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Most Recent Mt. High Photos
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2018 / 2019 Photos
Mar.
15 - 17 : Mt.
Shasta & Mt. Ashland trip
Mar.
6, 2019: Pizza
Party
Mar.
2, 2019: Ski
the Glade Trail Day
Feb.
6, 2019: King
Winter
Feb.
18-22, '19: Bogus
Basin / A-Lakes trip
Jan.
26 - Feb.2: Canada
(Silver Star & Big White)
Jan.
26, 2019: Lift
Lines at Timberline
(Saturday)
Dec.
29, 2018: Mt.
Hood Vintage Movie Outtakes
Dec.
15, 2018: First
days at Timberline
Dec.
13, 2018: First
days at Mt. Hood Meadows
Nov.
5, 2018: Mt.
High Kickoff party
Nov. 2-4, 2018: Ski
Fever Show
Oct. . 12, 2018:
Warren Miller movie + dinner
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This page shows you a glimpse
of what the club has done during the past
year. Our year runs from October 1st to
September 31 of the following year.
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how to post photos/videos to our
web site, on the Articles
page under "Technology".
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2015,
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2009,
2008,
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004,
For an overview of a full
past year of the club's activities,
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See
a 6-minute video highlighting almost everything the
club has done in a single year. The video is now
posted on our
Videos page, under the title: "Mountain
High Club 2011-2012".
Seafood
Party
October 12, 2019. (Saturday)
45 people showed up for our annual seafood
party. And what a party it was! The club
provided
salmon cooked several ways,
crab quesadillas,
Bruce's famous smoked salmon dip,
shrimp,
Cajun Shrimp Chowder, and
mussels. People also brought side-dishes,
salads, and deserts.
Thanks
to all the cooks that prepared the
food. And a big thanks to Terri
and Ron Best, who hosted the
event at their home.
Linda McGavin cooking for the Seafood
party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Linda McGavin and Diane Adkin at the
Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
The cooks: Diane, Susan, Linda,
Harry and Yan.
Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
The carious salmon dishes at the
Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Linda, adding more food to the table
at the Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Yummy food! Seafood
party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Just part of the dining room at the
Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Another view of the dining room at
the Seafood party. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Picnic
& Bike Ride
September 28, 2019. (Saturday)
The About 20 people came to the annual picnic.
Smaller number than usual, but those who came had a
pleasant social time. Perhaps some people stayed
away because of fear of the weather. There was
some intermittent rain in the forecast, but as you can
see from these photos, there was also plenty of blue
sky. It didn't rain at the Captain Clark Park
until about 10 or 15 minutes after everyone had
left. In the meantime, we had some prolonged
periods of sunshine. Seven of us also enjoyed a
pre-picnic bike ride, and a few of us also took a
detour through a bird sanctuary.
While waiting for everyone to
assemble, some of us checked out the beach on
the Columbia River.
This is Barbara. (Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Pre-picnic bike ride. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz)
Bruce, Harry, Barbara, Linda, Sara, Manus.
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Pre-picnic bike ride. Linda in
the lead. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Pre-picnic bike ride: Barbara,
Harry, Sara, and others. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz) |
Some of us saw a bald-headed eagle
perched on a tree. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Barbara at the pre-picnic bike ride.
(Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Emilio at the entrance to the bird
sanctuary. Can you read the inscription
above? (Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Barbara spotted a heron. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz) |
The bird was totally focused on
fishing. (Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Ducks at the bird sanctuary. (Photo from
Barbara Brady) |
Just one of our picnic
tables. (Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Picnic. (Photo from Barbara Brady) |
Cal and Larry grilling sausages (some
spicy, some not). (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Debbi and Larry preparing the food
table. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Debbi, Diane, Bob, Barbara, and Kurt
at the picnic. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Several dugout canoes are on display
near the river.
Cal, Larry, Manus and Sara. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz) |
Local Native American fishermen
sitting on their canoe. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Hike
to Tom, Dick and Harry Peak
September 14, 2019. (Saturday)
Six people went on this hike led by Diane
Domina. The weather was perfect and we left
early enough that we didn't find it crowded at
all. Diane led a great hike!
Group photo at Mirror Lake, during
the hike to Tom Dick & Harry. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
View of Mt. Hood and Mirror Lake from
the hike to Tom Dick & Harry peak.
(Photo
from Bruce McGavin) |
Hike to Tom Dick & Harry.
(Photo
from Bruce McGavin) |
Kayaking
to the Willamette Falls
August 25, 2019. (Sunday)
The Willamette Falls are by volume the largest
waterfall in Oregon and the second largest in the
United States, second only to Niagara Falls.
This kayaking adventure was organized on the spur of
the moment by Kurt Wilke, who announced it on the
club's Facebook page just a few days earlier. The
response was pretty good, with the following people
participating: Nancy Erz, Marie McLean, Scott
Blau, Barbara Brady, Tim Culligan, and Kurt
Wilke. Thanks to Kurt for all the photos.
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking to Willamette Falls.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
The
Dalles bike ride & Mosier hike
July 27, 2019. (Saturday)
Fourteen of us enjoyed a wonderful sunny day biking
along the Columbia river between The Dalles and the
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, along a
paved Riverfront Trail. We
also did a brief tour to see some of the many murals
in The Dalles, and then had lunch at the Petite
Provence restaurant.
After lunch, some people went home, but
about a dozen of us drove to Rowena Crest
viewpoint and then stopped at
Mossier. In Mosier, we had a short hike to see
the Mosier swimming hole and the Oregon
Pioneer cemetery and then ended the day
with some wonderful ice-cream at the
local ice-cream parlor in Mosier.
Just half a mile from where we
started, we found the location where the Lewis
& Clark
expedition of discovery had camped out in 1805
and 1806. (Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Just one relatively steep climb at
the end of the Riverfront Trail, just before
arriving at the Columbia Gorge Discovery
Center. (Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Who was running away from
whom? Jack Hardy or the elk?
At the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Nancy on the Columbia River bike
ride near The Dalles (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Clary enjoying the Columbia River
bike ride near The Dalles (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Harry had a blast. Lisa is
following closely behind. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Harry's bike has super wide
tires. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Lisa was all smiles!
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Susan's grand-daughter Mazzy,
joined us on this ride. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Susan says "Hi". (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
John on the Columbia River bike
ride near The Dalles (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Buck on Columbia River bike ride
near The Dalles (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Linda and Bruce on the Columbia
River bike ride near The Dalles
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Bruce on the Columbia River bike
ride near The Dalles (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Our group in front of one of the
many murals in The Dalles.
The Dalles, known as Wascopam, was a
Native American trading post
long before the Europeans arrived.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
The Mosier swimming hole is inside
this canyon. You can se some poeple if
you look closely.
