From
"Historic Building Inventory Olympic National Park Washington"
by Gail E. H. Evans
Herb Crisler built the Ski Lair shelter in 1944 shortly after Herb and Lois Crisler spent the winter of 1942 - 43 at Hurricane Ridge as Aircraft Warning Service observers, where they developed a fondness for skiing. According to author Ruby Hult, the Ski Lair, and the Halfway House, another shelter, were used by the Crislers and their friends on winter ski weekends in the Hurricane Ridge area. The Ski Lair was the destination shelter for skiers making the trek from Whiskey Bend Trailhead on the Elwha River to Hurricane Ridge. The Ski Lair stands about half a mile below the ridge. Rectangular in shape; measures approx. 12' x 20'; one-story; horizontal log construction with one wall of earth; low sloping gable roof with long cedar shakes; dirt foundation; no windows. Building now in deteriorated condition with roof partially collapsed. Siting: at the edge of a clearing, built into a steep sloping hillside.
Herb Crisler built the Ski Lair shelter in 1944 shortly after Herb and Lois Crisler spent the winter of 1942 - 43 at Hurricane Ridge as Aircraft Warning Service observers, where they developed a fondness for skiing. According to author Ruby Hult, the Ski Lair, and the Halfway House, another shelter, were used by the Crislers and their friends on winter ski weekends in the Hurricane Ridge area. The Ski Lair was the destination shelter for skiers making the trek from Whiskey Bend Trailhead on the Elwha River to Hurricane Ridge. The Ski Lair stands about half a mile below the ridge. Rectangular in shape; measures approx. 12' x 20'; one-story; horizontal log construction with one wall of earth; low sloping gable roof with long cedar shakes; dirt foundation; no windows. Building now in deteriorated condition with roof partially collapsed. Siting: at the edge of a clearing, built into a steep sloping hillside.
Special thanks to Francis E. Caldwell for letting me use the Ski Lair photo from his book Beyond the Trails.Please visit his web site.
