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Articles
on Skiing
and Resources
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The
articles below have appeared in previous
newsletters or on our web site, and have been
archived here due to their popularity and/or
usefulness, for future reference.
This
should be called our "RESOURCES" page.
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 Far West
Skiers' Guide - Summer supplement.
Click on the image here to
see this ver colorful magazine. Learn all
about e upcoming Far West Convention in
Reno.
Also read about summer fun at
ski resorts.
Learn about our Scuba diving
trips.
Click on each 2-page spread
to thumb through the rest of the
pages.
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SAFETY
1.
Vision
for 21st Century (PDF: 186K)
Word,
775 KB Letter to ski areas.
Promoting Turning skills.
2.
Six Slices of Safety Hexagon
- or - Safety
Hexagon condensed version - The
6 facets of safety.
3.
Avalanches
- learn about them, learn to recognize
the conditions that put you at risk.
4.
Safety
in powder - Powder skiing
precautions, + Call for more trees at ski areas.
5.
Orange
cones for practicing turning skills - What
we've learned by trying it.
6.
Obstacle
courses for turning skills - a
variety of approaches to encourage controlled turns.
7.
Reckless
skiing - Mt. Hood Meadows spreads
awareness & gets tough on reckless skiing.
8.
Safety
bar on chairlifts - Lower the
bar. Stay safe.
9.
Danger:
Slick Rain Bags - Real examples
of injuries from plastic bags on the slopes.
10. Fit
to Ski: ACL Protection
- Chapter from a book by Carl Petersen,
physiotherapist and fitness coach for the Canadian
 Olympic ski
team. More info at: www.fit2ski.com.
11.
Knee
Treatments and Protection. A series of articles
on a variety of knee treatments.
12.
Helmet mounted GoPro camera aggravated Michael
Schumacher's accident - Photos
and video.
13.
Safety Boundary Signs on Mt. Hood -
Safety signs west of Timberline, including article,
pictures, and maps.
RACING
1. Picking
the Best Line - How to
carve the quickest line through racing gates.
2.
How
to slip the course - Diagram
showing how to slip the race course correctly.
SKI
AREAS
1. How
Global Warming Affects Ski Areas
- Which ski
areas have closed due to climate change? Which ones are next?
2.
Oregon
Ski areas - (Ski Oregon
Challenge) The 12 main Oregon ski areas, photos,
descriptions.
3.
Washington
Ski areas - (Ski Washington
Challenge). Photos, descriptions, diary.
4.
NW
Ski Challenge - Oregon,
Washington, & Idaho. David Schor's diary of
visiting them all!
5.
Powder Alliance - Buy the Fusion
Pass and get free skiing at 11 other ski areas.
Since 2013/14 Silver Star was added in 2014/15.
6.
North
American Ski Areas - A list of
all the ski areas in North America (the US and
Canada).
7. Season
passes comparison - A comparison
of various ski passes. This page is updated
annually.
TRAVEL
1.
Passports - How to get one.
2.
Carpooling
guidelines - How to share the
cost of gas fairly and equally. Also in Word
dcoument.
3.
Packing
for bus ski trips. - Advice
for how to pack for club ski trips by bus.
5. Skiing
North America - The story of John
& Jewel Andrew spending their retirement skiing
all of North America.
6. Ski
Safaris -
Road trips. See & ski the world! 60 ski areas
within driving distance! Map included.
7.
Canada
Ski Safari 1 counter-clockwise - Okanagan. Detailed trip guide, based on
the 2004, 2006, and 2010 trips.
8. Canada
Ski Safari 1 clockwise -
Okanagan. Detailed trip guide, based on the 2003,
2005, and 2009 trips, with optional extension to Red
Mt., 49 Degrees North, and Mt. Spokane.
9. Canada
Ski Safari 2 Columbia -
Kootenays, the Columbia River valley. The longer
trip, including Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, Panorama,
Kimberley, Fernie.
10. Canada
Ski Safari 2005/06 - Photos from
the 6-day road trip, December 2005.
11. Canada
Ski Safari 2006/07 - Experiences
and impressions of the Dec. 2006 ski safari.
12.
Tips for
Skiing in Canada - Some
useful tips and ideas, re. passport, money matters,
& skiing.
