Day trips - dates

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Race days are solid bets, since there will always be lots of us going skiing that day! But, we will go up on other days as well.

2010 dates:

Jan. 10 (Sun.): Timberline

Jan. 24 (Sun.): Meadows
Feb.   7 (Sun.): Skibowl
Feb. 28 (Sun.): Timberline

Mar. 14 (Sun.): Meadows

Mar. 21 (Sun.):  Meadows
 

Join in the fun! Make the effort to join us in Sandy, so we can start the day together!

Weekend day-trips

to Mt. Hood ski areas

Come ski with us, almost any Saturday or Sunday.

It's just a single day outing. Join us on PACRAT race days (Sundays). Everyone is invited, including non-racers. On race days, you can be sure that over 130 of our members will be on the mountain. Those are our racers. But, many other friends and family members show up too, just to ski with us.

The race itself takes up only a few minutes of our time. A whole 10-person team can get down the race course in about 5 minutes. The rest of the time, we just ski for fun.

Meet at McDonald's in Sandy (left at 3rd traffic light in Sandy) around 7:00 - 7:15 am. You might find us either in the parking lot, or inside McDonald's, getting a cup of coffee. From there, we can either carpool or caravan to the ski area.  For info, contact Emilio, info@mthigh.org, or 1-503-378-0171 (a Salem number).

On the mountain, meet us around 9:00 am near the ticket office, outside, or find us on Channel 6-19.  Just ask for "Mountain High" people!

Racers: See more details on our Racing page.

Invitation:   Non-racers, please come ski with the racers!

Racers, please come ski with non-racers on day trips even when there is no race going on!  Let's carpool!

George Yun

Current mid-week coordinator

Harry & Lisa Scribner originally started our midweek skiers list.

Mid-week day-trips

to Mt. Hood ski areas.

All winter, whenever there is good powder, or whenever the fancy strikes! If you are interested and want to be added to the list of potential mid-week skiers, contact George Yun, at boar2m@msn.com, Better yet, you can join the mid-week group by registering with the Google group. Go to Midweek forum page: http://groups.google.com/group/MtHigh-midweek?hl=en and click on the Join this group link and follow the instructions.

Any member of the midweek group can post a message on the midweek forum.

Once on the mountain, if you have a radio, use Channel 6, Code 19 to connect with whoever shows up.

 See: Map of all 3 States

Oregon ski areas

• Anthony Lakes
• Cooper Spur
• Hoodoo
• Mt. Ashland
• Mt. Bachelor
• Mt. Hood Meadows
• Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
• Spout Springs
• Timberline
• Warner Canyon
• Willamette Pass

Washington ski areas

• 49º North

• Cascade Powder Cats

• Crystal Mountain

• Hurricane Ridge

• Leavenworth Ski Hill

• Loup Loup

• Mission Ridge

• Mt. Baker

• Mt. Spokane

• North Cascade Heli-Skiing

• Ski Bluewood

• Stevens Pass

• Summit at Snoqualmie

• White Pass

Idaho ski areas

• Bald Mountain

• Bogus Basin

• Brundage Mountain

• Cottonwood Butte

• Kelly Canyon

• Lookout Pass

• Magic Mountain

• Payette Lakes

• Pebble Creek

• Pomerelle Mountain

• Schweitzer Mountain

• Silver Mountain

• Snowhaven

• Soldier Mountain

• Sun Valley

• Tamarack

NW Ski Challenge 2009/2010

The 2009-2010 ski season will be the fifth year of the NWSCC Ski Challenge. For the past 4 years the Council has rewarded skiers and snowboarders who have met the Challenge with gift certificates for equipment or services at ski shops, and one lucky winner each year goes home with a ten-time pass to Mt. Hood Meadows.

The first year of our Challenge was the Oregon ski resorts. The second year we expanded the Challenge with the addition of Washington ski resorts. The third year, we added Idaho ski resorts. Last year, we made it super-easy, with a minimum requirement of skiing 5 ski areas within the three NW States.

