featheredfriends Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Help support the Northwest Avalanche Center! In 1982, Lowell Skoog began what would become a twenty-five year project to ski the Cascade Crest from the summit of Mount Baker to the summit of Mount Rainier. In 2000, Lowell launched a parallel effort to uncover and document the 100-year history of backcountry skiing in Washington. This presentation is a personal look at how these two journeys have become interwoven over time. The one-hour program includes a mix of modern and historical photographs as well as rare movie footage of Cascade skiing between the 1930s and 1950s. Lowell Skoog has been backcountry skiing and climbing in the Cascades since the 1970s. He is founder of the Northwest Mountaineering Journal (http://www.nwmj.org/) and chairman of the Mountaineers History Committee in Seattle. His research into Northwest skiing history and the full story of his quest to ski the Cascade Crest can be found on his website, The Alpenglow Gallery (http://www.alpenglow.org/). Lowell works as a software development consultant in the Seattle area, where he lives with his wife and son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suckbm Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Went to his show in Ellensburg on Wednesday night. Great photos of the north cascades in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 It was a great show here in Seattle. I'm glad I went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setnei Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Dang it. I just saw this and am now really bummed I went with my co-workers to the Dahlia Lounge for dinner. I need to surf this site at work more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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