13. French
Alps 2006: Val d'Isere - A week
in the French Alps. Ooh-la-la!
14. Idaho
Adventure bus trip (2006) -
Tamarack and Brundage Mt. (ID), plus Anthony Lakes
(OR).
15. Crystal
Mountain, WA bus trip (2005). Photos
and description of the trip.
16.
Whitefish Mountain Ski Challenge game.
A challenge we posed to our club
members on a 2015 trip.
17. Big
Mountain Train trip (2005). Our
4-day trip via AMTRAK to the slopes of Big Mountain.
18. High
on Adventure - Collection of
interesting first-hand account articles on Western
ski areas.
LOCAL LORE
& LOCAL ISSUES
1.
Mt
Hood Trivia - Did you
know all this about Mt. Hood?
2. Mt. Hood
Express bus - Description, map,
and schedule.
3. Safety
Boundary Signs on Mt. Hood -
Safety signs west of Timberline, including article,
pictures, and maps.
4. Trail
Skiing on Mt. Hood - a long standing tradition. Alpine trail, Glade trail. By Lloyd
Musser, curator of the Mt. Hood Museum.
5.
Mt. Hood Trails Maps and Glade Trail Day.
Compare old and new map of Mt. Hood ski
trails.
6.
Timberline side-country with pictures.
Detailed description of Timberline to Government
Camp trails, canyons, and more.
7.
NW
Snowsport Advocates -
Get involved. Help you local ski area!
8.
Forest Service proposal to decommission roads
around Mt. Hood (maps included).
9.
Mt.
Hood National Park.
Introduction, overview, and what it could be like.
10. Mt.
Hood Loop Highway at Laurel Hill - Map
of the area, suggested pedestrian bridges to
reconnect old highway.
11.
Preserve the old Mt. Hood Highway as a Trail - Build 2 pedestrian bridges to reconnect
Laurel Hill.
EQUIPMENT
1. Shaped
Skis Hype - Were skis ever straight?
2.
In Search of the
Perfect Ski Watch -
Compare features and prices. Contact manufacturers.
3. Radios
- Is anyone out there - Tips for using radios
on the slopes.
4. Chains
and Traction Tires - Will you have to chain up
or not?
5. Ski
pole Inclinometers - Attach this simple device
to your ski pole and use it to measure the slope
steepness.
6. STOLT BootSki - A fun little
ski that doesn't need safety bindings and fits in
your backpack.
MAPS
1. Mt. Hood
south side, with safety boundaries.
2. Old
Forest Service Map from 1941 - showing where
skiers get lost on Mt. Hood.
3. Mt.
Hood roadmap A1 : Government Camp - Summit
Meadow - Barlow Pass.
4. Mt.
Hood roadmap A2 : Barlow Pass
5. Mt.
Hood roadmap A3: Laurel Hill
6.
Mt. Hood roadmap A3: Laurel Hill with
location of two desired pedestrian bridges indicated
as black lines.
7.
Mt. Hood roadmap A4: Kiwanis Camp Road
and Map turn.
TECHNOLOGY
(Photos, Videos, Cameras, Computers, the Internet)
1. Web
Search Engines - Finding a ski club using an
internet search.
2.
How
to Prepare/Post Photos & Videos for our
web site / newsletter. Same
in Word
.DOC.
HUMOR
1. Drinks
and Personalities - A bit of humor. What your
drink reveals about you.
2. Snow
Shoveling Scam - beware of this pair of
scammers!
3.
Vail
Resorts Buy Mars - After purchasing almost all
the Colorado ski areas, Vail Resorts moves on to
Mars!
Total visits from Oct.1,
2005 -- Sept. 30, 2006 was: 190.
Total visits from Oct.1,
2006 -- Sept. 30, 2007 was: 198.
Total visits from Oct.1,
2007 -- Sept. 30, 2008 was: 219.
Total visits from Oct.1,
2008 -- Sept. 30, 2009 was: 172
Total visits from Oct.1,
2009 -- Sept. 30, 2010 was: 185
Total visits from Oct.1,
2010 -- Sept. 30, 2011 was: 146
Total visits from Oct.1,
2011 -- Sept. 30, 2012 was: 141
Total visits from Oct.1,
2012 -- Sept. 30, 2013 was: 147
Total visitors since Oct.
1, 2013:
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