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NW Skier, Vol. 33, No. 3 - Mt Rainier ski mountaineering

Published: 11/01/90 Topics: Comments: 0

Ski mountaineering is a sport "limited to a somewhat hardcore group of enthusiasts" which seems nevertheless to be growing. The article includes comments by Brian Sullivan and Doug Ingersoll, ski instructors and guides; Jim Heber of the Mountaineers; Paul Walchenbach of REI, Inc.; and Carl Read more

NW Skier, Vol. 31, No. 3 - Walt Little

Published: 02/01/90 Topics: Comments: 0

In 1953, Walt Little, a civil engineer, skier and mountaineer, was hired by the John Graham Company, a Seattle architectural firm, to do a feasibility study for a new Washington ski area. Twice a month for two years, Little led a group of surveyors into three potential sites east of Mt Rainier, two sites in Silver Read more