PEPSI-COLA TROPHIE EMBLEMATIC OF CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canadian Junior Men's Ski Team Championship

Can~di:m Junior Women's Ski Team Championship

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THE OTTAWA SKI CLUB YEAR BOOK Official Publication of the Ottawa Ski Club

SEASON 1961-62

Publisher:

J. W. CURRIE: 569 Helen Street

Editor:

W. L. BALL: 28 Wendover Avenue

Club Photographer:

FERDIE CHAPMAN

FRONT COVER:

Photo by Dominion-Wide

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OTTAWA SKI CLUB

1960-1961

HONORARY OFFICERS

Honorary President - SIGURD LOCKEBERG

Honorary Vice-Presidents:

SENATOR NORMAN PATTERSON - FRANK BEDARD

EXECUTIVE

President: A. GEORGE McHUGH, Q.C.

First Vice-President: Second Vice-President:

RoN LEFFLER Russ SMART

Chairman Ladies' Executive: JESSIE FEAR

Han. Secretary:

J. S. CuDMORE 13 Blackburn Ave.

Treasurer:

BoB McGIFFIN

Auditor:

LLOYD STEVENSON

DIRECTORS

HERBERT MARSHALL- Past President W. L. BALL -Ski Instruction

J. S. BLAIR - Liaison with Hull City Transport

FRANZ BAIER - Ski Jumping

GARY PERKINS - Ski Patrol & First Aid

FRANK CooKE - Cross Country

W. G. (Bun) CLARK- Liaison with The Gatineau Zone

FERDIE CHAPMAN - Trails ·

DAVE BROWN - Publicity

ELMER CASSEL - Cassel Lodge

Racing Russ SMART - Competitions

HARRY RosEWARNE - Juvenile Program

CLUB MANAGER

] OHN CLIFFORD

Typography By LE DROIT

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EDITORIAL

This is the Year Book's eighteenth issue and as usual there was a period when it appeared as though it would not make it. There are, in the club, people with writing ability and interesting stories to tell but very few of them can even be persuaded to share their experiences or ideas let alone offer them. Some years ago I sent the late Jim Patrick, the founder of our Year Book, an unsolicited article. His gratitude was so touching that I wondered if I had inadvertently enclosed an endorsed cheque with it.

Unlike commercial publications the Year Book has no staff of reporters to ferret out stories and must depend on club members. It is thus about what you make it. A dull issue would not necessarily reflect an uneventful year but rather the fact that the great mass of members, some I 0,000 strong, had even less to say than usual.

In its usual place at the front of the book comes your president's message. In it he hints at the fact that both the club and associated services have been spending more for the club members than they have taken in for the last few years. Some tightening of the belt will be necessary.

In the centre of the book we find Bob McGriffin's financial report on the "state of the club".

Next is the "Weatherman" telling us what went wrong with the Winter from our point of view and why he found it the best yet. Perhaps, now that he knows John Clifford will look after us if the natural snow fall fails , Mr. Baker will give up his lonely fight against snow and cold and call for an old-fashioned traffic stopper this year.

Ferdie Chapman gives a brief account of the work he and his committee did on the trails with the aid of the Trail Riders, that energetic group of young men who work all fall and then rise with the dawn in winter to assure us good trail skiing.

Gary Perkins was able to report a slightly lower incidence of accidents this year but points out that this probably resulted only from fewer skiing days due to poor snow conditions.

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For the first time in some years we have a report on European skiing. Squadron Leader Sylvia Evans tells of touring in the Alps.

Still en touring we hear from Dorothy Peck who quite appropriately us-es the pen name "Dorelia Peak" when describing her ski trips in the Rockies. These ladi•es have caught the spirit of the silent places and when I read their stories I had a moment when I was tempted to give up the lifts and tows. But the call of downhill flight, even though I move slower each year, is still too strong -maybe next year !

My Peport on the Midget Program tells of a good year which was almost unaffected by the thin snow cover.

Harry Rosewarne who joined the directorate last year to co-ordinate the new Juvenile Program reports an excell•ent start.

Frank Cooke, another new director, gives an account of the progress which has been made in bringing cross country running back.

The other nordic event, ski jumping, is also on the way back after some slim years. Franz Baier gives us an account of the tremendous job he and the jumpers have done in rebuilding the jumping hill and developing our jumpers.

Radio Station CFRA has joined us at Camp Fortune and its activities are described in a short note.

Jessie Fear reports on square dancing. This is the only activity of the club which annually declares a small profit.

An anonymous army spokesman has written an account of the military skiing at Camp Fortune.

Russ Smart, retiring Second Vice President of the Club, gives a report on competitions which he co-ordinated this year.

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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The Ottawa Ski Club is now in its 51st year. As anticipated in "The President's

Message" in last year's Yearbook, we have passed the 10,000 mark in membership. A membership as large as ours makes tremendous demands on the Ski Club and associated services. To satisfy these demands there has been a steady, continuous drain on our financial resources. There have been suggestions, if not demands, for new hills. It would, however, seem, prudent to concentrate on the improvement of the hills we have and avoid the heavy expenditure of Club funds which the development of a new hill requires. I feel that the season of 1961-1962 should be a period for improvement of the hills and other services at Camp Fortune and the Sky Line. We hope to increase the accomodation at the Sky Line Lodge by thi! addition of a second storey. Outside of this, it would seem prudent to use our funds for conservation and maintenance of what we already have developed.

We were glad to see the senior jumping hill in operation and while its develop­ment is not complete, it is obvious that Franz Baier has designed a top-notch jump.

