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If the Reviewed column is filled in, then the book has been reviewed for this project. If the Notes column says "reference," then the contents may be useful for future reference, but I haven't made detailed notes on them for now. The ID column below has links to review notes. If you know where to find books marked "unknown" in the Library column, or if you can suggest other books to review, please click here.For books that are low on my priority list, click here. For books that I have reviewed but not found interesting, click here.
Review priority: yellow, high; white, neutral; green, low; blue, complete.
| ID | Author | Title | Publisher | Location | Year | Library | Reviewed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aac-1961 | Cascade Section, AAC | Climbers' Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of Washington | American Alpine Club | Boston, MA | 1961 | OC-GWM | LDS, 8/6/2001 | Ski photo by Ed LaChapelle |
| allen-1993 | Allen, E. John B. | From Skisport to Skiing: One Hundred Years of an American Sport, 1840-1940 | Univ. Mass. Press | Amherst, MA | 1993 | LDS | LDS, 1/6/2002 | Schwartz: "Definitive history of skiing between 1840 and 1940 and its impact on our culture. First extensive survey of American ski history in English." |
| allen-2002 | Allen, E. John B., Ed. | 2002 International Ski History Congress | International Skiing History Association | New Hartford, CT | 2002 | LDS | LDS, 10/7/2004 | Selected papers from seminars held at Park City, Utah on January 20-24, 2002 |
| allen-2007 | Allen, E. John B. | The Culture and Sport of Skiing, From Antiquity to World War II | Univ. Mass. Press | Amherst, MA | 2007 | LDS | - | - |
| amsler-1939 | Amsler, Rudy | Mountaineer Ski Guide | Self-published | Seattle, WA | 1939 | LDS, copy from UWSpecColl, Accession 3272 | LDS, 11/25/2002 | Ski tours in Snoqualmie Pass area. |
| armbruster-1999 | Armbruster, Kurt E. | Orphan Road: The Railroad Comes to Seattle, 1853-1911 | Washington State University Press | Pullman, WA | 1999 | LDS | LDS, 10/28/2010 | The development of railroads into western Washington, focusing on Seattle. |
| armstrong-1986 | Armstrong, Betsy and Knox Williams | The Avalanche Book | Fulcrum, Inc. | Golden, CO | 1986 | LDS | LDS, 8/4/2005 | Non-technical description of snow avalanche science, protection, survival, and lore. |
| arthur-1998 | Arthur, Jean | Timberline and a Century of Skiing on Mount Hood | Whitefish Editions | Whitefish, MT | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 7/5/2005 | Mainly post-1955 ski area history. |
| atkeson-1960 | Atkeson, Ray | Ski and Snow | U.S. Camera | New York, NY | 1960 | LDS | LDS, 9/9/2002 | Schwartz: "Photo essay of skiing in western states with chapters on photography, Squaw Valley Olympics, and the history of skiing." |
| atkeson-2000 | Atkeson, Ray and Warren Miller | Ski & Snow Country: The Golden Years of Skiing in the West, 1930s-1950s | Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. | Portland, OR | 2000 | LDS | LDS, 9/9/2002 | - |
| atwater-1968 | Atwater, Montgomery M. | The Avalanche Hunters | Macrae Smith Co. | Philadelphia, PA | 1968 | LDS | LDS, 8/3/2005 | Schwartz: "First-hand account of avalanches and research from the founder of the first avalanche research center in the Western hemisphere." |
| barnett-1978 | Barnett, Steve | Cross Country Downhill | Pacific Search Press | Seattle, WA | 1978 | LDS. I also have a copy of 2nd Ed (1979). 3rd Ed (1983) is at Mountaineers. | LDS, 8/8/2005 | - |
| barnett-1987 | Barnett, Steve | The Best Ski Touring in America | Sierra Club | San Francisco, CA | 1987 | LDS | LDS, 8/9/2005 | Schwartz: "Cross-country skiing guidebook." |
| bates-1987 | Bates, Malcolm S. | Three Fingers: The Mountain, The Men and a Lookout | Cloudcap | Seattle, WA | 1987 | LDS | LDS, 12/2/2002 | - |
| bates-1992 | Bates, Malcolm S. | Cascade Voices: Conversations With Washington Mountaineers | Cloudcap | Seattle, WA | 1992 | LDS | LDS, 8/21/2002 | - |
| bauer-2010 | Bauer, Wolf and Lynn Hyde | Crags, Eddies & Riprap: The Sound Country Memoir of Wolf Bauer | Northwest Passage Press | Seattle, WA | 2010 | LDS | LDS, 3/5/2010 | Memoir of a legendary Northwest outdoorsman published shortly after his 98th birthday. |
| beckey-1977 | Beckey, Fred | Challenge of the North Cascades | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1977 | LDS | LDS, 12/30/2000 | Account of the author's Cascade climbs through the 1960s. |
| beckey-v1-1987 | Beckey, Fred | Cascade Alpine Guide, 1: Columbia River to Stevens Pass | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1987 | LDS | LDS, 1/1/2001 | - |
| beckey-v2-1989 | Beckey, Fred | Cascade Alpine Guide, 2: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1989 | LDS | LDS, 1/1/2001 | - |
| beckey-v3-1995 | Beckey, Fred | Cascade Alpine Guide, 3: Rainy Pass to Fraser River | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1995 | LDS | LDS, 1/1/2001 | - |
| beckey-2003 | Beckey, Fred | Range of Glaciers: The Exploration and Survey of the Northern Cascade Range | Oregon Historical Society Press | Portland, OR | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 6/21/2003 | 19th century history |
| berner-1992 | Berner, Richard C. | Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust | Charles Press | Seattle, WA | 1992 | LDS, partial copy from SPL | LDS, 10/14/2002 | - |
