| Chronology - South Cascades | Home |
The Cascades south of Stampede Pass excluding the Mount Rainier area.
Key:
| White = Foreground chronology | Blue = Background chronology | Yellow = Undocumented chronology |
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| Year | Month-Day | Who | Where | What | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | - | - | Mt Hood and eastern Cascades | First recorded skiing | subject index, harpers-1899-mar-4-p225 |
| 1930s | |||||
| 1931 | April 26 | Hjalmar Hvam, Andre Roch, Arne Stene | Mt Hood | South side, complete ascent and descent of summit on skis | oregonian-1931-apr-27, grauer-1975-p215, grauer-1975-p216, oregonian-2009-dec-19a |
| 1932 | July 16 | Hans-Otto Giese, Hans Grage, Sandy Lyon, Walter Mosauer, Otto Strizek | Mt Adams | South side, ski descent | scb-1932-aug-p148, mtneer-b-1932-aug, mtneer-a-1932-p26, st-1933-jul-09-mag2, aaj-1935-p325, seattle-1969-dec-p49, giese-photos-alb7 |
| 1933 | June | Hans-Otto Giese, Otto Strizek | Mt St Helens | Ski ascent | mtneer-b-1933-aug, seattle-1969-dec-p49 |
| 1934 | April 29 | Ralph Calkin and James Mount | Mt Hood | Ski orbit | grauer-1975-p160 |
| 1937 | July 4 | Sigurd Hall and Dwight Watson | Goat Rocks | Ski scouting trip | mtneer-a-1937-p28, dw-scrapbook-p445, dw-scrapbook-p357 |
| 1940s | |||||
| 1941 | June 22 | Walt Dyke and Dwight Watson | Mt Adams | Mazama Glacier, ski-climb | dw-scrapbook-idx, dw-shoeboxes-D-loose, dw-movies |
| 1942 | - | Dick Slater, Calder Bressler, Chuck Kirschner, Ray Clough | Goat Rocks | Five-day ski trip, climbing Old Snowy | mtneer-a-1958-p48 |
| 1950s | |||||
| 1951 | August 12 | State Highway Department | White Pass | Highway opened | subject index |
| Circa 1952 | - | Bruce Gilbert, Chuck Hessey | Hogback Mountain, above White Pass | Ski summit | lyon-tom |
| 1952-53 | - | Yakima Valley Ski Club | White Pass | White Pass Ski Area opened | subject index |
| 1953 | Late March | Chuck and Marion Hessey, Dorothy Egg, Tom Lyon | White Pass to Goat Rocks | One-week ski trip from White Pass to McCall Basin and back | de-1953-goatrocks, egg-dorothy, marion-hessey, lyon-tom, cdh-papers. |
| 1960s | |||||
| 1964 | - | U.S. Congress | South Cascades | Wilderness Act establishes Mt Adams and Goat Rocks Wilderness Areas | nccc-1964-aug-pB, mtneer-a-1965 |
| 1970s | |||||
| 1971 | March 1 | Sylvain Saudan | Mt Hood | Newton Clark Headwall, ski descent | nwskier-1971-apr-p11, grauer-1975-p268, oregonian-2009-nov-21 |
| 1970s | - | Paul Ekman and partner (John Soderberg?) | South Cascades | Ski traverse from Crystal Mountain to White Pass | undocumented (info from Paul Ekman) |
| 1979 | May | Mike Kirby | Mt Hood | Sandy Glacier Headwall, ski descent | undocumented |
| 1980s | |||||
| Early 1980s (and/or late 1970s) | - | Steve Lyford | Mt Hood | Ski descents of Leuthold Couloir, Sandy Glacier Headwall, Sunshine Route, Cooper Spur, North Face (climbers left gully), Wy'east Route | undocumented |
| 1980 | May 18 | - | Mount St Helens | Eruption destroys mountain top and surrounding areas | subject index |
| 1982 | August 26 | U.S. Congress | Mount St Helens | National Volcanic Monument established | subject index |
| 1984 | July | U.S. Congress | South Cascades | Washington Wilderness Act establishes William O. Douglas, Indian Heaven, Trapper Creek Wilderness Areas; expands Mt Adams and Goat Rocks Wilderness Areas | usfs-1984-wmaps, cascadian-1984-p7 |
| 1984-85 (circa) | - | Al Brown, Jim Gale, Francesco Vanesuella | Mt St Helens | Ski orbit (low, roughly at lava dome elevation) | undocumented (info from Jason Hummel) |
| 1988 | June 25 | Jeff Berrens | Mt Adams | NW face of north ridge, ski descent | undocumented |
| 1990s | |||||
| 1990 | July 1 | W.D. Frank | Mt Adams | Adams Glacier, ski descent | undocumented |
| 1991 | Spring | W.D. Frank and Gary Nesvig | Mt Adams | Avalanche Glacier, ski descent | undocumented, strawman |
| 1992 | May 21 | Stephen Koch | Mt Hood | North Face (climbers right gully), snowboard descent | undocumented |
| Early 1990s | - | Doug Coombs | Mt Adams | Lava Glacier Headwall, ski descent | undocumented (info from Matt at Mountain Madness) |
| 1995 | July 6 | Doug Coombs, Glen Plake | Mt Adams | North face of NW ridge, ski descent | undocumented |
| Circa 1995 | Spring | Matt Perkins | Mt Adams | Pinnacle Glacier headwall, ski descent | undocumented |
| 1997 | June | Charlie Berg, Ben Manfredi | Mt Curtis Gilbert | NE face, ski descent | undocumented |
| 2000s | |||||
| 2002 | May | Jason and Josh Hummel, Ben Manfredi | Tieton Peak | North face, ski descent | undocumented |
| 2002 | July 5-6 | Jason and Josh Hummel, Ben Manfredi | Mt Adams | Stormy Monday Couloir (also Lava Glacier Headwall), ski descent | undocumented |
| 2003 | June 28 | Ben Manfredi, Jason Hummel, Corey Bloom, Sky Sjue | Mt Adams | Lyman Glacier (north portion), ski descent | undocumented |
| 2004 | February 21 | [names withheld] | Mt St Helens | Crater wall, ski descent | undocumented |
| 2004 | June 4 | Amar Andalkar, Sam Avaiusini, Cyril Benda, Corey Bloom, Jason Hummel and Sky Sjue | Mt Adams | Lyman Glacier (south portion), ski descent | nwmj-2-shorts |
| 2006 | June 25 | Phil Fortier, Jason and Josh Hummel, Sky Sjue | Mt Adams | Lava Ridge, ski descent | nwmj-4-shorts |
| 2007 | July 5 | Jason Hummel | Mt Adams | NW Face of West Ridge, ski descent | nwmj-5-shorts, strawman |
| 2008 | July 14 | Amar Andalkar, David Coleman, Jason and Josh Hummel | Mt Adams | Ski orbit | nwmj-6-shorts, strawman |
| 2010s | |||||
| 2010 | June 26 | Jason and Josh Hummel, Adam Roberts | Mt Adams | Klickitat Headwall, ski descent | undocumented |
| 2018 | March 6 | Jason Hummel, Jeff Rich | Mt St Helens | Ski orbit (high, followed summit crest before descending to lava dome) | undocumented |
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