This year, the Council is challenging skiers and snowboarders to ski the Northwest again, but with slightly tougher rules than last year. The Northwest Ski Challenge rules are as follows:

Ski or ride any 7 or more resorts in Oregon, Washington and/or Idaho during the 2009-2010 ski season to be eligible to win a prize.  The more ski areas you visit, the more valuable the prizes.  A total of 7 is the minimum to enter. Save your lift tickets and/or receipts as proof.

Info & entry forms: Ski Oregon Challenge flyer (PDF)

You can order a shirt with Challenge logo and/or a map of either Oregon, or Washington, or Idaho, or all 3 States, showing the location of all the ski areas.

Just save your lift tickets and/or credit card receipts from the lift ticket purchase, and mail this in before June 15. Please print and fill out the entry form. Mail your entry to the NWSCC, Po Box 1915, Portland, OR 97207.

Winners will be announced at the July NWSCC meeting, and the grand prize will be awarded to the skier or boarder who visits the most Northwest ski areas during the season.

Several of our past winners have kept very informative and colorful blogs and photos of their experiences as they skied and rode at Northwest ski areas the last three seasons.

Read about each ski area, and about our experiences there, for inspiration:

a) Ski Oregon Challenge (2005-06): http://www.mthigh.org/Articles/Ski-Oregon-Challenge-diary.pdf

b) Ski Washington Challenge (2006-07): http://www.mthigh.org/Articles/Ski-Washington-Challenge-diary.pdf 

and David's blog at: http://skiwashington.blogspot.com/ 

c) Ski Idaho Challenge (2007-08): http://skiid.blogspot.com/

Click here for the Entry Form and Rules in Word or PDF.

They are also posted on the NWSCC website, where we will also have a list of participants showing their progress. See: www.nwskiers.org.
 
For more information contact:

Steve Coxen: 503-679-9022, sacoxen@aol.com  or

David Schor:  541-513-1012, daschor@comcast.net.

Aspen

Snowmass village

For more info, contact:

Steve Coxen

503-679-9022

stevecoxen@yahoo.com

Aspen / Snowmass

an NWSCC trip

December 9-14, 2010

5 nights lodging, 3 days lift tickets, parties, more. Trip sponsored by Cabernet Ski & Sail Club, a member of NWSCC and the San Diego Council of Ski Clubs. Click on flyer for more info.Included in the package:

• Round trip air, and airport transfers with group.

• 5 nights' hotel accommodation at the Gant Luxury Condos, with fireplace, kitchen, balcony, daily maid service, hot tubs, pool, and ski-in/ski-out access.

• 3 days' lift tickets

• parties, ... and more.

Cost per person, double occupancy, is $960 per person, including air.

Deposit of $200 due now to reserve your spot.

The remaining $760 are due by October 1,

Make your check payable to Cabernet Ski Club, and mail it to:

Steve Coxen

19510 Suncrest Dr.

West Linn, OR 97068.

Emilio Trampuz, scouting out the slopes of Kicking Horse. At the top of the mountain, looking south, toward the source of the Columbia River.

Mountain High members on the front side of Silver Star during one of our previous Ski Safaris.

Enjoying a moment of solitude on the back side of Silver Star.

In 2003, only 3 of us went to Canada.

In 2004, there were about a dozen of us!

In 2005, it was also about a dozen people, but people went at different times, including some in April.

In 2006, we had about a dozen people (or more). It was hard to count, because we were not all together all the time.

In 2007, the snow came late, so everyone except 3 people chickened out. The 3 of us went a bit further east, to Banff, and found plenty of snow.

In 2008, the snow came late again (in December), which spooked everyone away, but Kay and Emilio still found great snow farther east, around Banff, Kicking Horse and Revelstoke.

In 2009, four of us did the standard 5- day trip in early December. Another 3 or 4 people did it in April.

Details of our standard ski safari from previous years (a 5-6 day trip), including hotels, road maps, see:

CanadaSkiSafari.pdf

Detailed guide for the new, 8 or 9-day ski safari, including Kicking Horse, Kimberley and Fernie, see:

CandaSkiSafari-2.pdf

Click on map to enlarge it:

Click here for a flyer.

