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- 1938-03-27
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
On March 27, 1938 wearing a big smile, hatless skier Max Hauser, of Sun Valley, slammed through a gate in the special slalom race substituted for the Silver Skis race on Mount Rainier. The Silver Skies was indefinitely postponed due to 60 mph winds above 9,000 feet. The Silver Skis was a grueling race that required participants to trek at daybreak up Mt. Rainier to Camp Muir, 10,000 feet above sea level, and ski down. Hauser finished 6th in the slalom; he had been the favorite to win the Silver Skis. In 1938, the race was cancelled due to poor weather conditions for the second year in a row, disappointing the approximately 8,000 hardy fans who had trekked up to Paradise to watch the race. (T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.11).
Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports; Hauser, Max;