A great deal of excellent work has been done on trails by Ferdie Chapman and his trail riders. We hope that the indicated trend towards trail skiing will continue and increase in volume. Gary Perkins' Ski Patrol and the St. John Am­bulance should be commended for the care and attention they gave injured skiers during the season. I wish to extend my thanks to the directors of Ottawa Ski Club as well as the Club executive, to our property manager and to all others who have devoted so much of th'.!ir time to the interest of Ottawa Ski Club and its members. Without their generous support, it would be impossible to operate a successful ski club.

I have purposely omitted going into details about the various activities of the Club as these are more satisfactorily dealt with in the ensuing pages by the parties who have intimate knowledge of the same.

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A. GEORGE McHUGH, P resident, O.S.C.

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Photo: Ruth Baier

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THE WEATHERMAN REPORTS By F. W. BAKER, Agrometeorology, Dept. of Agriculture

It's time to write about winter again and in my seasonal anguish I sound this plaintive call - "How can a soul write about winter when there is only summer in his heart ?"

If I could only be one of the great scientists at Cape Canaveral I would be unselfish and untiring in my devo­tion to do one thing really well, and that would be to put winter into a capsule and make sure that the unit that triggers it into orbit would be missing. Every mile would bring a smile - A lot of lovely smiles, eh, skiers?"

So much for the usual happy opening shot in this annual "write-up", the words that are ~o gladly given to fondly re­mind my ski friends that nothing is changed in my regard to winter. The thought occurs to me, "What a waste of summer to write about winter !". An­other rather worth while thought occurs at this time, "How can a writer go on writing about the same dismal subject year after year and hold his 'fan mail'?" Well, I have only one fan-male and l don't seem to have any hope in losing him. This particular fan writes a most convincing and touching fan letter and I am so weak.

Well so much to hedging and eating around the bush and now to get down to the story of the past skiing season and its weather. First we turn to the weathe1 statistics kept by the Agro-Meteorolo­gical Section at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. A brief run down of the vital figures reveals the fact that the past winter had many good features on the right side of the ledger.

A very mild November spread its goodness well into December and held winter completely "at bay" for the first week. A nice bit of fair weather for the homesteaders, which includes your humble writer. The very next day (Dec. 8) was a winter day, being clear and

The Weather Man

cold, and so December and winter came into their own. For the remainder of this month snow fall had its best show of the season with a total of 21.5 inches.

Nature keeps its weather secrets very well indeed and certainly at this time gave no inkling that we had just received half the winter's snow fall. One month later another top feature of this partic­ular winter was on record. Now we were able to say that while December had given us snow, the month of January certainly supplied the cold to go with it. The formula was as fallows: a monthly mean temperature 6.5 degrees below normal and the longest run of sub-zero minimums on record at the Central Experimental Farm.

At this point Mother Nature had a third big secret locked up waiting to give us in her own good time. This time the secret was a real good one for all of us and living it out revealed the fact that once we got the January chill out of our bones winter was always behind us. A month of solid cold though never severe at any time was followed by al­most continuous soft pickings for all of us for the remainder of the season.

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So ends the first section of this winter story and I may say, dear skiers, that I have given you little or no worry so far but be assured the agony ahead brings us much closer together in this story. I am compelled by each succeeding Editor, ad infinitum, to do a full dress rehearsal of each winter before I can bow out. I must tear each winter limb from limb as it were, to satisfy his fiendish delight in retelling the story of the ghost season cf our climate.

Before wading into the act I should like to scribble this thought to the skiing masses. "What would we ever do with winter if in the stress and strain of to­day's living we didn't have the skiing world to enjoy this unwanted orphan?"

It will be remembered that Novem­ber's warmth overflowed to monopolize the first week of December and extended the pleasant mild fall conditions. On De­cember 8th the tide of winter began to roll in and soon its presence was well established throughout our fair land. It only took three days to change the scene from a pleasant fall day with temperatures in the forties to three days in a row below zero. It was winter time but no snow. On the evening of Decem­ber 12th (Monday) I picked up the local paper and in big headlines read that over 500 skiers had opened the ski season at Camp Fortune. I read the article with keen interest and found out that the skiing world had purchased a snow making machine and skiing was well under way independent of old Mother Nature. Well this probably explains our rather peculiar winter.

The second week of winter managed to record 2 inches of snow on the fields. Gee! I feel rather ambiguous talking about sun any more, when the ski moguls have it so well under control. Guess I have to do it anyway. So, dear readers (if there are any), dream along with me until the sun shines on both sides of the fence.

The third week of winter brings us up to two days before Christmas and the

official records say 4 inches of snow were now on the fields. Over 6.5 inches had fallen in the past week and the · machinery of Nature had done a good job with timeliness, quantity, quality, perfect refrigeration. The suggestion of a green Christmas was quickly forgotten - the holiday spirit was electrified -the purse strings were loosened - the cash registers were clanging - the beautiful tones of church bells were reassuringly present - the whole conta­gion of Christmas was everywhere. The Christmas holiday period was realistic winter weather with cold and snow in acceptable proportions. Snow fell on Christmas night, all the next day and night to bring the snow level on the fields up to 9 inches. Four inches more fell on the last three days of the month and so Mother Nature had taken over the snow business again.

Well at this point we hang the new calendars on the wall and hesitate for a moment to cast our minds back over the past year and reminisce a little -to some a smirk, to others a tear, the gloss and dross of the passing year.

Now back to the weather groove and we greet the New Year with a very interesting month. January, however, did not take on any special significance until about the middle of the month; in fact, the first nine days were just a ccntinuation of the conditions in the latter half of December, being snowy and moderate winter weather. Six inches of snow fell in this eight-day period and when the householders got this all tidied up, we dind't know it at the time, our snow shovelling for the season was about ended. Only a half inch of snow fell in the period of January 9th to February 12th - a snowless interlude in mid­winter.

