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The Snowy Range
The Story of Ski Mountaineering in Washington

An illustrated program by Lowell Skoog 		"The Cascades...truly fit the description 'The Snowy Range,' the name applied by Captain George Vancouver in 1792, for even in midsummer they are considerably cloaked by a mantle of snow and ice."
--Fred Beckey, Cascade Alpine Guide

This 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.

Tuesday - January 7, 2003
7:00 pm, Free admission
The Methow Conservancy and
North Cascade Mountain Guides
Merc Theatre, Twisp, WA
509-996-2870 		Tuesday - February 11, 2003
7:00 pm, Free admission
The Bellingham Mountaineers
Bellingham Public Library
210 Central Avenue
Bellingham, WA 		Friday - April 18, 2003
7:30 pm (6:30 pm new members)
Free admission
The Tacoma Mountaineers
2302 N 30th St.
Tacoma, WA

Previous presentations:
Friday - October 11, 2002
7:00 pm (5:30 pm social hour)
The Mountaineers Annual Banquet
300 Third Avenue W
Seattle, WA
206-284-6310 		Wednesday - November 13, 2002
7:00 pm, Free admission
Ellensburg Cross Country Ski Club
Morgan Middle School
400 E. 1st Street
Ellensburg, WA

Previous presentations:
Thursday - March 14, 2002
7:30 pm, Free Admission
The Mountaineers
300 Third Avenue W
Seattle, WA
206-284-6310 		Saturday - March 23, 2002
7:30 pm, Free Admission
Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club
Port Angeles Senior Center
328 East 7th St. (7th and Peabody)
Port Angeles, WA 		Wednesday - March 27, 2002
7:30 pm, Free Admission
The Cascadians
Providence Medical Center Auditorium
9th Ave and Chestnut
Yakima, WA


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