| berry-1982 | Berry, I. William | Great North American Ski Book | Charles Scribner's Sons | New York, NY | 1982 | LDS, partial copy from SPL. I have complete copy of 1973 edition. | LDS, 8/13/2002 | Schwartz: "Revised and updated edition of America's Ski Book by the editors of Ski Magazine." |
| besser-1983 | Besser, Gretchen R. | The National Ski Patrol: Samaritans of the Snow | Countryman Press | Woodstock, VT | 1983 | LDS, partial copy from TPL | LDS, 12/4/2002 | Schwartz: "The founding and development of the National Ski Patrol, started by Minot Dole in 1938." |
| blikom-2003 | Blikom, Anne-Gry and Eivind Molde | Sondre Norheim: The Father of Modern Skiing | North American Heritage Press | Minot, ND | 2003 | LDS | - | - |
| bowen-1963 | Bowen, Ezra | Book of American Skiing | J.B. Lippencott Co. | Philadelphia, PA | 1963 | LDS, partial copy from TPL | LDS, 8/10/2002 | Schwartz: "Panoramic view of people, resorts, races, controversies, and other aspects of American skiing. Many photos." |
| bradley-1994 | Bradley, Charles | Aleutian Echoes | University of Alaska Press | Fairbanks, AK | 1994 | LDS | LDS, 8/18/2001 | Good description of the Mt Rainier phase of 10th Mountain Division training. |
| brooks-1998 | Brooks, Thomas R. | Tenth Mountain Division | Turner Publishing Co. | Paducah, KY | 1998 | LDS, borrowed from Kathleen Long, made partial copy. | LDS, 7/26/2005 | Contains short biographies of many division veterans |
| brower-1948 | Brower, David R., ed. | Remount Blue: The Combat Story of the 3rd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry | Self-published | Berkeley, CA | 1948, updated circa 2002 | LDS, borrowed from Duke Watson, made copy. | LDS, 6/21/2001 | Includes gripping first-hand accounts of combat on Mont Della Torraccia. |
| browne-2004 | Browne, David | Amped: How Big Air, Big Dollars, and a New Generation Took Sports to the Extreme | Bloomsbury Publishing | New York, NY | 2004 | LDS | - | - |
| bryant-1986 | Bryant, Sandy K. Nelson | Mountain Air: The Life of Gordon Stuart - Mountain Man of the North Cascades | Directed Media | Wenatchee, WA | 1986 | UWSpecColl, made partial copy | LDS, 10/20/2004 | Long-time Domke Lake trapper |
| burgdorfer-1986 | Burgdorfer, Rainer | Backcountry Skiing in Washington's Cascades | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1986 | LDS | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference |
| burgdorfer-1999 | Burgdorfer, Rainer | 100 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes in Washington | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1999 | LDS | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference |
| burr-2008 | Burr, Eric | Ski Trails and Wildlife: Toward Snow Country Restoration | Trafford Publishing | Bloomington, IN | 2008 | LDS | - | - |
| burton-1971 | Burton, Hal | The Ski Troops | Simon and Schuster | New York, NY | 1971 | LDS | LDS, 6/16/2001 | Schwartz: "Stories of action by the 10th Mountain Division during World War II." |
| caldwell-1998 | Caldwell, Francis E. | Beyond the Trails, With Herb and Lois Crisler in Olympic National Park | Anchor Publishing | Port Angeles, WA | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 11/27/2002 | - |
| casewit-1981 | Casewit, Curtis W. | The Saga of the Mountain Soldiers | Julian Messner | New York, NY | 1981 | LDS, borrowed from Duke Watson, made partial copy. | LDS, 6/20/2001 | Schwartz: "Complete history of the 10th Mountain Division from its inception to after World War II." |
| catton-1996 | Catton, Theodore | Wonderland: An Administrative History of Mount Rainier National Park | National Park Service | Seattle, WA | 1996 | LDS, partial copy from TPL and CCL, also available on the web. | LDS, 12/11/2002 | - |
| cialdini-1984 | Cialdini, Robert B., Ph. D. | Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion | HarperCollins Publishers | New York, NY | 1984 | LDS | - | - |
| cliff-1987 | Cliff, Peter | Ski Mountaineering | Pacific Search Press | Seattle, WA | 1987 | LDS | LDS, 8/15/2005 | History, technique, tours world-wide, by a British author. |
| clifford-2002 | Clifford, Hal | Downhill Slide: Why the Corporate Ski Industry Is Bad for Skiing, Ski Towns, and the Environment | Sierra Club Books | San Francisco, CA | 2002 | LDS | LDS, 2/2/2004 | - |
| coffey-2003 | Coffey, Maria | Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow: The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure | St. Martin's Press | New York, NY | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 1/8/2005 | Risk taking and its effects on loved ones. |
| cohen-1985 | Cohen, Stan | Pictorial History of Downhill Skiing | Pictorial History Publishing Co. | Missoula, MT | 1985 | LDS (1999 printing) | LDS, 7/15/2005 | Schwartz: "American pictorial and written ski history from the 1860s in California mining camps to ski museums of today." |
| corff-2008 | Corff, Nicholas Campbell | The Making of a Rescuer: The Inspiring Life of Otto T. Trott, M.D. | Trafford Publishing | Bloomington, IN | 2008 | LDS | LDS, 11/29/2009 | - |
| crews-1996 | Crews, Paul | Early Hiking in the Olympics, 1922-1942 | Peanut Butter Publishing | Seattle, WA | 1996 | LDS | LDS, 7/31/2001 | Stories of hiking, climbing and skiing by the author and his Bremerton friends. |
| crowley-2001 | Crowley, Walt et al | Seattle & King County Timeline | History Ink | Seattle, WA | 2001 | LDS | LDS, 12/29/2002 | - |
