I first encountered Lowell Skoog at a Northwest Avalanche Center storytelling fundraiser event. In addition to speaking about his own life, family and horrific losses while exploring the wilderness, he also mentioned that he planned to put on a makeshift ski-jump tournament to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first one held at Mount Rainier in 1917. He has dedicated much of his life to documenting the history of ski culture in the Northwest, so it makes perfect sense. I convinced reporter Evan Bush to do a story about him and we joined him on the Mountain for this ridiculously fun day.