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| Year | Month-Day | Who | Where | What | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circa 1850 | - | Sondre Norheim | Telemark, Norway | Birth of modern skiing: telemark and christiania turns, ski jumping | Sondre Norheim, kleppen-1986-ch2 |
| 1800s | - | Native Americans | Washington Cascades | Teach glissading to white explorers | ww-1952-Feb-22-p5, marler-2004-p108 |
| mid to late 1800s | - | Scandinavians | United States | Skiers emigrate to America | kleppen-1986-ch8, allen-1993-ch2, allen-1993-ch3, armbruster-1999-p80 |
| 1883 | September 8 | Northern Pacific Railroad | Gold Creek, Montana | Transcontinental railroad to Puget Sound completed via Portland | armbruster-1999-p76 |
| 1889 | November 11 | U.S. Congress | Washington | Statehood | ficken-1988-intro |
| 1891 | - | Fridtjof Nansen | Norway | Translation of The First Crossing of Greenland (skied in 1888) helps spread skiing to central Europe | Fridtjof Nansen, kleppen-1986-ch9 |
| 1894, 1897 | - |
Wilhelm von Arlt, Wilhelm Paulke party |
Germany, Switzerland | Birth of ski mountaineering: first ski ascent of a 3,000 meter peak, first major alpine ski traverse | Other Pioneers |
| 1890s-1900s | - | Mathias Zdarsky, Georg Bilgeri | Austria | Birth of alpine skiing | Other Pioneers |
| 1900s | |||||
| 1905 | - | - | Ishpeming, MI | National Ski Association formed | allen-1993-ch4, allen-1993-ch5 |
| 1907 | - | - | France | 1st international military patrol race | isha-2000-2nd-p9 |
| 1910s | |||||
| 1917-18 | - | - | - | U.S. involvement in World War I | ficken-1988-ch6 |
| 1910s-20s | - | Hannes Schneider, Arnold Fanck | Central Europe and beyond | Popularization of alpine skiing | Hannes Schneider |
| 1920s | |||||
| 1924 | - | - | Chamonix, France | 1st Winter Olympic Games | allen-1993-ch7, isha-2001-4th-p9, allen-2002-p237 |
| 1929 | October | - | United States | Stock market crash signals beginning of Great Depression of 1930s | ficken-1988-ch7, crowley-2001-y1921, catton-1996-p291 |
| 1930s | |||||
| 1934 | January 29 | - | Gilbert's Hill, VT | First rope tow in U.S. | spi-1934-jan-30, allen-1993-ch8 |
| 1936 | - | - | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 4th Winter Olympic Games, debut of alpine skiing events | allen-1993-ch9, isha-2001-4th-p9 |
| 1936 | December | Union Pacific Railroad | Sun Valley, Idaho | Sun Valley ski resort opened, featuring the world's first chairlift | asa-1937-p207, allen-1993-ch10 |
| 1938 | - | Charles Minot Dole and others | - | National Ski Patrol System created | subject index |
| 1939 | February | Rudolph Amsler | - | Mountaineer Ski Guide published | amsler-1939 |
| 1940s | |||||
| 1941 | November 15 | U.S. Army | Fort Lewis, WA | 87th Infantry Mountain Regiment activated, incorporated into 10th Mountain Division at the end of 1944 | subject index |
| 1941-42 | - | Mountaineers Ski Committee | - | Ski mountaineering course launched | subject index |
| 1942-45 | - | - | - | U.S. involvement in World War II | ficken-1988-ch8 |
| 1948 | - | Wolf Bauer, Ome Daiber, Otto Trott | - | Mountain Rescue Council organized, incorporated in 1953 | subject index |
| 1950s | |||||
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| 1960s | |||||
| 1962-63 | - | Mountaineers Ski Committee | - | Ski mountaineering course reactivated | subject index |
| Mid-1960s | - | - | - | Resurgence of cross-country skiing | subject index |
| 1968 | - | Ted Mueller | - | Northwest Snow Trails published | mueller-1968, manning-harvey, spring-ira |
| 1970s | |||||
| 1973 | - | Fred Beckey | - | Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol 1 published | beckey-v1-1987, adickert-papers |
| Mid-1970s | - | - | - | Resurgence of telemark skiing | subject index |
| 1977 | - | Fred Beckey | - | Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol 2 published | beckey-v2-1989, mtneer-a-1978-p77 |
| 1980s | |||||
| 1981 | - | Fred Beckey | - | Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol 3 published | beckey-v3-1995 |
| 1986 | - | Rainer Burgdorfer | - | Backcountry Skiing in Washington's Cascades published | burgdorfer-1986 |
| 1990s | |||||
| 1999 | - | Rainer Burgdorfer | - | 100 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes in Washington published | burgdorfer-1999 |
| 2000s | |||||
| 2002 | - | Martin Volken | - | Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass published | volken-2002 |
| 2010s | |||||
| 2014 | - | Martin Volken | - | Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes, Washington published | volken-2014 |
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