8th annual

Canada Ski Safari

Sun Peaks, Revelstoke, Silver Star, Big White

A Canada sampler:  a  5 or 6 day trip

Dec.  10 - 15,  2010

This might be our last Canada Ski Safari (at least for a while).

We have been doing this annual trip for the past 7 years (since Dec. 2003). During this time, some of us enjoyed a total of about 20 days of free skiing at some amazing resorts in British Columbia. Unfortunately, we were not able to entice many people to join us. A couple of years, we had about 12 people on this trip each time, but most years it was only between 2 and 6 people.

At the same time, we had 60 or 70 people come to see the Warren Miller movie.  All these people received free lift tickets to the Canadian resorts (Apex, Big White, Silver Star, and Sun Peaks). Why so few people chose to take advantage of their free lift tickets is hard to comprehend.

As of this year, there are no more free lift tickets. Now it's only 2-for-1. See the Warren Miller movie announcement at: www.mthigh.org/index.htm#Warren_Miller_movie.

If few people went for the free skiing, it is expected that even fewer will go for half-priced tickets. So, we'll give it one more go this winter. It will be our 8th annual Canada Ski Safari, and most likely the last one, for a while. Canada is wonderful. We'll definitely go there again, but perhaps not until something sparks people's interest again.

Still, it's a great adventure!

Use your 2-for-1 vouchers from the Warren Miller movie and come explore several Canadian ski resorts, Big White, Silver Star, and Sun Peaks. We'll also stop at Mt. Baker and Mission Ridge (in Washington) on the way there and back.

Our usual 5 -day trip can be extended to 6 days, to include a side-trip to Revelstoke Mt. Resort, the newest ski area in North America, and the one with the biggest vertical: 5,620 feet from top to bottom!

This is a road trip, skiing a different ski area each day! The exact dates depend on the snow conditions and people's preferences. We are totally free to change our minds at a moment's notice and to follow where the best snow is. There are no reservations, no deposits, ... just pure fun of our own choosing.

The standard 5-day trip is the classic ski safari we've done for most of the past years. If you haven't done it before, you can find detailed instructions, phone numbers, addresses, maps, etc. on our web site. See the ARTICLES page (and then look for Canadian Ski Safari) at: http://www.mthigh.org/Articles.htm.

Adding the newest ski resort in North America, Revelstoke Mt. Resort, with its 6,000 vertical feet would extend this trip to 6 days.

See how people describe their experiences on previous ski safaris, at: www.mthigh.org/Articles/Canada-Ski-Safari-2006.pdf

Here's the plan for the Safari.  Click here to see a map.

Or click here for a trip Flyer.

DAY 0: Not counting this as a real day, because people can still work this day, and drive out of Portland after work.  Usually, we just drive for about 4 or 5 hours, to Ellensburg or Wenatchee (on Hwy 97), and spend the next day skiing at either Mission Ridge or Mt. Baker.

Otherwise, if we tried to drive all the way to one of the Canadian ski areas, it might take a total of 11 - 12 hours. That's the only long part of the trip, but we cut that in half by taking an extra day to ski somewhere half way up.

 
DAY 1: Most likely:  Mt. Baker or Mission Ridge. In the past, we used to ski at Apex. From there, it's a 2 hr. drive to Big White. But, it turns out that Apex does not provide any freebies any more. On top of that, it is a long drive from Portland to Apex (abt. 10 -11 hours). So, instead, we will stop at a more convenient place on the way to Canada. Depending on individual interests, we could stop at Mission Ridge, or Stevens Pass, or Loup Loup, or Mt. Baker, or even Grouse Mountain (near Vancouver, B.C.).

DAY 2: Ski Big White, then 2 hrs.drive to Silver Star

DAY 3: Ski Silver Star. After this, anyone who wants the shorter 5-day trip can drive to Sun Peaks, whicle those who prefer the 6-day option can go to Revelstoke. Either way is about 2.5 hours of driving to the next destination.

