Completed in 1948, the Mountaineers’ Snoqualmie Lodge is located on 77 acres of primarily second-growth pacific silver fir forest in between the Summit Central and Summit West Ski Areas at Snoqualmie Pass, in Kittitas County. Approximately one-third of the property was cleared between 1947 and 1962 for downhill skiing, though some old growth timber remains in small groves. A series of three alpine wetland meadows remain intact on the south side of the property. In addition to the lodge, there are six outbuildings on site. They include three rope tow mechanical shacks (dating from 1951 and expanded in 1956, 1962, and 1980), and a stone and timber picnic shelter with a cedar shake roof and a stone fireplace (1959). This shelter is a memorial to Mountaineer member Linda Coleman, who served the club from 1911 to 1952. The 1956 and 1962 tow rope mechanical shacks and the 1959 picnic shelter are considered contributing resources to the small historic district. The Mountaineers is an outdoor recreation and conservation club based in Washington State and founded in 1906 to explore and study the mountains, forests and water of the Northwest and beyond. Seattle businessman W. Montelius Price and well-known photographer Asahel Curtis were the architects of the organization, inspired by their experiences with the Sierra Club of San Francisco and the Mazamas of Portland. University of Washington geology professor Henry Landes served as the first president of the club and was succeeded by the well-known University of Washington history professor, Edmund Meany, who served as club president for 27 years.