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Map - Snoqualmie Pass Region, 1931
This is a fine sketch map showing the Patrol Race route (starting at Martin and ending at the Sunset Highway on Snoqualmie Pass). The map was made by H.V. Strandberg and H.R. Morgan in November 1931. The Patrol Race route was traced onto the map by Ken Norden, one of the organizers of the last race in 1941. The map shows trails and other developed features in the area. Lynn Hyde, chair of the Mountaineers Snoqualmie Lodge committee, sent me a copy of the map in December 2004.Mountaineers Ski Committee - "The Mountaineer Patrol Race, Profile of Race Course "
This diagram of the course was found in the Mountaineers Ski Mountaineering Committee collection at UWSpecColl, Accession 3272, Folder 10. The course is shown to be 18 miles long, with 3300 feet of climbing and 3400 feet of descent. Way-points are indicated at:Snoqualmie Lodge - 3000 ft, 0 mi.The profile shows the terrain to be 61% wooded, 21% open and 18% mixed.
Ollalee Meadows - 3700 ft, 2 mi.
SE side of Silver Peak - 4200 ft, 3.5 mi.
Tinkham Meadows - 4100 ft, 4.25 mi.
Tinkham Pass - 4500 ft, 5.25 mi.
Mirror Lake - 4100 ft, 6 mi.
Yakima Pass - 3500 ft, 7.5 mi.
Ceder River watershed boundary marker - 3900 ft, 8.5 mi.
Head of Meadow Creek - 3700 ft, 9.25 mi.
Meadow Creek crossing - 2900 ft, 12.25 mi.
Baldy Park - 4200 ft, 14.75 mi.
Stampede Pass - 3800 ft, 15.75 mi.
Tunnel Creek Crossing - 3300 ft, 17 mi.
Meany Ski Hut - 2900 ft, 18 mi.
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