OTTAWA SKI

CLUB BULLETIN

~ JONAL SKI M 1 SEU ,' 1965-66 Season, No. 2

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March 1st, 1966

232-2675 By Appointment

RAYMOND J. HOFFINGER

D.S.P. PODIATRIST - FOOT SPECIALIST

Suite 405, Kenson Building

225 Metc:olfe St.

Ottowa 4, Ontario

Hon. President President 1st Vice-Pres.

Gatineau Zone Rep. 2nd Vice-Pres, Secretary Treasurer

Publicity Touring & Trails Building & Area

Design Cross Country Trading Post Juvenile Ski Patrol Alpine Jumping

Midget Ladies Committee

Manager Office Secretary Camp Fortune Winter Off. (weekends) John Clifford Office Camp Fortune Ski Shop, Manager Ski Conditions Report

0 T T.A W A S K I C L U B

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1965-66

Executive Officers

S. R. Lockeberg F. W. White

F. T. Graves Col. B. W. Mellor David Watson N. G. Ross, CA

Office

542 Wellington Box 515, RR #1

Box 596, RR #1 1064 Cameo Dr. 188 Powell 145 Dorothea Dr. 222 Somerset W.

Directors

V. B. Allen F. Chapman Air Commodore

D. M. Holman H. W. Keenan J. P. Lajoie Dr. A. B. Lang L. Lawton CMDR K. M. Meikle F. Morris

J. Quinn Mrs. W. R. Schriever

A. W. Appleby Mrs. Eeva Vesa

Mrs. Brooman

Reg Toomey

Staff

85 Range Rd. 504 Laurier W.

3 8 Kilbarry Cres. 303 Harmer 1175 Sherman Dr. 31 Park Rd. 1192 Whitmore 148 Grenfell Cres. 279 McArthur Rd.

3761 Revelstoke Dr. 26 Davidson Cres. Box 243, RR #1

896 Alpine Ave. 2648-B Moncton Rd.

Telephone Office Residence

236-1323 828-2711 745-2746

749-9998 992-5348 729-8110 232-1781 235-4172

733-6859 235-7231

232-4264 236-1916 997-4393 232-6579

993-2684 746-0746 728-9414

992-6902 728-3121 235-4582 749-5863

728-9777 992-6524 825-3181 777-4311 746-6059 Loc. 32 992-6731 733-5401

746-8040

234-9133 828-9678 234-9133 828-4686

827-1424 827-1594

827-2732 827-2323

Others Responsible for Various Programs and Activities

Midget Instn. Juvenile Instn. Touring Tech. Chairman

Roland Beaudry AI C Don Holman Katherine Capes

Gatineau Ski Zone Don Bohart Alpine Race Co-ordin. Art Lovett Alpine Head Coach J. P. Picher Cross Country Chairman Frank Morrall Midget Cross C. Murray Outhet Midget Racing Harold Fawcett Midget Competitor Instn. Baby-Sitting Co-ordinator

Doug Livingstone

Mrs. D. A. Bell

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29 Cholette, Hull 771-0667 38 Kilbarry Cres. 993-2684 746-0746 333 Metcalfe 992-1686 232-5500

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1989 Naples Ave. 733-3245

745-2882

FIRE ERASES EARLY O.S.C. LANDMARK

by Herbert Marshall

As one looks up Mort's Hill now, a feature of the landscape, long familiar, is missing. Mort's lodge, recently a dormi­tory for the Trail Riders has become a heap of charred ruins. Its disappearance brought back a flood of memories.

On that .site the very first lodge of the Ottawa Ski Club stood. It was a wood cutter's shack formerly owned by · a Mr. Fortune, which along with the surrounding property, was purchased by the Club in 1920. Quite inadequate to accommodate a growing membership it was replaced in 1921 by a new building on the knoll where the present lodge stands. Later the shack was demolished and President Mortureux bought some land and had a lodge built for his own use on the same spot.

It was, however, never really a private lodge. It was a gathering place where Club problems were often discussed, a place where Mort was always happy to meet his friends, a place where he could dispense hospitality to distinguished guests and even a dormitory for a few of the Club's busiest workers.