DAY 4: Ski Revelstoke Mt., a brand new ski resort, which has a total of 5,620 vertical feet, by far the largest vertical in North America. (Whistler/Blackcomb is 5,000').  Meanwhile, the shorter trip skis Sun Peaks

DAY 5: The longer trip skis Sun Peaks

Meanwhile, the shorter trip group skis Mt. Baker, then drives home to Portland.  End of the shorter trip.
 

DAY 6: The longerer trip group skis Mt. Baker, then drives home to Portland.  End of the longer trip.

This is a very informal trip. Just drive up, preferably carpool, and let's ski! If we share lodging and gas expenses, the trip can be quite affordable. In the past, we have spent anywhere between $200 - $350 per person for a 5 - 6 day trip. Of course, that was when ALL the lift tickets were free. Expect to spend a bit more this year. But, it will still be less expensive than most other ski trips.

No deposits or down-payments required. It's all pay as you go. No reservations are needed, or even possible, because Big White and Silver Star have a 2-night minimum requirement, but they will not turn us down if we just show up. This has never been a problem.

For details about this road trip, and for help coordinating the carpooling, contact Emilio Trampuz: Emilio2000@earthlink.net.

See a detailed guide (including maps, hotel phone numbers, ski area snow phones, etc.) see the following guides:

1. For the 5 - 6 day trip: CanadaSkiSafari.pdf

2. For a 9 day trip : CanadaSkiSafari-2.pdf.

Either way, get you passport now!

Here's how to get a:

Passport

Apply now. the Wait time can be as long as 4 months!

Whistler/Blackcomb cabin trip

with Bill Leeper

Jan 23-29, 2011.

6 nights lodging / 5 days skiing, Carpooling.

Cost= $270 (includes lodging, and daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. Everyone encouraged to cook a dinner and participate in cleanup.

Lodging in a cabin 5 minutes north of Whistler village. There's a shuttle bus to the lifts every 20 minutes.

Lift tickets are additional.
 

There will be a pre-trip meeting in December or early January.  Contact Bill Leeper: 503-639-2603.

Bomber plane wing at Mission Ridge

Click here for a

Trip flyer and registration form

(The registration form is on page 3 of the flyer)

See:

Trip Cancellation Policy

Leavenworth trip
a Mt. High bus trip including:

Snoqualmie/Alpental,  Mission Ridge,  Stevens Pass

NOTE:

January 27-30, 2011.

Our annual Mountain High weekend bus trip.

3 nights/3 days. To avoid the Seattle crowds at Snoqualmie, we'll leave Thursday around 5:00 pm. Lots of fun on the bus - this is the best way to get to know other club members! We'll return Sunnday by about 8 pm.

Thursday evening:  Leave Portland

Friday:     Ski the Summit at Snoqualmie & Alpental

Saturday: Ski Mission Ridge

Sunday:   Ski Stevens Pass

Sunday night:  Return to Portland, by about 8 or 9 pm.

We'll keep the cost down by using a sliding scale. The more people, the lower the price ($3 less for every additional 2 people). Bring all your friends and save money! Price (based on 40 people), is approximately $326 for the bus transportation, 3 nights' lodging, 3 breakfasts, 3 lift tickets. 

Use Dough Transmittal form to send $100 deposit, due by November 15. Full payment due by December 15, 2009. In early December, you will be told the balance due.

If we fill the bus with 50 people, the trip price could be as low as $309. No refunds after December 15 unless you can fill your spot.

Contact:

Emilio Trampuz at 1-503-378-0171, info@mthigh.org, or

Linda McGavin  at 503-652-2840, Trips@mthigh.org.

Click here for a

PDF file trip flyer and registration form.

Sun Valley

Click here for more complete information in the trip flyer:

FWSA Ski Week 2011

Sun Valley, Idaho

Jan. 22 - 29, 2011.  The biggest ski party in the West is the annual Far West trip, involving dozens of ski clubs throughout the Western States (OR, WA, CA, AR, NV, NM).

