Click on photo for a short video about our club. Mt. High Events  Last updated: January 15, 2022 Latest news in the left column, Click on underlined events in the Calendar on the right or scroll down for details of upcoming events. Weather forecast for Government Camp on the right. See bottom of this page for ski area reports.   NEWS January Lift Lines  - Mt. High Newsletter A ski trip to Schweitzer mountain in February has been added. Linda McGavin is the trip leader. See details on our TRIPS page. The Councilman - Summer 2021.  Find out what the Far West Ski Association has been doing and will be doing in the near future, the Convention, the ski trips and more. Far West Skier's Guide Click on the image here to see this very colorful magazine. Learn all about past and upcoming Far West events, the annual Convention, winter trips, and more. See what other clubs and councils are doing.   Click on each 2-page spread to thumb through the rest of the pages. Man and Woman of the Year. Our 2020 man and woman of the year are: Bill King and Linda McGavin. Congratulations!   See our Awards page for a list of past men and women of the year and other awards. Please send us your nominations for Man & Woman of the Year for 2021 (by October or early November).                   Bill King             Linda McGavin NOTE TO NEWCOMERS Our club provides numerous activities in the following categories.    a)  Day trips to Mt. Hood ski areas – currently on TRIPS page, b)  Ski trips to other ski areas in the West  -- see TRIPS page. c)  Recreational racing – RACING pages. d)  Social events, parties, etc. – on the HOME page. e)  Summer activities (Biking, Hiking, Rafting, Picnic, etc.) – usually on our HOME page. To fully understand what our club does, please see a whole year of past photos on the PHOTOS page. See more at:  NOTE TO NEWCOMERS Let's ski together!   Join for an informal fun day on the slopes! Our weekend skiers tend to go to Timberline and/or Skibowl.  Our mid-week skiers usually go to Meadows on Thursdays or whenever there is some fresh powder. How to connect with us? See the weekend & mid-week entries on our TRIPS page. Click on our two FORUM buttons in the menu and see who is going skiing and when. Participate in the discussions! See our Facebook page, where all our members can post their own messages and often invite others to come ski with them. Start by clicking on the Facebook button in our main menu. On the mountain, if you have a 2-way radio, tune it to channel 6-19. Mt. Hood Express bus service We have always encouraged carpooling from Sandy, and that is still an option. But, now you can take the new Mt. Hood Express bus instead. For only $2 (or just $1.50 if you prepay for 20 tickets), you can ride the bus from Sandy to Skibowl, Government Camp, or Timberline. Catch the bus right on Hwy. 26, at a park and ride bus stop half way between Champion Way and 362nd (which is the Fred Meyer traffic light in Sandy). Turn into Champion Way to park at the Information Center.  The most convenient bus starts at 7:45 am and arrives at Skibowl at 8:32 and at Timberline at 9 am. Click here for the complete schedule.   Also note that Timberline runs its own hourly shuttle between Government Camp (stopping at the Mt. Hood Brewing Co., at Collins Lake Resort, and at the Chevron station at the top end of Govy). This shuttle runs only on weekends and holidays. Approximately once an hour to make the full round trip.   Powder Alliance.  Unlimited skiing at Timberline and Mt. Hood Skibowl + 3 free tickets at each of 17 other ski areas, for a total of 51 free ski days Not valid on Saturdays. Those 71 and over pay only $50. All prices will increase after Nov. 5 and 26.. See more at: www.powderalliance.com  and on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/powderalliance   Season Passes compared.  Compare the cost and benefits of various lift ticket passes. This was first published in Lift Lines. It is now on our Articles page.   Mt. High Cookbook available. A great gift.   Debbi Kor put together a Club Cookbook, full of recipes contributed by many of our club members. You can purchase the book at any of our social events and ski trips, or Contact Debbi at: ijustwannarun1@comcast.net    Ski Areas page - new & improved The best way to get info about ski areas. The updated page contains almost all the ski areas in the West, 194 of them. It's the easiest way to get info for a trip. Just click on whatever ski resort you want. Also find info on heli-skiing.  Also available on our Ski Areas page is an Excel Spreadsheet containing a list of all the ski areas in North America. Use it to track the places you have skied.   Membership renewal.  