We usually research and create one new exhibit per year, mounted on the central display panels in the Alec Bright Exhibition Hall. Around the perimeter of the annual exhibit are arrayed several permanent exhibits. The contributions of Alec Bright to eastern skiing, particularly his championing of the installation of the first Aerial Tramway ski lift in the US at Cannon Mountain, and his wife Clarita Heath Bright are detailed.

A series of our best skis is arranged to show a timeline of the development of alpine skis, from primitive wooden slats with leather toe-straps through the laminated wood racing skis of the 1950s, early metal and fiberglass models, to the earliest shaped skis of the 1990s. There are also several important and interesting European skis, including a French pair that folds in thirds for easy carrying, and a pair with the Lilienfelder binding developed by Matthias Zdarsky about 1890 that was quite sophisticated for its time.

The National Ski Patrol System parka worn by C. Minot "Minnie" Dole, the founder of the organization, is here. Several years after the National Ski Patrol was formed, on the verge of World War II, Dole actively advocated the creation of a unit of American ski and mountain soldiers. The unit became designated the 10^th Mountain Division, trained in alpine terrain in Colorado, then fought in Italy. After the war, many of its members became involved in the growing ski industry in the US. A mannequin in 10^th Mountain Division winter uniform and photos and text on the mountain troops occupies one corner of the Museum.

Notable new items are shown from time to time. Currently, a pair of laminated wooden Northland skis used by US Ski Team member Ralph Miller to set an unofficial speed record in Portillo in 1955 (109 mph as measured by Emile Allais) can be seen. The idea of traveling over 100 mph on these wood skis with beartrap toes and longthong heels, in leather ski boots, stretches the mind.

Also on display is the GS suit worn by Franconia native and World Cup winner Bode Miller when he made his first mark on ski history, at the 1996 Junior Olympics at Sugarloaf, Maine. In the giant slalom and super-G in that event, he became the first to win on a pair of the then-new shaped skis, K2 4’s. Elan and Kniessl had introduced the hourglass-shaped skis about 1992, but prior to Miller’s win there, shaped skis were not seen in ski competition. In the following seasons shaped skis quickly became adopted by all serious competitors.