| dawson-1998 | Dawson, Louis W. | Wild Snow: 54 Classic Ski and Snowboard Descents of North America | American Alpine Club | Golden, CO | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 12/31/2000 | History and guidebook combined. |
| devin-1997 | Devin, Doug | Mazama, The Past 100 Years: Life and Events in the Upper Methow Valley and Early Winters | Peanut Butter Publishing | Seattle, WA | 1997 | LDS, partial copy from SPL | LDS, 1/9/2005 | Mainly interesting for history of proposed Early Winters resort |
| devin-2008 | Devin, Doug | Mazama: The Past 100 Years | Shafer Historical Museum | Winthrop, WA | 2008 | LDS purchased from SHM | - | Updated version of Devin's self-published 1997 book. |
| dole-1965 | Dole, C. Minot | Adventures in Skiing | Franklin Watts | New York, NT | 1965 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 12/5/2002 | Schwartz: "The founder of the National Ski Patrol gives a lively story of his life, early American skiing and the World War II 10th Mountain Division." |
| dow-1964 | Dow, Edson | Adventure in the Northwest | Outdoor Publishing Co. | Wenatchee, WA | 1964 | LDS, partial copy courtesy of Harry Majors. Also at UWSpecColl. | LDS, 9/2/2004 | Chapter 11: "Mountain Man" (Dale Allen) |
| dudley-1935 | Dudley, Charles M. | 60 Centuries of Skiing | Stephen Daye Press | Brattleboro, VT | 1935 | LDS | - | Schwartz: "Early skiing history; covers much of the pre-19th century era and regional histories around the world." |
| earle-1945 | Earle, George | History of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment | Bradford Robinson Publishing Co. | Denver, CO | 1945 | LDS, photocopy from DPL-WHG | LDS, 7/19/2005 | Schwartz: "Story of the 10th Mountain Division's 87th." |
| elkins-1949 | Elkins, Frank and Frank Harper, ed. | World Ski Book | Longmans, Green & Co. | New York, NY | 1949 | LDS, partial copy from TPL | LDS, 8/15/2002 | Schwartz: "Classic American ski book covers skiing around the world and how it got there." |
| evans-1971 | Evans, Brock | The Alpine Lakes | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1971 | LDS | LDS, 8/8/2005 | Reference: Outstanding photos by Ed Cooper and Bob Gunning. Essays and conservation background by Brock Evans. |
| fawcus-1947 | Fawcus, Arnold | Swing into Skiing | Harcourt Brace & Co. | New York, NY | 1947 | TCL-SV | LDS, 9/26/2001 | Schwartz: "General ski instruction. Forward by Charles Proctor." Interesting note on the dust jacket. |
| ficken-1988 | Ficken, Robert E. and Charles P. LeWarne | Washington: A Centennial HIstory | University of Washington Press | Seattle, WA | 1988 | LDS | LDS, 12/17/2002 | Commissioned by the Washington State Centennial Commission |
| filley-1996 | Filley, Bette | The Big Fact Book About Mount Rainier | Dunamis House | Issaquah, WA | 1996 | LDS, partial copy | LDS, 6/5/2001 | A potpourri of facts about Rainier, some useful skiing info. |
| firsoff-1943 | Firsoff, V.A. | Ski Track on the Battlefield | A.S. Barnes and Co. | New York, NY | 1943 | LDS, partial copy from Mountaineers | LDS, 8/1/2005 | Schwartz: "Development of military skiing in Europe before World War II, with descriptions of early WWII activity." |
| flores-1972 | Tejada-Flores, Lito and Allen Steck | Wilderness Skiing | Sierra Club | San Francisco, CA | 1972 | LDS | LDS, 8/5/2005 | Schwartz: "The whys and hows of skiing off the beaten track." |
| flores-1981 | Tejada-Flores, Lito | Backcountry Skiing: The Sierra Club Guide to Skiing off the Beaten Track | Sierra Club | San Francisco, CA | 1981 | LDS | LDS, 8/11/2005 | Schwartz: "The Sierra Club comprehensive guide to skiing off the beaten track." |
| flower-1977 | Flower, Raymond | The History of Skiing and Other Winter Sports | Methuen | New York, NY | 1977 | LDS, partial copy from EvtPL | LDS, 8/17/2002 | Schwartz: "British author presents the history of skiing, skating and other winter activities. With photos and illustrations." |
| fry-2006 | Fry, John | The Story of Modern Skiing | University Press of New England | Lebanon, NH | 2006 | LDS | - | - |
| gelbspan-2004 | Gelbspan, Ross | Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis--and What We Can Do to Avert Disaster | Basic Books | New York, NY | 2004 | LDS | LDS, 9/22/2004 | Reference: Notes section has many references |
| gellatly-1962 | Gellatly, John A. | A History of Wentachee, The Apple Capital of the World | Self-published | Wenatchee, WA | 1962 | LDS, partial copy from WVM | LDS, 10/14/2002 | - |
| gilbert-1997 | Gilbert, Martin | A History of the Twentieth Century, Vol 1: 1900-1933 | Avon Books | New York, NY | 1997 | LDS | - | Reference: General history |
| gilbert-1998 | Gilbert, Martin | A History of the Twentieth Century, Vol 2: 1933-1951 | Avon Books | New York, NY | 1998 | LDS | - | Reference: General history |
| grauer-1975 | Grauer, Jack | Mount Hood: A Complete History | Self-published | Gresham, OR | 1975 | LDS | LDS, 9/1/2002 | Schwartz: "Series of short biographies and topical histories of names and places on Mount Hood in Oregon." |
| grauer-2005 | Grauer, Jack | Mount Hood: A Complete History, 4th Ed. | Self-published | Vancouver, WA | 2005 | LDS | - | Revision of 1975 book. |
| haines-1962 | Haines, Aubrey | Mountain Fever: Historic Conquests of Rainier | Oregon Historical Society | Portland, OR | 1962 | LDS, a gift from Gary Vogt | - | History of Mount Rainier until creation of the National Park. |
| harlin-2001 | Harlin, John III (photography by James Martin) | Mount Rainier: Views and Adventures | Sasquatch Books | Seattle, WA | 2001 | LDS | LDS, 8/15/2005 | David Persson accident |