Please renew your club membership in the Fall (September, October, or early November). This is also the best time to sign up for a ski trip with the club. It is best to renew in person at the annual Ski Fair or at our annual Kickoff Party. If you do it by mail, simply print print the Dough Transmittal form and mail it in. You can find it on our Membership page and on the Forms & Docs page.     Join a PACRAT team   Teams are being formed in October and November, and many teams need a few new team-mates.   Camaraderie, fun, racing, après ski parties and more!   Check it all out on our Racing page and on the PACRATs web site.   Contact:  Racing@mthigh.org     Member Benefits updated - 20% off at the Taco Shoppe  Thanks to Kevin Bastin, owner of the Taco Shoppe and a Mountain High club member, we have now been offered 20% off of any item on the menu (not just the burritos). But only 10% discount during the summer months. The Taco Shoppe is located in Government Camp, across the street from the Huckleberry Inn (but a house or two up the road), or just downhill from the Mount Hood Museum. See details on our Membership Benefits page and on our Bulletin Board page.  Click here for see their full menu. January is Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month Introduce a new person to the sport by having them take a lesson from a certified ski instructor, and you could win a prize    Powder Alliance adventure blog Emilio went on a 4,000 miles road trip to ski as many Powder Alliance ski areas as possible. Lots of driving. But the skiing is free for anyone with a Fusion Pass. He will try to keep a diary marking his progress. Check out his “Ski Delights” blog at: http://skidelights.blogspot.com/ Also see the trip video: https://youtu.be/q3C6tltD--M Video about our club Short 5 minute summary of what our club is al about. Must see! At: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woXVvae4Iww   Proof that Straight skis were always Shaped. Straight skis were never really straight. See proof in this video.       Ski pole Inclinometers - Attach this simple device to your ski pole and use it to measure the slope steepness.   .       Ski Trips survey results .  Thanks to the 45 people who completed the survey.  See the results in this PDF file. But it's not too late to add your own opinions and preferences. We will monitor any future additions to the online survey using Survey Gizmo.  If you get a privacy or security warning, that is simply due to your own security settings, which might be too strict.  Feel free to ignore any such alert for this survey. 2022 EVENTS CALENDAR Color code:  This color code is valid until you use the links. The viewed links will then change color, due to your browser's settings, but the dates will still remain the original color.     Blue: Mountain High club events           Maroon: NWSCC, FWSA, or multi-club events     Black: General events ======================================== JANUARY 2022 Jan. 19 (Wed.) NWSCC online Zoom meeting with guests from Mt. Hood Skibowl and Mission Ridge. Jan. 31 (Mon.)  Mt. High Board meeting Get more involved with the club. FEBRUARY 2022 Feb. 13 - 17     Mt. High Schweitzer Mt. trip 3 nights or 4 nights Feb. 19 (Sat.)  Mt. High Chocolate Party Come sample the desserts! MARCH 2022 Mar.    5  -  6    Ski & Ride for a Cure aka Hope on the Slopes, Skibowl Mar.  13 - 20    Mt. High Whitefish Mt. trip 4, 5, or 6 or 7 nights APRIL 2022 Apr.  4 - 9         NASTAR Nationals Aspen / Snowmass Club elections are postponed indefinitely, until we can meet safely again. For now, the planned annual Mt. High Season Kickoff party has been cancelled.   See more event details in the next section below.       Club membership has steadily increased from 2002 - 2011, and has stabilized around 250 - 300 since then.   Mt. High Board meetings  ===================== Last Monday of the month, we meet at the Round Table Pizza  10070 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland (near the corner of Capitol Hwy.) to plan future club events, trips.  If you'd like to get a bit more involved with the club, please come and join us. This is a working and planning  meeting, but it's open to all. Social gathering: 6:00 pm, and the meeting starts at: 6:30 pm. NOTE: Due to the COVID pandemic, these meetings are now being held virtually, through Zoom.   NWSCC meetings =============== Representatives of local ski clubs gather to coordinate activities, plan joint events and trips. Sometimes, there's a guest speaker. These meetings are open to all. Time: Socializing starts at 6 pm. Meeting starts at 6:30 pm.. Dates: Meetings are held quarterly on the 3rd Wednesday in October, December, March and June. Location: At various locations around the Portland metro area. See the NWSCC web site for details. NOTE: Due to the COVID pandemic, these meetings are now being held virtually, through Zoom.   