularity of lon…