Join NWSCC and FWSA as we experience Sun Valley with 3,400 vertical feet, 2,054 acres of terrain, served by 12 lifts and 66 named runs.

Price: $875 - $1325, depending of the type of lodging you select, includes:

· 7 nights’ Lodging

· Welcome Party

· Council Night

· Pub Crawl

· Mountain Picnic

· Après Ski Party

· Three Races

· Banquet with Dancing

· 5 of 7 day Lift Ticket

Trip cancellation policy:

$25 cancellation penalty applies as of July 1.

$100 cancellation penalty applies September 1st.

To sign up:

Please use the official Signup sheet at: www.nwskiers.org/Trips/FWSA/2010-2011/Sun%20Valley/2011_Sun_Valley_Sign_up_sheet.pdf.

A $100 deposit will hold your spot and reserve your lodging preferences while supplies last.

Please make your checks payable to: Northwest Ski Club Council, P.O. Box 1915, Portland OR 97207.

For more information contact: Barbara Bousum at 503/224-3584 (evenings) or travel@nwskiers.org. 

Click here for:

Trip Flyer

and

Map

Cost: $364 check price (ppdo) ($375 credit card) total, paid at sign-up. Single room: add $175.95.

Within 30 days of check-in, you are responsible for your share of the room and any other nonrefundable charges from our vendors. (You may avoid these charges by selling your spot to another suitable member. We will provide the criteria and any names on the waiting list.) Refunds may not be made until after the trip.

Engelberg skiers

Engelberg map

Interlaken,  Jungfrau

For complete details, see flyer.

FWSA International Week

Engelberg/Interlaken, Switzerland

with optional side trips to Bulgaria, Romania, Transylvania

Feb. 26 - March 7, 2011.

Engelberg: Terrace 3-star Hotel for 5 nights www.terrace.ch
Nightly entertainment, dinners with wine/beer and use of sauna & steam bath are included in Engelberg. It’s nestled beneath the 11,624 foot Mt. Titlis. It offers 6,000 feet of snow-covered glacier and forested runs with spectacular views. It’s Switzerland’s largest ski resort close to Zurich and Lucerne. A unique narrow-gauge railway makes a one hour trip to historical Lucerne every hour.

 
Interlaken: 4-star Metropole Hotel for 3 nights www.metropole-interlaken.ch
Hotel includes use of sauna, steam bath & indoor pool.
Interlaken offers an opportunity to ski all of the regions of Grindewald,
Kleine Scheidegg, Wengen, and Murren. Interlaken has the ambience of a small
town with big city sophistication.

Included:

 Meet & greet at each European airport with English speaking assistant
 Round trip transfers between airports and resorts via private coach
 Welcome orientation with wine & cheese at each ski resort
 Guide & hospitality desk each evening at each hotel
 American breakfast buffet & dinner daily

Price:  $1357 (without air)

       +  $ 758 for associated air from San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Post-trip extensions available:

1. Bulgaria: March 7 - 13.  Two nights in Sofia, plus 3 nights at Ski Bansko (the biggest ski resort in Bulgaria, with 62 kilometers of trails. Also included is one night in Zurich, on the return trip. That's a total of 6 nights.  $954 per person.

2. Romania: March 13-19. A 7-day motor-coach tour of Romania and Transylvania. All breakfasts and dinners included, plus 4 lunches and wine tasting are included.  $1,140 per person, double occupancy.

For more details see:

www.fwsa.org/Travel/2011_Travel/Swiss_flier.pdf 

Deposit: $200 to Far West Ski Association

Please include the following with your check: (1) your legal name and address, (2) phone number, and (3) email address.

Send to: FWSA International Travel, 901 Sousa Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2922.

A $25 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancellations.

Deposits are refundable until November 1, 2010.

Contact Norm Azevedo at 1-925-944-9816 or fwsatravel@sbcglobal.net. 

We can't tell you if this is the place or not, but it will be fun!

