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.
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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