[1] It was built in 1928, making it the oldest ski area in Washington and among the oldest in the U.S.[2] Meany Lodge is maintained and operated by volunteers of The Mountaineers, a non-profit group, and is located in the Wenatchee National Forest near the eastern portal of the Stampede Pass Train Tunnel.

Much like the first skiers to visit the Martin area, ski touring is still practiced.

Touring gear at Meany is especially common in the weeks before the annual Patrol Race.

[7] In 1963, Puget Sound Power & Light, thinking they were on the BPA right-of-way, ran a transmission line up the center of North Slobbovia.

In consideration for an easement and Meany volunteers not removing their power line, Puget Sound Power agreed to bury the line and saw the stumps they left flush with the ground.

[9] In 1943, the head pole was moved to the top of the Lane, increasing the vertical gain to 340-foot (100 m).

[10] In 1946, Mach powertrain was replaced with a Chevy engine and transmission and a truck rear end.

[11] In 2014, the gas engine powering Mach was replaced with an electric motor.

[13] In 1927, the Mountaineers wanted to add a ski hut near Stampede Pass.

[10] In 1929 Meany began ski instruction and on March 10, 1929, held its first annual cross country race.

[6][16] In the fall of 1927, a crew of 100 Mountaineers hauled supplies by hand uphill 300 yards from the Martin station.

In two months of weekends, the original 20-foot (6.1 m) x 50-foot (15 m)' two-story wood cabin large enough for 50 people was constructed.

Tables and benches were also built and a 1,700 pound kitchen range was hauled up with block and tackle.

[10] The Sunset Highway wasn't regularly open during the winter so the Northern Pacific Railroad was the primary means of access to Meany lodge.

By the late 1930s, Snoqualmie Pass was plowed open more regularly and some skiers would park at the Rustic Inn on the Sunset Highway (present day I-90) and ski the 3 miles to the lodge.

[18] Meany leased a Bombardier snow tractor, later christened Tomcat, to haul gear and tow skiers the 3 miles from I-90 to Edifus Wreck, a drop off point just below railroad curve.

[19] Today, winter access to Meany Lodge is via tracked snow machines (Tomcat and/or snowmobiles) on a scheduled basis or ad hoc via snowshoes or skis.

After restoration, Burlington Northern Railroad advised that their power line (which the lodge used) would be abandoned.