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These are generally feature articles with bylines, sorted by date. Minor articles and articles without bylines are listed in clippings files (see Manuscripts and Special Collections). If the Notes column says "reference," then the contents may be useful for future reference, but I haven't made detailed notes on them for now. The ID column below has links to review notes.Review priority: yellow, high; white, neutral; green, low; blue, complete.
| ID | Publication | Date | Article | Reviewed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-1933-jul-09-mag2 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | July 9, 1933 | Dr. Walter Mosauer, "Here's Your Real Summer Sport--Skiing!" | LDS, 10/30/2002 | Describes trip to the Northwest during which he skied Mt Adams |
| st-1933-nov-10-p20 | Seattle Times | November 10, 1933 | Virginia Boren, "Practice Yodeling, For Ski Days Are At Hand" | LDS, 3/2/2013 | [digital file] New ski developments for 1933-34 season. |
| st-1937-jan-24-rot4 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | January 24, 1937 | Orville Borgersen, "Snowtime is Playtime in the Cascades" | LDS, 10/30/2002 | Action and scenery at Mt Rainier and Mt Baker |
| st-1939-mar-12-rot4 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | March 12, 1939 | Orville Borgersen, "Sculptured in Snow" | LDS, 10/30/2002 | Mt Baker snow scenes |
| st-1940-may-12-rot1 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | May 12, 1940 | Walter Dyke, "To the Top of Mount Baker" | LDS, 10/30/2002 | Ski-climb photos |
| st-1946-apr-07-p9 | Seattle Times | April 7, 1946 | Howard A. Hanson "Pioneer Ski Tournament at Mount Rainier" | LDS, 7/14/2003 | 1922 Fourth of July tournament |
| st-1947-may-18-mag1 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | May 18, 1947 | Nels Bruseth, "Tall, Little-Known Glacier Peak" | LDS, 11/20/2002 | Background on the peak and photo of the author on skis |
| st-1947-sep-14-rot8 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | September 14, 1947 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Safe Mountaineering" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Reference: Mt Shuksan, Fisher Chimney, gear and techniques |
| st-1948-oct-24-rot1 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | October 24, 1948 | Bob and Ira Spring, "On Rainier's Glaciers" | LDS, 9/24/2004 | Reference: Emmons Glacier climb with Dee and Lee Molenaar and others |
| st-1951-may-13-rot8 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | May 13, 1951 | Bob and Ira Spring, "From Alps to Nisqually Glacier" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Ski trip by German exchange student |
| st-1951-aug-5-rot2 | Seattle Times (Rotogravure) | August 5, 1951 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Nisqually Glacier is Climbers' Classroom" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Reference: Guides Bil Dunaway, Jim and Lou Whittaker teach glacier travel, safety, and rescue techniques |
| st-1953-feb-22-pic2 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | February 22, 1953 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Mid-Winter on Mt Rainier, 10,000 Feet Up" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Reference: Winter ski trip to Camp Muir, testing insulated garments |
| st-1957-oct-27-pic4 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | October 27, 1957 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Adventurous Scientists Prepare for Winter on Blue Glacier" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Mt Olympus IGY |
| st-1957-dec-29-pic4 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | December 29, 1957 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Mountains Don't Care" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | MRC safety film |
| st-1958-jan-19-mag2 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | January 19, 1958 | Dolly Connelly, "Remarkable Mt. Baker Book" | LDS, 11/20/2002 | Reference: Charles F. Easton scrapbook |
| st-1958-jan-26-pic4 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | January 26, 1958 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Winter on Olympus" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Mt Olympus IGY sequel |
| st-1958-apr-13-pic4 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | April 13, 1958 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Skiers Climb Black Buttes" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Ski mountaineering ascent of middle peak |
| st-1959-apr-5-pic12 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | April 5, 1959 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Boston Basin Ski Tour" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Spring ski camp in Sahale-Boston area |