(Photo
from John Davis) |
During the hike to the Mosier
swimming hole, we passed through a small
Oregon Pioneers cemetery. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Hiking back to our cars in
Mosier. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Great view of the Columbia River
from the Mosier trail. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Resting, after having some delicious ice-cream
in Mosier. (Photo from Linda McGavin) |
Kayaking
on Estacada Lake
July 20, 2019. (Saturday)
Only 4 people showed up, although many people
expressed interest but also regretted that they
couldn't make it this weekend.
A conveninet ramp made putting
the kayaks in very easy.
Kayaking on Estacada Lake. (Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kurt Wilke and 2 of our
ladies. Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Kayaking on Estacada Lake.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
View of Mt. Hood after kayaking
on Estacada Lake. (Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Burnt
Lake trail hike
July 13, 2019. (Saturday)
A dozen people showed up for the Burnt Lake
trail hike. Good weather, and everyone had a good
time.
Burnt Lake hike - group photo.
(Photo from Lisa Miller) |
Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin
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Burnt Lake trail sign. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
Sally and Michele fit inside a tree
on the Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from Lisa Miller) |
Great view of Mt. Hood from the Burnt
Lake trail. (Photo from Lisa Miller) |
Flowers were in full bloom. (Photo from
Lisa Miller) |
Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
Bruce at Burnt Lake. (Photo from
Lisa Miller) |
Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
Steep uphill on Burnt Lake hike.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers blooming along the Burnt Lake
trail. (Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers along the Burnt Lake trail.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers along the Burnt Lake trail.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers along the Burnt Lake trail.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers along the Burnt Lake trail.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Burnt Lake hike. (Photo from
Bruce McGavin) |
Flowers along the Burnt Lake trail.
(Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
View from above on the Burnt Lake
trail. (Photo from Bruce McGavin) |
Trillium
Lake / Still Creek Rd. bike ride
June 30, 2019. (Sunday)
Twelve people showed up for the bike ride
around Trillium Lake and then down Still Creek Road
all the way to Zig Zag, where we had lunch at the Zig
Zag Inn.
Starting from the ODOT Highway
Maintenance Station near Government
Camp. (Photo from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Jack Hardy on the way to
Trillium Lake (Photo from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Malcolm (Photo
from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Malcolm and Emilio
at Trillium Lake
with Mt. Hood in the background.
(Photo
from Lisa Miller) |
Group photo at Trillium Lake.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Malcolm at Trillium Lake (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Mt. Hood as seen from Trillium
Lake (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Group on one of the several
bridges over Still Creek. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Group on the bridge.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Lisa and Malcolm on the bridge.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
John Davis on Still Creek Road.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Jack Hardy on Still Creek Road.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Bruce McGavin on Still Creek
Road. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Buck, Susan, and Malcolm on
Still Creek Road.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Susan and Malcolm on Still
Creek Road. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Lisa Miller on Still Creek
Road. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Linda and Michele on Still
Creek Road. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Group photo on our final
crossing of Still Creek.
((Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Still Creek (Photo from
Malcolm MacDonald) |
We covered 20.9 miles. (Photo from
Malcolm MacDonald) |
Highway
Cleanup
June 29, 2019. (Saturday)
Only 6 people showed up for the highway
cleanup of our adopted 2 miles of highway 26 just west
of Government Camp. But they did a good job of
keeping the highway clean and presentable at the start
of the summer tourist season. After 2 hours of
cleanup, we had lunch in Government Camp.
Malcolm in front of the
Adopt-A-Highway sign.
(Photo
from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Malcolm and Tammy MacDonald at
the Laurel Hill trailhead. (Photo
from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Lunch after the Highway Cleanup
Malcolm, Tammy, Bill, Lisa, Michele, Debbi.
(Photo from Malcolm MacDonald) |
Ride
the Willapa bike ride
June 22, 2019. (Saturday)
About 11 of our club members joined in the
popular "Ride the Willapa" bike ride that was attended
by over 500 people. The day started mainly
cloudy, but the clouds gradually dissipated and by the
afternoon, we had lots of sunshine.
Different
people did it in different ways, starting from
different trailheads, and riding either just one-way
or doubled their mileage by riding both there and
back. Six of us carpooled and left our cars in
the town of Pe Ell, so that we rode only 22 miles from
Chehalis to Pe Ell. At the end of the ride, we
had lunch at "Evey's Cafe" in Pe Ell and then drove
back home.
Kurt, Lisa, Diane, Scott, Emilio,
and Harry.
Group photo at the start of the Willapa
Hills Trail. (Photo
from Kurt Wilke) |
Scott Blau on one of several bridges
on the Willapa Hills
Trail. (Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Our group at the first rest stop /
help station at mile 5 in Adna on the Willapa
Hills Trail. (Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Second rest stop at milepost 10, at
Ceres -- Willapa Hills Trail.
Each stop offered water, apples, bananas,
bagels, cheese, peanut butter, honey, etc. (Photo from
Kurt Wilke) |
Diane, Lisa, Emilio, Scott, starting
from the Ceres rest stop on Willapa Hills
Trail. (Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Emilio and Scott at the Ceres stop on
the Willapa Hills
Trail. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Third rest stop at mile 16 at Rainbow
Falls State Park on the Willapa Hills Trail.
Notice that most people don't have mountain
bikes, just regular touring bikes.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
View of the Chehalis River on the
right side of the Willapa Hills
Trail. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
At the Willapa Hills Farm there was a
Farmers' Market, live music, and a Beer
& Wine Garden.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz) |
Kurt bought a CD of bluegrass music
at the Willapa Hills
Farm. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Lisa and Harry at the
Farm. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Fern Hill bluegrass band at the
Willapa Hills Farm.
We arrived there while they were practicing,
and stayed for a few songs when they started
the performance. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz) |
Our group at the Farm. (Photo from Kurt Wilke) |
Tamanawas
Falls Hike
June 15, 2019. (Saturday)
Diane Domina led this hike for the
club. Too bad that only women showed up.
Don't we have any hiking men in the club? We had
a wonderful, warm, sunny day, but also plenty of
welcome shade in the trees. The official
Tamanawas Falls trailhead was already full by the time
we got there. It seems this trail is getting
popular. But our plan, from the beginning, was to park
at the Pollalie trailhead, approximately a mile
further north (toward Hood River). The trail
from there is approximately a mile longer, but much
less crowded.
After
the hike, we had a pleasant lunch/happy hour at Cooper
Spur.
Diane
Domina, our hike leader, in the
middle. Start of the Tamanawas
Falls hike.
Michele,
Sally, Diane, Jackie, Susan.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Well,
at least one lucky guy among all these
babes! Tamanawas Falls hike. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Diane
Domina lead on the trail to Tamanawas Falls.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Tamanawas
Falls hike. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Tamanawas
Falls - quite impressive. The wind whipped
the spray sideways.
The
is a large cave behind the falls.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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A
little refreshment on the rocks by the
river. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Hiking
back along the more popular route, we
crossed a couple of bridges like this one.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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We
saw lots of flowers of this kind. Does
anyone know what they are called?
