Oregon Cultural Trust awards Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge $29,080 for help funding the restoration of the lodge foundation, chimney and firebox!

We are privileged to announce that Oregon Cultural Trust has awarded Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge a $29,080 grant to address the restoration of the foundation, chimney and firebox at Santiam Pass Ski Lodge. This is the third grant OTC had awarded to FSPSL; this generous grant is desperately needed at this time and will pay for work to protect the lodge for many years to come.

Santiam Pass Ski Lodge is a superb example of "National Park Service rustic architectural design," a style that embraces cohesiveness with the surrounding environment by using materials derived from local sources with a simple or natural finish. True to this design, the stone for the foundation, fireplace and chimney was quarried from Hogg Rock just to the west. Its 7 ft. high uncoursed stone foundation is distinctive for its inward slant, which gives the structure a fortress-like appearance. Unfortunately, this also makes it susceptible to damage from water falling off the eves. There are two vaulted cap stone chimneys. The first is a massive 10 by 35 ft. high chimney on the west side. It has two flues, one that vents the Ground Floor woodstove and the larger venting the Great Room fireplace. The second chimney is in the central interior and vents utilities.

Thanks so much OCT!!