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Mt. High Events

 Last updated: April 29, 2020
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.

Mt. High members at Stevens Pass

Mt. High members on Mt. Hood

NOTE TO NEWCOMERS

Mt. Hood Museum

Glade Trail

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17th annual

Ski the Historic Glade Trail Day

March 7, 2020 (Saturday)

Once a year opportunity to ski the 3.0 mile historic Glade Trail. A full day of red carpet skiing, including groomed trail, guides, lunch, airport style shuttles, Apre's ski wine party, prizes and more.

Reserve your tickets at 503-272-3301.

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. Timberline Lodge, an event sponsor, grooms the Glade Trail for the day providing great terrain for skiers and boarders.

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.

Tickets for the all-day event are $125 for museum members and $150 for nonmembers, who will receive a year’s membership to the museum along with the ticket purchase. The price of the ticket includes use of the shuttle, lunch, apres-ski reception and a couple of beverage tickets. Only 75 tickets are available for the event.

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 will 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.

Participation is limited to 75 skiers.  There are only a few more tickets left! 

Tickets may be purchased at the museum, or by calling 503-272-3301. Visa is accepted. 

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.

For more info see: www.mthoodmuseum.org.

Photographs from past years events are available on the website or upon request. The event director is: Lloyd Musser, 503-367-3946.

Click on the logo to see the event poster.

Click on image to enlarge

Watch the inspirational video about Fred and about ALS on YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ALSAOregon#p/u/0/Z4Ha6ye6B9E

Check out this

video about the 2013 Ski to Defeat ALS

NOTE ABOUT CMH Skiing

Continuing Fred Noble's passion for Heli-skiing, check out this web site established by Julie Noble-Bakkala, Fred Noble's daughter:

HeliskiWithMe.com

ALS Association

Ski to Defeat ALS

A ski challenge at Mt Hood Meadows

to help those suffering from Lou Gherig's disease

March 7, 2020.  (Saturday) - at Mt. Hood Meadows - 8 am to 5:30 pm.

Take part in this fundraiser for ALS, combining our favorite sport (skiing) with the ability to do something positive in the fight against ALS.

What is the Ski to Defeat ALS?
Ski to Defeat ALS is a team and individual skiing and snowboarding event to be hosted at Mt. Hood Meadows. Participants engage in competitions for most dollars raised and for most vertical feet skied or ridden. For more information about the event, visit www.SkitoDefeatALS.org.

Every registered participant 11 years and older is required to meet a $150 fundraising minimum by the day of the event. 

See the event announcement at:

http://webor.alsa.org/site/TR/Endurance/OregonandSWWashington?pg=entry&fr_id=14202

Register

To register, go to: http://webor.alsa.org/site/TR?pg=informational&fr_id=14202&type=fr_informational&sid=8536

About ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that slowly robs a person of the ability to walk, speak, swallow and, eventually, breathe. With no known cause or cure, a person can expect to live typically 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis. ALS has no racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries –– and in only 10 percent of cases there is a family history of ALS. Today, there are approximately 30,000 people in the US living with ALS and 5,600 people in the US are diagnosed every year. At any given time, there are an estimated 500 families living with ALS in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

About The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter
Since its inception in 2002, our local chapter of The ALS Association is the central source for services and education for people with ALS, their families, caregivers, and health care professionals in all of Oregon and the six counties of SW Washington.

Contact:

Matt Scott
Development Coordinator
503-238-5559 x 106
ski@alsa-or.org 

https://www.hopeontheslopes.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"

Any Mountain High member who starts a new team, let us know at webmaster@mthigh.org and we'll post a link to your team here.

Click on the team name to view it, or to donate to it, or to join the team.

at  Mt. Hood Skibowl.

24 hours: 10 am to 10 am.

Videos

of previous events:

2011 Hope on the Slopes

2010 Hope on the Slopes.

2009 Hope on the Slopes.

For more info, contact: Lori Harmer at

To start a team, or to register as an individual, please follow this link:

https://www.classy.org/event/ski-and-ride-for-a-cure-mt-hood-skibowl/e262504

 Ray and Bob, part of the winning team

Walt in the course!

The Downhill Divas

32nd Annual

Oregon Cancer Ski Out

March  8 - 9, 2020.  (Sunday and Monday)

This is a unique and fun two-day ski/snowboard event at Mt. Hood Meadows, raising money for hospice, cancer research, education and prevention programs.

Beneficiaries are: the OHSU Cancer Institute, the Willamette Falls Hospice, and the Candlelighters (a grass-roots organization supporting children with cancer).

Two races are held, and only consistency counts; not speed.  Teams of 5 compete in an effort to match their overall time in Monday's race as closely as possible to their results from Sunday's race.

For more info, check out the Oregon Cancer Ski Out Brochure.

See a wonderful, inspirational video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yo8cgULE8o

or, a newer video at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIOB_nHMcTs#t=25

Registration =  $199 per person

Click here to  Register online.