It was a two-story building, the second story being reached by a ladder which. led to an opening in the ceiling. It was heated up-stairs by stove pipes ·connected with the stove below. The latter was well stoked at night- no propane gas in those days ­but as the night wore on the heat wore off. I recall below zero nights when · full dress and a well blanketed sleeping bag were inadequate to ward off the piercing cold which permeated that upstairs dormitory.

A few of us including Joe Morin spent one New Year's Eve at Mort's. Joe was engaged in making his final trail master­piece -the Highland Trail. It was still in the construction stage but he lured us out to see it by night. we· got lost in the dark­ness and spent some time in getting back to the lodge. It was not the way we had planned to usher in the New Year.

Lord and Lady Willingdon visit.ed Camp Fortune on a number of occasions. Great preparations were made for the luncheon in Mort's lodge. Once Alan Snowdon Mildred Ashfield, Muriel Whalley and my~ self were delegated to prepare the meal. My part was mainly to keep up the supply of firewood, stoke the two stoves, bring in water from the spring, peel potatoes and be general handyman. Concerning this affair Mort wrote in the Ski News: "There were many cooks - but they showed won-

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derful team work and the gravy was not spoiled." . On another visit the Willingdons in­

sisted on visiting the big lodge before going up to M~rt's. It was full to overflowing and the air was permeated with the aroma dear to hungry skiers, of frying bacon and eggs, steaks, sausages, warming beans and what not. One young lady thought their Excellencies should enjoy more than the m_ere aroma and presented Lord Willingdon ,wtth a can of beans. He insisted that this should be added to the menu prepared by Mort in his lodge.

Mr_. Mortureux took much pleasure in prepanng salads. He had the large wooden b~wl and the long spoon and fork to work w~th. He measured out the oils and vinegar ~Ith great precision. To him the mixing ntual w_as an art and it was a delight to watch htm. The result was eminently satis­factory.

On one memorable occasion the Right Honorable Mackenzie King was a visitor at Mort's lodge. It was memorable be­cause Mr. King told us confidentially about the plan to acquire thousands of acres in the area and form the Gatineau Park. We knew then that there was no further need to worry about the preservation of the forest ~nd that the future of skiing was secure m the beautiful Gatineau Hills. . The loss of this lodge was a sad occa­

siOn for the Trail Riders for whom it had becoi?e a Dormitory. Recently they had put m a new floor furnished it with a chesterfield (an unheard of luxury in earlier days), and other articles and had done a lot of repainting. These splendid voluntary workers, worthy successors of the volunteers of the past who did so much to make the

·Ottawa Ski Club, are to be commiserated in their loss.

TOMMY & LEFEBVRE LTD.

495 Bank Street

236-9731

* Everything you need at

the SKI shop

HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF OTTAWA SKI CLUB

PART III

by Herbert Marshall

In the first decade of the 1919 reor­ganized Ottawa Ski Club, Saturday being only a half-holiday, Dome Hill was the natural centre of activity. On Sundays the members hustled to catch the early morn­ing inadequate street car service to the Union Station. There they boarded the Gatineau train. These train journeys were part of the day's enjoyment. Colorful outer garments festooned the racks and hooks <>f the cars and skis were propped between the seats. There was much passing to and from between the coaches to exchange greetings for it was a social occasion. In one coach Fred (Trapper) Brown's band of flute and mouth organ players might be performing.

On the way skiers got off at Tenaga and ·Kirk's Ferry for shorter trips to Camp Fortune but many went on to Cascades. From there they skied their way through the open farm country, passed through the woods to Meach Lake, and crossed to the other side. Some took the long climb up the McCloskey Hill others went by what we then called the McKinstry Valley and Ridge, the common destination being the McCloskey Farm where there was a stop for lunch. Later the Western Lodge was available.

After lunch they went by the Ridge Road and perhaps took in the Cliffside's Sunset Trail, to Kingsmere, Pink Lake and Wrightville where they took the street car to Ottawa. Even then there was another street car journey before most of them reached home.

