9 / Richard L. Kohnstamm

Navigate your way back to the ground floor’s curved front entrance lobby. Left of the entrance, on the way to the front registration desk, stands an oil painting portrait of Richard L. Kohnstamm (1926-2006). Since 1955, the Kohnstamm family business, RLK and Company, has operated the lodge and ski area under a special-use permit with the US Forest Service. Commissioned to painter Henk Pander in 2005, the portrait was unveiled to honor the 50-year anniversary of Kohnstamm’s operations and his tremendous dedication to preserve this national iconic lodge and innovative ski area. A tract of land above the Palmer Snowfield was designated the Richard L. Kohnstamm Wilderness Area in March 2009.

Oil painting, Richard L. Kohnstamm by Henk Pander, 2005