Alpental ski area is scheduled to open December 2 with three double chairlifts,
five rope tows and a three-story day lodge. Bob Mickelson and Jim Griffin of
Tacoma are the developers. Rene Moser will be ski school director and Hans
Swissmuller will head a climbing school in the area during the summer. The
11-25-66 issue (p.12) reported that Ted Griffin (who once owned a whale called
Namu) and Jim Sullivan were involved in the early development of Alpental.
Eventual plans call for an aerial tramway to the saddle between Guye and
Snoqualmie Mountains with a double chairlift continuing to the summit of
Snoqualmie. The 12-8-67 issue (p.3) reported that the area opened with all
facilities on schedule.