The Hope Valley Outdoor Center and the Greater Genoa Business Association are teaming up to sponsor a Snowshoe Thompson Family Tour on Sunday in memory of the legendary Thompson, a local mountain man who carried mail across the Sierra every winter for 20 years.
Tour fees will be collected and donated by the Hope Valley Outdoor Center to raise money for a statue of Snowshoe Thompson created by sculptor Don Budy in downtown Genoa. The cost is $30 per person and includes equipment rental; $20 without rental equipment.
The event is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and participants should meet at the Hope Valley Outdoor Center. The center's expert Norwegian skier Nina Vingo will lead the tour. A reception will follow in the center at 2 p.m.
Call Hope Valley Outdoor Center, (530) 694-2266.