These long trips meant skiing twenty miles or more in a day. If Ferdy Chap­man's long distance badges had been avail­able then a large proportion of the mem­bership would have qualified for them.

Those who had the privilege of partici­pating in these marathon journeys will never forget the sheer joy of passing through the ever changing beauties of the winter land­scape. But this era of long distance skiing eased off rapidly when in 1925 a bus service was available to Old Chelsea and later to Kingsmere. This led to a hectic period of trail making. Captain Joe Morin, Trail­maker extraordinary, and the famous Night Ridgers group, in seven years opened up a new trail system with .Camp Fortune as the

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Hub. It included, the Penguin, Canyon, Little Switzerland, Merry-go-round, Western and Highland. These were thrill packed runs demanding more skill than the long distance bush trails, which they superceded. Not only did Capt. Morin have a good e~e for the best ski terrain he also had a flau for naming their special features with felici­tous titles. Excelsior, Bon Ami, Hum­dinger, the Dippers, the OGOPOGO, High­land Fling, Doch and Doris and many others became part of the skiers' vocabu­lary and brought to mind specific features of the trail system.

These trails meant quicker access to Camp Fortune for at that time the only way to reach the camp was to ski to it. They also furnished a variety of trips which could be taken before or after lunch. While some returned to Ottawa by bus many went via Kingsmere to Pink Lake and Wrightville.

Just when the magnificent trail system was complete the winds of change again began to affect the skiing fraternity. Euroi,Xl was seized with enthusiasm for Downhtll and Slalom skiing. The fever spread. In 1932 Joe Morin, who had done so much for trail skiing, developed the Slalom Hill. In 1940 the Ottawa Ski Club had its first ski tow and enthusiasm for hill skiing grew with great rapidity. Ski touring became a relatively minor phase of the Club's activities.

In recent years, to a considerable degree due to the imagination and hard work of the Trail Riders under Ferdy Chapman, there has been a revival of interest in ski touring. Exciting new trails lead through entrancing terrain to a new Western and the half-way Huron lodges.

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LADIFS' COMMmEE ACTIVITIES by Elisabeth Schriever

The greater, but probably not the best, part of this year's skiing ·is behind us. The Laurentian Trip to Mont Gabriel was an unqualified success. Perfect organization -two full buses-perfect snow and weather conditions, and a perfect group of good sports. See you again on next year's trip.

Trail Skiing: The trail inquiries found an astonishingly good echo on the hills and in the valleys. On February 15, the sunny Tuesday after the snowstorm, around 50 ladies set out over trails and across Fortune Lake to Keogans Lodge for a picnic. Ferdi Chapman and his trail com­mittee had Keogans and Huron Lodge warm and ready. Since everybody seemed to enjoy the beautiful day · we shall try to organize a similar picnic in March. Please watch the bulletin board for announcements.

Babysitting: The Lodge has never been too full this year. After February 15 the Sitters will therefore be able to take some more children at hourly rates as follows :

SOc per hour for one child; 75c per hour for two or three children,

of the same family . On March 4, the day of the Ladies'

Luncheon the Lodge will be open and a flat fee of $1.00 a day per child will be charged.

The Babysitting program will end Fri­day, Ma rch 18. After this day the lodge will remain open as long as skiing condi­tions permit only if there is a reasonable demand.

The Ladies Luncheon and Races are for all OSC ladies, not only for housewives who take ski lessons. Marion Scobie and Sheila Lang are in charge of the arrangements for the lunch and the races. This is a pleasant occasion to get together and we hope for as good a turnout as in previous years. There will be races for gold, silver and bronze pins for those eager to race, and a fun race for anyone wishing to try. There is also ample room for the ladies who would just like to stand and cheer.

Date and time-Friday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 :30 p.m. at Fortune Lodge; pick up numbers at 10 a.m. at Fortune Lodge ; races start 10:30 on Morts Hill; lunch served 1:00 p.m. at Fortune Lodge. Tickets: $2.00, sold at Alexander Lodge. See posters.

