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Kenneth See, North Slope ski club sec
retary, reports skiing has been showing a
consistent annual increase on the north
slopes of Mt. Hood since the close of the
war, with special reference to the Cooper
Spur and Tilly Jan e areas.
Snow sports season usually begins about
Thanksgiving, continuing until A pril at the
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lower
elevations and later at higher ele-
tions. A n improved ski area has been
rveloped on forest service land about one
_ile above the Mt. Hood loop highway near
the Cloud Cap road at an elevation of 5000
feet. A 1000-foot ski tow is operated every
weekend during the season.
The North Slope ski club maintains the
Cooper Spur bowl on forest service land
near the loop highway and operates a 600-
foot tow. Night skiing is being inaugurated
during the current season with the comple
tion of flood lighting installations at the
3600-foot elevation.
The Tilly Jan e area, at the 6500-foot ele
vation, has a choice of skiing terrain. The
forest service provides a large shelter with
dormitories for overnight guests and a large
kichen. Visitors at this area are asked to
bring their own sleeping bags and cooking
equipment.
Snow weasels are operated commercially
from Cooper Spur junction to the Winter
Sports Association and Tilly Jan e areas.
Two inns are in operation at Cooper Spur
junction, providing meals, lodging and ski
supplies. A large parking area is provided
at the junction, approaches to which are
open throughout the winter.
An annual ski school is scheduled near
Cooper Spur junction during Jan uary, as
sponsored by the American Legion with
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certified P N SA ski instructors in charge
“"ach Sunday for the benefit of novice skiers.
J Snow depths in the general spur area av
erage in excess of 10 feet, and, due to lower
temperatures, snow conditions are declared
near perfect five months of the year.
Government Camp offers accommodations
at a number of lodges, parking for 2500
cars, and ski club and fam ily cabins on
private lands, ski shops, lodges, service sta
tions and other establishments.
Bill Lauderback, Santiam Lodge m ana
ger, reports preparations have been com
pleted for a busy snow sports season in his
section of the Deschutes national forest.
The lodge has an elevation of 4800 feet at
the summit of the Santiam highway across
the Cascade mountains.
| Accommodations for 90 persons include
four dormitories and two rooms. The lodee
provides beds made up with linen and
blankets. Also available for visitors are a
dining room, restaurant, ski shop, and rental
shop for all types of snow equipment. When
skiers are not using a well lighted slope for
night skiing, dancing is the order of the
evening in the lodge. A rope ski tow is
operated near the lodge area.
I A short distance from the Santiam Lodge,
famous Hoodoo ski bowl figures importantly
m the central Oregon snow sports region.
In operation of the bowl are four rope
tows, handling up to 3000 skiers per hour
nd ranging in length from 600 to 4000 feet,
use m elevation ranges up to 4000 feet. A
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lodge and a chair lift are under construc
tion. The lift is designed to reach the top
of Hoodoo Butte, far above the bowl, and
is scheduled to be in operation this winter.
M ajor activities of the Sk y liners ski club
of Band take place at Hoodoo bowl, about
45 miles west of the central Oregon metro
polis. The Central Cascade recreational
council, composed of representatives of all
clubs using the Santiam ski area, cooper
ates with the U .S. forest service in super
vising winter sports activities. As a rule,
the council furnishes a free ski school and
volunteer ski patrol on weekends.
Skiing in the Bend area continues until
late in the season, as the steep open terrain
of Bachelor Butte, 25 miles from Bend on
the Century Drive, offers excellent skiing
until as late as Ju n e and Ju ly . However,
this area is not accessible until late spring
when roads are opened to travel.
One of the more recently developed ski
areas is located at Anthony Lakes in W hit
man national forest at an elevation of 7000
feet in the Blue mountains of eastern O re
gon, 20 miles off U .S . highway 30 near
Baker. Olof Rodegard, area operator, re
ported in early autumn that doubt sur
rounded operation of that area because of
snow removal problems. Definite announce
ment was set for later.
T rust men and they will be tru e to
you; treat them greatly and they w ill
show themselves great.
—Emerson.
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