| st-1959-nov-29-pic9 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | November 29, 1959 | Dolly Connelly, "New Playground for 1960: Mount Baker's South Side" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | New roads opening, Forest Service "multiple use" |
| st-1960-jan-10-pic18 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | January 10, 1960 | Patricia Spring, "Wintertime Camping for the Whole Family" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Reference: Ski camping with kids, photos by Bob and Ira Spring |
| st-1960-mar-27-pic14 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | March 27, 1960 | Stella Degenhardt, "Sky-High Ski Trip" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Glacier Peak ski-plane trip, photos by Bob and Ira Spring |
| st-1960-jul-10-mag8 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | July 10, 1960 | Dolly Connelly, "Indians, Miners, Stockmen Blazed the Way" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | North cross-state highway |
| st-1962-sep-23-mag11 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | September 23, 1962 | Katherine Wernex, "Chinook Pass, Too, Had Its Gold Rush" | LDS, 10/30/2002 | Mining around Gold Hill and Crystal Mountain |
| st-1962-nov-4-mag12 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | November 4, 1962 | Nancy Scott Freeborn, "There's No Business Like Snow Business!" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Ski boom |
| st-1965-dec-19-pic6 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | December 19, 1965 | Richard Johnston, "Mt Pilchuck Ski Area--It Grows by Degrees" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Photos by Bob and Ira Spring |
| st-1966-dec-25-mag10 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | December 25, 1966 | Ada Lou Wheeler, "Seattle Firm Helped Put the Area On Skis" | LDS, 11/19/2002 | A&T Ski Company |
| st-1968-mar-17-pic14 | Seattle Times (Pictorical) | March 17, 1968 | Josef Scaylea, "They're Flipping Over Alpental" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference: Spring skiing, Rene Moser and Hans Weismuller |
| st-1968-oct-20-mag10 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | Oct 20, 1968 | Dolly Connelly, "The Mount Baker Marathon" | LDS, 11/20/2002 | Reference: Mt Baker marathons |
| st-1969-mar-16-mag14 | Seattle Times (Magazine) | March 16, 1969 | William R. Halliday, "The Forgotten Father of North Cascades National Park" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference: 1906 park proposal by Julian E. Itter |
| st-1970-apr-5-pic18 | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | April 5, 1970 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Scouting a Ski Site" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Mt Cashmere |
| st-1974-mar-17-pic | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | March 17, 1974 | Will Muller, "Winter duty for rangers" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Olympic National Park, Jack Hughes |
| st-1975-mar-2-pic | Seattle Times (Pictorial) | March 2, 1975 | Bob and Ira Spring, "Cross-country skiing comes into its own" | LDS, 8/31/2004 | Hyak opens 1st cross country trails in Washington |
| st-1987-aug-28-D1 | Seattle Times | Aug 28, 1987 | Sherry Stripling, "Downhill Pioneers" | LDS, 11/20/2002 | Reference: Ancient Skiers fourth reunion, fifty years of skiing |
| st-1996-mar-7 | Seattle Times | March 7, 1996 | Carole Beers, "Dwight Watson, devoted to God" | LDS, 12/4/2009 | Obituary |
| st-2000-nov-15-mag12 | Seattle Times (NW Weekend?) | November 15, 2000 | Chris Solomon, "Forbidden Foray" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference: Forbidden Tour guided by Martin Volken and Shane Wilder |
| st-2002-jan-31-nw6 | Seattle Times (NW Weekend) | January 31, 2002 | Sherry Stripling, "Skiing, mom-and-pop style" | LDS, 9/1/2004 | Reference: Hurricane Ridge ski area |
| st-2004-oct-2-B1 | Seattle Times | October 2, 2004 | Sherry Stripling, "Celebrating a wild history" | LDS, 10/2/2004 | Reference: Jack Hughes |
| st-2005-dec-18-mag36 | Seattle Times (PNW Magazine) | December 18, 2005 | Richard Seven, "Otto Lang: Reached many a peak on skis" | LDS, 2/18/2006 | Reference: Includes two fine photos |
| st-2006-may-13-A1 | Seattle Times | May 13, 2006 | Sara Jean Green, "Historic Mountaineer Lodge at Snoqualmie Pass burns to the ground" | LDS, 5/21/2006 | Reference: May 12, 2006 fire destroyed lodge |
| st-2008-may-9-B2 | Seattle Times | May 9, 2008 | Matthew Daly, "President signs Wild Sky bill" | LDS, 6/10/2008 | Reference: Wild Sky wilderness area designated |
| st-2009-may-20-A1 | Seattle Times | May 20, 2009 | Lynda V. Mapes, "'Parents' want park to grow" | LDS, 6/30/2009 | Reference: NCCC campaign to expand NCNP boundaries |
| st-2012-feb-21-A1 | Seattle Times | February 21, 2012 | Craig Welch, "Deaths reflect skiing's 'trending' obsession" | LDS, 2/25/2012 | Reference: Four avalanche deaths on 2/19/2012, Washington sidecountry skiers |
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