Trillium
has 3 leaves.
This
flower has six leaves, so maybe a
"sextillium"?
Or,
if you count the 4 flower petals, maybe a
"quadrillium"? (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Last
Weekend at Timberline / Palmer snowfield
May 25, 2019. (Saturday)Very
few people showed up on Saturday, because of fear of
the weather. The forecast was for unstable
weather, with some possible rain. But Timberline
Lodge was at the edge of the clouds, and we skied
above the clouds in pure sunshine. Thanks to Tim for
this great picture of Mt. Jefferson.
Tim
captured this great shot of Mt.
Jefferson and the Three
Sisters. (Photo from Tim Askey)
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Yan,
Tim, Clary, and Kurt at the top of the
Palmer lift in glorious sunshine!
Mt.
Jefferson in the background. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
was there too! At the top of the
Palmer snowfield. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Clary
(in yellow), Tim (just starting straight
down) and Yan (in white). (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Skiing
on Palmer snowfield: Clary, Tim, and
Yan (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt
Krueger on the Palmer snowfield.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Clary
DeRemer on the Palmer snowfield.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Synchronized
skiing on Palmer snowfield. Great
formation!
Tim
Askey followed by Kurt Krueger and Clary
DeRemer (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Tim,
Kurt and Clary. Somewhat separated,
but still in sync. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Yan
skiing the Palmer snowfield. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt
Krueger skiing on Palmer. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Spring
Skiing at Meadows
April 27, 2019. (Saturday)
One of the largest gatherings of Mountain High members
on Mt. Hood. Usually we ski in smaller groups,
but this time there were around 20 people at Meadows.
Mt.
High members at the top of
Vista. (Photo from Lisa Miller)
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April 16, 2019. (Tuesday)
Spring is almost here. Most of the trips and races are
behind us. It's time to enjoy some local
skiing!
Spring
Skiing at Meadows
(Photo from
Barbara Brady)
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Debbie
Thomas, Barbara Brady, Bruce McGavin, Scott
Blau
(Photo from
Barbara Brady)
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Timberline
Sidecountry
May 11, 2019. (Saturday)
The snow was not quite as good as the previous weekend
(May 4), but it was still quite skiable and relatively
easy to get into the canyons. It's a pity most
of our members didn't get to experience this
opportunity to see Zig Zag canyon and Mississippi
Head. Only Yan, Tim, and Emilio showed up. They
were rewarded by some fantastic views!
Yan
and Tim at the top of the Palmer
lift. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
Timberline roped off the whole
length of the Palmer lift, preventing us
from skiing under the
lift to the west side of
it. Instead, Timberline buldozed a
"road" above the Palmer lift, forcing
us all to climb over it.
A lot of people did the climbing, even
though that exposes them to the
danger of accidentally catching
an edge and falling down to flat surface
in front of the top station.
You can see the road etched
into the snow above the lift.
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Tim
and Emilio on the "road" bulldozed above the
Palmer lift.
Notice
other people above and ahead of us, also
heading in the same direction,
west,
toward the canyons.
(Photo
from Yan Morrissey)
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Yan
and Emilio above Zig Zag canyon.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
putting away his camera before skiing into
Zig Zag canyon. (Photo from Yan Morrissey)
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Tim
Entering Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Yan
Morrissey in front of Mississippi Head (the
cliff).
Photo
taken from the ridge separating the 2
branches of Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Tim
standing above a jump that somebody had
built on the ridge separating the two
branches
of Zig Zag canyon. He didn't use the
jump, but entered the eastern branch
of
Zig Zag canyon at that spot.
(Photo
from Yan Morrissey)
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Tim
in the east branch of Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Yan Morrissey)
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May 4, 2019. (Saturday)
The weather was perfect. Very sunny. The snow was some
of the best we've had at Timberline this season.
And a bunch of people who usually ski at Meadows came
over to Timberline on this day. We were able to ski
not only Little Zig Zag canyon but also (big) Zig Zag
canyon, since the Palmer chair is now open.
Kurt
Wilke, Sandra and Alex Smith, Emilio
Trampuz above Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Bruce
McGavin above Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Lisa Miller)
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Lisa
Miller and Kay Kinyon above Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Tom
Rodrigues with Mt. Jefferson in the
background. (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Walt
Blomberg with Mississippi Head behind
him. (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Lisa
Miller above Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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Walt
Blomberg. (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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John
Yoo and Kurt Krueger at the edge of a
"crater" in the snow above Sand canyon.
(Photo
from Linda McGavin)
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Sandra
& Alex Smith and Tim Askey on a ridge
separating the two branches of Zig Zag
canyon.
The
cliff behind them is Mississippi Head.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
in Little Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Kurt Wilke)
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Skiing
in Little Zig Zag canyon: Kurt Wilke, Alex
and Sandra Smith. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt,
Alex and Sandra after exiting Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
and Kurt Wilke at the top of the Palmer
chair.
It
was a warm day. Emilio never zipped up
his jacket. (Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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Timberline
forces us to climb above the top of the
Palmer chair to go west.
They
could let us ski under the Palmer chair
instead. The chairlift is high above the
ground.
But
they don't seem to care about customer
satisfaction. We hated this uphill walk.
(Photo
from Kurt Wilke)
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April, 2019.
The weather was quite changeable in April. Some
hot sunny days and some cold, almost winterey
days.
Yan,
ready to enter Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Scott
Blau and Emilio Trampuz near Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Yan Morrissey)
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Emilio
and Yan at the edge of Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Scott Blau)
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Scott
and Yan entering Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Scott
Blau and Yan Morrissey in Little Zig Zag
canyon. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Scott
Blau skiing in Little Zig Zag canyon.
The tiny figure much lower down is Emilio.
(Photo
from Yan Morrissey)
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Emilio
in Little Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Yan Morrissey)
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Yan,
Scott, and Emilio, after skiing Little Zig
Zag canyon. (Photo from Yan Morrissey)
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March 30, 2019. (Saturday)
Almost every Saturday in
March, April and May, Emilio has been offering guided
tours into Timberline's side-country. On this
day, we skied as a group mainly on groomed
trails. At the end of the day, Emilio skied much
lower into Little Zig Zag canyon, then exited the
canyon and followed the as yet unmarked portion of the
red boundary to the Glade Trail and from then on to
Government Camp.
From the top of the Magic
Mile to the Collins Lake Resort in Government Camp it
takes about one and a half hours. This includes a few
stops to take pictures and it also includes skiing
into Sand canyon and climbing out of it, as well as
about 10 minutes of walking down a paved street in
Government Camp. If you are planning to catch a
shuttle bus to take you back to Timberline, you need
to allow at least 1.5 hours. Maybe more, if you are
not sure about the route.
East
of Little Zig Zag canyon. Nobody skis
here because you are now committed to
skiing
all the way to Government Camp, and it's
easy to get lost in the forest below.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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A
private little playground east of Little Zig
Zag canyon. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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You
can ski Little Zig Zag canyon for about 1/4
of a mile and return to the ski lifts.