Well! We ran out of snow stories but we sure had something in its place that, to say the least, was most remarkable. On the morning of January 15th we recorded a minimum temperature of -1 degree. This marked the beginning of the

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longest period of sub-zero temperatures ever recorded at this farm in 72 years. Starting en the morning of January 15th and going continually for nineteen days a minimum temp. below zero was re­corded without a break. This period in­cluded the first three days in February.

How Mother Nature came to pick this kind of a winter for this kind of record is something definitely for the birds. Never be it said that this same old Mother Nature hasn't got some jim­dandy tricks left in the bag for future weathermen.

Dear readers, this just about ends our winter. We had the snow in December and now the cold in January. What's left - well I know there is no use appealing to our Dear Editor, he will exact the last ounce of winter that his "summer pickin" victim can supply.

It will be dull from here out but surely, dear readers (if any have reached this point), you can sign out due to dullness and will you be sure to write "His Highness" and complain.

The "deep freeze" ended with the snow level on the fields at 8.0 inches being the exact point it began back at January 15th. A period of perfect re­frigeration and on February 4 it was over and three days later snow levels started dissipating. Into the picture came winter's most disagreeable spectre -"freezing rain". The first one on the night of February 13, a light one, just an introductory issue to soften the sock of the rather heavy ones that occurred on the 18th, 24th and 25th. The last on~

actually began on the 23rd. In these three days, 23rd, 24th and 25th, a total of 1.8 inches of total precipitation was recorded. Only 2.5 inches of snow was in this mixture of rain, ice and snow so it can be easily seen that winter rain with all its attendant misery was the order of the day.

Day temperatures from February 7th on were mostly in the thirties and some forties. Snow level on the field was re-

duced to water, ice and slush - "A truly miserable ski situation Eh, folks"? But then I keep forgetting that the Skiers' Paradise seems to enjoy a special dis­pension when it comes to weather -our rain and misery is their snow and blessing.

I sincerely hope my last two lines are true because in this February we are talking about we only measured 2.9 inches of actual snowfall during the whole month at the Central Exper­imental Farm and this is an all-time record light snow for February. In the previous year, you may remember, we recorded 47.7 inches; our all-time rec­ord in the other direction.

So much for February and, in fact, winter for that matter. Since March is a spring month it's the one that never fails to give the writer a wonderful shot in the arm. The unusual mildness of Feb. stole a lot of the spring glamour that's so seasonal for this month. At the end of the first week in March winter

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had practically been liquidated by the continued mild conditions. It was ad­mittedly too early in the season for such nakedness. Agriculturists were con­cerned over the increased vulnerability of these conditions to severe winter in­jury and no doubt the skiing world must have been affected by this fickle whims­icality of the weather.

It just took one night and a day to erase all the fears and troubles. A very timely snowfall on the night of March 8th and most of the next day dumped 6.0 inches on the whole scene and trans­formed everything back to normal. We mortals spend so much time worrying about the weather but it seems to me that the pendulum of destiny in weather never swings very far one way until it is on the way back and all is well. The healthy fall of snow was followed by day temperatures of 17 degrees and

night readings moderately below zero. Two days of this and then 4.3 inches more snow. The fields were well covered and the ski trails truly blessed with winter raiment. This snowfall was followed by the usual cold spell and two real cold days were experienced with minimums of -5 degrees and 1 degree above zero.

A glance down the page indicates very readily that these two well-spaced snow falls were the two noble last kicks of winter. Good holding weather gave another week of this fresh fallen snow and then the pendulum began to move away from winter and the inexorable

plan of Nature had turned thumbs down on "Old Man Winter". The chang­ing scene required only a few days to remove the white robes of a season that had served, I am sure, the skiing world in soul-satisfying fashion.

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MEANDERING ON THE TRAILS By FERDIE CHAPMAN, Director of Trails

Of the many who come to Camp For­tune to ski, quite a few do not realize that branching out from the Fortune Valley like spokes in a wheel are miles of scenic ski trails. These vary in length, giving the trail skier a wide variety of terrain over which he or she may travel.

Headquarters for the trail type skier is Fortune Lodge, which is situated at the west end of the valley. Located on the system are Keogan's and the McCloskey Lodges. These lodges are equipped with pots and pans for the use of those who wish to cook their own meals, or for those who bring their own lunches.

The trail system is maintained by the Trail Riders, a group of twenty-five high school students, and the trail committee. This group starts work early in Sept­ember each year and by the time the snow arrives has brushed the entire system, repaired and built bridges over creeks and streams, removed fallen trees, branches, etc., that might break a ski or limb later in the winter.

The past ski season is a good example of the variety of tasks undertaken by the Trail Rider Organization. In addition to fall maintenance work, the trails were crosschecked after each snow fall on

weekends, a sunset patrol was maintained on the Long Merry-Go-Round, Highland and Switzerland Trails, on weekends. During the O'Keefe Ski Jump Meet, the landing and outrun of the Senior Jump was crosschecked and packed by the Riders after each of the series of jumps held on the two days that this event took place. For the Marathon Cross Country race, a series of seven snow bridges were built across the parkway from Fortune Lake to the end of the Parkway near McCloskey's. Flags were laid out on the course but, due to heavy icing on two successive weekends, the race was can­celled.

The trail system during the two ice storms became a tangle of broken trees and branches, it was only through the joint efforts of the Trail Riders and com­mittee that the entire system was re­turned to normal within a week of the storms. In addition the Riders acted as checkers on cross country races, shovel­led snow on the courses, and participated in the torchlight parade during the ski carnival.

