Winter Sports Factoids
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Washington

Westernmost ski area in U.S. – Hurricane Ridge on Olympic Peninsula.
Most snowfall on the planet: Mt. Baker at 1,194 inches – almost 100 feet – in 2003-04.

Birthplace of snowboarding:
Mt. Baker.

A “Ski-and-Ride Washington” license plate was made available in 2005.

In 1946, Mt. Spokane Ski Club built the world’s first double chairlift, an ore carrier converted by Riblet Aerial Tramway Corporation.

In 1944, an Army Air Force B-24 crashed into Mission Ridge at what is now named Bomber Bowl.

The longest running snowboarding event in the world is The Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom, now in its 24th year.

Mt. Baker is home to two world champion snowboarders and many pro riders.

White Pass fulltime employees average 25 years on the job.

White Pass is home to the Olympic and World Cup Champion twins, Phil (who is considered the most successful skier of all time with three World Cup overall championships and Olympic Gold in 1980 at Lake Placid and Silver in 1984 at Sarajevo in the Men’s Slalom) and Steve (who was the silver medalist in the Slalom at Sarajevo).

Oregon

Site of U.S. downhill speed championships: Willamette Ski Area.

Only year-round ski area in U.S.: Timberline closes for only two weeks in September.

Largest ski area snowtubing facility in the U.S.: Hoodoo has 16 lanes with 800-foot slopes spread across five acres.

Built in1937, Timberline Lodge was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1978.