Note: No tickets will be sold after Tuesday, March 1. Mrs. Boland, our

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caterer, has to know by that day how many lunches to prepare. No tickets at the door, and no refunds after March 1. By all means bring a friend or relative, but make up your mind before March l. If the weather is bad only the outdoor programme will be cancelled. The lunch will be served and we shall have a sing-song around the fireplace.

This is the time and the place to thank all the Ladies who have offered their help and thus contributed to our programme. A !lroup of volunteers under Mary Dodge's very artistic guidance undertook, on rather short notice, to decorate the Coliseum for the Gatineau Ski Zone Dance. Many hours of planning and gathering decorating ma­terials from Ottawa firms and a full day's work in the Coliseum gave the cowpalace a colourful ski atmosphere. Mr. Absom sent a very appreciative letter. Many thanks to the busy dozen OSC Ladies.

All the ladies would also like to thank two of our most active organizers who retired from their posts at the beginning of the year, Mary Smialowski and Connie Graves. In the last two years Mary has patiently worked out the procedures for organizing the baby sitting which set a pattern to be followed in future years. After retiring as Ladies Director last Fall she stayed on to start the routine before passing on her responsibilities. Connie, who has been not only the guiding light but also the driving motor behind many Ladies' activities in past years, has handed over the organizing job, but luckily not the teaching of the Mini-Midget programme, which is so successful with proud mothers and especially with the children. Thanks to both of you for paving the road!

Editor

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1966 OTTAWA SKI CLUB and GATINEAU ZONE MIDGET

RACING SCHEDULE

Date Place Event Class Time Hill

Jan. 9 Camp Fortune Giant Slalom All Midgets 11:00 a.m. Marshall Jan. 9 Camp Fortune Slalom All Midgets 2:00 p.m. Marshall

Jan. 16 Camp Fortune Jumping All Midgets 11:00 a.m. Midget Jump Jan. 16 Camp Fortune Cross Country All Midgets 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 23 Napanee, Ont. Slalom (2 run) "A:' Midgets J :00 p.m.

Jan. 30 Edelweiss Giant Slalom "A" Midgets 2:00 p.m. Yodeler

Feb. 6 Camp Fortune Cross Country All Midgets 11:00 a.m. Feb. 6 Camp Fortune Jumping All Midgets 2:00 p.m. Midget Jump

Feb. 13 Vorlage Giant Slalom "A" Midgets 2:00 p.m. Birch Valley

Feb. 20 Camp Fortune Giant Slalom "B" Midgets 11:00 a.m. Marshall Feb. 20 Camp Fortune Slalom "B" Midgets 2:00 p.m. Marshall

Feb. 27 Camp Fortune Giant Slalom "A" Midgets 11:00 a.m. Alexander Feb. 27 Camp Fortune Slalom "A" Midgets 2:00 p.m. Alexander

Mar. 5 Camp Fortune Giant Slalom "A" Midgets 11 :00 a.m. Skyline Mar. 5 Camp Fortune Slalom "A'' Midgets 2:00 p.m. Skyline

Mar. 6 Camp Fortune Cross Country "A'' Midgets 11:00 a.m. Mar. 6 Camp Fortune Jumping "A" Midgets 2:00 p.m. Midget Jump

MIDGET RACING

by Harold Fawcett

The 1966 Midget Racing Season opened on Sunday, January 9. This programme is designed for children who are members of the Ottawa Ski Club, and who have not reached their thirteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.

Three familiar faces, who nave been a valuable part of Midget Racjng at the Ottawa Ski Club for the past few years, will be missed. Craig and Em Campbell are now living in Montreal, while Maurice Clayton will devote more of his time to other Ottawa Ski Club projects. It is hoped that we can again count on the help and co-operation of the competitor's parents.

