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Mt. High Events

 Last updated: March 24 2021
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Mt. High members at Stevens Pass

Mt. High members on Mt. Hood

NOTE TO NEWCOMERS

Mt. Hood Museum

Glade Trail

18th annual

Ski the Historic Glade Trail Day

- A virtual event this year -

March 6, 2021 (Saturday)

This year, the Glade Trail Day will be different, with all kinds of interesting twists.  It is not safe to pack people into a shuttle bus, so there will be no skiing the trail. Instead, we'll have several virtual activities, including:

• Enjoy watching photos and videos of the Glade Trail. See them on the Mt. Hood Museum's "Community" Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MtHoodMuseum/community/?ref=page_internal
  
  
• Photo contest.  Post your best picture from the Glade Trail on the Mt. Hood Museum's Home Facebook page, where you can also see the Museum's own posts. Add your own entry here at: https://www.facebook.com/MtHoodMuseum/?ref=page_internal.  Or email your photo(s) to the Museum at: info@mthoodmuseum.org and they will post it for you.
  
  
• Participate in a raffle. Yes, you can win something.
• and more.

Also, participate in next year's Ski the Glade Trail Day.  Put that on your bucket list.

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The Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum in Government Camp holds this annual event on the first Saturday in March, by special permit from the US Forest Service. The historic Glade Ski Trail is opened and groomed for this participatory living history event. This once popular downhill ski trail starts at Timberline Lodge and ends in Government Camp, a distance of three miles.

With multiple shuttle bus ride back up to Timberline, if you are ambitious, you can easily ski 21 miles over the course of the day.

Once a year, on the first Saturday in March the historic Glade Trail is groomed courtesy of Timberline Lodge for this annual living history day of skiing the way it used to be on Mount Hood.

Participants in the event receive shuttle transportation to Timberline, ski the trail with friends, and meet the bus at the foot of the trail to run back up to the top.

When you’re ready for a break, drop by the museum for a hot lunch featuring homemade gourmet soups and other great foods. The day concludes with a reception at the museum that includes beverages and hor d’oeuvres.

Ski the Glade is an annual tradition at the museum, held every year on the first Saturday in March.

Years ago, the Glade Trail was regularly groomed, providing a long loop for skiers or a route down the mountain at the end of the day. Many people in Northwest Oregon have fond memories of days spent skiing the Glade Trail.

To purchase tickets for Ski the Glade, contact the Mt. Hood Museum at 503-272-3301 or email info@mthoodmuseum.org

The Glade Trail was built by the US Forest Service in 1937 as part of the Timberline Lodge ski complex. The trail roughly follows the route of the original Blossom Trail, dating to 1888 or earlier. Before the advent of ski lifts, highly groomed slopes, and extreme snowboard acrobatics, skiing long trails was popular. Skiing consisted of either jumping or trail skiing. Trail skiers climbed on skis equipped with climbing skins to the Timberline Lodge area and skied back to Government Camp.

According to Lloyd Musser, Museum Curator, “this event helps fulfill our mission of preserving and interpreting the history of Mt. Hood. This is a chance for Grandparents to ski with their grandchildren and share the memories of skiing the Glade Trail, when it was the biggest ski adventure on Mt. Hood.”

Shuttles run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM allowing ticket holders to make several trail runs. The events of the day are recounted at the Apres ski party, where prizes are awarded. Wearing vintage ski clothing is encouraged.

Background information on Mt. Hood trail skiing is available on our webpage in an article entitled Trail skiing on Mt. Hood a Long Standing Tradition. See it at:

http://www.mthigh.org/Articles/Trail-Skiing-on-Mt-Hood.pdf  or:

http://www.mthoodmuseum.org/stories/Trail-Skiing-on-Mt-Hood.pdf.

More info at www.mthoodmuseum.org. or call 503-272-3301.  The event director is: Lloyd Musser, 503-367-3946.

Online meeting of the

NW Ski Club Council

March 17, 2021. (Wednesday)

6:45 pm - Start signing in.

7:00 pm - start meeting. 

8:00 pm - end meeting

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

Usually on the last Monday of the month.

Mountain High

Monthly Board meeting

  AS LONG AS THE VIRUS THREAT IS STILL PRESENT,

WE WILL HOLD AN ONLINE MEETING INSTEAD.

March 29, 2021. (Monday) 

6:30 pm - social gathering;

7:00 pm - formal meeting. 

Current location:  Online. Join us on "Go To Meeting" from your computer, tablet, or smartphone at:

Future Location: Round Table Clubhouse, 16444 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, Oregon.This will be our future location.  For now, we are meeting online via Zoom.

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.

Mountain High

All-club Zoom Meeting

April 22, 2021. (Thursday)  6:30 pm.

1. To see each other and socialize a bit virtually.
2. To make some trip and activity announcements.
3. To share any other news we might have at that time.

Before the meeting, let's come up with ideas for future club activities, both summer and winter. Contact our club's Board members with any ideas.

Click on the logo to go the FWSA web site:

Click here for

Convention flyer

The Convention will be held at the

Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North

San Diego, CA 92108
800-772-8527
www.towncountry.com

See a great video of San Diego at sunrise, filmed with a flying quad-copter drone: https://vimeo.com/113168936

89^th annual

Far West Convention

San Diego, California

October 7 - 10, 2021

October 7 - 10, 2021.

The Convention date was changed from June to October, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, in the hopes that by October most of us will be vaccinated.

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).

Activities at the Convention:

Thursday and Friday are the fun days, in the form of golf, hiking, biking, 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:
Register by May 8, 2021 to secure your spot.
Register and Pay Online  or download the Registration Form.

For more information see the FWSA Convention web pages at:
YET TO BE ANNOUNCED.
 

Also, please notify Debbi Kor that you are coming to the Convention, so that all our Mountain High delegates are registered as a single group. Contact Debbi at: ijustwannarun1@comcast.net

This year's FWSA Convention is being hosted by the San Diego Council of Ski Clubs  http://skisandiego.org/ 

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

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.