Searching for the Perfect Ski Watch Check out some of the features available on watches these days: Altimeter, Compass, Clinometer, Barometer, Stop-watch, and more. And water resistant to 200 meters. Sadly, not all in one watch. Read this article.   Oregon Skiing & Boarding Blog A blog set up by Drew Jackson, the weatherman at KPTV-12, writing about snow conditions from a skier's perspective. This has been added to both our Blogs and Links pages.   Vision for the 21st Century A whole new vision of enhancing both safety and fun on the slopes. Read all about it (click on the "Vision" button. Get involved. Write to the ski areas. Write to ski magazines. Refer them to our website: www.mthigh.org/Vision.htm.   Trips Survey Results Thanks to the 60 people who completed the online survey. See the results summarized in the July issue of "Lift Lines", or see the complete results here:   Mt Hood List - A great new site! Go to MtHoodList.com to post your own message, to find a carpool to Mt. Hood, to find buddies for a Meadows 4x4,  or any other Mt. Hood related activity.   Check out this content on our site!    a) Blogs eg.: David Schor's adventures    b) Videos (our recent trips and racing)    c) Skis for sale on our Bulletin Board!   Send us your photos/stories! What did you do this past winter? Where  did you ski? Where were you 20 or 30 years ago?  How did you learn to ski?  Any spectacular falls?  Any embarrassing moments? Send in your personal short stories or reminiscences.  Please add a photo of yourself or the people in your story. Digital photos are most welcome. Printed photos will be scanned in and returned to you.  Contact Emilio.   Free $kiing corner. Free or half-priced lift tickets.   Our public Forum In the Forum, post your questions, requests, offers, or help provide answers.   Bulletin Board vs. Forum For plain text announcements or questions, feel free to post your own message in the Forum. For more elaborate, announcements, including graphics, photos, etc. please email them to us at webmaster@mthigh.org and we'll post it on the Bulletin Board.   We Want You! We know you have something to contribute to the club.  Organize a party, a hike. a game of cards, a visit to the theater, or just a TGIF. Take your favorite activity and invite other club members to join you. Just let us know what you could do for the club. Or, better yet, come to our monthly planning meeting, any last Monday of the month, at the Round Table Pizza.   2-way Radios on the slopes! Connect with other club members on the slopes. Simply get on the radio channel 6-19, and call for Mountain High members. That is Channel 6, Privacy code 19. There is a permanent note about this on our TRIPS page.   Free Antivirus Say goodbye to your paid antivirus. Avast! is totally free and performs even better in tests. Download it and try it yourself: http://www.avast.com/en-us/get/6SK2Jprm   Web site & Newsletter At the 2020 FWSA Convention in June, we won 1st place for Web site. 1st place for Newsletter. See more on our Awards page.     Boots & More Performance LLC with Greg Coulter Greg Coulter has left Hillcrest Sports to focus on Boots and More. He has been involved with the ski industry for 25+ years and has chosen to go his own direction. Boots and More is service only.  Boot fitting, and ski & snowboard tuning and repair. It also sells insoles and liners as well as boot accessories. The big difference between Greg Coulter and everyone else is that he will pick up and drop off the customers equipment. Contact Greg via email; gcoulter40@gmail.com,  or phone 503-917-9360. Visit the Boots and More Facebook page and Like it.  Also, see the BAM Performance website to find out more. ShredHood.org is a web site devoted to everything Mt. Hood. It contains the latest news, classifieds, racing, new school, old school, videos, slides, events, resources. The web site was started by Ben Jacklet, a local journalist. Check it out: http://shredhood.org/ Mid-Week skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows A group of us skis more or less regularly mid-week at Mt. Hood Meadows. Come join us.  See details below.   Weekend skiing at Timberline A group of us skis more or less regularly on weekends att Timberline Come join us.  See details below.     EVENT DETAILS Note: Trips and Racing events have their own pages. The events listed below are events other than ski trips and races. Mt. High members at Stevens Pass   Mt. High members on Mt. Hood   NOTE TO NEWCOMERS   Our club provides numerous activities in the following categories.  