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History
Mountain
High's roots go back to the 1970s with the formation
of the "Plaza" (1975) and "Edgeset"
(early 1970s) ski clubs in Portland, Oregon. In the
Fall of 2000, the two clubs merged, forming the best
of both worlds. The club was renamed: Mountain
High in November 2003.
Today
We are a
friendly group of about 300 skiers and snowboarders
in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
area. We are known as "the club that REALLY
skis & rides". We have day outings to Mt. Hood,
and longer ski trips. We also have year-round social
activities! It's a warm & friendly club.
Click for more detailed
information about the club and a personal
invitation to join.
"Mystery
Trip," 2003. It turned out to be Mt. Shasta
Meetings and Activities
The club
has general meetings/parties about once per quarter,
including a yearly Kick-Off Party in
November at the start of the new ski season. Also,
their is at least one social activity each month.
Our main activities are:
1.
Day-trips to Mt. Hood,
2.
Longer winter trips to throughout the U.S.
and Canada,
3.
Recreational PACRAT racing program,
4.
Social events throughout the year such as
TGIFs, Wine tours, Chocolate Dessert
competition/tasting, Pizza parties, etc..
5.
Summer activities include golfing, rafting,
bowling, and hiking. Families are included in the
activities whenever possible.
Club info
The current
club directors are shown on the contacts
page. The all-volunteer board meets on the last Monday
of every month to handle the affairs and planning
for the club.
All members
receive a monthly newsletter with
detailed information on upcoming trips,
events, and meetings, as well as
write-ups and photos
of recent club activities.
Mountain
High Brochure - A tri-fold brochure about
our club that you can print or simply forward to
someone who might be interested in joining our club.
Mountain High - Outstanding Club 2006 - A
PDF file containing a 3-page description of our club,
with photos. This was our club's entry for the Far
West Outstanding Club competition.
More
detailed info about the club.
List of
Membership Benefits.
Click here for a list.
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Composite photo of
Nick Veroske skiing in the Cariboos
We ski, we snowboard, we have fun, both on and off
the mountain!
We do mainly alpine, downhill skiing, we have a
few snowboarders, a few cross-country skiers, but
also a bit of golf, bowling, hiking, biking,
rafting, wine-tasting, barbequing, and
chocolate dessert contests!
Check
out our new vision for the 21st century:
Safer slopes, more fun on the trails, less speeding,
shorter lift lines, attracting new people to the
sport! It's on our
"Vision" page.
Get on our email
list; send an email to info@mthigh.org.
Use our public Forum
to communicate with other club members for
questions, ideas, offers, news, etc. The Bulletin
Board has more colorful ads, news, skis
for sale, etc.
We welcome new members, so be sure to
check us out. See the Membership
page to see a list of membership benefits (which
change from year to year), and for instructions on
how to join.
Our club is
affiliated with:
NWSCC - Northwest Ski
Club Council
FWSA -
Far West Ski Association
NSCF
- National Ski Council Federation
PACRAT - Recreational
racing league
Charities
Our club has been involved for many years
with the following charitable endeavors:
- Highway 26 Cleanup. We adopted 2 miles of highway west of
Government Camp, on the slopes of Mt. Hood.
- FWSA Athletic Scholarship. We
sponsor one of the racers.
- Oregon
Cancer Ski Out.
- Hope on the Slopes.
- Mount
Hood Museum in Government Camp.
Note:
Mountain High is a non-profit, private
membership organization with a Section 501(c)(7)
federal tax exemption status.
Membership Signup form (to join the club, or renew membership) -
(PDF file, 86 KB).
Membership Signup form (to join the club, or renew membership) -
(Word document, 23 KB).
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Sample Trip Photos
Below are
some typical ski trip photos. For the
most recent photos see our Photos
page.
For older photos, go to the Photos page and click on
any previous year.
Also, go to complete Photo
Albums on Snapfish, where you can also
order your own prints.
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Mystery Trip
to Ashland -- a fun 2-day bus trip
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"Mystery Trip" to Mt.
Shasta - a 2-day bus trip
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Recreational
PACRAT racing at Meadows.
Anyone can join a 10-person team.
It's fun!
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Greg, Violet, Alice and
Blaise having lunch at
Schweitzer Mtn., Idaho.
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Club Trip to Alpine
Meadows, Lake Tahoe, CA
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Hoodoo ski area trip, Mt
Washington in
background. This was another fun bus
trip!
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Club members enjoying a
human slalom (a club tradition)
at Mt. Hood Meadows, during our annual
Spring Fling.
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Sample
Social Events Photos
Here
are photos from some of our regular annual social
events.
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Winery Tour -- Another
Annual Tradition!
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We brew our own beer
for the annual
Membership Party -- Debbi "Kor's
Light"
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Lynn and
Terry are all smiles at the
annual
Ski Fair.
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Diane, Debbie, and Kurt
enjoying the
End of the Season summer barbecue.
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Valentine's Chocolate
Party --
another annual club tradition!
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For most recent
photos go to Photos
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For
older photos, start with our Photos
page, and then click on a previous
year.
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