Early Skiing On Snoqualmie Pass
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Early Skiing On Snoqualmie Pass
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Author : John W. Lundin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-16
Early Skiing On Snoqualmie Pass written by John W. Lundin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with History categories.
Relive the exciting early days of skiing when Snoqualmie Pass was the epicenter of the sport. Ski jumping tournaments attracted world-class competitors to Cle Elum, Beaver Lake on the Summit and the Milwaukee Ski Bowl. The Mountaineers' twenty-mile race from Snoqualmie to Stampede Pass, dubbed "the world's longest and hardest race," was a pinnacle of cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing began in private ski clubs and expanded in 1934 with the country's first municipal ski area, known as the Seattle Municipal Ski Park. And the sport peaked when the Milwaukee Ski Bowl at Hyak opened in 1938. With train access, a modern ski lodge, an overhead cable lift and free ski lessons from the Seattle Times, the Ski Bowl revolutionized local skiing. Lawyer and local ski historian John W. Lundin follows the historic tracks through the genesis of American skiing.
Ski Jumping In Washington State A Nordic Tradition
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Author : John W. Lundin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021
Ski Jumping In Washington State A Nordic Tradition written by John W. Lundin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin re-creates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage.
Snoqualmie Pass
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Author : John Kinnick
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Snoqualmie Pass written by John Kinnick and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Situated in the Cascades about 50 miles east of Seattle, Snoqualmie Pass is intersected by the most heavily used route connecting eastern and western Washington. In the 1800s, use of the old Native American trail by explorers, cattlemen, and miners created a need for a wagon road. A railway and highway followed, and Snoqualmie Pass quickly developed into an all-season recreational paradise with over a half million visitors annually. Known for easy access to snow sports and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area, nighttime ski operations, and the world-famous terrain of Alpental, Snoqualmie Pass is also a community of neighborhoods with both full-time and part-time residents who share a unique mountain lifestyle.
Skiing Sun Valley
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Author : John W. Lundin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-11-09
Skiing Sun Valley written by John W. Lundin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-09 with Photography categories.
Union Pacific Railroad's Averell Harriman had a bold vision to restore rail passenger traffic decimated by the Great Depression: create ski tourism in Idaho's remote Wood River Valley. A $1.5 million investment opened Sun Valley in December 1936 with a lavish lodge, luxury shopping, Austrian ski instructors and extensive backcountry skiing. Prestigious tournaments featured the world's best skiers. Chairlifts invented by Union Pacific engineers serviced skiers quickly and comfortably. Ski instructor and filmmaker Otto Lang recalled that seemingly overnight, it became "a magnet for the 'beautiful people,' a meeting place for movie stars and moguls, chairmen and captains of industry, Greek shipping tycoons, and peripatetic playboys--and playgirls--of the international social set." After World War II and Harriman's departure, Union Pacific's willingness to pay the $500,000 yearly subsidy waned. Bill Janss purchased it in 1964 and reimagined it as a year-round resort but lacked the capital for growth. Sinclair Oil owners Earl and Carol Holding acquired it in 1977, revitalizing it into a premier resort with international status. Award-winning ski historian John W. Lundin celebrates America's first destination ski resort using unpublished Union Pacific documents, oral histories, contemporaneous accounts and more than 150 historic images.
Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass
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Author : Matthew Schonwald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-12-22
Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass written by Matthew Schonwald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-22 with categories.
A comprehensive guide to backcountry skiing the Snoqualmie Pass area
Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest N F Summit At Snoqualmie Master Development Plan Proposal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest N F Summit At Snoqualmie Master Development Plan Proposal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass Washington
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Author : Matt Schonwald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10
Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass Washington written by Matt Schonwald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10 with categories.
A photographic ski atlas for backcountry skiing on Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
Written In The Snows
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Author : Lowell Skoog
language : en
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2021-10-01
Written In The Snows written by Lowell Skoog and has been published by Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Century of Northwest wilderness skiing stories by noted expert 150 black-and-white and color photographs Celebrates the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing In Written in the Snows, renowned local skiing historian Lowell Skoog presents a definitive and visually rich history of the past century of Northwest ski culture, from stirring and colorful stories of wilderness exploration to the evolution of gear and technique. He traces the development of skiing in Washington from the late 1800s to the present, covering the beginnings of ski resorts and competitions, the importance of wild places in the Olympic and Cascade mountains (including Oregon's Mount Hood), and the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing. Skoog addresses how skiing has been shaped by larger social trends, including immigration, the Great Depression, war, economic growth, conservation, and the media. In turn, Northwest skiers have affected their region in ways that transcend the sport, producing local legends like Milnor Roberts, Olga Bolstad, Hans Otto Giese, Bill Maxwell, and more. While weaving his own impressions and experiences into the larger history, Skoog shows that skiing is far more than mere sport or recreation.
Snoqualmie Pass
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Author : Yvonne Prater
language : en
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 1982-12-31
Snoqualmie Pass written by Yvonne Prater and has been published by Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-12-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
* Filled with historical photographs * Includes excerpts from diaries, newspaper files, community histories, and personal interviews The highway through Washington's Cascades at Snoqualmie Pass is one of the most heavily used mountain transportation routes in the country. Yet, within sight of its concrete ribbons, one can find sections of the primitive wagon road that brought prairie-state settlers through the pass to open up the Puget Sound country. Traces can still be found of an even earlier route, the trail used by the Indians for hunting and trading. Others traveled the pass as civilization moved West: fur traders, miners, military horse columns, cattle drovers, farmers, precursors of today's land developers. A little ferryboat once crossed Lake Keechelus to link up the wagon road; then logging and dam building altered the lake forever. The coming of the automobile; the establishment of two railways and then subsequent waves of highway construction brought the pass into the modern era, which also saw the birth of the ski resort in the Northwest. This is the story of the evolution of the Snoqualmie Pass, from narrow Indian trail to multi-laned Interstate 90, and of the people who took part along the way. For the hundreds who drive through the pass daily, for the countless thousands more who have skied, hiked, snowshoed and climbed in this alpine playground, it's a fascinating tale.
Skiing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969-01
Skiing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969-01 with categories.