During the fall the Chicken Run was cut from Fortune Lane to Journey's End, to assist the novice trail skier to get

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on the trail system without having to climb Fortune Lane or Bonnie Brae. This trail proved to be a success and will be improved this year. During the Christ­mas exam period, while most of the Riders were studying, the trail commit­tee cut the Burma Road. The trail was three quarters of a mile long, connect­ing the Ridge Road with the Western Trail about half way out to McCloskey's. It was extended this spring to the Ram­parts, making a total of a mile and a quarter in length at the time of the writing of this report. The Burma Road was cut primarily for getting a tracked vehicle out to the centre of the Western Trail in case of an accident. The trail proved to be very popular during the winter for those who did not want to go all the way to McCloskey's, as it provides a loop through scenic and heavy bush.

To promote trail skiing, the Ottawa Ski Club in co-operation with the Citizens Committee on Children and C.F.R.A., compiled and distributed throughout the Ottawa area through sporting goods out­lets a pamphlet in English and French on trail skiing in the Fortune area. The pamphlet went into detail as to type of •.!quipment required, prices and suggested tours. In addition the club also produced a listing of some 30 suggested tours, which gave trail classification, distance and, in conjunction with the new trail map distributed by the N.C.C., complete coverage of the Fortune area to those who wished to go off on a cross country trip on their own. All junctions in the system were marked with classification markers - A. EXPERT B. INTER­MEDIATE C. NOVICE. These are yellow diamonds with black embossed letter. The novice trails were buttoned with yellow buttons, to assist Novice skiers from wandering on the interme­diate or expert trails. An additional 1000 red buttons were placed in service, re­placing and adding to those already on the trees.

An attempt by the Trail Committee at conducted tours of the trails was tried. The tours were run on Sundays, during the morning and afternoon, leav­ing the cairn behind Fortune Lodge. These tours were broken into two cate­gories, for the novice and for the inter­mediate trail skier. At the start of each tour ski equipment was checked by the committee members and those with hill fittings were not allowed to participate. Only people with cables or touring equip­ment which allowed heal movement were allowed on the tours. Novices were taken over novice trails (C) with a stop a Keogan's, side trips to Shilly Shally to feed the birds and visit the beaver houses on Fortune Lake. The Intermediates went to the Ramparts and on to the McClos­key Lodge via Western Trail, returning via Burma Road and Ridge Road to Camp Fortune. While the snow condi­tions were excellent on the trails during the three week period that the tours were conducted, due to poor response, the tours were cancelled. It is most unfor­tunate that more did not participate, as these tours afforded many the opportun­ity to learn the trail system and enjoy nature at its best.

Towards the end of the season, with spring skiing at its best, a number of the intermediate participants on the conduct­ed tours were invited by the committee on a cross country trip from Wakefield to Camp Fortune. A group of twelve of us set out on a Saturday morning from Rockhurst Road near Wakefield, with a

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clear blue sky, a firm base and three inches of powder snow. Lunch found the party n•car Flynn Creek on the site of the old fox farm, from here the trip continued to Macdonald Bay and across Meach Lake, up the McCloskey Hill and along the Ridge Road to Shilly Shally where tea was served. On reaching the Fortune area some of the group wished to press on to Wrightville but, due to thin conditions below Pink's Lah, ti . ~ party terminated its journey at Cam;. Fortune.

In closing I wish to express my thanks to the Trail Rider membership, my com­mittee and those of the club membership who assisted us in making tt;e season a success.

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SKI PATROL & FIRST AID REPORT 1960-61 By GARY. PERKINS, Director of Ski Patrol

The number of accidents and injuries to skiers in the Camp Fortune area drop­ped considerably from the previous sea­son as may be seen from the accompany­ing report. It would seem that this was due to fewer days with deep snow con­ditions, or a reduction in the number of skiers using the area. Ski reports during the season indicated that a large number of accidents resulted in bruises, scrapes and cuts from falls on hard or icy snow. On a percentage basis, this type of accident appears to have in­creased over the previous year.

At this time, I would like to point out that certain rules must be observed re­garding ski-ing equipment. When safety release fittings are used, an additional safety strap or leash must be used to secure the ski to the ski boot and prevent runaway skis. Also ski poles that are broken, splintered or without rings or baskets may not be used in the area. The O.S.C. directors have asked the patrol to see that all skiers comply with these rules. Offenders will not be allow­ed the use of the club facilities.

While statistics show that many skiers cause their own accidents and injuries through inexperience and carelessness or just bad luck, there have been an increas­ing number of skiers injured each year. On one occasion during the past season, the Ski Patrol treated a concussion, a dislocated shoulder and a broken arm all because one skier was out of control on the hill and another one stopped to adjust his skis in the middle of the slope. This type of accident could easily be avoided if skiers would see that they were under control at all times, and if they would move to the side of the hills or trail to make adjustments to equip­ment.

With regard to ski tows, and lifts in the area, there is still a good deal of abuse and misuse. Rules for the use of lifts,

posted on all tow shacks and notice boards, must be observed. Line-ups for the lifts would move much more smooth­ly if skiers displayed a little courtesy and did not try to crowd ahead of one an­other. Not only does this cause badly frayed tempers, but also broken tips of skis. I regret that some of the younger skiers are the worst offenders. T -bars and chair-lifts should be approached in two lines, rope tows and poma-lifts in single lines.

I would like to appeal at this time to club members and other skiers to sup­port the Ski Patrol and· St. John's Am­bulance Brigade. Both these organisa­tions must" rely on contributions from the ski-ing public to carry on their job of assisting and treating injured skiers. First aid equipment must be purchased, to­gether with sleeping bags, jackets, to­boggans and blankets, etc. During the past season an attempt was made to raise money for the ski patrol by the sale of patrol buttons. Results were very disappointing and would seem to indicate that the majority of skiers take the ski patrol too much for granted. For the coming season buttons will again be on sale and we hope each skier will show his or her appreciation of the work ac­complished by this organisation. Don­ations may be made to any patrol member and receipts are available for income tax purposes. Also anyone wish­ing to contribute to the work of the St. John Ambulance may do so at their headquarters or at any first aid post where they are on duty.