Or
you can ski another mile inside the canyon
and return to Government Camp.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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March 23, 2019. (Saturday)
On this day, we first
skied down the Alpine Trail to Government
Camp. Took the shuttle bus back up to
Timberline. Then, we skied west of Timberline to
Little Zig Zag canyon, where we made a few turns and
then exited in time to return to the lifts.
Charley
Watt, Clary DeRemer, and Sandra Smith
next
to the rim of Little Zig Zag canyon,
getting ready to enter. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
at the rim of Little Zig Zag canyon, getting
ready to enter.
It
was a bit foggy, so the lower part of the
canyon isn't very visible. (Photo
from Sandra Smith)
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Charley
and Emilio just getting started inside
Little Zig Zag canyon. (Photo
from Sandra Smith)
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Emilio
and Charley taking a break next to a boulder
in Little Zig Zag canyon. (Photo from Sandra Smith)
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Sandra Smith and Charley Watt
returning from Little Zig Zag canyon.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
The depression on the left is the
start of one of the Sand canyon branches.
We skirted around it because skiing
into Sand canyon commits you to skiing to
Government Camp.
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Sandra Smith near the start of one
of the branches of Sand Canyon.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Sandra near the start of Sand
Canyon.
Notice how smooth the snow is, and
no tracks. Very few people ski here.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Charley Watt returning from Little
Zig Zag canyon. See the smooth terrain above
him. No ski tracks.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Clary DeRemer returning from Little
Zig Zag canyon and skirting the start of
Sand canyon.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Sandra, Clary, and Charley back on
a groomed trail,
just above the Stormin' Norman
lift. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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The 4 intrepid skiers: Emilio,
Sandra, Charley, and Clary. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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A grouse circled Emilio's feet over
and over again emitting a cooing/gurgling
sound.
Maybe the bird was hungry, but it
was very aggressive toward the camera.
Two day later, the bird was in the
same area, in the forest east of Little Zig
Zag canyon.
It probably has a nest there and
was trying to protect it by distracting the
intruder.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Spring
Skiing at Timberline
April 27, 2019. (Saturday)
- An unexpected winter day at the end of April.
It was supposed to be a partly sunny day, but instead,
it got cold and it snowed at least half the time.
Kurt
Wilke, Clary DeRemer, and Lisa Miller on
Pucci Main Run, just under Timberline Lodge.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lisa,
Emilio, and Clary at the top of the Stormin'
Norman lift. (Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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April
snow-showers bring April flowers to the Jeff
Flood lift.
That's
Lisa Miller boarding the lift.
This
was the last weekend that Jeff Flood
operated for this season. (Photo
from Kurt Wilke)
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April 20, 2019. (Saturday)
Most people stayed home on this day because the
weather forecast predicted rain. But it only
rained in Sandy and Rhododendron. Timberline was
above the clouds! Beautiful day!
A
view of Mt. Hood early in the
morning. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Yan,
Scott, and Emilio. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
|
March 30, 2019. (Saturday)
Spring is almost here. Most of the trips and races are
behind us. It's time to enjoy some local
skiing!
Nine of us started the day by
skiing together at Timberline.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
Lisa Miller, John Yoo, Kurt Wilke,
Clary DeRemer, Marie McLane,
Karen Michels, Bob Burns, Nancy
Erz.
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A little later in the day, we got
split up into smaller groups.
This is the group that skied the
Otto Lang trail and stopped just above
Timberline Lodge.
Kurt Wilke, Clary DeRemer, Lisa
Miller, Marie
McLean.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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At the top of the Magic Mile.
(Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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March 21, 2019. (Thursday)
Buck Scheffler, Elaine Bock, Nancy
Solomon, David Comerford, Emilio Trampuz,
Susan McNulty.
Nancy Solomon from
New York contacted us through our club's
Forum asking for someone to
ski withfor a day at Timberline.
Elaine and Emilio responded and showed her
around.
This photo was taken at Phlox Point
Cabin. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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March 10, 2019. (Sunday)
Spring is almost here. Most of the trips and races are
behind us. It's time to enjoy some local skiing!
Yan Morrissey
was our club member for a few years
before 2000.
She was racing on Emilio's
team: "Drag'n Bottom".
She then quit racing and the
club. She has rejoined the club
this year (2019). (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Bachelor
Blast
April 5 - 7, 2019. (Friday -
Sunday))
There were 34 people on the trip. Linda McGavin
says:
We got pretty damp on Friday, when it was snowing at the
top and raining at the bottom of Outback. We went
to Outback because the east side of the mountain was
quite foggy, and the wind direction was right for
Outback. There was about an inch of new on top of an icy
base. People who stayed on the east side
complained about low visibility.
Saturday was better, with more new snow overnight (3+
inches), so we got in some powder skiing - we went over
to the east side of the mountain because Pine Marten was
closed for wind most of the day - as well as Outback and
Northwest. It was pretty windy on top of the
chairs, but visibility wasn’t bad. People still
ended up with wet clothing.
The party Saturday night went extremely well, with some
people lingering until 9:00 enjoying each other’s
company. The hotel was great, and the breakfast
room worked well for the party. Breakfasts were
very good.
But the weather took a huge turn for the worse overnight
Saturday, and that morning Bachelor’s report said it was
a WET winter storm with winds projected to shut down the
lifts again. It was raining all over the area,
meaning we couldn’t even hike, so we elected to come
home a day early, forfeiting one nights’ lodging and our
3rd day of lift tickets.
Some people went skiing Sunday; some didn’t use their
second day of lifts. Some others elected to save
their lift tickets and come back another time before the
end of the season.
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Bachelor Blast.
(Photo from Lisa Miller)
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 A Lyft ride that
looked like a "Cash Cab"
Bachelor Blast.
(Photo from Lisa Miller)
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 Clary and Lisa
Bachelor Blast.
(Photo from Lisa Miller)
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Bachelor Blast memories
Lisa Miller says:
“Had a great time! Skied in the most
intense storm ever at the top of Pine Marten
just before they closed that lift. We
enjoyed 1st Friday with a “Lyft” ride that
looked like the cash cab, with starry lights
inside. Bend brewing was very
enjoyable...nice atmosphere, good
beer, good company.”
Diane Zhitlovsky says:
“Mike and I truly had a blast. The snow was
wet but plentiful. On Sunday, it snowed a
ton, Mike and I skied in knee deep virgin
powder on the Cloud Chaser. We were two of
about ten people skiing. It was
awesome. We were the wettest we’ve
ever been.”
Who is this little girl standing
next to Kay?
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Clary and Kay.
(Photo
from Lisa Miller)
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Mt.
Shasta & Mt. Ashland trip
March 15 - 17, 2019. (Friday
- Sunday))
This weekend bus trip is a good example of how a trip
can suffer when people take too long to sign up.
