In the early days of winter recreation on Mount Hood, long before chairlifts and ski resorts, Government Camp was home to an exhilarating and dangerous attraction—the Red Devil Toboggan Slide.
The Red Devil Toboggan Slide
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“All The Young Men” Movie Filmed on Mount Hood
Korea came to Mt. Hood when Columbia Pictures’ “All the Young Men” was filmed on the snow-clad slopes. Here Walt Aeppli, chief engineer at Timberline Lodge: Don Bar, member of lift crew, desk clerk Warren Clancey and Brad Holt, lift crew member, appear as extras in war picture.
Snowplow on Mt Hood Loop Highway
Snowplow on Mt Hood Loop Highway circa 1950-ish. The winters of 1949-1951 were big snow season’s on Mount Hood. This scene is most likely on the road to Timberline Lodge. Let’s Preserve the Old Mt. Hood Highway as a Trail, and Build 2 … Aug 18, 2015 … Parts of the long-abandoned Mt. Hood Loop … Continue reading Snowplow on Mt Hood Loop Highway
Protest at Timberline Lodge
Protest at Timberline Lodge – Unfair to skiers. Timberline Lodge ‘s first Winter was a rocky one business wise. From W. P. GrayThe News-TelegramPortland, Oregon12-23-1937 “Two months after its dedication by President Roosevelt, Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Oregon, $650,000 structure built with WPA money, was picketed by skiers who demanded immediate opening of the … Continue reading Protest at Timberline Lodge
Timberline Summer circa 1940
Timberline Summer circa 1940