A controversial situation involving the use of tow facilities for Midget competitors for Zone races at Camp Fortune, as well as other ski ·centres has now been settled. All area operators have agreed that each racer will be assessed the sum of $1.00, which will permit full use of tows before, during, and after the race. Beginning this year, the racing numbers for all alpine events will be issued at the Ottawa Ski Club office, which is located in the basement of Alexander's Lodge. Formerly numbers were handed out at Cassell Lodge. Competitors and their parents are reminded that a telephone entry is required for all Alpine races.

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Back row (left to right)- Barry Bryant, George Gowling Jr., John Mason, Duane Hess, John ll Meikle, Paul Bemiquez. Front row (left to right)- Bill Hodgins, Don Clark, Mary McLennan ager), Rolly Lachaine (Asst. Director), Judy Anderson, Rene Rickenbacker, Max McClellan. ~ Norval Riffon.

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brtin, Chris Skene, Don Swift, Alex McDougall, Rooney Hodgins, Frank Macintyre, Ken a. Doug Ward (Asst. Director), Peter Sneyd (Asst. Manager), John Hanna (Director and Man­Uisentees- Harry Bell, Ginny Wilson, Louise Rickenbacker, Craig Callao-Jones, Rod Sprague,

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SAFE SKIING by Laird Lawton

The OSCAR FIRST AID BUILDING AT SKYLINE has been completely reno­vated by volunteer help from our own organization. A special thanks to our organ­izer, Doug Thomson and a very special vote of thanks to Fritz Dubach for his expert work in rebuilding the interior of the build­ing. Walter Schenk improved the interior of the FIRST AID BUILDING AT CAMP FORTUNE with a coat of white paint but unfortunately, paint only makes the building look bigger. A new good sized Patrol Build­ing in that area would do justice to Walter's expert talents and we hope to acquire such <t building in the not too distant future.

We are extremely pleased that the Club expects to purchase a snow-mobile type of vehicle which will be available to the OSCARs on weekends. The assistance from such a vehicle in drawing the patients from some of the more inaccessible areas in the Camp will speed the removal of the injured skier to the First Aid building with a mini­mum amount of effort.

The new telephone system being in­stalled by the Bell Telephone Company will be helpful to the public when they need to call OSCAR.

In case of an accident: have the tow operator dial for an OSCAR.

The efficient service that can be ren­dered by OSCAR depends greatly on your assistance in letting us know you require our presence. Our accident rate has steadily de­creased and we are looking for fewer acci­dents this year. The membership can cer­tainly work to this end, by avoiding the careless and foolish accidents.

The downhill skier has the right-of-way; it is your responsibility to allow sufficient clearance.

Have your ski poles fitted with the proper rings: don't ski without rings on your poles.

In case of an accident on the hill: cross and stand a pair of skis; an OSCAR any­where within view recognizes this and can plan to move to the accident with the equip­ment he needs and call for the help he needs.

OSCARs are club members; OSCARs are volunteer club members. The pro­grammes of first aid and accident prevention are supported by your club executive and St. John Ambulance provides the training and the various brigades provide staff for the first aid building throughout the winter on a volunteer basis.

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JUMPING REPORT by Fred Morris

The Ottawa Ski Club was again host to Canada's CASA National Ski Jumping Team. The World Championship Trials were to be held at Sault Ste. Marie. Since the jump at the Sault was completely washed out by rain the meet was moved to Ottawa.

Coach-manager, Russ Smart brought the team members to Camp Fortune and the trials and finals were completed on Satur­day and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13.

These FIS trials and finals were held in order to select a fourth and possibly a fifth member to represent Canada at the World Championships in Oslo, Norway this month.

As a result of these trials the final selections were: 1. Max Pelt, Verdun, P.Q.; 2. Jacques Charland, Trois Rivieres, P.Q; 3, John Mcinnes, Revelstoke, B.C.; 4. Ulf Kvendbo, Rosemere, P.Q.; 5. Patrick Mor­ris, Ottawa Ski Club.

Gerry Gravelle who declined his berth on the World Championship Team for per­sonal reasons won the events of both days showing that he was still Canada's No. 1 jumper.

