USDA Forest Service
RECREATION Winter Sports report for the 1947-1948 season


November, 1948
 
Existing Winter Sports Facilities - General
 

Name

 

Location

 

1947-48 Visits

 

Facilities Installed
Forest Service
 

Facilities Installed
Under Permit
 

Parking Area

Season of Use

Loup Loup Chelan NF
Loup Loup Summit on Okanogan to Twisp, Loup Loup Road.
2,000
Public Toilets Warming Hut
Ski Tows
50 cars
December -  March
Heather Meadows Mt Baker NF Terminus of Mt Baker branch of State Highway #1
67,839
1 Public ski shelter
& 1 ski lodge, including meals, toilets, lobby, 1st aid room & dormitory for 150
Lodge, cabins including meals & lodging for 150.
3 rope tows
500 cars
December - May
American Forks Snoqualmie NF on US highway #410, 45 miles west of Yakima, WA.
3,000
Lodge
1st aid bldg.
Open shelter
Ski Tow
Building
100 cars
December-Feb
Chinook Pass Snoqualmie NF on boarder of Mt Rainier Nat'l Park, US highway #410
18,240
Public Toilets 1 rope tow
100 cars
November-June
Snoqualmie Pass Snoqualmie NF on US highway #10, 55 miles east of 
Seattle, WA
72,350
1 warming hut & ski patrol bldg.. 1 food and equp bldg. 2 ski tow shelters, help qtrs., hamberger hut, 3 rope tows, 2 dbl rope tows.
1,250 cars
Nov 20 - April 20
Stevens Pass Wenatchee NF Stevens Pass US highway #2
61,900
Public ski lodge with dormitory, sanitation, guard dwelling, room for ski patrol 6 ski tows, 1 T-bar lift, concession for meals, lodging for 70 people, ski patrol, 1st aid, ski repair & rental, restaurant & 5 cabins, resort lodge
500 cars
Nov 15 - May 15
Leavenworth Wenatchee NF 1 mile west of Leavenworth on US highway #2
7,950
Ski lodge, public sanitation, 1st aid room Ski Jump, class A1, B1, &C1, rope ski lift, concession for meals
250 US
1,000 priv.
Dec 15 - March 1
Entiat Wenatchee NF Private and US. 16 miles west of Entiat
500
none 2 tows
Sanitation
50 cars
Dec 15 - March 15
Husky Chalet Wenatchee NF
Private - near Northern Pacific Tunnel
3,000
none Private ski lodge
Sanitation
Ski Train
Dec 15 - March 15
Milwaukee Ski
Bowl
Wenatchee NF Private and US Hyak, US highway #10
45,000
none Ski lodge, concession for meals, ski repair and rental. 3 ski tows. Class A, B, C ski jumps. 1 ski lift
Ski Train
Dec 15 - March 15
Salmon La Sac Wenatchee NF Cle Elum Vy. Rd.
200
none Resort, cabins, store, sanitation
Sno Cat to county road
Dec 15 - April 15
Sunset Lodge Wenatchee NF Keechelus Lake US highway #10
500
none 1 ski tow, hotel, meals & lodging, sanitation.
50 cars
Dec 15 - March 15
Swauk Wenatchee NF 6 miles west of Blewett Pass 
US highway #2
900
Warming Hut, Public sanitation 1 tow
50 cars
Dec 15 - Feb 28
Existing Winter Sports Facilities - Ski Tows
 
 
 

Name
Location
National Forest
Name & Address
of Operator
Land
Ownership
Tow or Lift
Type
Tow or Lift
Length
Tow or Lift
Rise
Loup Loup Chelan NF
Loup Loup Summit
Ralph Parks
Okanogan, WA
Forest 
Service
Rope
Rope
950 ft.
600 ft.
Medium
Medium to steep
Heather Meadows Mt Baker
National Forest
Trams Incorporated
760 Central bldg.
Seattle 4, Wn.
Forest 
Service
Rope
Rope
Rope
350 ft.
600 ft.
1,100 ft
50 ft.
180 ft.
350 ft.
American Forks Snoqualmie
National Forest
Naches Company
760 Central bldg.
Forest 
Service
Rope 600 ft. 200 ft.
Chinook Pass Snoqualmie 
National Forest
Naches Company
760 Central bldg.
Forest 
Service
Rope 600 ft. 235 ft.
Snoqualmie Pass Snoqualmie 
National Forest
Ski Lifts, Inc.
503 Randolph Ave.
Seattle 22, Wn.
Forest 
Service
Rope(2)
Rope(2)
Rope(1)
Rope(1)
Rope(1)
1,100 ft.
600 ft
900 ft
700 ft
300 ft
225 ft.
100 ft.
185 ft.
130 ft.
35 ft.
Entiat Wenatchee
 National Forest
Entiat Ski Club
Ardenvoir, Wn.
Private Rope
Rope
750 ft.
400 ft.
300 ft.
120 ft.
Husky Chalet Wenatchee
 National Forest
A.S. University
Seattle, Wn.
Private Rope 300 ft. 100 ft.
Leavenworth Wenatchee
 National Forest
Leavenworth Winter Sports Club Forest 
Service
Rope 800 ft. 125 ft.
Milwaukee Ski 
Bowl
Wenatchee
 National Forest
 TalleyHo Ski Tows
Hyak, Wn.
(Concession from Railway Co.)
Forest Serice 
Private
Private
Private
Rope
Rope
Rope
Sled
500 ft.
500 ft.
500 ft.
1,250 ft
125 ft. 
75 ft
100 ft
700 ft.
Stevens Pass Wenatchee 
National Forest
Stevens Pass Company Inc.
816 Central Bldg
Seattle 4, Wn
Forest Service
Forest Service
Forest Service
Forest Service
Forest Service
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Rope
Rope
Rope
Rope
T-Bar Lift
Rope
Rope
785 ft. 
500 ft.
300 ft.
400 ft.
3,300 ft.
500 ft.
600 ft
150 ft.
150 ft.
75 ft.
100 ft.
900 ft.
200 ft.
200 ft.
Sunset Lodge Wenatchee
National Forest
Leland Crabtree
356 John St.
Seattle, Wn
Forest Service Rope 300 ft. 100 ft.
Swauk Wenatchee 
National Forest
Roy Olds
Ellensburg, Wn
Forest Service Rope  500 ft. 100 ft.
Winter Use Record 1947-48 Season
Ranked in order of heaviest use (top to bottom)
Name of Winter Sports Area
Snoqualmie Pass
Heather Meadows
Stevens Pass
Milwaukee Ski Bowl
Chinook Pass
Leavenworth
Spirit Lake
American River Ski Bowl
Huskey Chalet
Loup Loup
Swauk
Lake Wenatchee
Keechelus Inn
Entiat
Sunset Lodge
Gold Hill
Darrington
Tyle
Forest
Snoqualmie
Mt Baker
Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Snoqualmie
Wenatchee
Columbia
Snoqualmie
Wenatchee
Chelan
Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Wenatchee
Snoqualmie
Mt Baker
Snoqualmie
Number of Winter Sports Visits
72,350
67,839
61,900
45,000
18,240
7,950
7,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
900
660
650
500
500
440
400
150
Number of Individual Skiers
17,000
54,442
15,000
30,000
17,440
4,500
750
2,400
2,000
250
800
400
300
350
300
190
60
150