1957: A 29-year-old social worker from New York, Richard L. Kohnstamm,  rescues Timberline from bankruptcy, forms RLK Inc. and takes over Timberline’s Forest Service Lease.

1958: Helicopter piloted by W.C. Hartley lands on Mount Hood summit.

1961: Tram towers are removed from the mountainside.

1962: Mount Hood National Forest visitors top 3 million.

1964: SkiBowl and Multorpor merge.

1966: Forest Service grants permit for a major new Mount Hood resort to Franklin Drake of Portland.

1966: SkiBowl intalls first lights for night skiing.

1968: Mt. Hood Meadows opens.

The opening of Mt. Hood Meadows provided access to a huge swath of varied terrain.

1976: The population of Metro Portland hits 1 million.

1977: Timber companies harvest 500 million board feet of timber from Mount Hood National Forest, at the height of the industry.

1978: Palmer Lift opens, launching the summer training industry on Mount Hood.

1981: Film and TV director Boris Sagal (The Twilight Zone) steps out of a helicopter at Timberline Lodge and is killed by the rotor blades.

Last modified: June 15, 2013