| The Seattle Ski Club, organized in 1929, one of the original organizers
of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association, was founded to sponsor competitive
skiing and the good and welfare of the ski sport. The club house, a fine
three-story building with overnight accommodations for over 100 members
or guests, has become even better known during the war as a center for
many service men and women. Its fine recreational rooms, locker facilities,
and meals served by its now well known cook, Slim Spittler, offer all one
could desire in a well-managed ski club.
Located at the summit of Snoqualmie Pass, just off the highway, it has done much to foster fine competition. Many of the worlds most famous ski jumpers have at one time or another been guests at the club and competed in its meets. Among them have been Birger Ruud, Sigmund Ruud, Reidar Andersen, S. Kolterud, Alf Engen, the late Torger Tokle, Tom Mobraaten, Sverre Engen, and others. The club's jumping hills and training grounds are a slight distance from the club at Beaver Lake where they own the property. Here in the picturesque bowl are two courses, one the 210-foot hill, and a 165-foot B hill which includes a smaller take-off for the C jumpers. Also here is a good slalom slope and downhill trail back to the club house. The average snow depth at the pass runs from 8 to 15 feet. In 1937 the Seattle Ski Club engaged Olav Ulland to coach its jumpers. That he has succeeded in improving the club's jumpers, one simply has to look at the PNSA records of jumping results for the past several years prior to the war. Many of its members have been PNSA officers, including its present head, Allen Granstrom. The club plans to further development of Beaver Lake, lifts, floodlights and accommodations for its members on other areas as well. END |