In closing, I would like to ask the cooperation of the public to make this sport as accident free as possible. While we are always ready to treat any injury, we would prefer instead to prevent ac­cidents.

Here's to safe skiing for the coming season.

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1959-60 CASUALTIES 1960-61

Male Female Total FRACTURES Male Female Total

0 0 0 Nose I 0 1 I 0 1 Facial bones 0 0 0 0 0 0 Back I 0 1 1 0 1 Shoulder 0 0 0 I 0 1 Collar bone 1 0 ! I 1 2 Ribs 0 0 0 2 1 3 Pelvis 0 0 0 2 0 2 Upper limbs 5 2 7

53 34 87 Lower limbs 34 32 66

II 2 13 DISLOCATIONS 5 4 9

SPRAINS & STRAINS

0 0 0 Neck 3 0 3 0 0 0 Back 0 2 2 2 5 7 Shoulder I 2 3

21 15 36 Upper limbs 14 9 23 104 90 194 Lower limbs 50 66 116

86 32 118 WOUND & HAEMORRHAGES 79 28 107

MISCELLANEOUS

I 4 5 Head injuries 3 0 3 6 10 16 Headaches 4 14 18 5 1 6 Eye injuries 3 2 5 I 0 I Ear injuries 0 1 1 I 0 1 Toothaches 3 0 3 I 0 I Sore throat 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chapped lips I 0 1 I 0 1 Back injuries 0 2 2 0 3 3 Upset stomach 4 1 5 4 0 4 Frost bites 2 0 2 4 3 7 Burns 5 3 8 8 5 13 Blisters 8 9 17 I 4 7 Fatigue 0 0 0 3 2 5 Shock 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sliver 0 1 1 0 I 1 German measles 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cramp 0 2 2 0 0 0 Winding 1 0 1

321 213 534 TOTAL 228 180 408

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we usually took sleeping bags. Most people also brought their own food and prepared elaborate meals; but the hut guardian sold items like soup, tea or the delicious Munster cheese made in that part of Alsace.

On Whitsun weekend in May 1959, I went on a French Alpine Club expedi­tion to the French Alps. We drove for 12 hours by car and bus . to the Village du Tour, near Chamonix. After gaining some altitude on a chair lift, we still had a long struggle up to the Refuge Albert Premier, which we reached at about 11 p.m. It was worth the effort because next day the weather was perfect and the scenery sublime as we skied up and down the slopes of the Glacier du Tour. Some of us bought meals instead of carrying food. The Sunday dinner started with soup, good French bread and omelettes. Then they brought on the steak, potatoes and beans, followed by chestnut cream pudding, cheese and fruit. No salad - but you can't expect to have everything when the supplies have to be back-packed up to 8,000 feet above sea level.

In Metz, we were closer to the Swiss than to the French Alps. We could reach the Bemese Oberland on an ordinary weekend and get back nice and fresh for work on Monday morning! I did some skiing from Wengen and Grindelwald -spectacular country where I went up­hill by train or lift and struggled down. However, once I had been to Austria I couldn't resist going back there for longer holidays. In Switzerland and in the larger Austrian resorts, the scenery is mangificent and the facilities are excel­lent; but there are so many tourists that you don't see much of the natives. In Austria you can go to a small place where the life of the village is going on all around you and you feel part of it. The rosy-cheeked school children greet you with "Gruss Gott!" as they pass, and the older people love to chat if there is any opportunity. In these little resorts

you can stay at the fanciest hotels for about $6.00 per day. The less expensive inns may be more picturesque though the meal~ will be less varied. Each one generally has some kind of music - a small orchestra, an accordion player or a zither player. People visit back and forth and you soon get to know most of the visitors in the village.

I went to Austria twice at Christmas when we had a few days off and man­aged to get bookings because I was with Canadian teachers who had longer holidays, including New Years too. The first time we went to Solden in the Otztal. As we went through St. Anton on the train I was surprised to see much less snow than there had been when I passed that way the previous July! Snow can be scarce in December in any mountains. Luckily we had chosen a fairly high resort, and each day we took the 20-minute chair-lift ride to Hoch­solden and skied from the highest resort in Austria. One aspect of skiing in Austria which appeals to me is that they are not afraid to say to a class: "Tomorow you bring climbing skins; we are going on a tour." One day at Hoch­solden we started from the top of the upper chair-lift, and traversed with a gentle climb for one and a half hours to the Rotkogeljoch. There we stopped to admire the views and to build up our strength with some nice hot soup with little sausages in it. This was followed by a very pleasant run, descending about 2,000 feet, back to Hochsolden. Some of us invited our instructor to have Gluhwein with us, before riding the chair-lift down to the valley. The ski instructors all have to know how to teach in English, French and Italian as well as German; but we found that Rudy's English vocabulary was limited to such expressions as "bend ze nees" and "up­hill ski forward". The conversation was a trifle confused, though our German was improving by the time Rudy inform-

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I had longer spring ski holidays in two Austrian villages which ·each had their individual attractions. The first was Alpbach, in the Kitzbuhler Alps in the Tyrol. This is the most charming spot imaginable, with picturesque wind­ing streets and wooden houses with carv­ed balconies, some dating from the 16th century. It is mainly a resort for begin­ners, as there are no long ski lifts at present, but there is an excellent ski school. We were in Alpbach in the pre­Lent "Fasching" season, and we went to a "Masken Ball" where about half the attendance was villagers and the other half tourists like ourselves. One evening the "Ski Lehrer" presented co­mical skits and there was also a night of folk songs and "schuhplattler" dancing. On this occasion we sat at a table with a local family group who made a real effort to talk to us, although they spoke only German. They explained that they were farmers, living up the mountain above the village, and they learned that I came from Canada and my friend was from England.