Most of them have their own separate pages on our web site:   a)  Day trips to Mt. Hood ski areas  (both weekend and mid-week) – currently on the TRIPS page.. b)  Ski trips to other ski areas in the West  -- see TRIPS page. c)  Recreational racing – RACING pages. d)  Social events, parties, etc. – on the HOME page. e)  Summer activities (Biking, Hiking, Rafting, Picnic, etc.) – usually on our HOME page.   Our Home page is mainly a calendar of events and a place to post social events that don't have their own separate pages, such as Trips and Racing events do.   To get a better view of what our club does, please check the ABOUT US page and the PHOTOS page, which shows almost everything we did in the past year(s). Each season, we start to build a new Photos page, so if you are checking us out at the beginning of the season, check out one of the previous year's Photos page, which will be more complete. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83276275381?pwd=cjNkV1p6ZG84VXZrblV3KzZ3TmtVUT09 . Online meeting of the NW Ski Club Council January 19, 2022. (Wednesday) See and hear what's new.      6:45 pm - Start signing in.      7:00 pm - start meeting.       8:00 pm - end meeting Everyone is invited!  Special Guest Speakers -   Karen Norton, Marketing Manager of Mt. Hood Skibowl     Did you know that Mt. Hood Skibowl offers lodging through its partner, Collins Lake Resort, and full service activities through its partner Mt. Hood Outfitters, with rentals, retail sales, and guided tours (snowmobile, carriage rides, or nordic/snowshoe) through its shop at Government Camp?              -  Josh Jorgensen, General Manager of Mission Ridge.     Did you know Mission Ridge installed a new quad chair with a bubble top    last season, or that you can ski past the remains of a World War II bomber plane on its slopes?    Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83276275381?pwd=cjNkV1p6ZG84VXZrblV3KzZ3TmtVUT09   Meeting ID: 832 7627 5381 Passcode: SNOW   Everyone is invited. See more info at: https://nwskiers.org/    Mt. High Monthly meeting Usually on the last Monday of the month. Mountain High Monthly Board meeting January 31, 2022. (Monday)  6:30 - 8:00 pm                         Usually the last Monday of the month.     6:00 pm - social gathering; 6:30 pm - formal meeting.  Location: Round Table Pizza, 10070 SW Barbur Blvd., near Capitol Hwy. (by McDonald’s).   This is an organizational and planning meeting, attended mainly by Board members, trip leaders, activity organizers etc., but it is open to all.  Anyone wanting to get more involved with the club is welcome.       Fine champagne Fine desserts Fine conversation   Please BYOB   Click here for Google map Mt. High annual Chocolate Party   February 19, 2022.  (Saturday), starting at 7:00 pm.   Join your fellow club members at the annual Chocolate party.  BYOB. You can simply come to sample the desserts or bring your favorite chocolate dessert and enter it in the contest for: a) the Most Creative,  b) the Most Chocolatey and/or Decadent; c) the Most Light and/or Healthy   The judges will be fair in their selections from all of the entries. The contest is optional.    We also need plenty of tasters and judges. So, come and sample the sweet goodies, bring a friend, and enjoy a night of decadence, fun and good cheer   We will have hors d'oeuvres and party foods and everyone can bring their favorite Chocolate Creation.  Bring a dessert for the contest, if you wish, or just show up to sample the goodies.   Please BYOB.   Please RSVP to Debbi Kor if you are coming. ijustwannarun1@comcast.net .   Location:  Debbi Kor                    8513 NE 149th Ave.                    Vancouver, WA                    See Google map.   Directions:  From either I-5 or I-205, get on Hwy. 500 and follow it until it merges with Padden Pkwy, which is the equivalent of 82nd Street NE Note that Hwy. 500 will first turn north and become 117th Avenue.  From 117th Ave., you need to turn right onto Padden Parkway.   Alternatively, from I-5, take the exit onto 78th Street, and follow it eastward to a fork in the road.  The left fork is the start of Padden Parkway.   From I-205, you can take the Padden Parkway directly and head east.   From Padden Pkwy., turn left onto NE 152nd Avenue. Then turn LEFT again onto 86th Street and follow it to the end (149th Ave.) The house is on the corner of 86th St. and 149th Avenue. ..   Please RSVP  https://skiandrideforacure.org/     Torchlight parade: Everyone can be part of the torchlight parade. Just ask about it at the registration desk on the first morning of the event.   Bonnie Ell started the first Hope on the Slopes at Mt. Hood Skibowl in 2009.   Team "Cranes for Kendall"   Ski & Ride for a Cure (fka. Hope on the Slopes) A 24hr ski/snowboard for cancer vertical challenge event   March 5 - 6, 2022  (Saturday - Sunday) at  Mt. Hood Skibowl. 