Scope and Contents John Thompson agrees to take mail from California to the other side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to mining communities during the Gold Rush of the 1850s. His skis allowed him to make the trip in only five days. Others also embraced the idea of skiing as a mode of transportation, and as its popularity grew, he established a race to allow for competition. The movie then transitions into more modern skiing, mostly focused on freestyle skiing. In the 1970s, Eddie Ferguson is noted as...