| harper-1943 | Harper, Frank | Military Ski Manual: A Handbook for Ski and Mountain Troops | The Military Service Publishing Co. | Harrisburg, PA | 1943 | LDS | LDS, 8/2/2005 | Schwartz: "Extensive handbook for ski troops during World War II; describes World War I ski troops in Europe." |
| harper-1945 | Harper, Frank | Skiing For the Millions | Longmans, Green & Co. | New York, NY | 1945 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 8/15/2002 | Schwartz: "Wartime look at skiing with emphasis on mountaineering." |
| haukelid-1989 | Haukelid, Knut | Skis Against the Atom | North American Heritage Press | Minot, ND | 1989 | LDS | LDS, 10/2/2005 | Reference: Norwegian sabotage of Nazi heavy water plant, the task for which the Weasel was conceived. |
| hauptman-1977 | Hauptman, Charles M., ed. | Combat History of the 10th Mountain Division | Self-published | Billings, MT | 1977 | LDS, borrowed from Duke Watson, made copy. | LDS, 6/21/2001 | Schwartz: "A narrative by various members of the 10th Mountain Division describing combat action in Europe during 1944-45." |
| hazard-1920 | Hazard, Joseph T. | The Glacier Playfields of the Mt Rainier National Park | Western Printing Company | Seattle, WA | 1920 | LDS | LDS, 12/6/2002 | - |
| hazard-1932 | Hazard, Joseph T. | Snow Sentinels of the Pacific Northwest | Lowman & Hanford | Seattle, WA | 1932 | LDS | LDS, 12/6/2002 | - |
| heller-1980 | Heller, Ramon | Mount Baker Ski Area: A Pictorial History | Mount Baker Recreation Company | Bellingham, WA | 1980 | LDS | LDS, 7/31/2002 | Schwartz: "Photographic and narrative history from 1930-1965 at Mount Baker ski area in Washington state." |
| henderson-2006 | Henderson, George M. | Lonely on the Mountain: A Skier's Memoir | Trafford Publishing | Victoria, BC | 2006 | LDS | - | - |
| hult-1960 | Hult, Ruby El | Northwest Disaster: Avalanche and Fire | Binfords & Mort | Portland, OR | 1960 | LDS, partial copy from UWSpecColl | LDS, 12/3/2004 | Reference: Wellington disaster (about 100 pp.) |
| huntford-2008 | Huntford, Roland | Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing | Continuum | London | 2008 | LDS | - | - |
| imbrie-2000 | Imbrie, John | A Chronology of the 10th Mountain Division In World War II | National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc. | Watertown, NY | 2000 | LDS | LDS, 1/3/2005 | Reference |
| jay-1947 | Jay, John | Skiing the Americas | Macmillan Co. | New York, NY | 1947 | LDS, partial copy from TPL | LDS, 8/4/2002 | Schwartz: "Reknowned ski writer and film-maker describes the development of skiing in the United States, with emphasis on people." |
| jay-1966 | Jay, John | Ski Down the Years | Award House | New York, NY | 1966 | LDS, partial copy from KCLS. Also at Mountaineers. | LDS, 8/4/2002 | Schwartz: "One of the best-ever ski histories is embellished with classic photographs." |
| jenkins-2003 | Jenkins, McKay | The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe | Random House | New York, NY | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 7/27/2005 | - |
| kennedy-1999 | Kennedy, David M. | Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 | Oxford University Press | New York, NY | 1999 | LDS | - | Reference: General history |
| kinnick-2007 | Kinnick, John and Chery | Images of America: Snoqualmie Pass | Arcadia Publishing | Charleston, SC | 2007 | LDS | - | - |
| kirk-1977 | Kirk, Ruth | Snow | William Morrow & Co. | New York, NY | 1978 | LDS | LDS, 5/27/2002 | - |
| kirk-1999 | Kirk, Ruth | Sunrise to Paradise: The Story of Mount Rainier National Park | University of Washington Press | Seattle, WA | 1999 | LDS | LDS, 6/16/2002 | - |
| kccc-1989 | Kittitas County Centennial Committee | A History of Kittitas County, Washington, 1989 | Taylor Publishing Co. | Dallas, TX | 1989 | LDS, partial copy from EbgPL | LDS, 7/31/2002 | Short entry on Cle Elum ski club |
| kjeldsen-1998 | Kjeldsen, Jim | The Mountaineers: A History | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 6/24/2002 | - |
| kleppen-1986 | Kleppen, Halvor | Telemark Skiing: Norway's Gift to the World | Det Norske Samlaget | Oslo | 1986 | LDS, borrowed from Ingrid P. Wicken, later got my own copy. | LDS, 2/24/2003 | Schwartz: "Illustrated historical account of early skiing in Telemark and its movement to other continents." |
| krist-2007 | Krist, Gary | The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche | Henry Holt and Co. | New York | 2007 | LDS | LDS, 12/27/2012 | 1910 Wellington disaster at Stevens Pass, Washington. |
| lachapelle-1970 | LaChapelle, Edward R. | The ABC of Avalanche Safety | Colorado Outdoor Sports Co. | Denver, CO | 1970 | LDS | LDS, 8/3/2005 | Reference: Pocket handbook |
| lachapelle-1976 | LaChapelle, Edward R. | Central Avalanche Hazard Forecasting, Interim Report, Project Y-1700, Phase 1 | Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington | Seattle, WA | June, 1976 | LDS | LDS, 10/19/2005 | Reference: First year of program that became Northwest Avalanche Center. Prepared for WA State Dept. of Highways. |
| lachapelle-2001 | LaChapelle, Edward R. | Secrets of the Snow: Visual Clues to Avalanche and Ski Conditions | University of Washington Press | Seattle, WA | 2001 | LDS | LDS, 6/17/2007 | Photos of snow features, including one of Mt Olympus during the IGY Blue Glacier project. |
