This site brought to you by the folks at
Hyak Ski and Snowboard
The Lost Ski Areas of WA site online since 1999
Many of the early ski areas in the 1920s - 1940s were setup by parks
departments, forest service or ski clubs and were simply runs cut
through the trees. Most had services such as Warming Hut, Food or
Equipment Rentals available, but not all had rope tows. By the 1950s
most areas now had tows and some had lifts either surface or chair.
Mt Baker was the first in WA. with a lift other then a rope tow called
the "Ski Escalator" in 1935. Milwaukee Ski Bowl had the first
high-capacity lift called the "Talley-Ho Skiboggan" that would haul
1440 people per hr in sleds that could hold from 16 to over 30 people
per sled. The latest ski area to fall into the "lost" catagory
is the
Mountaineers Snoqualmie facility in 2002.
I try to be as accurate as possible so if you find any
information to be inaccurate, please let me know and
I will correct. Any new information is always appreciated!
