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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1953)
it IfThe Statesman, Salem, Of Stmday. January II, 1853 For Novice or Expert- Hoodocx Bowl!! on! Santiam. Pass Great Sporf 1 ; ' V 1 Vl'J'" J - - 4 " - .' i. - x. & - ' 2t- i- iz?z - " - - " - - ' ; m J .. S . X. S X if, 4 t i .4 r: " rty CV7 - : ' J. Skiers Galore Are Taking Advantage of Facilities Atop Picturesque Santiam Pass By PHILIP SLOCUM Statesman Staff Writer Hoodoo has it. Expert skier, beginner or sight seer it makes no difference. You caq set your own pace at the Hftodoo Ski Bowl just off U. S. Route 20 at the summit of Santiam Pass only a little more than a two-hour drive from Salem. In the words of Ed Thurston, manager of the Bowl since its be ginning as a ski area in 1938; "We really like the' everyday skier." Tow facilities range from a 600-foot rope tow to the. 4,000-oot double chair lift only one of .its kind in the Northwest which takes the rider to the top ofHoo doo Butte and a view of the Cas cade Range that is almost unequal led. There unfolds the snow-covered Three Sisters, Three-Fingered Jack, Mt. Washington, Mt. Jeffer son, Diamond Peak and a corner of Mt. Hood. Hoodoo Butte rises 5,950 feet to command the Bowl which is ser- Sections of the North Santiam viced by four rope tows: two! 1,000 feJ in. length, o6e 800 and one 600 feet. Novice and professional can find their stride or challenge as the slopes range from eight to 55 per cent grades. Five trails, all reached by the chair lift which has a capacity of 380 persons an hour, feed down from the summit of the, Butte. Again they are gearedxoj' begin ner and expert. The Bunny Trail offers the no vice, or "let's take it easy the first day out' skier, a 2Vt mile run and never exceeds an 18 percent grade. It's plenty wide. For the experts and intermedi ates it's Devil's Dive, Angel's Flight and Canyon Run. Devil's Dive is well tagged. The slope reaches 45 per cent in places. All the trails are 80 feet or more in width and some sections are truly open slopes. 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They gave them, too, a still finer ride, more superb comfort, new braking power and handling ease and a sensa tional new Twin-Turbine Dynaflow Drive that adds new quiet and whip fast getaway to absolute smoothness. v Nothing, we believe, will do mors . justice to your automobile dollars or . to your love of magnificent motoring ' than a visit to us right now. - : S$nd4i on Ro4imsjtr, optional M omtrs fk othm Soriou- IU CO CHEAT YEAH? XfHM HTTQ AUTOMOCIUS AJtl EUU.T 1 tUICX WILL tUttO THEM ' Hoodoo Ski Bowl, on U. S. Route 20, thronch Ore ton's scenic Santiam Pass la thavhUh Cascades, of fers the skiing enthusiast a variety of excitinc terrain for winter pleasure. In the photo above at left a skiler stops to view part of the Bowl. The double chair ski lift, only one of Its kind In the North west, rises at left. Above at right,, against a backdrop of ML Washington (left) and North and Middle Sisters, Kathy Thurston, daughter of Hoodoo Ski Bowl manager Ed Than ion, flashes down a steep run at the bowl. Her brother, Craig Thurston, looks on. The bowl has Inclines of all grades, for novices or experts. In the photo at the left pretty Sosle Larson of San Francisco, Calif., has a smile for the cameraman as she starts a 4,000-foot ride on the double chahr lift at Hoodoo Ski BowL The lift has a capacity of 380 persons an hour. It takes the rider atop Hoodoo Butte, which rises 5,950 feet Into the blue, where a magnificent view of the Cascades awaits him. til the first of May snow graces the Bowl sometimes as deep as 22 feet, as in 1949. Ed Thurston used to tell people the average snow depth was about 10 feet, but in the last four years its been 14 feet or more. Last year the snow held at 14 feet for five or six weeks. "We get our share of powder too,' 'he says, "but generally it's a packed base in the BowL Of course a skier can usually find powder off the trails near the top." There's plenty of space for the cross-country .skier too. The fa mous Skyline Trail runs through the area and the hardy can break their own way. Highway have been Improved this year, helping to speed Salem skiers to the Bowl, Once there, lodging and eating spots are at hand. -. ; The Santiam Lodge, under the direction this year of Harold Hanson, of Salem, is located on U. S. Route 20 a tthe summit of the ' pass at the junction of the three-quarter-mile paved road which leads Into the Bowl. The lodge includes a; restaur ant, five dormitories housing about 100 people, and a ski shop offering equipment rentals. In Sisters, 22 miles from the Bowl, there are motels, a hotel and choice of restaurants ' At the Bowl itself, Thurston is building a 50-room lodge. How ever, it will not be completed this winter. But a large coffee shop com plete ' with fireplace, plus a ski shop with rentals are at hand. Two Forest Service warming huts are in the area plus the Ski Patrol hut.- The patrol is on the job at the Bowl during every day of operation. Present running schedule is Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 to 4:30. During Christmas and Spring vacations the area stays open for 10 days to two weeks. The Bowl bills itself as "Ore gon's Central Ski Area" and It is for beginner and expert, young or old. ' , , 153 fj. Liberty Phone J-3191 JJI' SALE ENDS 72x99" LONGWEAR Muslin Sheets with 132 threads per sq. in. Sale priced, 1.72 81x99" -LONGWEAR Muslin Sheets. 132 threads per square in. Price cut to 1.69 81x108" LONGWEAR Muslin Sheets. 132 threads per square in. Price cut to 1,99 42x36" LONGWEAR Muslin Pillow CasesV 132 threads per sq. in. Reduced to 43 QUILTED ' MATTRESS PADS, twin size. Bleached cover and filler. Reg. 2.98, 2.67 MATTRESS. 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