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Cascade Pass-Eldorado Peak Area

Includes Backbone Ridge and "Isolation Traverse" from Snowfield Peak to Eldorado Peak.

1890s: Crude road to Gilbert's cabin (Johannesburg), soon washed out: roe-1980-ch7, beckey-2003-ch12.
1930s-40s: Cascade River road ended at Sibley Creek: beckey-1977-p33, mtneer-a-1946-p17, mtneer-a-1947-p45.
1931: Snowfield Peak, first ascent on foot: mtneer-a-1931-p33.
1933: Eldorado Peak, first ascent on foot: mtneer-a-1933-p12.
1937-38: Eldorado ski scouting by Watson parties (not a ski ascent): chronology.
Circa 1948: Cascade River road extended to within 3 miles of the pass: mtneer-a-1950-p39, mtneer-a-1953-p38.
1951: Klawatti Glacier traverse on foot (Eldorado to Tricouni): mtneer-a-1952-p83.
Late 1950s: Eldorado Peak ski-climb by Firey party: chronology.
1960: Printed reference to skiing in Cascade Pass area: mtneer-a-1960-p19, mtneer-a-1960-p36.
1969: Snowfield-Eldorado traverse (north-south) on foot by Firey party: mtneer-a-1972-p42.
1973: Eldorado-Snowfield traverse (south-north) on foot by King party: mtneer-a-1974-p79.
1973: Thunder Creek to Eldorado traverse on foot by McKinnon party: mtneer-a-1975-p64.
1983: Snowfield-Eldorado ("Isolation") ski traverse by Brill, Hutson, Skoog and Sullivan: chronology.
1984: Klawatti Glacier ski traverse (Torment Basin to Primus Pk and back) by Jacobsen and Sullivan: chronology.
1990: Backbone Ridge ski traverse (Little Devil Pk to Eldorado) by Skoogs: chronology.
1999: "Forbidden Tour", ski circuit of Forbidden Peak by Volken party: chronology.
2000: Backbone Ridge, one-day ski traverse by Skoog party: lds-journal-p1335.
2002: "Forbidden Tour", one-day ski circuit by Skoog party: lds-journal-p1465.
Other references: offpiste-2002-mar.

Cayuse-Chinook Pass Area

1880s-90s: Prospecting near Gold Hill in Morse Creek: subject index.
1920s: Chinook Pass accessible from the east: mtneer-b-1923-aug, yhr-1976-jul-25.
1931: Highway completed from Yakima to Enumclaw: yhr-1976-jul-25, beckey-2003-p411.
1932-36: Mountaineer ski outings: mtneer-b-1932-apr, mtneer-a-1932-p26, mtneer-b-1935-feb, mtneer-a-1935-p17, mtneer-b-1936-apr.
1930s+: Skiing at Gold Hill cabin in Morse Creek: subject index.
Late 1930s: Cayuse Pass open from north in winter, growth of skiing: crier-1936-dec-p6, helleson-1972-c1937.
Late 1940s: Rope tows installed at Cayuse-Tipsoo area: tnt-1949-sep-29, tpl-tac-sports-ski, asa-1950-jan-p26, nwskier-1958-dec-4-p3, helleson-1972-c1946, catton-1996-p421.
1958-73: Cayuse Pass open for thru-traffic in winter: nwskier-1958-aut-p1, nwskier-1974-jan-25-p13.
1983-present: Ski support for highway clearing operations in spring: issw-2008-p262, tar-2009-Apr-p1. stimberis-john.

Cle Elum

1921: Summit Ski Club formed by John Bresko and others: kccc-1989-p98.
1924-33: Annual ski jumping tournaments: Cle Elum Miner-Echo, mtneer-b-1925-feb.
Other references: prater-1981-p129, ebgpl-clippings, bowen-1963-p85a, asa-1957-p126, wormington-1980.