In February 1960 I went, with another woman officer from Metz to Gargellen in the Vorarlberg district of Austria. The weather had been cloudless for five weeks, and the brilliant sunshine con-

. tinued. Because the main ski slopes were packed hard - almost like cement - all the groups were going on tours. The class I was in consisted mostly of Dutch people who, like me, had been skiing for some time, but were poor skiers. I think the Ski Lehrer despaired of correcting our bad habits; anyway, each day we climbed a different peak or ridge and came down by a lee slope where there was plenty of deep snow. I never en­countered any snow in the Alps like the

genuine powder snow in the Rockies, where you can swish around with no effort. On the very steep hills I decided

that kick turns were the only answer to the Gargellen-type "powder snow"; and the instructor waited patiently, dreaming of his ambition to be a garage mechanic. The best trip we had was to a peak above the St. Antonierjoch. Thi~ ridge is on the Swiss border and, as we ate our bag lunch, we gazed at the Austrian mountains of the Silvretta and Ratikon and the Swiss ranges around Klosters and Davos. Then six chamois appeared on a mountain above the pass. They trotted across a snowy plateau, and proceeded down what looked like a per­pendicular rocky cliff. Their grace and agility made a thrilling sight.

We were also in Gargellen at the time of the Fasching and the costume balls. We left on the Sunday when the cere­mony of "burning the witch of winter" was taking place. Each village had an effigy of the witch, mounted on a pyre. As we travelled through the Vorarlberg that night, by bus and train, we could see the bonfires on the heights and little lights bobbing where the people were dancing with torches. The origins of these observances are lost in the mists of long ago. They were probably con­nected with pagan rites; but they are still part of the gaiety and charm of the European life.

It will be apparent that I am not a typical skier of the Atomic Age since my idea of recreation is to get away from speed and crowds. Of all the varied facilities of the Ottawa Ski Club, the beautiful peaceful Gatineau trails give me the greatest pleasure. In Europe, too, there is skiing for all tastes - for the champion racers, the schuss-boomers, the ski-bunnies and the lazy wanderers. There is one attraction that all can enjoy equally - in France it is called the "ambiance", in Austria it is "Gemutlich­keit". This atmosphere exists in Canada too; but perhaps if we understood and appreciated it a little better we would have a word for it.

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WHY NOT THE ROCKIES ? By "DORETTA PEAK"

The Rockies and the Alps. are often compared but to those who know them each has its own charm. The Rockies however, need the cosiness and romance of the small mountain yillage, the yodels of the shepherds to awaken the true echoes. The Alps, on the other hand, lack the virginity and untouched majesty of the Rockies with their wilderness of hundreds of unexplored peaks and valleys. To mountaineers each satisfies different desires and neither one outdoes the other.

For me, the Rockies in the summer are quite enough of an attraction - big heavy boots with vibram soles and a rope around my middle and opportunities to bat my way through bush and stream and find the way to places above almost the whole world. But that is an individual taste and so many people "hate heights", even though they don't seem to mind rushing down the slalom hill at sixty m.p.h. all winter. Personally I "hate speed". In the winter there are attractions three thousand miles west of the pre­cambrian shield, so skiers see the Rockies with yer skis on !

At Banff there is the well known Mount Norquay where there has been a chair lift for years. Then you go on to Sunshine Lodge nearly eight thousand feet above sea level and the full comforts of home : ski tows, snowmobiles and plenty of snow till the beginning of May, right at your doorstep. Forty miles west, at Lake Louise, there are two lodges -one at the station and Mount Temple Lodge at seven thousand feet. These two share a gondola lift, a poma lift, a rope tow, lots of snow and are equipped with all the comforts of home. From both Sunshine and Temple far more remote places may be reached. These are the ski trails into the heart of the mountains, trails that will not be forgotte.n and where you feel no skis but your own have ever passed.

Mount Assiniboine Lodge, fifteen miles from Sunshine, is open all summer but for several years has closed up for the winter. It is owned and operated by Erling Strom who also runs a popular Norwegian Ski Lodge at Stowe, Vermont. For a while there was an air service in but now it must be reached by trail -a long haul and a real endurance test, up valleys, beside mountains and over passes that only mountaineers can picture. I am sure, with a little pressure from the public, Erling would be delighted to open it again regularly. Private parties do get in there now by arrangement to magnifi­cent skiing.

From Mount Temple Lodge the trails lead further on to Skoki, eight miles away and over Deception Pass. Skoki Lodge can be used any time and is cosy and warm and the centre of wonderful ski trails. It is wise to have some ex­perienced mountaineers with you at these more distant places.

And Bow Summit, ,about forty miles up the Banff-Jasper Highway, is now very popular even though there is no sign of a tow. Any of these places are worth visiting for the scenery alone.

The Alpine Club of Canada holds an annual ski camp in the Rockies and with them I went into the Yoho Valley for a week. We got off the train at Field, B.C. and were driven as far as the road would take us up the Yoho Valley, about six miles of the eleven off the main highway. This distance varies with the snow conditions each year. We put on our skins - skins on your skis are essential for happy mountain skiing - and arrived at the warden's cabin beyond Takakkaw Falls about five o'clock. This is still seven miles from the Little Yoho Valley and at that time it was dark before seven o'clock. So we spent the night in the cabin - sleeping bags were available for the females and the men were carrying their own. Seven

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Spring skiing in Banff National Park, Mount Assiniboine in background

of us slept comfortably on bunks and benches. Breakfast was cooked over a wood stove and we did the rest of the long and beautiful trail by lunch time. Weather and snow conditions were per­fect.

