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Heli-Skiing

1983+: Heli-skiing operations begin in Methow Valley: devin-1997-p126, mvn-2003-mar-12, mvn-2004-win-sup10.
Other references: couloir-1996-apr-p30, couloir-1999-spr-p39, offpiste-2002-jan-p17.

Mt Hood

1889: Cloud Cap Inn opened: mcneil-1937-p75, grauer-1975-p83, nelson-2021.
1890s: First recorded skiing: mcneil-1937-p77, mazama-1939-dec-p63, grauer-1975-p83, grauer-1975-p265a, peattie-1949-p369, mills-1966-p1.
1900s: Start of recreational skiing: mcneil-1937-p232, mcneil-1937-p233, mazama-1939-dec-p63, mills-1966-p2, grauer-1975-p265b, grauer-1975-p117, grauer-1975-p100.
1920s: Formation of clubs (selected): grauer-1975-p152 (Hood River), grauer-1975-p52 (Mt Hood), grauer-1975-p182 (Cascade), grauer-1975-p160 (Wy'east).
1926: Proposal to build tramway from Cloudcap Inn to summit: mcneil-1937-p219, allen-2002-p51.
1920s-30s: South side ski developments: asa-1935-p75, mcneil-1937-p229, mcneil-1937-p234, grauer-1975-p49, grauer-1975-p77, arthur-1998-ch3.
1930, 1931: Races on Eliot Glacier: grauer-1975-p267a.
1931: South side ski ascent by Hvam, Roch and Stene: chronology.
1934: Orbit on skis by Calkin and Mount: chronology.
1936: Golden Rose ski race inaugurated: arthur-1998-p36, stingl-karl.
1937-38: Timberline Lodge opens, Otto Lang ski school: mcneil-1937-p238, grauer-1975-p63, arthur-1998-p7, arthur-1998-p64, Otto Lang.
1939: U.S. National Championships and Olympic tryouts hosted: asa-1939-p9, mills-1966-p22.
1945-56: Timberline Lodge reopens, begins summer skiing operations: arthur-1998-p13, arthur-1998-ch2.
1968: Mt Hood Meadows ski area opened: nwskier-1968-jan-12-p13.
1971: Newton Clark Headwall, ski descent by Sylvain Saudan: chronology.
1979: Sandy Glacier Headwall, ski descent by Mike Kirby: chronology.
1970s-80s: Ski descents of Leuthold Couloir, Sandy Glacier Headwall, Sunshine Route, Cooper Spur, North Face (left gully), Wy'east Route by Steve Lyford: chronology.
1992: North Face (right gully), snowboard descent by Stephen Koch: chronology.
Other references: ben-1932-jan-6-p8, cascadian-1958-p21, mills-1966.

Hurricane Ridge

Including Deer Park.

1933-34: CCC builds roads to Hurricane Ridge and Deer Park: paen-1933, paen-1934.
1935-37: U.S. Forest Service develops ski area at Deer Park: paen-1935, paen-1936, asa-1937-p207,
1937-57: Skiing at Deer Park: paen-1937, mtneer-a-1993-p69, paen-1938, mtneer-a-1938-p40, paen-1939, paen-1941-Apr-19-p1, asa-1956-p47,
1952-53: Hurricane Ridge visitor center opened: paen-1952-sep-27, onp-1990-p154.
1957-58: Heart o' the Hills road completed, Hurricane Ridge ski area opened, Deer Park closed: gng-1958-mar, nwskier-1958-sum-p1, onp-asup-hurr-1959-jul-24, nwskier-1962-nov-9-p8.
1973+: Little River development proposal: lds-ski-areas.
Other references: asa-1938-p123, asa-1942-p69, nelson-1996-yesteryear, st-2002-jan-31-nw6, backcountry-2002-mar, lds-ski-areas, oakes-2014.

Huts

Backcountry shelters used by skiers and mountaineers. See also Ski Areas.

1889: Mt Hood, Cloud Cap Inn: mcneil-1937-p75, mcneil-1937-p233, grauer-1975-p83.
1916: Mt Rainier, Storbo cabin in Glacier Basin: mtneer-a-1917-p66, catton-1996-p151, molenaar-1997-p146, spring-1998-p55, beckey-2003-p422.
1916+: Mt Rainier, Camp Muir shelters: mtneer-b-1916-nov, mtneer-b-1922-sep.
1916-30s: Mt Hood, Timberline cabin: grauer-1975-p62.
1925-80s: Mt Baker, Kulshan cabin: mtneer-a-1925-p70, miles-1984-p151, summit-1986-may-p8.
1920s-80s: Lyman Lake, Washington Water Power cabin: dw-scrapbook-p462, long-kathleen, Charles Hessey, rose-gary, ww-1985-jan-27-p1, bryant-1986, mcconnell-1988-p120, freesnow-1995-aut-p13, marler-2004-p222.
1930s+: Morse Creek, Gold Hill cabin: cascadian-1930-39, cascadian-1940-49, peattie-1949-p386, cascadian-1950-59, wsd-collection, nwskier-1981-jul-p7, cascadian-1983, cascadian-1985-p11, hessey-marion, lyon-2019.
1937-48: Olympic Mountains, Flapjack Lakes cabin: asa-1937-p207, crews-1996-ch11, spring-1998-ch2, spring-ira, stingl-karl.
1940s: Olympic Mountains, Hurricane Hill "Ski Lair": caldwell-1998-p91, caldwell-1998-p102.
1950s: Pasayten wilderness, Spanish Camp cabin: Charles Hessey.
1957+: South Cascade Glacier, USGS research cabin: subject index.
1957+: Mt Olympus, Snow Dome, U.W. research cabin: subject index.
1950s-60s: Hannegan Pass cabin: wsd-collection, fickeisen-frank.
1961+: Mt Rainier, Camp Schurman shelter: summit-1962-may-p6, st-1963-oct-6-mag9, molenaar-1997-p149, tnt-1986-sep-30.
1970s: Olympic National Park shelter controversy: offbelay-1976-dec-p13, onp-1990-p156.
1970s-2012: Waterhole Hut, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park: TODO: Need to add reference notes for this.
1970s+: Chiwaukum Mountains, Scottish Lakes high camp: nwskier-1973-jan-12, offbelay-1979-feb-p45, freesnow-1993-aut-p8.
1980s+: Methow Mountains, Rendezvous hut system: freesnow-1993-aut-p8.
1980s+: Mt Rainier, Mt Tahoma hut system: freesnow-1993-aut-p8.
1989+: Methow Mountains, Panther Basin yurt: couloir-1992-oct-p7.
1993+: Mt Hood, Silcox hut: couloir-1993-feb-p6, backcountry-1998-jan.
1997+: Methow Mountains, Windy Pass yurt: couloir-1999-spr-p39.
Other references: nwskier-1979-dec-24.

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