Alpenglow Ski History

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1921-26: Mt Baker highway constructed to Heather Meadows, skiing begins: heller-1980-p7, ba-1925-dec-29-p2, mtneer-b-1926-jun.
1927: Mt Baker Lodge opened, Mt Baker Ski Club organized: heller-1980-p9, 1920s-mbl-brochure, rambler-1928-32, heller-1980-p25.
1930: First ski tournament at Heather Meadows: heller-1980-p27.
1931: Mt Baker Lodge destroyed by fire: heller-1980-p28.
1931: Road extended to Artist Point: heller-1980-p31.
1935: Filming of "The Call of the Wild" keeps road open in winter: asa-1935-p78, heller-1980-p34.
1935: PNSA downhill tournament, held on NE face of Table Mtn: asa-1935-p78.
1935-36: "Ski escalator" installed: crier-1936-dec-p6, heller-1980-p38.
1937-38: First rope tow installed, Otto Lang ski school: asa-1937-p207, heller-1980-p42a, Otto Lang.
Other references: roth-1926, tnt-1954-sep-12-p3, bpl-baker-lodge, bpl-baker-rec-co, roe-1980, miles-1984, ancient-skiers-1984, beckey-2003-p343.

1929-30: Early attempts to ski Mt Baker: giese-photos-alb7, rambler-1930-Jan, ben-1930-jan-4-p2, ben-1930-jan-18-p1, ben-1930-jan-20-p2, rambler-1930-Feb, mtneer-b-1930-mar, rambler-1931-Sep.
1930: Coleman Glacier, complete ski ascent, partial ski descent by Loners and Sperlin: chronology.
1931: Park Glacier, ski-climb by Thompson, Hayes, Jank and Strizek: chronology.
1933: Coleman Glacier (assumed), complete ski descent by Fraser and Giese: chronology.
1990: Coleman headwall ski descent by Bela and Mimi Vadasz: chronology.
1998: Park Glacier headwall snowboard descent by David Orsatti: chronology.
2000: North Ridge ski descent by Crawshaw and Skoog (one rappel): chronology.
2003: Roosevelt Glacier ski descent by Ben Manfredi: chronology.
2004: Sherman Pk, NE face ski descent by Benda and Hummels: chronology.
2006: Colfax Pk, South face ski descent by Volken, Schonwald and Stafford: chronology.
2007: North Ridge ski descent by Brown and Sjue (no rappel): chronology.
2010: Roman Moustache ski descent by Tabke and Lozier: chronology.
2011: Lincoln Peak, south summit (Pt. 8400), South ridge ski descent by Volken and Hattrup: chronology.
2012: Lincoln Peak, X Couloir ski descent by Aaron Scott: chronology.

1932: Ski traverse and partial orbit (Mt Baker Lodge to Kulshan Cabin) by Crookes, Henry and Thompson: chronology.
1939: Summit ski traverse (Kulshan Cabin to Mt Baker Lodge) by Hennig, Larson and Watson: chronology.
2003: High level orbit (from Heliotrope Ridge thru Colfax saddle) by Peters, Cronan, Stern: chronology.