24 hours: 9 am to 9 am.   A fundraiser for the Ski & Ride for a Cure and the American Cancer Society.   Saturday afternoon and evening there will be live music, a BBQ, and a torchlight parade. If you don't want to ski, come watch and enjoy!   This is a vertical challenge, where competitors earn points for both dollars raised and the total vertical feet skied. Teams can consist of between 4 and 10 people. You can also compete individually. There are no age restrictions.   Check-in and registration is from 7:30am - 9:30am. Please check in upon arrival to receive your tracking device to ensure your vertical feet will be tracked. Turn in any registration fees or donations, if applicable. The tracking competition begins at 10:00am and will go for 24 hours!   Registration is $35 per person, regardless of whether you are registering as an indicidual or as a member of a team. Each participant and/or team is asked to set tehir own fund-raising goal when registering.   Lift tickets valid from Saturday and till Sunday at 1 pm cost: $TBA.   To register and participate: click HERE   Funds raised will be used by the American Cancer Society for cancer research, education, advocacy, and service.   Volunteers are needed to help with registration, food, preparing the torches, and more. If you want to volunteer, please contact Devin Jenkins, devinhots@gmail.com . Day-of-the-event volunteers who volunteer at least 4 hours, will receive a FREE event lift ticket, good on the day of the event.   People can set up tents or canopies at Skibowl, and they can even lay down and snooze at the Outback lodge. If you are interested in overnight accommodations in Government Camp here are a few suggestions: Huckleberry Inn, 503-272-3325 Best Western Mt. Hood, 503-272-3205 Collins Lake Resort, 800-234-6288 Mt. Hood Chalet, 503-263-6366     Videos of previous events:   2011 Hope on the Slopes   2010 Hope on the Slopes.   2009 Hope on the Slopes.     For more info, contact: Danielle Maloni at director@skiandrideforacure.org         NASTAR’s integration with the U.S. Ski Team gives participants the opportunity to meet and interact with their favorite racers. NASTAR Nationals For those who qualify   April 4 - 9, 2022. Aspen/Snowmass will host the 2022 NASTAR National Championships. Under U.S. Ski & Snowboard, NASTAR continues to bring greater awareness to the sport and motivate participants of all ages to get involved in ski racing. To qualify, simply participate in ouer local PACRAT Racing program. READ MORE: National Championships on NASTAR.com Click on the logo to go the FWSA web site:       Click below to go the Convention web site:     Click here for Convention flyer   The Convention will be held at the The Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach 909 N Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217 Reservations:  TBA  or     call 503-283-4466 Group name: Far West Ski Association 90th annual Far West Convention Portland, Oregon June 9 - 12, 2022 June 8 - 12, 2022 This year, we - the NW Ski Club Council - are hosting the Far West Convention in Portland, OR.   Remember we are all part of larger organization. Yes, we are part of the NW Ski Club Council, ... but also of the Far West Ski Association, which encompasses eleven Councils in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Utah. FWSA represents all our local ski clubs, and organizes at least 3 trips every year: 1) the FWSA Ski Week (at Aspen this past winter); 2) the FWSA International Ski Week (usually in Europe); 3) an International Summer trip (like a trip to China or the Alaska Cruise).   This year' theme:  "Rolling on the River" Experience tje mighty Columbia River, as well as Mt. Hood, Oregon.   Activities at the Convention: Thursday and Friday are the fun days, in the form of a Pub crawl, golf, hiking, biking tour, pool party, etc.   FWSA organizes a number of club competitions — for best Newsletter, best Web site, Outstanding club, Safety person of the year, Man and Woman of the year, etc. Awards are given at the annual Convention.. A big part of the annual Convention is a Travel Expo, where club members can meet with dozens of Ski Industry representatives.   A number of ski celebrities are usually present. In the past, we had several Olympic ski champions, some extreme skiers, some founders of famous ski areas, famous film-makers, and more.   Registration and info: See more info about this year's Convention and register at: TBA   Please notify our very own Debbi Kor that you are coming to the Convention. Contact Debbi at: ijustwannarun1@comcast.net   This year's FWSA Convention is being hosted by the Northwest Ski Club Council, www.nwskiers.org.

 

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