Lowell_Skoog Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I'll give my talk on Washington ski mountaineering history at the February 11 meeting of the Bellingham Mountaineers, 7pm at Bellingham Public Library (210 Central Avenue). Admission is free. The presentation describes nearly 100 years of ski mountaineering in Washington, from 1909 to the present. It covers skiing on Mount Rainier before World War I, pioneering ascents of all the major peaks, the Silver Skis races of the 1930s, the World War II mountain troops, the post-war boom in downhill skiing and wilderness preservation, the telemark revival, and the modern development of high ski traverses and steep skiing. The program is illustrated with B&W and color slides plus a movie filmed in 1939. Here's a link to my website presentations page: http://www.alpenglow.org/ski-history/project/presentations.html This is the last presentation I expect to give in western Washington for some time, as I am moving into the writing phase of my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamaker Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Good show & worth the trip N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 any climbers that come up and need a place to crash, give me a pm and i'll see what i can do 4 ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted January 31, 2003 Author Share Posted January 31, 2003 I've spoken to Hank Reasoner and hope he will make it to the show. Hank made the first recorded ski ascent of Mt Shuksan in 1941 with Otto Trott. He was a founding member of the Mt Baker ski patrol and operated the rope tow up there before World War II. We've only spoken on the phone and I'm hoping to meet him in person. It's great to meet people from the Golden Age of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 Pre-announcement: "The Snowy Range" in Tacoma, Friday Apr 18 After I announced my February 11 talk in Bellingham, the Tacoma Mountaineers contacted me to speak at their April 18 meeting. The meeting has a program for new members at 6:30 pm followed by a social hour. The show will start between 7:30 and 8 pm. (I think the schedule is still soft.) I'm posting this so anyone thinking about driving to the Feb 11 show in Bellingham will have another option. I'll post more details about the Tacoma show in the beginning of April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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