 Fieldstad – the first of five fire lookouts on the mountain, some of which were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps Mount Spokane hosted the Northwest ski championships in Future Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser (née Kunigk), then 18, won the 

The ski area was originally on the west side of the mountain with rope tows and operated the world's first double chairlift converted from a mine tramway from with a lodge built by the CCC the late fire in the nearly-completed lodge addition in began the move to the east day lodge (#1) was built by the state on the east side and a Riblet double chair was installed in the summer added five years and a third The fourth chair was added a few years later and the fifth Night skiing on Mount Spokane began in 

The majority owner of the Mount Spokane Chairlift, Inc. was founder Al E. Mettler who sold his interest in 1970 to Six years later, Caley filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the ski area assets were sold to a creditor, Riblet Tramway Company of Spokane.Mettler returned in March 1976, as interim general manager for a few months, relieved by Keith Petrie, previously at Anthony Lakes in eastern Oregon.Sam Wormington took over in 1977, moving southwest to Spokane from nearby in