We needed well over 30 people to sign up in order to be
able to afford hiring a bus. Last Winter (2018),
42 people had signed up. This year, only 16
people. That wasn't enough to be able to afford
the bus, so we converted this to a carpooling
trip. At that point, about 12 people canceled
their participation and signed up for a different
carpooling trip. Several people finally made
inquiries about this trip within the last 30 days before
the trip, but by then it was too late because we had
already dismissed the bus.
But 4 of us carpooled to Shasta and Ashland this weekend
anyway, and we had a great time, with perfectly sunny
and warm weather.
Mt. Shasta Ski Park, which had received
several feet of new snow just 2 weeks earlier and had to
close for a couple of days until the chairlifts were dug
out of the snow, was now fully open again and had
typical Spring-like conditions (even though we are
technically still in Winter). The snow was hard and
somewhat icy in the morning, but it soon softened up and
the rest of the day was magnificent. At the end of
the day, we enjoyed live music on a terrace just outside
the day lodge, and Steven Rice even got to dance with an
eager young lady!
Mt. Ashland is at a higher elevation
and had even better snow. No ice or hard snow
here. You could really dig your edges and carve
here from the start of the day. Fantastic views
from the top of Mt. Ashland included Mt. McLaughlin to
the east and Mt. Shasta to the south.
Emilio at Mt. Shasta, March
2019. It was a warm day.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Steven and Emilio at Mt. Shasta,
March 2019. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Steven Rice - always
smiling!
He is a new club member and has
really enjoyed both the Bogus Basin and
the Shasta trip.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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The 4 intrepid skiers:
Steven, Kay, Emilio, and Rich.
Mt. Shasta, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Steven Rice at Mt. Shasta,
March 2019 (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich Horner at Mt. Shasta, March
2019 (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kay Kinyon at Mt. Shasta, March
2019 (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich and Kay at Mt. Shasta, March
2019 (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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At lunch, inside the day
lodge. Mt. Shasta, March 2019
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Enjoying a drink on the deck of
the day lodge at Mt. Shasta, March 2019
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Live music. The band played
well. We stayed there until they
finished their program.
Mt. Shasta, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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The deck had a good view of some
of the slopes at Mt. Shasta, March 2019
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Dinner at "Yaks" in Dunsmuir,
just a few miles south of Mt. Shasta.
We thought it would be Yak meat,
but it wasn't. The food was
excellent and unique.
YAKS actually stands for "Yet
Another Koffee Shop"
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Mt. Ashland on Sunday
Group photo at the top of Mt.
Ashland, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Steven rice near the top of Mt.
Ashland, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich Horner near the top of Mt.
Ashland, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich Horner at Mt. Ashland, March
2019 (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich Horner near the top of The
Bowl at Mt. Ashland, March 2019
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Rich, Steven, and Kay near The
Bowl.
The large ball is a weather
station at the top of Mt. Ashland, March
2019. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio above the Day lodge at Mt.
Ashland, March 2019.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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View of Mt. McLaughlin, east of
Mt. Ashland, March 2019.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Sunday, March 17, 2019 was St.
Patrick's Day, so it wasn't a big surprise
when we ran into
this pretty young leprechaun at
Mt. Ashland. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Pizza
Party
March 6, 2019. (Wednesday)
Just a social event, an opportunity to connect with
other club members in a relaxed atmosphere, with pizza
provided by the club. As usual, there were door
prizes too, and several announcements about upcoming
events.
Pizza
party (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Pizza
party (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Linda
McGavin wins a door prize.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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People
got to pick their own door prize.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Nancy
won a warm hat.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Ski
the Glade Trail Day
March 2, 2019. (Saturday)
This is an annual event, always held on the first
Saturday in March. This year we had a great
sunny day with bluebird sky. The event is
o4rganized by the Mt. Hood Museum & Cultural Center
in Government Camp. This is the only day of the
year when the Glade Trail is both groomed and patrolled,
and participants get unlimited shuttle bus rides back up
to Timberline.
Several of our club members participated this year,
including: Lisa Miller, Clary DeRemer, Robert
Brockmeyer, Sandra Kaufman, Valerie Lyons, Emilio
Trampuz, and .... (who else are we missing? Please
let us know).
Lisa
Miller has been the official
photographer for this event for years.
(Photo from Lisa Miller)
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Registration
desk in the Museum, early in the
morning. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Robert,
Sandra, ... Clary, Valerie, and others.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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This
part of the Glade Trail is normally
never groomed, except for this day.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Sandra
Kaufman in a good mood on the Glade
Trail. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lisa
Miller taking photos of the event
participants. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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A
group of participants. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Emilio
on the Glade Trail. (Photo
from Lisa Miller)
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Lisa
Miller's hat says: "Chasing Freshies".
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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This is
a cutout of Randy Hewitt's picture,
now adorning one of the rooms at the
Mt. Hood Museum.
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February
6, 2019.
Each year, the Skiyente Ski Club crowns
someone as King Winter. This year,
the person crowned was Randy
Hewitt. Randy is the
head coach of the Eastside High School
Ski Racing team, which includes racers
from Grant, Cleveland, Jefferson,
Benson, and Franklin High Schools. He
started the team in 2004 when his
daughter Kelsey was a freshman at Grant,
and it has grown steadily, bringing in
new schools and introducing many young
skiers to the joys of racing.
Randy has served as President and board
member of the Oregon Interscholastic Ski
Racing Association and started the OISRA
Sportsmanship program in 2010.
In 2017, Randy organized the
just-for-fun, season-opening Kelsey
Hewitt Memorial Race to take the
place of the long-running Christine
Cato race. This race was
named in the memory of his daughter, a
past Grant High School ski racer and
coach, who died in a tragic ski accident
in Jackson Hole after falling into a
tree well. The race hosts over 400
high school racers from all around
Oregon. |
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Bogus
Basin & Anthony Lakes club trip
February 18 - 22, 2019. (Monday
- Friday)
This was a memorable trip led by Linda McGavin.
We got lots of fresh powder during the first 3
days of the trip. Walt Blomberg summarized it so well,
saying: "This trip was
powder heaven!!" At Bogus
Basin, it snowed lightly during our first day
there. On the last day, at Anthony Lakes, we
got sunshine and a blue sky, and still pillows of
powder everywhere.
At Bogus Basin, the local Bogus Basin ski club were
wonderful hosts. They showed us around the slopes,
and even brought a large mobile grill (called "Big
Bertha") to prepare lunch for us, consisting of
grilled sausages, grilled chicken, chili beans, and
home-made cookies! Yummmm!
Later, 17 members of the Bogus Basin ski club came
to ski with us at Anthony Lakes.
We didn't take many photos during the first 3 days,
but we compensated for that on the last day at
Anthony Lakes, which was a wonderful bluebird
day. Overall, we had a wonderful time.
