Hood offers skiiers choice of areas, prices
Now that winter vacation is here and you've decided to go skiing
the next thing to do is decide where to go.
The first ski lodge on Mt. Hood is Ski Bowl. Located 53 miles east
of Portland on Highway 26, at the base of Government Camp.
A few miles up the mountain is Multorpor, which is owned and
operated by the same people who own Ski Bowl.
Multorpor and Ski Bowl have four double chair lifts, seven rope
tows, two day lodges, two cafeterias, a rental shop. Beer Stube, two ski­
schools and night skiing.
Both lodges are closed on Monday. Tuesday ski hours are 1 p.m. to
10 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and
Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Ski Bowl offers its' own ski school where you may get group, private
or class lessons day or night. Bus transportation is also available. For
more information call 292-9498.
Mt. Hood Ski School is also located at Ski Bowl. It is Oregon's
largest staff of certified instructors. All levels of instruction are taught
from pre-schoolers to racing. For more information call 659-1542.
Multorpor and Ski Bowl lift prices are:
Child
Adult
Lifts and Tows
$6.00
$9.50
All day (9-5)
$6.00
$9.50
Swing (1-10)
$5.00
$7.00
Afternoon (1-5)
$5.00
$7.00
Evening (5-10)
Ski Rental
Day
Skis, poles and boots
Skis
Boots
Poles
$7.00
$5.00
$3.50
$1-50
CHAIR LIFT:WEEKEND
Adult Child*
$9.00 $5.50
9:30-4:30
All Day
Half Day
Adult or Child
$4.00
Season Pass (including night skiing)
Individual
Family
$180.00
2 persons 300.00
3 persons 400.00
4 persons 500.00
$50 for each additional child
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hies Joan Deer, ski instructor.
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motor for nine years.
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aid, "so I got free lessons
until the time I took the
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said. "It's like a continuing
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cross country or downhill,"she
said. "Hikers would like cross
country because its peaceful and
quiet and you can get up some
speed on virgin slopes. It's also,
less expensive and you don't have
to worry about how you look.
"But if you want to get into
certain aspects of the sport then
downhill is the thing. You're going
faster and making sharper turns,
but it is more expensive."
According to Deer, to buy used
equipment would cost about $200
and new equipment would cost
$200 just for the skis and bindings.
"Then you have to have poles,
boots, gloves, goggles, sweaters, a
hat, jacket and pants. Of course,
what you look like in downhill
depends on the person but people
generally feel better if they're
dressed well."
In cross country you can get
by with an old pair of jeans, a
sweater, gloves and old hat, she
said. The boots are also cheaper
and more flexible. "They're kind
of like a waffle stomper without
the waffle soles. I've even seen
people skiing cross country in
Addidas tennis shoes."
Downhill boots are a different
story, Deer said. "They're like
cement blocks—a rigid plastic form
that you break your feet into.
Many people have the idea that
they're breaking in their boots.
They're not; they're breaking in
their feet.
Deer recommends that people
who aren't sure about what they
want in the way of equipment and
don't have the money for the
initial outlay rent from a pro­
fessional ski shop.
"Make sure it's a professional
ski shop that carries new equip­
ment," she said. "Good equipment
is essential if you're going to ski
and the newer bindings have safe­
ty features that old ones don't."
It's also important that skiers
make sure that the ski shop adjusts
their bindings properly and that
they learn how to use them, Deer
said.
"There are three objectives to
the way we teach," she said,
"safety, fun and style."
$6.00
$4.00
$3.00
$1.00
Timberline Ski Lodge is celebrating their 40th year in operation this
year. Timberline Was built during the depression as part of the WPA
project, located 60 miles from Portland at an elevation of 11,365.
The lodge is a huge stone "castle" build by hand from native materials.
The stones are from nearby quarries, giant hand-hewn timbers from the
forest below.
o1 The lodge has conference and meeting rooms, a dining room, cafe­
teria and a lounge. For information call 272-3311 or for reservations
call 226-7979.
Timberline's new "Palmer" chairlift brings first year-round skiiing to
North America. The Palmer snow field has always had snow -- even dur­
ing the 1976-77 drought. Now that the chairlift is complete, Timber­
line will have one of the longest lift systems in North America.
Timberline winter lift rates are:
Swing Shift
Rope Tows
All day and all night
(9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.)
Night
Night
Short Night
All Day/Night
MID-WEEK
Adult Child*
$8.00 $4.25
1:00-9:30
9:30-1:00
1:00-4:30
4:00-9:30
7:00-9:30
8.00
6.00
4.25
3.25
8.00
6.00
4.25
3.25
6.00
6.00
3.25
3.25
6.00
6.00
3.25
3.25
4.25
9:30-9:30
10.00
2.75
5.50
4.25
9.00
2.25
4.75
ROPE TOWS - Any portion of day (9:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.):
$3.00
Adults
$2.00
Children 11 yrs. and under
SUMMER CHAIR LIFT RATES:
(May 1 until lifts open below Lodge)
WEEKEND
Adult Child
8:00-4:00
$8.00 $5.00
All Day
' 8:00-1:00
7.00 4.00
Half Day
MID-WEEK
Adult Child*
$7.50 $4.00
6.50 3.00
•Child rates for 11 yrs. old and under —Adults over 60 years
V2
SEAS ON PASSES: Good for day and night.
WINTER SPRING/
SEASON SUMMER
OCT. 15-
Apr. 1-
Apr. 30
Nov.15
$175.00
$175.00
First member of family
115.00
Second member of family
115.00
65.00
65.00
Third member of family*
65.00
65.00
Fourth member of family*
Additional family members*
Maximum for entire family
n/c
420.00
n/c
420.00
price.
ALL
YEAR
May 1-
Apr. 30
$255.00
175.00
95.00
95.00
n/c
620.00
*Dependent children under 21 years of age.
Ask about our special "South Side Pass’,’ good at Timberline
or Multorpor/Ski Bowl.
Rental rates are:
Alpine and Cross Country
Skis, Poles, Boots
Skis, Boots
Skis, Poles
Skis only
Poles
Adult
Day % Day
$8.00 $6.00
7.25
6.50
5.50
2.00
5.50
5.00
4.00
1.50
Child
Day X Day
$5.50 $4.00
5.00
3.50
3.50
4.50
3.50
3.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.25
Boots
High Performance Demo Skis and snow shoes also available.
Reduced rates for 2 or more consecutive days.
CLIMBING EQUIPMENT -Daily only, no age differential
each $2.50
Crampons, Ice Ax, or Helmet
set 4.00
Boots or Ropes
Packs
each 2.00
Timberline also offers ski instruction. One class lesson is $6. A book
of six class lessons is $30, and a book of six ski lessons for children age
7 to 10 is $25.
Mt. Hood Meadows ski lodge is about eight miles around the mount­
ain from Timberline.
The Meadows offers citizens and high school racing for those skiiers
who want to compete.
Many ski lessons are available. They offer Ladies Day, Children
Specials, and a variety of programs.
For more information call 337-2222.
If you go up to Mt. Hood be sure to purchase a sno-park permit. A
daily permit is $1 or a year round permit cost $5.
The money from the sale of these permits is for the cost of plow­
ing the winter recreation parking locations.
Permits are sold at the Motor Vehicles Division field offices, and at
many of the winter recreation resort areas.
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