Travel / Friday, 21-Nov-2025

Seattle Times Profiles Northwest Ski Legend Lowell Skoog

Seattle Times Profiles Northwest Ski Legend Lowell Skoog

The 61-year-old is a ski historian, author, founder of Northwest Mountaineering Journal, and lifelong lover of the mountains.

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By any measure, Seattleite Lowell Skoog is a pillar of the Northwest outdoors community. Evan Bush of The Seattle Times profiles Skoog’s life in this feature story, covering his family’s adventures, his work to preserve local ski history, and how the mountains helped him deal with the losses of his friends, brother, and wife. 

Fatal Plunge at High Falls State Park
Snoqualmie at Summit West Open for Skiing
Second CO Skiing Fatality of the Year Reported at Keystone
Snowshoe: Mt. Ethan Allen

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