Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Forest Service Participation in the VIII Winter Olympics Manuscript |
Catalog Number |
2011.042.014 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
Forest Service Participation in the VIII Winter Olympics 2011 Eight page, 4,800 word manuscript written by Roy Feuchter describing Forest Serve involvement in the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. Alex Cushing - the owner of land in the valley of Squaw Valley, California applied for a permit in 1948 from the U.S. Forest Service, to develop a ski area on the lands of the Tahoe National Forest surrounding the private in holdings at Squaw Valley. In the Regional Office, W.S."Slim" Davis who had extensive background in winter sports, snow safety and avalanche control having served in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division in World War Two. Ranger Roy Saarni in Truckee, California and Supervisor Henry "Hank" Branagh were also involved. The California Olympic Commission hired a five man snow safety/ avalanche control team headed up by Dick Stillman (The Bear of Berthoud Pass) who was on loan from the Forest Service at Berthoud Pass in Colorado. Joining him were Peter Klaussen, Craig Rawlins, Dick Weiss, and Norm Wilson, all from the ski patrol at Squaw Valley. A team of 6 Forest Service "snow rangers" would be brought to Squaw Valley, under the leadership of Monty Atwater, to provide backup to Stillman's Snow Safety/ Avalanche Control Team. In addition to Atwater, others from the Forest Service were, Roy Feuchter from the Sequoia National Forest in California, Ross Files from the Mt Baker National Forest in Washington, Paul Hauck from the White River National Forest in Colorado, Bob Janes from the Plumas National Forest in California, Ed LaChapelle from the Wasatch National forest in Utah, and Paul Madden from the Tahoe National Forest in California. Two other Forest Service personnel were designated as alternates - Bob Safran from the Wasatch National Forest and AI Mullen from the Eldorado National Forest at the south end of Lake Tahoe. The manuscript was scanned an adobe formated |
Additional File |
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Year Range from |
2011 |
Year Range to |
2011 |
People |
Atwater, Monty Branagh, Henry "Hank" Cushing, Alex Davis, Wilfred S. "Slim" Feuchter, Roy W. Files, Ross Hauk, Paul Janes, Bob Klaussen, Peter Madden, Paul Mullen , Al Rawlins, Craig Saarni, Roy W. Safran, Bob Stillman, Dick Weiss, Dick Wilson, Norm |
Subjects |
Tahoe NF Olympics Squaw Valley Avalanche Safety |
Search Terms |
Lands-Real Estate Management Olympics |
Catalog date |
2011-09-28 |
Extent of Description |
8-page manuscript |
Collection |
Feuchter, Roy |