Climate

1957+: South Cascade Glacier, USGS research: mtneer-a-1958-p40.
1957-58: Mt Olympus, IGY research project: st-1957-oct-27-pic4, st-1958-jan-26-pic4, mtneer-a-1959-p51, spring-1959-p81, aac-1961, kirk-1977-p27, spring-1998-p125a, lachapelle-2001, hawkins-jim, lachapelle-ed.
Snowfall: cvm-1956-Feb-23-p1, couloir-1999-oct-p44, grl-2003-jun-15-p3, nwsci-2003-p271, bams-2005-jan-p39, mass-2008-ch12.
Glaciers: summit-1963-jan-p16, offbelay-1972-jan-p11, mass-2008-p242.
Other references: laskin-1997, weart-2003, gelbspan-2004, usfs-pnw-gtr-892, linder-2019, lds-climate.

Competitions

Selected noteworthy tournaments.

1911-13: Mt Baker marathons (not skiing): subject index.
1917: First Cascade ski tournament (jumping) at Scenic: lds-ski-areas.
1917-23: Northwest Ski Club tournaments at Mt Rainier: subject index.
1920: Glacier Basin (Monte Cristo), informal ski tournament: woodhouse-1996-p221.
1922-30s: Mountaineer ski tournaments at Snoqualmie Lodge: subject index.
1924-33: Cle Elum ski tournaments: subject index.
1929-70s: Leavenworth ski jumping tournaments: subject index.
1930-41: Mountaineer Patrol Race (Snoqualmie to Stampede): subject index.
1930-31: Eliot Glacier race on Mt Hood: grauer-1975-p267a.
1934-48: Silver Skis race at Mt Rainier: subject index.
1935: Table Mtn downhill race at Mt Baker: asa-1935-p78.
1944: 10th Mountain Division military ski race: cec-clippings, parker-robert, campbell-buster.
1970s+: Telemark racing: powder-1979-nov-p92, kleppen-1986-p84.
1995: "Multiglisse Traverse" near Pemberton, B.C.: couloir-1995-oct-p18, backcountry-1995-oct, summit-1996-win.
2001+: Randonnee rallies: backcountry-2001-feb-p48, offpiste-2002-mar-p4, couloir-2002-spr-p16, couloir-2002-oct-p8, offpiste-2002-oct, couloir-2003-dec.
Other tournaments: nwskier-1971-jan-8-p1, couloir-1998-feb-p38.
Arnold Lunn on competition: lunn-1952-p62, lund-1982-p34a, allen-1993-p10, allen-1993-p99,

Cross-Country Skiing

See also Telemark Skiing.

Books: caldwell-1964, mtneer-b-1965-feb, brady-1966, summit-1966-dec-p10, flores-1972-ch1, mtneer-a-1978-p85, mtneer-a-1980-p72, isha-1997-3rd-p25.
Nordic vs. Alpine debate: summit-1970-jun-p41, offbelay-1972-jun-p55, summit-1974-feb-p31, summit-1976-apr-p49, powder-1978-sep-p19, powder-1978-nov-p26, powder-1979-nov-p58.
Other references: nwskier-1966-oct-28-p20, rei-catalogs-1969-70, nwskier-1970-oct-30-p9, nwskier-1971-jan-8-p1, nwskier-1973-mar-9-p14, mtneer-a-1974-p41, st-1975-mar-2-pic, ssun-1977-nov-9-p12, nwskier-1978-jan-9-p1, tnt-1979-jan-7, besser-1983-p90, summit-1984-jan-p24, devin-1997-p121, arthur-1998-p76, mvn-2003-jul-09, xcskier-2007-dec.

Crystal Mountain Ski Area

1953-58: Surveys of Corral Pass and Silver Creek: mtneer-b-1954-mar, tnt-1954-jun-13, nwskier-1959-jan-8-p1, nwskier-1990-feb-p15.
1958-62: Forest Service permit issued, road question: lds-ski-areas, nwskier-1958-nov-13-p1, nwskier-1960-dec-30-p1.
1962-63: Crystal Mountain Ski Area opens: nwskier-1962-nov-16-p6, nwskier-1963-mar-29-p4, nwskier-1963-dec-20-p1.
Recollections: fickeisen-frank, little-walt, watson-duke.
Other references: rdw-record, cdh-papers, lds-ski-areas, tnt-1959-jul-28, nwskier-1959-apr-13-p4, subtimes-1962-nov-19-p3, mtneer-a-1966-p53, wsp-clippings, nwskier-1981-jul-p7, van-pelt-2011, van-pelt-2012.

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