Families from the
Redding/ Red Bluff/Chico area and beyond used to look forward to
spending some time together at this resort. The runs were not your
skilled ski or die double diamonds such as you have at Mammoth or Squaw,
or some of the other better known California ski resorts. They were
geared to those who wanted an affordable ski experience, in a beautiful
natural setting, without having to test the extreme limits of ones own
skiing ability. Alas this ski resort was removed due to an unfortunate
across the board decision concerning the integrity of having a ski resort in a National
Park.
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A new
visitor's center (Kohm Yah-mah-nee
Visitor Center) has replaced the old chalet at the south entrance to the park. The old chalet unfortunately has
been torn down. The new
visitor's center opened in October of 2008.
Photo to the left is all that is left of the historical
Chalet at the end of summer 05
We will update photos of the new visitor center sometime soon |
All that was left from the ski resort was the chalet. This
was an expensive
place to buy anything based upon the high cost of transporting food and
other items to this location. They did serve food in the summer months and they
had a nice selection of Lassen memorabilia. Ask about the Lassen Trail
Booklet, an informative guide to hiking the trails of Lassen Park. For
more information about the new visitor's center, click here:
www.nps.gov/lavo/sw_facility_overview.htm
One other interesting piece of history is that the last Stone age
survivor came from this park. His name was
Ishi, a Yahi Indian, and he
lived "outside of the western world" until 1911 until he could no longer survive and he
came out into civilization. At the time his tribe was thought to have
been extinct. He lived for the rest of his life at the ethnological
museum at the University of California Berkeley. Several books have been
written on his life, and a television historical documentary was made
about his life.
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