The Alpine Club hut where we stay holds about fifteen people comfortably but when the ski camp is on no one objects to more crowded conditions with thirty-five of us plus a cook. This time the food was supposed to come in by plane the next morning when the rest of the gang would also arrive. The weather was so-so and we all lept out of bed at six a.m. Anyone with • red sweaters or pyjamas pooled them to place around a well stamped out circle to show

the pilot where to drop the parcels. Two spotters went up the valley in case he should drop them in the wrong place. But no plane arrived. Two days later it still had not arrived. The weather in Calgary, we concluded, must be lousy. So we came in from our red circle making, ate a dull breakfast of bacon rinds and eggless hotcakes and the lead­er said, "Well, I'm afraid the food sup­ply is running out, we can either eat happily and leave tomorrow or stay till Saturday, (three days later) and starve to death .... " Naturally the vote was strongly in favour of starving to death. Only the cook voted contrary. After

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for a half-day trip - an all day one we felt was too long in case the plane might come. Our leader - no party is allowed to go places without someone who knows his snow conditions - chose a lovely long drag up 2,500 ft. to Emerald Pass, about four miles. From there you can look down on Emerald Lake and enjoy a half-hour run down to the cabin. In about two hours, · when we were getting close to our objective, a few dissenting voices started: "Oh, let's go over there, Jack, towards Kiwe­tinok Pass" (not up hill) - "Oh no, Jack, not on that snow, I have five chil­dren and I wouldn't dream of going by those bergeschrunds ... " - "Oh Jack, I was up there yesterday, couldn't we do something different" - all sorts of re­actions to a dull breakfast. Then sudden­ly as we were standing there, a buzz, a whirr, - the plane - food - we all looked - there it was. It was well below where we were and had to make two circles through the passes to drop all the parcels, we could see the little flags flapping as they fell. Our party was the highest up so we had access for the highest drops. They landed any­where all down the two · mile valley. Children, boredom, bergeschrunds, ava­lanches, all were forgotten and, with our able leader who got there first, we made a bee line via ledges and steep inclines for Kiwetinok Pass, probably half a mile away - distances can be so forshortened in the mountains. Dis-

covering the flags and digging four feet into the snow was a real treasure hunt as you found a parcel and dragged it by its four . feet of rope, or as it dragged you down long slopes back to the cabin. Of the twenty-three parcels alleged to have been dropped we found twenty-four so it proves it's worth while to let things take their own time. The trapping of the parcels, "jiggin' the squid," took the rest of the day. Needless to say from then on the camp was enjoyed by all.

Trips can be arranged to Glacier, B.C., just west of the Connaught Tun­nel. This in th•e Selkirks, is a magnificent part of our mountains, and there are often forty feet of snow in the winter with skiing into late May. Hans Gmoser, an experienced mountain guide, is the person to consult about any of the re­mote trips. He is also an expert adviser in the matter of skins for your skis. Hans Gmoser, Banff, Alberta, will find him.

By wearing most of your parapher­nalia, stuffing the rest into a pack sack. and planning to buy your spare cables after you get there, you and your skis won't greatly outweigh the forty-four pounds allowed by tourist airlines. The skiing in the Rockies may not appeal to all, but most who have tried go back. again.

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THE MIDGET SKI PROGRAM By W. L. BALL

In spite of a lean winter the Midget Program, in its seventh year, boomed. The season's activity opened with the Ski Exchange, well handled by Thor Weibust and assistants, which was held on the last week-end of November and the first one of December. Some $2,000 of boots, skis, bindings, poles, etc. were sold. Ten percent of this gross went to­ward the purchase of special equipment for the program such as cross-country and jumping skis.

In the latter part of December Thor Weibust co-ordinated the Ottawa Citizen sponsored course for amateur instructors. John Fripp and Bud Archibald organized the classes which were attended by 138 new and veteran instructors.

The Midget Racing Program, directed by Harold Fawcett, was the biggest in the Club's history. The· first event was a downhill at Kingsmere which drew sixty entries. The Jack Snow Slalom and Downhill at Wakefield had fifty racers. The Frank Cooke cross-country and the Thor Weibust Jumping Trophies held at Camp Fortune bad fields of 25 each.

Edelweiss Valley held a giant slalom which received 63 entries. Finally the Ski Meister for the Newt Barry, Emil Dan­jaw and John Bracken Trophies held on March 18 and 19 had an entry of 170 boys and girls. It was ably directed, under almost ideal weather conditions, by Harold Fawcett.

A well rounded course of instruction was provided in basic skiing, downhill, slalom and cross racing and jumping. In addition, two preliminary club races were held on the Marshall Hill.

The basic ski school was directed by Thor Weibust with his staff of some 90 instructors. Jumpers were coached by Colin Bergh. Downhill and Slalom train­ning, given by Bill Ball with assistance from Ted Graves and Doug Livingston, drew groups of about 30 potential racers

each Saturday. As an innovation cross­country running instruction was given at

Carleton College on week-day evenings

by Jim Shearer and Ian McLaren. At­

tendance was disappointing in this part

of the program.