Gerry has represented Canada and the OSC in International Competition since 1960, when he first went to the Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In 1962 he also represented us at the World Championships at Zakopane, Poland and was selected a member to the 1964 Olympic Team.

This year, Gerry won the highest award attainable by a French Canadian athlete, the Charles D'Aoust Trophy. This award is sponsored by Le Droit. He also won the skiing award at the ACT annual Sportsman's Dinner, in · recognition for having won the North American Ski Jumping Champion­ships at Sault Ste. Marie in 1965.

Ulf Kvendbo, 17 years old, and mem­ber of Canada's National Junior Team was selected as the fourth member to the World Championships team. Patrick Morris, a 16 year old Junior OSC Jumper and mem­ber of Canada's National Junior Team was selected as a fifth and alternate member. Both days during the trials and finals Pat impressed the CASA officials and he had the second longest jump of the Saturday meet of 187 feet. Max Pelt had that day's longest jump of 189 feet. During a heavy snowfall that slowed the speed of each run Sunday, Pat consistently hit the 164 mark. Both Ulf Kvendbo and Pat Morris are to be congratulated for their excellent per­formances.

Although we had the Dalton Wood Jumping scheduled for February 13, we were able to start the National Team finals at noon and the high school event got under way on schedule at 2 p.m. This event had 61 entries. It was one of the most en­thusiastic tournaments we have ever had. Despite the heavy snowfall during the meet the competitors showed a lot of spirit in carrying on to complete three jumps each.

We have been very pleased with the preliminary Midget Jumping and the Gatineau Zone Midget Jumping this year. The excellent turnout and the high calibre of jumping have indicated that a new level of jumping is being reached, with greater distances and increased style points.

In watching the midgets perform we have strong indications that there is great potential for future OSC jumping cham­pions. The OSC will continue to produce top juniors and seniors of National Team calibre.

The Ottawa Ski Club will begin re­building the 60-meter Lockeberg Jump Hill this April. This improvement is being made in preparation for an International meet to be held at Camp Fortune in Feb­ruary 1967 in connection with Canada's Centennial Year Celebrations. It is hoped that with the aid of outside financing we shall be able to complete the inrun tower, the landing hill, the outrun, and the new judges stand. Our plans meet FIS specifi­cations for a newly designed profile jump hill and inrun.

This international tournament will in no way detract frem the O'Keefe Interna­tional Tournament held annually at Camp Fortune in March, sponsored by the O'Keefe Brewing Company. This year's O'Keefe will be held March 12 and 13.

We are carrying on jumping classes at 10:30 as usual on Saturday mornings.

Compliments of

Byslle, Roe & Comp11ny Serving the Ottawa Ski Fraternity

Since 1895

223 Bank Street

Phone: 232-2464

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CANADIAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

JUMPING TEAM

The final selections for Canada's Jump­ing Team for the World Championships were made today at Camp Fortune on the Ottawa Ski Club Lockeberg Jump.

Originally scheduled for Sault Ste. Marie, the two-day trials were moved to Ottawa at the last minute because of warm weather and rain at the Sault.

The trials consisted of three jumps each of the two days with total points to count.

Gerry Gravelle of Hull, P.Q. had the best overall score but for personal reasons had already declined. His total score was 576.5.

Max Pelt of Verdun, P.Q. was next with 567.6. He was followed by Jacques Charland of Three Rivers who had 536.1 and John Mcinnis of Revelstoke, B.C. who followed with 517.6.

Two juniors, Ulf Kvendbo of Montreal and Pat Morris of Eastview, also qualified with 517.8 and 516.7 respectively.

The selection committee was so im­pressed with Morris' show that they chose Kvendbo as the 4th member of the team and Pat Morris as the 5th and alternate member. Pat, at 16, is the youngest selec­tion ever for a World Championship Jump­ing Team.

The team consists of: Jacques Charland, Three Rivers, P.Q.; John Mcinnis, Revel­stoke, B.C.; Max Pelt, Verdun, P.Q.; Ulf Kvendbo, Montreal, P.Q.; Pat Morris (al­ternate), Ottawa, Ont.

