Beginning in the 1930s, northwest skiers attempted to get a permanent ski lift built on Mount Rainier to make it the center of Washington skiing, efforts that were resisted by the National Park Service. In 1953, Gov. Arthur B. Langlie resurrected the drive to obtain better year-round facilit…

Editor’s Note: Ed Bergh passed away a little over a year ago. The following is a reprint of his column from May 2,  2014.

There are plenty of fun runs on Joint Base Lewis-McChord throughout the year; but only one encourages you and the family to jump in the mud.

Editor’s note: Ed Bergh passed away a little over a year ago. The following is a reprint of his column from April of 2014.

Norway’s Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991), later King Olav V, and his wife Princess Martha (1901-1954) excited the Northwest’s Norwegian community and local skiers when they went skiing at Mount Rainier on May 24, 1939, during a West Coast tour on the eve of World War II.