| landman-1949 | Landman, Joan and David | Where to Ski: Ski Guide to the U.S. and Canada | Houghton Mifflin | Boston, MA | 1949 | LDS, partial copy from Mazamas | - | Schwartz: "Detailed guide to U.S. and Canadian ski areas. Foreward by Lowell Thomas and introduction by Alex Bright." |
| lang-1994 | Lang, Otto | A Bird of Passage | Falcon Press | Helena, MT | 1994 | LDS | LDS, 4/10/2001 | Schwartz: "Autobiography of skiing and Hollywood master." |
| laskin-1997 | Laskin, David | Rains all the Time: A Connoisseur's History of Weather in the Pacific Northwest | Sasquatch Books | Seattle, WA | 1997 | LDS | LDS, 4/28/2002 | - |
| leich-2003 | Leich, Jeff | Tales of the 10th: The Mountain Troops and American Skiing | New England Ski Museum | Franconia, NH | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 7/18/2005 | Based on a 2000 museum exhibit |
| lightfoot-1997 | Lightfoot, Cynthia | The Culture of Adolescent Risk-Taking | Guilford Press | New York, NY | 1997 | LDS | - | - |
| logan-1996 | Logan, Nick and Dale Atkins | The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States, 1980-86 | Colorado Geological Survey | Denver, CO | 1996 | LDS, partial copy from Mountaineers | LDS, 2/15/2003 | Copied selected reports from four volumes, 1910-1986 |
| louter-1998 | Louter, David | Contested Terrain: North Cascades National Park Service Complex, An Administrative History | National Park Service | Seattle, WA | 1998 | LDS, partial copy from CCL, also available on the web. | LDS, 11/4/2004 | Copied Part I, on the establishment of the park, and a few chapters from Part II, on early administration. |
| lucas-1996 | Lucas, Joy | It Started in the Mountains | Professional Ski Instructors of America - NW | Seattle, WA | 1996 | LDS | - | History of ski instruction and ski areas in the Northwest. |
| lucas-2006 | Lucas, Joy | The Ancient Skiers of the Pacific Northwest | The Ancient Skiers | Seattle, WA | 2006 | LDS | - | History of pre-World War II skiers in the Northwest. |
| lund-1982 | Lund, Morten, Robert Gillen and Michael Bartlett, ed. | The Ski Book | Arbor House | New York, NY | 1982 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 8/15/2002 | Schwartz: "Collection of articles and short stories about the development of skiing, races and exploration on skis." |
| lunn-1921 | Lunn, Arnold | Alpine Ski-ing at All Heights and Seasons | E.P. Dutton | New York, NY | 1921 | LDS, also a 2nd edition (1926) from Carl Skoog collection | LDS, 2/28/2003 | Schwartz: "Skiing under all snow and weather conditions." |
| lunn-1927 | Lunn, Arnold | A History of Ski-ing | Oxford University Press | London | 1927 | LDS, partial copy from Mountaineers | LDS, 8/6/2002 | Schwartz: "One of the best early histories of skiing, but with a noticable lack of tribute to the Norwegians. Classic photographs." |
| lunn-1949 | Lunn, Arnold | The Mountains of Youth (2nd Ed.) | Eyre & Spottiswoode | London | 1949 | LDS, from Carl Skoog collection | - | Schwartz: "Lunn's practice and beliefs during his early years." (First edition published in 1925.) |
| lunn-1952 | Lunn, Arnold | The Story of Ski-ing | Eyre & Spottiswoode | London | 1952 | LDS | LDS, 8/16/2002 | Schwartz: "Summary of Lunn's early book, History of Skiing, with emphasis on post-1927 ski development." |
| lunn-1957 | Lunn, Arnold | A Century of Mountaineering, 1857-1957 | George Allen & Unwin | London | 1957 | LDS, partial copy from Mountaineers | LDS, 2/28/2003 | Schwartz: "Arguably Lunn's best book: a golden century in the Alps." |
| manning-1965 | Manning, Harvey | The Wild Cascades: Forgotten Parkland | Sierra Club | San Francisco, CA | 1965 | LDS | LDS, 3/26/2001 | Exhibit format hardback. |
| manning-1968 | Manning, Harvey | The Wild Cascades: Forgotten Parkland (2) | Sierra Club | San Francisco, CA | 1968 | LDS | LDS, 3/26/2001 | Paperback, additional photos including winter scenes by Charles Hessey. |
| manning-1984 | Manning, Harvey | Washington Wilderness: The Unfinished Work | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1984 | LDS | LDS, 8/9/2005 | Proposals for 1984 Washington Wilderness Act |
| manning-1988 | Manning, Harvey | REI: 50 Years of Climbing Together | Recreational Equipment, Inc. | Seattle, WA | 1988 | LDS | LDS, 1/3/2003 | - |
| manning-1992 | Manning, Harvey | Conservation and Conflict: The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service in the North Cascades, 1892-1992 | North Cascades Conservation Council | Seattle, WA | June 1992 | LDS, courtesy of North Cascades Conservation Council | LDS, 11/9/2004 | Preliminary edition (notes unpublished), see manning-2007 |
| manning-2007 | Manning, Harvey with the North Cascades Conservation Council | Wilderness Alps: Conservation and Conflict in Washington's North Cascades | Northwest Wild Books | Bellingham, WA | 2007 | LDS | - | Published edition of manning-1992 |
| marler-2004 | Marler, Chester | East of the Divide: Travels through the eastern slope of the North Cascades 1870-1999 | North Fork Books | Leavenworth, WA | 2004 | LDS, courtesy of the author | LDS, 7/13/2005 | Natural history, historical narrative and essay. |
| martin-1995 | Martin, Ken and Vida | Gold Mining in Washington State, Yesterday and Today | Golden Treasures Publishing | Stanwood, WA | 1995 | LDS, purchased from SHM | - | - |
| mass-2008 | Mass, Cliff | The Weather of the Pacific Northwest | University of Washington Press | Seattle, WA | 2008 | LDS | LDS, 6/12/2012 | Chapter 12 on climate trends. |
