Relive the exciting early days of skiing when Snoqualmie Pass was the
epicenter of the sport. Ski jumping tournaments attracted world-class
competitors to Cle Elum, Beaver Lake on the Summit and the Milwaukee Ski
Bowl. The Mountaineers' twenty-mile race from Snoqualmie to Stampede
Pass, dubbed the world's longest and hardest race, was a pinnacle of
cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing began in private ski clubs and
expanded in 1934 with the country's first municipal ski area, known as
the Seattle Municipal Ski Park. And the sport peaked when the Milwaukee
Ski Bowl at Hyak opened in 1938. With train access, a modern ski lodge,
an overhead cable lift and free ski lessons from the Seattle Times, the
Ski Bowl revolutionized local skiing. Lawyer and local ski historian
John W. Lundin follows the historic tracks through the genesis of
American skiing.