LOST AND FOUND The Club "Lost and Found", located

in the basement office of Alexander Lodge, is open week-ends only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There are many items, skis, poles, watches, keys, prescription glasses, sun­glasses, cameras, gloves, scarves, packsacks, etc., waiting to be claimed.

A number of skis taken in error have been returned for the owner to claim and several mismatched skis are being held. Poles are a specialty.

Please check your equipment carefully when leaving after a days' skiing. Tired skiers frequently make mistakes.

BULLETIN EDITIONS New members 1966 season, who have

not received the earlier issues of the OSC Bulletin may pick up copies at the City Office during the week or at Camp For­tune Office on week-ends.

ON THE TRAILS by Ferdie Chapman Director of Trails

While most club members slept during the wee hours of Saturday, January 8, 1966, a catastrophe was taking place on top of Morts Hill at Camp Fortune. Glen Ardley, a Trail Rider, from Merivale High School, sat up in his bunk. His first reaction to the sounds he heard was that he was dream­ing, but fortunately for the four riders in the bunk room with him, Glen got up and looked down the ladder which was the only means of access to the upstairs bunk­room. Flames at this point filled the open­ing, Glen aroused the others and the five trail riders quickly threw what clothing they had brought up with them out the window and evacuated the building by means of the emergency ·fire rope, which for years had been the cause of a lot of joking amongst the trail riders who were required from time to time to use it during fire drills.

Brian Flanagan, another trail rider from Merivale High School, after getting his socks on in the -lOo below weather entered the downstairs by the front door and rescued the boys jackets and boots which were just inside the door. The ceiling and one wall of the room at this stage was on fire. Brian then went around to the woodshed, which was attached to the building, and turned off the propane tank, the source of lighting for the building. He then chopped off the copper piping and rolled the tank out and down the hill away from the. build­ing to prevent an explosion. Rick Tutt, Trail Rider in charge of the building, was the only casualty. He suffered rope bums to his hands.

In twenty minutes the 41-year-old build­ing burned to the ground taking with it many memories enjoyed by club members who used the building as a lodge before the club had an official cabin. The build­ing was erected in 1925 by Mr. C. E. Mortureux, who served as President of the Ottawa Ski Club for 27 years, and was used by Mort as a cottage. Mr. H. Marshall has written the history of this building which appears elsewhere in this Bulletin.

The building was renovated last Fall by the Trail Riders. The walls downstairs were panelled with pine plank and the floors re-surfaced. Rugs, drapes, a dining room set, chesterfields and bookcases were hauled up the hill and installed to give the "Roost" a home away from borne flavour. All was consumed by the fire!

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Overheated stove pipes from the two wood stoves were the cause of the fire.

Trail Skiers Etiquette While I hate to keep mentioning the

subject of washing pots and pans, some members are still going off from Western Lodge leaving dirty utensils, with the end resUlt that the task of cleaning them fall to the members of the lodge committee. Please help us to serve you, by washing your utensils . . .

Trail Riders Work Day and Night To those of you who wonder about the

many trails you find opened and cross checked when you arrive early on a Satur­day morning, let me clear up the mystery. Most of this work is done by the Trail Rider packing crews Friday nights in all temperatures and types of conditions. In the case of the storm of February 6, packing was started Friday evening Feb­ruary 11, with the result that' before the Trail Riders turned in for the night 15 miles of our 65 miles of trails had been packed. The work was resumed at dawn and by noon the entire trail system was in excel­lent shape. It takes a lot of time and effort to pack a trail. Western for example, takes its crew six hours to complete, Frank's a little over four hours, so when one adds up all the leg work on the trails, it's no wonder the Trail Riders are such good skiers and in such good shape.

I wish to express my appreciation to those skiers who have taken time to stop at the T.R. check points on cross country races to give them a drink of hot coffee. One gets pretty cold after the first couple of hours of having to stand around waiting for the racers to pass.