| mcconnell-1988 | McConnell, Grant | Stehekin: A Valley in Time | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1988 | LDS, partial copy from Mountaineers | LDS, 12/1/2004 | Personal account, 1946-68 |
| mcdonald-1966 | McDonald, Doug and Ida | Puget Sound Regional Ski Guide, 1966-67 Edition | Self-published | Mercer Island, WA | 1966 | LDS, copied from KCLS | LDS, 1/8/2005 | Reference: Facilities at and near 17 ski areas in Washington and British Columbia |
| mcneil-1937 | McNeil, Fred H. | Wy'east, "The Mountain" | Metropolitan Press | Portland, OR | 1937 | LDS | LDS, 2/2/2004 | - |
| miles-1984 | Miles, John C. | Koma Kulshan: The Story of Mount Baker | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1984 | LDS | LDS, 8/2/2002 | Schwartz: "Skiing and mountaineering on Mount Baker in Washington state, including the ski resort development." |
| miller-1964 | Miller, Tom | The North Cascades | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1964 | LDS | LDS, 1/8/2005 | Exhibit format hardback. Text by Harvey Manning. |
| molenaar-1997 | Molenaar, Dee | The Challenge of Rainier, 3rd Ed, 7th Printing | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1997 | LDS (2nd Ed.), Mountaineers (3rd Ed.) | LDS, 1/3/2001 | Classic history of mountaineering on Rainier. |
| molenaar-2009 | Molenaar, Dee | Mountains Don't Care, But We Do | Mountain Rescue Association | Seattle, WA | 2009 | LDS | LDS, 3/1/2010 | An early history of mountain rescue in the Pacific Northwest and the founding of the Mountain Rescue Association. |
| moore-1986 | Moore, Charles K. | We Were Ski Soldiers of World War II | 10th Mountain Division Association | Seattle, WA | 1986 | LDS | LDS, 1/8/2005 | Poetry |
| msc-1941 | Mountaineers Ski Committee (Walt Little, Chairman) | Ski Mountaineers' Notebook | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1942 | LDS, copy from UWSpecColl, Accession 3272 | - | Reference: Handbook of Mountaineers ski mountaineering course in 1941-42. |
| msc-1942 | Mountaineers Ski Committee (Walt Little, Chairman) | Ski Mountaineering | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1942 | LDS, copy from UWSpecColl, Accession 3272 | LDS, 12/7/2009 | Updated for second year of ski mountaineering course in 1942-43. |
| mosauer-1934 | Mosauer, Walter | On Skis Over the Mountains | Cloister Press | Hollywood, CA | 1934 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 11/24/2002 | "An illustrated primer on modern alpine skiing" |
| mueller-1968 | Mueller, Ted and Spring, Bob and Ira | Northwest Ski Trails | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1968 | LDS | LDS, 5/1/2001 | Schwartz: "Guide to developed ski areas and mountain trails of the Northwest." |
| murray-1998 | Murray, Will, et al | Mt Rainier Glacier Travel Guide | Stanley Maps | Mercer Island, WA | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 12/31/2000 | Map of glacier circumnavigations |
| nansen-1890 | Nansen, Fridtjof | The First Crossing of Greenland | Birlinn Limited | Edinburgh | 1890 | LDS, 2002 edition purchased at the Fram Museum, Oslo | LDS, 9/2/2009 | Schwartz: "One of the greatest ski expeditions, the first crossing of the Greenland icecap in 1888 by the Norwegians. Greatly popularized skiing." |
| ncst-1965 | North Cascades Study Team | The North Cascades: A report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture |
U.S. Dept of the Interior,
U.S. Dept of Agriculture |
Washington, D.C. | 1965 | LDS, partial copy from UW | LDS, 11/10/2004 | - |
| needham-1987 | Needham, Richard | Ski: Fifty Years in North America | Harry N. Abrams, Inc. | New York, NY | 1987 | LDS | - | Schwartz: "Wonderful photographic and written history of skiing in North America starting with the opening of Sun Valley in 1936." |
| nwue-1997 | Northwest Underground Explorations | Discovering Washington's Historic Mines, Vol. 1: The West Central Cascade Mountains | Oso Publishing | Arlington, WA | 1997 | LDS | LDS, 10/31/2010 | I have not reviewed this book thoroughly but have used it for sporadic reference. |
| nwue-2002 | Northwest Underground Explorations | Discovering Washington's Historic Mines, Vol. 2: The East Central Cascade Mountains and the Wenatchee Mountains | Oso Publishing | Arlington, WA | 2002 | LDS | - | - |
| nwue-2006 | Northwest Underground Explorations | Discovering Washington's Historic Mines, Vol. 3: The Northern Cascade Mountains | Oso Publishing | Hamilton, MT | 2006 | LDS | - | - |
| olton-1936 | Olton, Charles and Percy, ed. | Ski Tracks | William Morrow & Co. | Jersey City | 1936 | LDS | LDS, 9/9/2002 | Schwartz: "Photographic essay on American skiing in the 1930s. Forward by Charles Proctor." | omr-1988 | Olympic Mountain Rescue | Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains, 3rd Edition | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1988 | LDS | LDS, 11/27/2002 | - |
| onp-1990 | Cultural Resources Division, Pacific NW Region | Olympic National Park: An Administrative History | National Park Service | Seattle, WA | 1990 | LDS, partial copy from ONP | LDS, 11/11/2004 | Reviewed only Chapter 9 on concessions and visitor facilities. |
| parker-2005 | Parker, Robert W. | What'd You Do in the War, Dad? | Rio Grande Publishing | Santa Fe, NM | 2005 | LDS | LDS, 7/30/2005 | Personal recollections of the 10th Mountain Division |
| patterson-1996 | Patterson, James T. | Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 | Oxford University Press | New York, NY | 1996 | LDS | - | Reference: General history |