All funds raised will be used locally, in Oregon.

Go to: www.cancerskiout.org and click the register button.

For info, contact Michelle Satter. 971-221-5872, cancerskiout@gmail..com .

The Mountain High club has participated in this event for many years.

NOTE: Space is limited to 35 teams!

Michelle Satter
Director, Oregon Cancer Ski Out
Phone: 971-221-5872   Fax: 503-632-1612
PO Box 1484
Wilsonville OR 97070
Web site: www.cancerskiout.org 

Email:      cancerskiout@gmail..com

Fine champagne

Fine desserts

Fine conversation

Mt. High annual

CANCELED - Chocolate Party - CANCELED

March 14  (Saturday), starting at 7:00 pm.  <== Canceled

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

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.

Location: The home of Ron and Terri Best,

                  16750 S Kraeft Rd., Oregon City, OR 97045.

                   See Google map.

DIRECTIONS

• Take Exit 10 from I-205 and get on Highway 213.
• Turn RIGHT at traffic light onto Redland Rd.
• Continue STRAIGHT (no turns) at the next traffic light. No turns onto either Abernethy or Holcomb.
• Turn LEFT at the sign that says: "Meadow Ridge Estates" onto Kraeft Rd.  (There is no sign for Kraeft Rd.).
• There will be a metal gate on Kraeft Rd., but it will be open. So, just go right through.
  
• Stop at the 4th house on your RIGHT. It's number 16750.

EVERYONE PLEASE RSVP to Ron Best at  SeafoodParty@mthigh.org  or   503-312-8680.

NEW TIME.   NEW LOCATION!!!

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

Usually on the last Monday of the month.

Mountain High

Monthly Board meeting

CANCELED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS THREAT

March 23, 2020. (Monday)   ---   NEW TIME.   NEW LOCATION!!!

6:30 pm - social gathering;

7:00 pm - formal meeting. 

Location: Round Table Clubhouse, 16444 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

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.

The Mt. Hood Cultural Museum preserves and showcases the rich history of Mount Hood through interpretive exhibits and educational programming. The museum features six galleries that highlight the history of the mountain’s early exploration, winter sports, settlement and natural history.

The museum, the Mt. Hood Information Center and the Museum Gift Shop are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

History Happy Hour

Mt. Hood Ski Fashion - Vintage to 2021

Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp

CANCELED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS THREAT

March 28, 2020 (Saturday.)  6:30 pm.

Ski Fashion Show-Vintage to 2021. Presented by Skiyente and Hillcrest Ski Shop. This popular event will showcase the changes in ski fashion throughout the years.

Be entertained and learn something new.

Doors open 6:30, presentation at 7 pm.

Social History Happy Hour events take place the last Saturday of the month at the museum. Topics range from Mount Hood photography to ski fashion to volcanic activity on the mountain.

$5 cash at the door. Beer & Wine available for purchase.

For more information about the lecture series, please call the museum at 503-272-3301.

Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum
ph: 503-272-3301, info@mthoodmuseum.org 
www.mthoodmuseum.org 

The Mt. Hood Cultural Museum preserves and showcases the rich history of Mount Hood through interpretive exhibits and educational programming. The museum features six galleries that highlight the history of the mountain’s early exploration, winter sports, settlement and natural history.

The museum, the Mt. Hood Information Center and the Museum Gift Shop are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

History Happy Hour

Mt. Hood Hikes

Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp

- CANCELED -

April 15, 2020 (Saturday.)  6:30 pm.

Mt. Hood Hikes. Presented by author Sonia Buist..

Be entertained and learn something new.

Doors open 6:30, lecture at 7 pm.

Social History Happy Hour events take place the last Saturday of the month at the museum. Topics range from Mount Hood photography to ski fashion to volcanic activity on the mountain.

$5 cash at the door. Beer & Wine available for purchase.

For more information about the lecture series, please call the museum at 503-272-3301.

Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum
ph: 503-272-3301, info@mthoodmuseum.org 
www.mthoodmuseum.org 

Click here to go the FWSA web site:

Click here 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:  https://book.passkey.com/go/rollinontheriver2020 

or call 503-283-4466

Group name: Far West Ski Association

88^th annual

Far West Convention

Portland, Oregon

May 28 - 31, 2020

CANCELED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC

May 38 - 31, 2020

This year, we - the NW Ski Club Council - are hosting the Far West Convention in Bend, 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:

https://book.passkey.com/go/rollinontheriver2020 

For more information contact:
Mary Olhausen, Host Council Convention Chairman
E-mail: omary52@omcast.net   or  Phone: 503.880.7383.

Also, 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.

THIS CONVENTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED

DUE TO CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC

See you in San Diego, in June 2021.

The Far West Convention will return to Portland in June 2022.

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

June 10 - 13, 2021

June 10 - 13, 2021.

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 Bend, 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

For more information contact:
Mary Olhausen, Host Council Convention Chairman
E-mail: omary52@omcast.net   or  Phone: 503.880.7383.

Also, 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.