Waiting
for the bus for the Bogus Basin trip
- at Clackamas Town Center (Photo
from Jack Hardy)
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A
group picture at Bogus Basin
(Photo from Jack Hardy)
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Lunch
at Bogus Basin trip (Photo
from Jack Hardy)
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Kurt
Krueger, Linda McGavin, Kurt Wilke,
Barbara Bryant, and Emilio Trampuz.
Barbara
was the first one to greet us at Bogus
Basin (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Members
of the Bogus Basin ski club preparing lunch
for us: Betty Hawkins, Michael Bouton, and
Craig Olsen.
Meet
"Big Bertha" - the grill that has been towed
up from Boise. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Betty,
Michael, and Craig fixing lunch at Bogus
Basin (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lunch
at Bogus Basin, spiced up with snowflakes!!!
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Steven
Rice at Bogus Basin (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
Behind him is the smaller of the
two hills.
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Nancy
Erz, at the end of the day at Bogus Basin
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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All smiles on the
bus! (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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Unloading
our skis from the bus at Anthony Lakes
(Photo from Jack Hardy)
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Group photo at
Anthony Lakes. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
Several people in this photo are
from the Bogus Basin ski club.
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Another group
photo at Anthony Lakes.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
Several people in this photo are
from the Bogus Basin ski club.
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Riding
the lift at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Jack Hardy)
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One
of the groomed trails at Anthony Lakes
(Photo from Jack Hardy)
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Jack
Hardy at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Jack Hardy)
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Kurt
Krueger and an interesting stretched
out lenticular cloud at Anthony Lakes
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt Wilke and
Clary DeRemer at Anthony Lakes
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Our very own Santa Claus - Stan
Whitehouse - at Anthony Lakes
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt Wilke on Holiday!!!
Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Bill
King at Anthony Lakes (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Malcolm
MacDonald at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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The
Starbottle Saloon on the lower level of the
Day lodge at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Colleen
Myers at the Starbottle Saloon at Anthony
Lakes (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Anthony
Lakes (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt
Krueger and Emilio at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Nancy Erz)
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Kay
Kinyon enjoys the powder at Anthony Lakes
(Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Linda McGavin enjoys the powder at
Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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Terry
Swan enjoys the powder
at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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Tom
Rodrigues enjoys the
powder at Anthony Lakes (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Mark Barnard from the Bogus Basin
Ski Club at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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Walt
Blomberg enjoys the
powder at Anthony Lakes (Photo from Bruce McGavin)
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Kay Kinyon enjoys the powder at
Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Bruce McGavin)
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The
one and only lift at
at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Linda McGavin)
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Buck Scheffler, Karen Michels, and
Susan McNulty on Broadway at Anthony Lakes
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Karen, Buck, Malcolm, and Susan at
Anthony Lakes (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Karen
Michels and Malcolm MacDonald
at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Nancy Erz)
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Nancy
Erz and Karen Michels at Anthony Lakes
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Karen
Michels, Clary DeRemer, Scott Anderson, and
Scott Blau at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Nancy Erz)
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Malcolm
(the handsome guy) is a chick magnet at
Anthony Lakes.
(Photo from Felicia Peters-Gavett)
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Walt
on the bus Anthony Lakes.
How
come only Walt is upright, while the rest of
the bus is leaning? (Photo
from Felicia Peters-Gavett)
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Felicia
and Tamara on the bus to Anthony Lakes. (Photo from Felicia Peters-Gavett)
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Emilio
was really tired and fell asleep on the bus
at the end of a day.
(Photo from Felicia Peters-Gavett)
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No,
these are not body bags. They are ski
bags!!! (Photo from Linda McGavin)
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Linda
McGavin, our trip captain, at the end of our
last day at Anthony Lakes (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Dave
Myers and our driver Marty at Anthony Lakes.
We are heading home now! (Photo
from Nancy Erz)
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January 26 - February 2, 2019. (Saturday
- Saturday)
This trip, led by Karen Michels was the most successful
and the most sought after trip this season. The trip
filled up by about June 2018, and by July there was a
long waiting list. There will be a similar trip to
Canada next winter (2020) and the first chance to sign
up for this trip will be in person at the May 2019
social.
On this trip, we spent 3 days skiing at Silver Star and
then 3 days skiing at Big White. Both offered
ski-in-ski-out accommodations with the on-mountain
village.
At
Big White, we were greeted by fireworks!
(Photo from Karen Michels)
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Karen
Michels and Nancy Erz at Big White. (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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We managed to
shrink
Karen and Nancy
and have them pose for us
in the middle of the village
at Big White. |
Lunch
at Big White. (Photo
from Karen Michels)
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Group
photo at Big White. (Photo
from Nancy Erz)
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Terri
and Nancy standing next to a snow-ghost
at Big White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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At
the Blarney Stone Irish Tavern at Big
White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Group
photo at Big White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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On
the slopes of Big White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Malcolm,
Susan and Buck at Big White. (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Susan
at Big White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Ice
skating at Big White.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Socializing
at Silver Star. (Photo from Karen Michels)
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On
the slopes at Silver Star.
(Photo
from Karen Michels)
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Terri
and Nancy. (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Silver
Star was all lit up at night.
(Photo from Nancy Erz)
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Karaoke
night. (Photo from Nancy Erz)
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No
Long Lift Lines at Timberline
January 26, 2019. (Saturday)
Some people say they don't want to ski on weekends
because of long lift lines. So, they ski only
mid-week even though they have to contend with rush hour
traffic both in the morning and in the afternoon.
But, wait, what lift lines? It depends on where
you ski. At Mt. Hood Meadows, yes, very long lift
lines. At Timberline, hardly any lines at
all. Why? Because Timberline's lift capacity
exceeds their parking lot capacity.
Here is an example. This Saturday, all parking
areas at Timberline were completely full by about 9
am. Completely full to capacity! So,
an hour later, between 10 and 11 am, let's check out the
lift lines at all of Timberline's lifts:
Lift
line at Jeff Flood express lift at 10
am. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift line at the
Magic Mile lift at 10:15 am. The
longest line of the whole day!
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift line at
Molly's express lift at 10:24 am.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift line at Molly's express
lift at 10:26 am. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift line at Stormin' Norman
express lift at 10:37 am.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift
line at Stormin' Norman express lift
at 10:38 am. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lift line at the
Magic Mile express lift at 11:35 am.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Great view from
the Jeff Flood express lift at 1:08
pm, and no crowds.
(Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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This was on a busy day. There was no more room in
the parking lot. There was a high-school race going on.
There were people in the terrain park. But there were no
crowds. Timberline has a lot of terrain and people
were so spread out that there was never any congestion
anywhere. Just a peaceful, quiet atmosphere where
everyone could do their own thing.
Movie
Night at the Mt. Hood Cultural Center
December 29, 2018. (Saturday)
In the lobby of the Mt. Hood Museum, they were selling
drinks (as usual) and also distributing free
popcorn! Hey, it was movie night!!!
