Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin Ski Dome

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Sulfurboy (talk) 13:21, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Ski Dome

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Declined PROD. A long-defunct ski area that was only open from 1938 to 1956 and was outshined by its neighbor. Very few citeable documents available online or in local newspaper archives in terms of lasting coverage. Sounder Bruce 05:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Sounder Bruce 05:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. Sounder Bruce 05:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Because sources aren't easily available online doesn't mean they don't exist. From just one publication I have found a dozen references to the Martin Ski Bowl/Husky Chalet in the Cle Elum Miner Echo, Tacoma News Tributes, and Seattle Times. The Husky Chalet wasn't outshined by local neighbors because there was no patronage competition. The Husky Chalet was owned and operated by UW students for use by members of their ski club. Opening just before WWII was a tough break for Northern Pacific. Mattsim (talk) 19:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Mattsim, Do you have any links to those publications? Or are they just books. Because I'm pretty sure Seattle Times and Tacoma News post their material online. 🌺Kori🌺 - (@) 20:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Koridas, Seattle Times doesn't seem to have their archives indexed by the Google. However, they are available, indexed for the diligent researcher. Here is just one research document littered with references that is publicly accessible at the moment. There's also a few books that I don't have the titles for right now because ironically, they're out at a ski lodge in Martin. When I have access again, I'll collect titles and ISBNs. In the meantime, I've added a bunch of Seattle Times citations, not because they're especially good ones, but because they demonstrate the material exists. Mattsim (talk) 00:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:46, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep article notability should be based upon when it was open and would've been rather notable in terms of ski resorts from that time period. Epluribusunumyall (talk) 11:44, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, b uidhe 09:40, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.