N.C.C. Ski-Do Control On behalf of all the trail skiers, I

would like to express our appreciation to the officials of the National Capital Com­mission for the prompt action taken to protect our trails from the tracked vehicles. Large areas of fencing were erected with signs, which along with the Gatineau Park Wardens and RCMP on patrol has reme­died the situation. Warden Howard Morris has the situation well in hand. With the menace overcome, deer are to be seen again on a number of the trails.

GUEST PASSES The OSC Guest Book is held in the

Camp Fortune Office in the basement of Alexander Lodge week-ends and holidays.

FOR FUN AND SAFETY

Why do we have a Ski School at Camp Fortune?

1. To give the beginning skier a safe positive means of controL

2. To show . the intermediate skier the easiest and most effective manner by which to descend a slope of any gradient.

3. To help the more experienced skier derive the most enjoyment in our wonderful sport.

4. To develop the co-ordination to exe­cute those graceful rhythmic parallel turns.

How does the Camp Fortune Ski School achieve this purpose?

1. Our experienced staff of 5 full-time and 20 part-time and weekend instructors are trained ahd qualified by the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance, the national or­ganization of professional ski teachers in Canada.

2. There are regular morning and after­noon lessons available 7 days a week, as well as private lessons anytime by appoint­ment.

What other services do the Ski School provide?

These qualified instructors help train the young men and women that guide your children in the OSC Midget and Juvenile Instructional Programmes.

-JOHN HANNA, Director and Manager Camp Fortune and City Ski School. Senior Qualified & Examiner

of CSIA, Member of Board of Directors

and Technical Committee of CSIA,

1965 CSIA Demonstration Team Member.

LODGE RESERVATION­O'KEEFE JUMPING MEET

March 12·13 The upstairs room of Lockeberg Lodge

will be reserved for use of competitors, officials and guests attending the O'Keefe Tournament of Champions, International Jumping.

TOW RATES- HALF SEASON Effective February 1, 1966, John Clif­

ford Ski Tows Ltd., has announced new tow pass rates for the remainder of the ski season as follows:

Seniors ............................................... . Students ............................................ . Juniors ··························-····················

$25.00 20.00 10.00

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By Appointment 234-2391

* DANIEL KOMESCH, D.C.

DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC

X-RAY

* 200 Metcalfe Street

Ottowa 4, Ontario

Over 20 Years Serving

THE OITAWA SKI CLUB

Ottawa's largest selection of quality ski equipment for beginner and expert ot the lowest prices. Before you buy ski equipment, make it o rule to check our selection and prices.

HEGGTVEIT SPORTING GOODS LTD.

131 Queen Street 232-5656

"We have outfitted a World Champion -let us outfit you,"

OPEN FRIDAYS TO 9 P.M.

MACINTYRE REAL TIES

DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN COUNTRY PROPERTY

IN QUEBEC

For Winter Cottages, Summer Cottages, Country Homes, Farms and land

throughout the Gatineau, call us anytime at

827-0621

or drop into our Kirk's Ferry Office to see our hundreds of maps and pictures.

You will be most welcome.

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EVERY SATURDAY

SKI EXCURSION TO

MONT TREMBLANT

LEAVE OTTAWA 7:30A.M. LEAVE MT. TREMBLANT 6:00 P.M.

$ s RETURN COLONIAL COACH

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OTTAWA SKI CLUB CANADA

l53 QUEEN ST.

OTTAWA 4.

PHONE: 234-9133

POSTAGE PAID PORT PAY£

3c. PERMIT No. 2029

~· G. W. McNaughton 322 First Ave 2ttawa, Ont. •

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CAMP FORTUNE

OTTAWA

SKl ~! t\EAOOUARlERS~ ...

........ • • • the serious shop for serious skiers. We know skiing. We specialize in the best of everything you need ••• skis, poles, bindings, boots, apparel ••• and In matching equip· ment to your individual style and skill. Buying or renting, ask for our advice ••• and rely on our experience.

CAMP FORTUNE SKI SHOP OLD CHELSEA, P.Q. 827-2732

Open Weekends and Holidays, 11 Noon to 5 p.m. During November- then Seven Days a Week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Eveologs, 1:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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