page_title: Timberline Lodge
section_title: Operation
hierarchical_section_title: Timberline Lodge / Operation
caption_attribution_description: Creator: U.S. Forest Service; Henderson, George Image Title: Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge Date.Original: 1943-00-00 Description/Notes: Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge are shown under a blanket of snow during the winter of 1942-1943. The lodge was closed because of war conditions. USFS photo #424587 by George Henderson (not an official USFS photographer) Original Form: Gelatin silver prints Original Collection: Gerald W. Williams Collection Collection series: Civilian Conservation Corps album Item Number: WilliamsG_CCC Timberline Lodge Restrictions: Permission to use must be obtained from the OSU Archives. Transmission Data: Master scanned with Epson 1640XL scanner at 600 dpi., 8 bit gray scale. Image manipulated with Adobe Elements 4.0. Date.Digital: 2008-03-13 Contributing.Institution: Oregon State University Libraries Click here for further information or a high resolution copy of this image. Click here for more information on the Gerald W. Williams collection. Click here to view Oregon State University's other digital collections.
context_page_description: Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon, about 60 miles east of Portland. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the Great Depression. Timberline Lodge was dedicated September 28, 1937, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  The National Historic Landmark sits at an elevation of 5,960 feet, within the Mount Hood National Forest and is accessible through the Mount Hood Scenic Byway. Publicly owned and privately operated, Timberline Lodge is a popular tourist attraction that draws two million visitors annually. It is notable in film for serving as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
  The lodge and its grounds host a ski resort, also known as Timberline Lodge. It has the longest skiing season in the U.S., and is open for skiers and snowboarders all 12 months of the year. Activities include skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, hiking, biking, and climbing.
context_section_description: Frank Roosevelt's vision of winter sports at Timberline Lodge took hesitant steps the following year.  A portable rope tow was installed, and construction began on the Magic Mile chairlift, which opened November 1939.
  In the lodge's early years, none of its four operators were willing or able to maintain it.  By 1955, Timberline Lodge was closed.
  Richard Kohnstamm, the next operator, recalled difficulties due to financing problems because the government claimed they owned it.  Kohnstamm decided to maintain the place as if he owned it; he lost money during his first five years of operation, but his timing was fortuitous. He took over only a few years before skiing exploded in popularity in the late 1950s.  That popularity helped the family generate a profit starting in 1960. Kohnstamm, "the man who saved Timberline", died at the age of 80 on April 21, 2006. Kohnstamm's son Jeff is the Area Operator of Timberline Lodge.
caption: Closed during the winter of 1942–43 because of World War II, Timberline Lodge fell into decline
exif: {}