| peattie-1949 | Peattie, Roderick, ed. | The Cascades: Mountains of the Pacific Northwest | Vanguard Press | New York, NY | 1949 | LDS | LDS, 3/27/2001 | Includes chapter by Hessey, "Skis on the Cascades". |
| pfeifer-1996 | Pfeifer, Luanne | Gretchen's Gold | Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. | Missoula, MT | 1996 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 10/14/2002 | - |
| penberthy-1997 | Penberthy, Larry | Holden Copper Mine, First Full Production Years 1938-40 | Self-published | Seattle, WA | 1997 | LDS, courtesy of Larry Penberthy | LDS, 11/29/2002 | A photographic record, including some photos of winter and skiing. |
| portman-2002 | Portman, Sally | The Smiling Country: A History of the Methow Valley (2nd Ed.) | Sun Mountain Resorts, Inc. | Winthrop, WA | 2002 | LDS, purchased from SHM | - | - |
| poulsen-1924 | Poulsen, Ornulf | Skiing: With a Chapter on Snowshoeeing | Macmillan Co. | New York, NY | 1924 | LDS | - | Schwartz: "Early American book describing all aspects of how to ski, including equipment and the importance of ski companions." |
| prater-1981 | Prater, Yvonne | Snoqualmie Pass: From Indian Trail to Interstate | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1981 | LDS | LDS, 7/4/2002 | Schwartz: "From Indian trail to Interstate, a history of early Snoqualmie Pass skiing." |
| richardson-1909 | Richardson, E.C. | Ski-Runner | E.C. Richardson | London | 1909 | LDS, photocopy courtesy of Martin Hansen | - | Schwartz: "Instruction from one of the first ski instructors and writers. Covers history, equipment, jumping, avalanches and a bibliography." |
| roberts-2005 | Roberts, David | On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined | Simon & Schuster | New York, NY | 2005 | LDS | LDS, 5/4/2009 | Is mountaineering worth the risk? |
| robinson-1996 | Robinson, Doug | A Night on the Ground, a Day in the Open | Mountain N' Air Books | La Crescenta, CA | 1996 | LDS | LDS, 4/16/2004 | Includes account of 1980 ski descent of Liberty Ridge by Chris Landry. |
| roe-1980 | Roe, JoAnn | The North Cascadians | Madrona Publishers | Seattle, WA | 1980 | LDS | LDS, 8/1/2002 | - |
| roe-1995 | Roe, JoAnn | Stevens Pass: The Story of Railroading and Recreation in the North Cascades | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1995 | LDS | LDS, 7/15/2002 | - |
| roe-1997 | Roe, JoAnn | North Cascades Highway: Washington's Popular and Scenic Pass | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1997 | LDS | - | Reference |
| rohde-1994 | Rohde, Jerry and Gisela | Mount Rainier National Park: Tales, Trails, & Auto Tours | Mountainhome Books | - | 1994 | LDS, partial copy from sent to me by Gary Vogt. | LDS, 9/26/2009 | Reference: Short sidebar about Silver Skis race on p. 30. Book seems based on Molenaar's "Challenge of Rainier". |
| roth-1926 | Roth, Lottie Roeder, ed. | History of Whatcom County | Pioneer Historical Publishing Co. | Chicago-Seattle | 1926 | LDS, partial copy from BPL | LDS, 12/6/2002 | Reference: Shuksan resort, Mt Baker Club, highway and lodge |
| sanders-2005 | Sanders, Charles J. | The Boys of Winter: Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War | University Press of Colorado | Boulder, CO | 2005 | LDS, courtesy of the author | LDS, 1/17/2005 | Ralph Bromaghin, Rudy Konieczny, Jake Nunnemacher |
| satterfield-1983 | Satterfield, Archie and Eddie Bauer | The Eddie Bauer Guide to Cross-Country Skiing | Addison-Wesley | Reading, MA | 1983 | LDS, partial copy from TCL-SV | LDS, 12/9/2002 | Includes historical information about Eddie Bauer and skiing. |
| schmoe-1925 | Schmoe, Floyd W. | Our Greatest Mountain: A Handbook for Mount Rainier National Park | G.P. Putnam's Sons | New York, NY | 1925 | LDS, partial copy from PAPL | LDS, 12/6/2002 | - |
| schwartz-1995 | Schwartz, Gary | Skiing Literature: A Bibliographic Catalogue | Wood River Publishing | Mill Valley, CA | 1995 | LDS | LDS, 6/18/2001 | Catalogue of 2500 skiing titles, plus periodicals. (Summaries in this bibliography attributed to Schwartz are from this book.) |
| scott-2005 | Scott, Chic | Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains | Rocky Mountain Books | Surrey, BC | 2005 | LDS | LDS, 1/17/2007 | Ski history of interior Canada. |
| shader-1998 | Shader, Nancy M. and Reid Coen | Records of Mount Rainier National Park | Mount Rainier National Park | Seattle, WA | 1998 | LDS, courtesy of MRNP | - | Reference: Archives finding aid compiled for the Mount Rainier Centennial |
| shelton-2003 | Shelton, Peter | Climb to Conquer: The Untold Story of World War II's 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops | Scribner | New York, NY | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 7/29/2005 | - |
| soyp-1936 | S.O.Y.P.s | The Book of Soyp | Privately published | Seattle, WA | 1936 | LDS, copied from Mountaineers | LDS, 11/25/2002 | Record of 1920-36 Rainier outings by the "socks outside your pants" club. |
| spector-1994 | Spector, Robert | The Legend of Eddie Bauer | Eddie Bauer, Inc. | Seattle, WA | 1994 | LDS | LDS, 12/9/2002 | Company history |
| spring-1955 | Spring, Bob and Ira | Camera Adventuring on Mount Rainier | Superior | Seattle, WA | 1955 | LDS, partial copy from PAPL | LDS, 6/9/2004 | Selected photographs |