Click here for a

Trip flyer and registration form

(The registration form is on page 3 of the flyer)

See:

Trip Cancellation Policy

Crystal Mt.
a Mt. High bus trip

NOTE:

March 25-27, 2011.

Another of our popular Mountain High weekend bus trips.

2 nights/2 days. We'll leave Friday around 5:00 pm. Lots of fun on the bus - this is the best way to get to know other club members! We'll return Sunday by about 8 pm.

Friday evening:  Leave Portland

Saturday: Ski Crystal Mt.

Sunday:   Ski Crystal Mt.

Sunday night:  Return to Portland, by about 8 or 9 pm.

We'll keep the cost down by using a sliding scale. The more people, the lower the price ($3 less for every additional 2 people). Bring all your friends and save money! Price (based on 40 people), is approximately $210 for the bus transportation, 2 nights' lodging, 2 breakfasts, 1 lift ticket. 

Crystal Mt. is offering half-priced lift tickets to all NWSCC club members on Sunday. So, bring your membership card and be prapared to purchase your own half-priced ticket on that day.

To sign up, use Dough Transmittal form to send $100 deposit, due by November 15. Full payment due by February 25, 2011. In late February, you will be told the balance due (depending on how many people sign up.

If we fill the bus with 50 people, the trip price could be below $200. No refunds after February 25 unless you find someone to fill your spot.

Contact:

Linda McGavin  at 503-652-2840, Trips@mthigh.org.

Click here for a

PDF file trip flyer and registration form.

Far West Championships

Alpine Meadows, CA

NOTE:

THIS INFO IS STILL TENTATIVE,

A LOT OF IT BASED ON LAST YEAR.

THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING UPDATED.

April 1 - 3, 2011.

Come ski it just for fun!  Yes, our PACRAT racers can participate in the usual Slalom and GS races, or in the pre-race clinics. But, even without the racing, come visit Alpine Meadows just for the fun of it.

For more info, contact Gordon Lusk: GordyLusk@hotmail.com.

See flyer posted on the Far West Racing Association's web site:

Everyone (including non-racers) is welcome to come just to ski.

But, if you wish to race, you must pre-qualify. All PACRAT racers qualify automatically, since their handicap is known, as long as they have taken part in at least 3 PACRAT races. In addition to PACRAT races, there are a few other qualifying opportunities.

For racers, this is a chance to experience a true slalom and a true GS race. These are really fun races and give you a chance to compete against club racers from Nevada, California and Arizona. 

Slalom    on Saturday and

Giant Slalom on Sunday.

There will be different courses set for different racer abilities so you will be able to handle it. They have 10 different racer classes and also do an age break at 45.  There are individual awards and also a team trophy. 

The Far West races registration fee is $45 total for the whole weekend, including both a Slalom and a GS race (only one run per race).  To register, please make your check payable to NWSCC, and mail it to:

      Dale Parshall

      8038 SW 37th Ave., Portland, OR  97219

For more information, contact Bob Ellis, FWRA (Far West Racing Association)
      Phone: (530) 414-4270 (cell)
      Email: rellis9681@aol.com

Leeway trail at Mt. Bachelor

Click here for a flyer and registration form.

Bachelor Blast

NOTE:

THIS INFO IS STILL TENTATIVE,

A LOT OF IT BASED ON LAST YEAR.

THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING UPDATED.

Apr. 8-10, 2011. 

Join your fellow NWSCC members (other local ski clubs) for a celebration of Spring at Mt. Bachelor.

Price is $199 pp. and includes:
> 2 nights in Sunriver Tennis village condos
> A mountain picnic lunch on Saturday
> 2 days skiing at Mt. Bachelor

• Lodging: 2 nights in Sunriver Tennis village condos

   Based on minimum 4 people per condo.
• A mountain picnic lunch on Saturday
• 2 days skiing at Mt. Bachelor

One day can be added at either end for an additional cost of about $90 for lodging and skiing, based on 4 people per condo.

Sign up now to hold your spot!

Click here for a flyer and registration form.

Questions? Contact Debbi Kor at 503-314-7078 or ijustwannarun1@comcast.net.