We enjoyed watching vintage movie outtakes from various
documentaries filmed on Mt. Hood throughout the decades,
from black & white silent movies to color movies
with sound. We saw lots of good skiers (even
Olympians) skiing on Mt. Hood, but sometimes struggling
with deep snow. This was at a time when there was
no grooming available, and people used to climb up from
Timberline Lodge, as high as Illumination rock and even
higher than that, and then they would set up training
gates up there! Oh, they also had a large snowcat
for transportation. It was as large as a bus!
You should have seen the gobs of thick, white sunscreen
people applied to their faces, almost like war
paint!!! They skied in sweaters, with no
helmets and often even without gloves. And before
the 1950s or 1960s, they had no safety bindings
either! But they did have lots of fun!
Note that this was part of a monthly series of History
Happy Hours, which are organized on the last Saturday of
every month.
Lloyd Musser starts the
Movie Night. Not everybody is
seated yet.
History Happy Hour
at the Mt. Hood Museum in Government
Camp. (Photo from Emilio
Trampuz)
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Lloyd introduces the first
vintage film clip.
History Happy Hour
at the Mt. Hood Museum in Government
Camp. (Photo from Emilio
Trampuz)
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First
Days at Timberline
December 15, 2018. (Saturday)
Many
of our members skied at Timberline even earlier, but
this was the first big day. The parking lot was
the fullest we have ever seen, with cars parked along
the access road all the way down to where you first
spot Molly's chair when you drive up, before the road
splits into a one-way loop.
But,
despite the presence of so many people, lift lines
were short, with the exception of one ride on the JEff
Flood Express approximate at the start of lunch time,
when everyone lined up to go back to the lodge for
lunch.
On this day, we had the rare pleasure of seeing a grouse
not only cross the Kruser ski trail but then approach us
when we stopped to take pictures of it.
Later, we also saw some whiskey jacks (aka "camp
robbers") swoop down to grab food from people's hands.
Lisa, Emilio, and Kurt at
Timberline, just below the Stormin'
Norman lift
(Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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Bob Burns and Ron Neve joined us too!
(Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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Lisa, Kurt, and Sandra and Robert
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kurt, Emilio and Sandra at Timberline
(Photo from Lisa Miller)
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Emilio and Robert
(Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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Who is this masked woman?
Why, Sandra, of course.
(Photo from Kurt Wilke)
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A grouse asking Lisa for some food.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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When we first spotted the
grouse, it was nibbling something from
this small tree. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz)
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December 22, 2018
There were lots of rocks under the Magic Mile
lift, but the groomed trails there
surprisingly didn't feel like regular corduroy snow.
Instead, the trails felt very nice and powdery.
Little Zig Zag canyon is great for
skiing in the Spring. But we don't normally go there so
early in the season, at the beginning of winter, in
December. There were still some large rocks and boulders
sticking out of the snow.
The Magic Mile lift isn't
normally open during most of the
winter. But it was open on this day,
Dec. 22, 2018. (Photo from Emilio
Trampuz)
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Looking down
Little Zig Zag canyon, with Mt. Hood Skibowl
in the distance.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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A boulder in
Little Zig Zaq canyon, with the top of Mt.
Hood visible in the background. (Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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First
Days at Mt. Hood Meadows
December 13, 2018. (Thursday)
Many
of our members started skiing early in December, and
especially the week of December 10-15, 2018. Among the
first were Walt Blomberg and Mike Ferrell. Then
came Kurt, Kenny, Kay, Mark, and others.
On
Wednesday, December 12, the weather managed to freeze
up most of the lifts at Meadows, and about 150 people
had to be lowered down to the ground from their chairs
by ropes. Some of them had to wait for 2 hours
or more to be rescued. This sort of thing
happens very rarely, but the ski patrol trains for it,
and they sprang into action.
On
Thursday, December 13, it was a mostly sunny day, and
Linda McGavin, Barabara Brady, and Kurt Krueger took
some pictures to commemorate the day.
Barbara Brady and Kurt Krueger on a sunny
day at Mt. Hood Meadows
(Photo from Linda McGavin)
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Linda McGavin and Barbara Brady
at Mt. Hood Meadows. (Photo
from Barbara Brady)
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You can see Mt. Hood Meadows in
Barbara Brady's goggles. (Photo
from Barbara Brady)
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Mt.
High Kickoff Party
November 5, 2018. (Monday)
The 60 or
so people who showed up at our annual Season Kickoff
party were treatd to some great food, including
beeef, pulled pork, potato salad, pasta salad, and a
variety of other salads. There were also lots
of valuable door prizes, informative announcements,
plus the company of some fun people, your fellow
skiers! We also sold several of our club's
cookbooks.
People also
renewed their club membership, signed up for trips
and racing. IT was a great evening!
Thanks to Karen
Michels for organizing this event!
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Our club president, Debbi Kor, addresses
the memebers at the Kickoff party
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Debbi Kor at the Kickoff party
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Alan Bean, our Racing director, spoke
briefly about PACRAT racing. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Nancy won a boot
bag! (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Lisa on her way to pick up her door
prize. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Alice won a $25 gift cerificate that can be
applied toward a membership fee or ski
trips. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz)
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Marie won a ski bag at the Kickoff party. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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Kay won a book about Mammoth Mountain at the
Kickoff party.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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SkiFever
& Snowboard Show
November 2 - 4, 2018. (Friday
- Sunday)
Our club
had a booth at the SkiFever Show at the Portland
Expo Center. PACRAT racers and the NW Ski Club
Council also had their booth there.
At our
booth, you could renew your membership and sign up
for trips, racing, and more.
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2018 Ski Fever Show at the Portland
Expo Center.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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2018 Ski Fever Show sign on the Expo
Center building.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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2018 Ski Fever Show - Tonya and Emilio at
our booth.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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2018 Ski Fever Show - Malcolm at our
booth
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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2018 Ski Fever Show - Alex, Sandra, and
Steven at our booth.
(Photo from Emilio Trampuz)
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Bill won this pair of K2 Pinnacle 105 skis
at a raffle at the PACRAT booth. (Photo from
Emilio Trampuz)
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Warren
Miller Movie + Dinner
October 12, 2018. (Monday)
Sandra
Smith organized this event, as she has been doing
for many years now.
About 40
people participated in the group purchase of lift
tickets, and about half of them showed up for dinner
and/or drinks before the movie. Everyone hd a
great time.
The
freebies that everyone received when entering
the theater included: A 20% off coupon for the
US Outdoor Store, a free twilight ticket for Mt.
Ashland. a free lift ticket to Bogus Basin, Red
Mountain, and Angel Fire, plus 2-for1 lift tickets
to Whitewater, Brundage Mt., Grand Targhee, Sun
Valley, Silver Mt., Jackson Hole, Soldier Mt., a
special 2-day lift ticket at Schweitzer Mt. for just
$99, plus a free subscription to Ski Magazine.
Wow!!!
