Chapter One
History
Blueprints, letters, the four people behind the build, and the 1943 House & Garden feature.
A house on the ridge, built in 1941. Still standing.
Timeline
1939
First chairlift above Donner Pass.
1940
Wurster's first site visit with Jerome Hill.
1941
Drawn and built.
1943
House & Garden feature.
2025
The Bootpack restoration.
Live Camera
The view from the deck, right now
Live feed from the Bootpack deck. Times shown in Pacific.
Two Chapters
Where to begin
Chapter Two
Today
The Bootpack restoration, room by room — and the rough cut of the documentary.
A taste
The Great Room, then and now
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