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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1963)
Ski Quacks Plan Many Activities for Club Members The Ski Quacks has become one of the most popular clubs on the campus in the past three or four years. Advances in skiing tech nique and development of new ski areas, coupled with hard work by interested and dedicated ollicers. such as John Beer, have given the Ski Quacks a prominent place on the campus. Activities vary from giving the members an occasional chance to see a ski movie, to holding fash ion shows, overnight ski trips, and swap nights. Later this quarter eighty mem ^SUN& POWDER SNOW ALL IMSEASONf BACHELOR NEAR I I bend: ! OREGON bers of the Ski Quacks will parti cipate in an overnight ski trip to I the Hoodoo ski area on the east side of Santiam Pass. This will be similar to trips taken in the past three years. Besides skiing for two days and staying overnight on Saturday, the participants will see a downhill race by the University team. This will be a tryout for the Univer sity of Nevada Winter Carnival. The live members of the team who do the best will go to Reno on the 8th. 9th. and 10th of Feb ruary. Oregon has several “A” class skiers and is expected to do well at Reno. Later this winter or possibly ‘ this spring the Ski Quacks will sponsor a fun race in which non racing members will be able to show what they have learned The annual fashion show was held last fall and was quite sue- { cessful. The purpose of the fash ion show is to present a number of new ski outfits to those whoj might be interested in buying new clothes. The swap night was also held last fall. People who want new outfits can sell their equipment and buy those being sold by oth ers This event was held just be fore finals week. Although the season has hardly begun the Ski Quacks are plan ning more and better activities for the 1964 ski season. PATRONIZE YOUR • ADVERTISERS • 9 EMERALD SPORTS Willamette Pass Offers Skiing Fun When skiers in the Eugene- j Springfield area decide where to go on a weekend, they most fre quently elect Willamette Ski Area —the closest ski area to the met ropolitan center. Willamette Ski area is located 70 miles southeast of Eugene on all-weather Highway 58, a one hour and fifteen minute drive. The ski area, at the top of the Cascade divide, has been plagued this season w ith the same problem afflict in, ski areas throughout the West—lack of snow Normal win ter snows, however, blanket Wil lamette’s broad, open slopes with five feet or more of snow, W’llamette’s main slope, with an 800-foot vertical rise, is served by a Pomalift which whisks skiers to the top in a three to five min ute ride. The lower half of the main sloi)‘\ in addition, is served by a 1,000-foot rope tow. Willamette has two other slopes served by < hree rope tows—the llunnv" hill for beginning ski ers and the Register-Guard hill for ski instruction classes A daily Pomalift ticket costs $3, and a ticket for the rope tows only is $1 75 There are special rates, however, for University of Ore 1 Willamette Ski Area' * "EUGENE'S CLOSEST SKI AREA" SKI SCHOOL — CAFETERIA POM A LIFT * * SK! RENTALS 4 The Ski Scheels CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS Supervise the fitting of our SKI RENTALS to assure PROPER FIT and ADJUSTMENT The Newest Rentals in the Eugene Skiing Local GEORGE ARNIS, PNSIA Certified Ski Instructor and Ski School director, says, "I can move my classes faster when I know their equipment is reliable and ready to go." RUSS HYERSTAY, PNSIA Certified Ski Instructor, says, "When rentals come out of our shop, I know they have been properly adjusted . . . this allows me to spend my time for teaching." 1. No transporting back and forth to the mountains — they are right there. 2. You may reserve your set for all instructional days. 3. No fuss of carrying them back and forth to the car or bus. Just leave 'em with us. 4. Special rates for ski classes — ask about it. At the summit of Highway 58 Jusi' 69 mi. from Downtown Eugene — Just 1 hr. 20 min. from .Downtown Eugene. gon groups, according to George Annis, manager of the ski area and director of the ski schools The day lodge at the ski area was enlarged this season by tin area's new management, ten Cot tage Grove school teachers, who purchased the ski area last fall The day lodge includes a cafe teria. The new management is plan nin*; to build a new modern lodge this summer which will include fireplaces, cafeteria, observation room, nursery and "indoor plumb ing ” Other facilities at Willamette include a Ski i’atrol building, a ski shop with rental ski equip ment, and a ski school which teaches the latest "American” ski technique. A full ski outfit of skis, ski poles and boots all new this sea son—may be rented for $3 50 a day or $1 75 for half a day The various pieces of equipment may also be rented separately skis, $1.50: poles 50 cents, and boots. $1.50, for a day, or half those prices for half a day IM Schedule Tuesday, Jan. 22 Basketball 3.50 Court 40 Gamma B vs Staf ford B 3:50 Court 43 Sheldon B vs Al pha B 4:35 Court 40 Morton B vs Dcady B 4 35 Court 43 Beta Theta Pi B vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon B 5 15 Court 40 Sigma Chi B vs Theta Chi B 5:15 Court 43 Delta Chi B vs Sig ma Nu B Handball Chi Psi vs. Theta Chi COME SKI WITH ME write for free catalog D«pt. A 401 South Huntington Avi. luiton 30, Milt. advertising works for you! EMERALD Dl 2-1411 Ext. 618
