Yosemite almost hosted the first U.S. Winter Olympics nearly 100 years ago. Under the guidance of Don Tresidder, the park built Toboggan runs, a massive ice-skating

Buried deep in the video database of the Internet Archive is footage of one of the first Winter Games — the third ever, which took place in Lake Placid, New York in 1932. The Olympics have changed since then; they're safer, smarter, and lamer.

The next few Winter Olympics have already been set; the 2030 Olympics will be in the French Alps; the 2034 Olympics will be back in Salt Lake City; and the 2038 Olympics will likely be in Switzerland, which is in "privileged dialogue" with the International Olympic Committee. That makes 2042 potentially up for grabs.