| spring-1959 | Spring, Bob and Ira, text by Harvey Manning | High Worlds of the Mountain Climber | Superior | Seattle, WA | 1959 | LDS | LDS, 4/26/2001 | Great photos, general alpine history, plus 3rd Ptarmigan Traverse on foot. |
| spring-1969 | Spring, Bob and Ira, text by Harvey Manning | The North Cascades National Park | Superior | Seattle, WA | 1969 | LDS | LDS, 8/12/2005 | "A celebration, and invitation--and a warning." Published after creation of the park. |
| spring-1998 | Spring, Ira | An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1998 | LDS | LDS, 4/1/2001 | Autobiography |
| spring-2004 | Spring, Ira | High Rocks and Ice: The Classic Mountain Photographs of Bob and Ira Spring | Falcon Press | Guilford, CT | 2004 | LDS | LDS, 1/17/2005 | Most photos have been published in other books. |
| stamper-2006 | Stamper, Marcy | High Hopes and Deep Snows: How Mining Spurred Development of the Methow Valley | Shafer Historical Museum | Winthrop, WA | 2006 | LDS, purchased from SHM | - | - |
| stevens-2012 | Multiple contributors | Stevens Pass: 75 Years of Pure PNW | Stevens Pass Ski Area | Skykomish, WA | 2012 | LDS | - | 75th anniversary book |
| strickland-1990 | Strickland, Ron | Whistlepunks and Geoducks: Oral Histories From the Pacific Northwest | Paragon House | New York, NY | 1990 | LDS, partial copy from EbgPL | LDS, 12/9/2002 | Includes interview with Ome Daiber |
| tmda-songs-1989 | - | Songs of the 10th Mountain Division | 10th Mountain Division Association | Watertown, NY | 1989 | LDS | LDS, 1/8/2005 | Lyrics |
| trotter-1991 | Trotter, William R. | A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-40 | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 1991 | LDS | LDS, 7/22/2005 | - |
| usfs-1970 | U.S. Forest Service | North Cascades Winter Sports Study | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, PNW Region | Seattle, WA | 1970 | LDS, copied from UW | LDS, 9/2/2004 | Survey of 13 potential ski area sites |
| vancouver-1795 | Vancouver, George | A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World | N. Israel | Amsterdam | 1967 | UWSpecColl | LDS, 5/12/2001 | I'm only interested passages describing early sightings of the Cascades and Olympics. |
| vanpelt-2012 | Van Pelt, Julie | Crystal Mountain, Built by Skiers | The Donning Company | Virginia Beach, VA | 2012 | LDS | - | 50th anniversary book written for the Crystal Mountain Founders Club |
| volken-2002 | Volken, Martin | Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass | The Globe Pequot Press | Guilford, CT | 2002 | LDS | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference |
| weart-2003 | Weart, Spencer R. | The Discovery of Global Warming | Harvard University Press | Cambridge, MA | 2003 | LDS | LDS, 6/9/2009 | History of the theory of global warming. |
| wellborn-1989 | Welborn, Charles, ed. | History of the 86th Mountain Infantry | 10th Mountain Division NE Chapter | - | 1989 | LDS, borrowed from Duke Watson, made copy. | LDS, 6/21/2001 | Author was an officer (T/4) in the 86th regiment |
| whitesell-2004 | Whitesell, Edward A., Ed. | Defending Wild Washington: A Citizen's Action Guide | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 2004 | LDS | LDS, 7/21/2004 | - |
| whitlock-1992 | Whitlock, Flint and Bob Bishop | Soldiers on Skis | Paladin Press | Boulder, CO | 1992 | LDS | LDS, 7/9/2001 | Schwartz: "Pictorial memoir of the 10th Mountain Division" |
| whittaker-1994 | Whittaker, Lou and Andrea Gabbard | Lou Whittaker: Memoirs of a Mountain Guide | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1994 | LDS | LDS, 12/27/2003 | - |
| whittaker-1999 | Whittaker, Jim | A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1999 | LDS | LDS, 12/27/2003 | - |
| whittemore-1998 | Whittemore, Richard | For the Love of Skiing | Self-published | Stowe, Vt | 1998 | LDS, purchased from NESM | LDS, 5/22/2006 | Fine account of Mt Rainier phase of 10th Mountain training |
| williams-1911 | Williams, John H. | The Mountain That Was "God" | G.P. Putnam's Sons | New York, NY | 1911 | LDS, partial copy from EvtPL | LDS, 11/23/2002 | Roads in 1911 |
| woodhouse-1996 | Woodhouse, Philip R. | Monte Cristo | The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | 1996 | LDS | LDS, 12/3/2002 | - |
| woodruff-1945 | Woodruff, John B., Capt. | 85th Mountain Infantry Regimental History | Self-published | - | 1945 | LDS | LDS, 7/19/2005 | Reports filed by the regiment's historical records officer |
| woog-1991 | Woog, Adam | Sexless Oysters and Self-Tipping Hats | Sasquatch Books | Seattle, WA | 1991 | LDS, borrowed from Matie Daiber, made partial copy. | LDS, 12/9/2002 | Stories of Northwest inventors, including Ome Daiber and Hjalmar Hvam |
| wormington-2980 | Wormington, Sam | The Ski Race | Selkirk Press | Sandpoint, ID | 1980 | LDS | - | Schwartz: "Compilation of early ski racing history and records in Canada from the 1930s to the 1950s." |
| wvcf-1989 | Various editors | Reflections: Images of Our Past | Wenatchee Valley College Foundation | Wenatchee, WA | 1989 | LDS, partial copy from WVM. | LDS, 11/24/2002 | - |
| yaple-2004 | Yaple, Henry M. | Ski Bibliography, 1890-2002 | International Skiing History Association | Woodbury, CT | 2004 | LDS | LDS, 1/3/2005 | Reference |
| zahavi-1997 | Zahavi, Amotz and Avishag | The Handicap Principle: A Missing Piece of Darwin's Puzzle | Oxford University Press | New York, NY | 1997 | LDS | LDS, 3/4/2006 | Insights on risk-taking and prestige |
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