Comments on: The Ultimate in Mechanized Skiing

By: Chris Erickson

Chris Erickson — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:36:56 +0000

We have a print of that thing on the kitchen wall. If you scroll down this website: http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/mt_hood.html you’ll see a bit of history about the “skiway”.

By: hoodie

hoodie — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:05:48 +0000

I’m pretty sure they had that thing running from Government Camp up to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. I believe they ran on the power of the bus engine, hence the cables around the pulleys on the axles.
The swath through the trees is still present, but the time that was in service was very short.

Nick

By: wolfy

wolfy — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:33:21 +0000

They used to haul ore in overhead trams like that. Trams made of wood and iron. I think the mass of a buss would be about the same as a bucket full of rocks. (one can only imagine such things, in the context of burning the last 30 minutes of a friday at least)

in short, I think this falls under the category of: it’s just so crazy it just might work!

-M

By: Carl Pelletier

Carl Pelletier — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:25:37 +0000

I think that we should submit this vintage poster to the folks at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort . . . it could factor into the design of the new tram slated for 200?

Cool Picture! Happy Friday! I’m off to a yurt in the Teton backcountry for the next 4 days.