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Warren Miller Entertainment premier
of "The Face of Winter". (Photo from Emilio
Trampuz)
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Debbie and Lisa at the
theater. (Photo
from Emilio Trampuz)
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More photos, sorted by year
Ski
trips & Social events
Selected past trip and event photos.
2018
photos:.
Picnic, Idaho
bike trip, Barlow Road field trip,
Barlow Road cleanup, Salem Parks bike
ride, Far West Ski Assoc.
Convention, Mt. High Highway
Cleanup, Pizza Party & Club
Elections, Timberline
Adventures, Brundage Mt. +
Anthony Lakes, Chocolate Party, Safety
Award Trip to Telluride, Canada trip,
Mt. Baker & Snoqualmie trip, Mt.
Hood Museum Happy Hour, Winter
Fair (NWSCC & PACRATs), First
day of the season, Ski Fever Show
2017
photos, Winter
Fair (NWSCC & PACRATs) , First day of
the season,: Mt. Hood Railroad
ExcursionMt. High Kickoff Party, Timothy
Lake bike ride, History Happy Hour: Flying
Buses, Seafood Party, Trillium Lake bike
ride , Solar Eclipse, Highway Cleanup ,
Leif Eriskon Drive bike ride, Timberline
to Zig Zag bike ride, Violet climbs Mt.
Hood, 2017 FWSA Convention, Mt. High
Social & Elections, Safety boundary
signs, Timberline Adventures, PACRAT
Race and Party, NASTAR National
Championships, Leavenworth trip,
Powder Alliance trip to Whitewater, BC,
Schweitzer, ID, Chocolate
Party, Hosting a Chicago Ski
Club, Silver Star, Mystery
Trip, Sundogs & powder at
Meadows, Eastern Oregon Hidden gems,:
Crowds? What crowds?, Stormy day
turns sunny!, Weekend att
Timberline, Mid-week Meadows day,
Mt. High Kickoff Party, SkiFever Show
2016
photos.
Ski Fair, Kickoff Party, Mt. High Display
cabinet at Mt. Hood Museum, George at
Whistler, Christmas Ships, Phlox Poit
cabin, PACRAT race, Canada trip (Silver
Star, Sun Peaks), Chocolate party,
Timberline adventures, Little Zig Zag
canyon, Crystal Mt. trip, Montana trip,
Skibowl, Bike rides, The Dalles, Picnic,
Seafood party, NWSCC, PACRAT 101, Warren
Miller dinner, Prayer flags on Mt.
Hood,Highway cleanup, Ski Fever Show,
Debbi at NYC Marathon.
2015
photos. Ski Fair,
Kickoff Party, Montana Fam trip. Whitefish
trip and Fernie, PACRAT, Rat Attack, 40th
anniv. picnic, Naked bike ride, Trillium
Lake bike, Timothy Lake bike, Highway
cleanup, Chocolate, Pizza, Seafood
parties.
2014
photos. Ski
Fair, Ski Show, Warren Miller, Seafood,
Salmon Headwaters Cleanup, Rafting,
Picnic, History bike tour, Bike to Dike,
ride, Row River - Dorena Lake, Champoeg,
Hy. cleanup, NWSCC 35th anniversary, FWSA
Convention in Bend, Silver Falls hike,
Timberline adventures, Rat Attack,
Chocolate party, Ski the Glade Trail Day,
Mt. Bachelor bus trip, North Idaho trip
(Schweitzer, Lookout Pass, Silver Mt.)
Kickoff party.
2013
photos. Hwy.
cleanup, MHSP Ski Swap - Kurt Krueger,
FWSA Safety Person of the Year, Picnic
& Bike ride, Tunnel Falls hike,
Banks-Vernonia bike ride, History bike
ride, Frosted Flakes girls poster, Ramona
Falls hikr, Timberline sidecountry Zig
Zag, Pond skimming, Canada (Whitewater,
Red. Mt.) Pizza Party, Utah trip (Powder
Mt.), Hoodoo day trip ,PACRAT Race 3
Skibowl, Cosmic tubing, Skibowl day trip,
Chocolate party, Idaho trip, Mt. Hood
Meadows day trip, Mt. High Kickoff Party,
Ski Fair
2012
photos. Hwy.
cleanup, Barlow Road Ride, Rafting,
Picnic, Cycle Oregon, Timberline canyons,
Newton canyon, Mt. St. Helens, Pizza
party, Meadows, ISHA, Bachelor Blast,
Mystery trip to Shasta & Ashland,
Movie night, Utah Powder Mt., Snowbasin,
PACRAT race, Chocolate party, FWSA Jackson
Hole, Anthony Lakes, Bib decorating,
Washington park hike, Ski Fair, Ski Show.
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2011
photos. Hikes,
Golf, Rafting, Cycle Oregon, Cycle Idaho,
Highway cleanup, Seafood party, Chocolate
party, Life Flight, Scotty & Mer'a
wedding, Movie Night, Leavenworth trip,
Crystal Mt., Bib decorating party, Rat
Attack.
2010
photos. Hope on
the Slopes, Fernie trip, Mystery trip to
Willamette Pass and Mt. Bachelor, Picnic,
Rafting, Hikes, Highway cleanup, NWSCC
30th Anniversary, etc..
2009
photos, Seafood,
Golf, Rafting, Ski pole rescue, Steve
& Quinn's Wedding, Pond skimming,
Heavenly, Crystal, Schweitzer, Bowling,
Canada Safari. Hillcrest Race Night.
2008
photos
Timberline new lift inauguration, 5th
Canadian Ski Safari, PACRAT races, Sunny
South Oregon bus trip, Mystery trip to
White Pass, 1st Heavenly/Tahoe trip, Rat
Attack, Pizza Party, Rafting, Seafood
Spectacular at Blaise and Alice's,
Salmon River canyon hike, Friend of the
Forest cleanup at Meadows
2007
photos 4th
Canada safari, Powder Mt., Mission
Ridge, Stevens Pass, Ski the Glade
Trail, Timberline new trails, Far West
races at Bachelor, River Cruise.
2006
photos Next
Adventure, Idaho trip, Val d'Isere,
Timberline summer, Picnic
2005 photos
3rd Canada safari, Rafting,
Picnic, Big Mt., Crystal Mt.;
2004 photos
2nd Canada Safari,
Falls Creek hike, Seafood Social;
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2005 -- Sept. 30, 2006 was:
923.
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2006 -- Sept. 30, 2007 was: 1,373.
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2007 -- Sept. 30, 2008 was: 2,807.
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2008 -- Sept. 30, 2009 was: 2,581.
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2009 -- Sept, 30, 2010 was: 3,644
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2010 -- Sept, 30, 2011 was: 2,432
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2011 -- Sept, 30, 2012 was: 2,345
Total visits from
Oct.1, 2012 -- Sept, 30, 2013 was: 2,554
Total visits since
Oct. 1, 2013:
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