Rudy Amsler, Washington's Swiss Ski Pioneer

Wonderful post!!! love how they were 'gettin' after it' in the earlier days...

And don't forget your pipe.

WOW, this is so awesome. Hell yes they were gettin' it. Man, how amazing so long ago with the equipment. True pioneers. I feel so soft it's ridiculous.

Thank you Lowell!!!!

And BTW - some things never change.........I never forget my pipe.

Lowell, thanks for the great post, and for keeping the Patrol Race alive, It's fun to have skied in the tracks of these Pioneers.

I got the link to the Album to work on my wifes newer computer. Took some time to look closely at the Crystal Lakes Basin photos, an area I'm very familar with. Interesting to see the standing dead snags and lack of trees from an old burn, maybe 50 or so years previous to these 1936 pictures. It will make an interesting tour this winter to locate the places where some of these photos were taken from.

great post Lowell, I really appreciate the history

Lowell, thanks for taking the time to curate this and add the historical commentary. The context really brings the photos to life, way more than the raw album scans can.