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Date Jan. 15

Jan. 29

Feb. 5

Feb. 11

Feb. 26

Mar. 4

Mar. 12

Summary of Competition Results Place Kingsmere

Wakefield

Camp Fortune

Camp Fortune

Camp Fortune

Camp Fortune

Edelweis

Event Winners Downhill Boys Girls

12 yrs Gerry Quipp Enid Evenchick 10 yrs David Fripp Jean Irvin

Jack Snow 12 yrs Gerry Quipp Cheryl Boland 10 yrs David Fripp Susan Graves

Slalom 12 yrs David Bull Cheryl Boland 10 yrs Geoff. Bowie Pat Delaney

Cross Country 12 yrs Glen Morrall Lynne Watson 10 yrs Robert Taylor Allison McLaren

Downhill 12 yrs David Bull Cheryl Boland 10 yrs Blair Fawcett Susan Graves

Jump 12 yrs Pat Morris 10 yrs Bobby Johanns·~n

Giant Slalom 12 yrs 10 yrs

Glen Morrall Enid Evenchick Geoff. Bowie Pamela Ker

SKI MEISTER - MARCH 18 and 19

Boys 11 and 12 - Combined

Place· Name Club Points

1 David Bull, O.S.C. 379.8 2 Peter Griffin, Sed. 378.9 3 Glen Morrall, O.S.C. 365.3 4 Gerry Quipp, K.S.C. 359.5 5 Peter Porteous, Sed. 356.5 6 Ross Emans, Sed. 347.8 7 John Sanford, S~d. 338.9 8 Gery McLean, Sed. 331.5 9 Tim Cooke, O.S.C. 329.3

10 David Clark, O.S.C. .... ...... 318.2

Boys 10 and umler - Combined

Place· Name Club

1 David Fripp, O.S.C. 2 Blair Fawcett, O.S.C. . .... . 3 Bobby Cummings, O.S.C . ... . 4 Geoff. Bowie, E.S.C. 5 Laurie Brough, O.S.C. 6 Johnathon Massey, Sed . .... . 7 Jeremy McLean, Sed. 8 Rodney MacLaren, O.S.C. 9 Chris Cooke, O.S.C.

Points

357.7 334.8 314.5 312.7 311.7 304.0 303.8 297.2 290.3 289.2

Frank Cooke presents trophy ta Glen Morrall 10 Robert Taylor, O.S.C.

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Girls 11 and 12 - Combined

Place· Name Club

Lynne Watson, O.S.C. 2 Allyson Tache, O.S.C . .. . 3 Cheryl Boland, O.S.C . .. . 4 Enid Evenchick, O.S.C . ...... . 5 Jill Harper, O.S.C. 6 Lynne Haywood, O.S.C. 7 Kerry O'Brien, O.S.C. 8 Dianne Cummings, O.S.C . .. 9 Debora Lane, O.S.C . .

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Girls 10 and under - Combined

Points Place • Name Club

270.2 247.5 243.3 208.4 205.7 190.8 152.5 147.0 145.1 138.9

1 Jean Irvin, O.S.C. 2 Pamela Ker, O.S.C. . .... 3 Allison McLaren, O.S.C . ... . 4. Erika Smialowski, O.S.C ... . . 5. Ruth Heggtveit, O.S.C. . .. . 6 Lynda Swan, O.S.C . ... .. ...... . 7 Kathryn Brazeau, O.S.C. . .. . 8 Lynell Lawton, O.S.C. . .... .. . 9 Christine Batchelor, O.S.C.

I 0 Susan Graves, O.S.C.

Points

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OTTAWA AREA CHILDREN'S SKI PROGRAMS By HARRY ROSEWARNE, Director of O.S.C. Juvenile Ski Program

The children's ski programs organized within the Ottawa area were extremely active last season and completed all their schedules successfully in spite of the lack of snow. The most active projects were the Municipal Ski Council, the Midget programs at Camp Fortune and Kings­mere, the Juvenile program at the Ot­tawa S.C. and a school at Fairy Lake. These last two were new programs which got away to a good start. The City of Hull · Recreation Department sponsored the school at Fairy Lake which was run in a fashion similar to the Midget School at Camp Fortune except that all 416 lessons were given in French. The Mid­get Committee of the Gatineau Ski Zone promoted this project which was carried out very sucessfully by Paul Lajoie. The Juvenile program, which was carried out at Camp Fortune, came into being through the efforts and financial back­ing of the Ottawa S.C., the Journal news­paper and the Gatineau Ski Zone. This is a parallel program to the Midget one and is designed for children aged 13, 14 and 15. The Zone hopes that it will be able to foster the growth of Juvenile programs in clubs within the area during the coming seasons.

The Juvenile racing made a good start following a pattern similar to the Midget program. In all, six meets were held covering downhill, slalom, cross-country and jumping. Two of these were combin­ed meets, one for the I. Norman Smith trophy which was a combined alpine event and the other for the John Clif­ford trophy which was a combined four­way event for boys and a three-way event for girls.

Planning for all programs for the 1961-62 season is already in progress at the time of writing ( 8 Oct.). Over the past few years the better Midget racers have reached such a high level of pro­ficiency that it is now impossible to set a course which is sufficiently difficult to tax their ability and at the same time be easy enough for the beginner to try his racing legs for the first time. To remedy this situation two racing divisions are to be introduced this year for both the Midget and Juvenile race programs. The first division will be for the begin­ners which is to be handled entirely by the individual clubs. It is suggested that each club hold races confined to its own members to provide the initial experience and training. As each child progresses to the stage where he is quite confident on the intermediate hills and has learned the rudiments of racing, the club will advise the Gatineau Ski Zone Commit­tee, which is the governing body under the Canadian Amateur Ski Association in this area, that the racer is eligible to race in the second or "Advanced" div­ision. Only "Advanced" racers will be accepted in inter-club races. It is im­portant to note that an inter-club race must be sanctioned by the Gatineau Zone. Also, racers must not race in unsanction­ed meets within the Zone except in their own club meets. This all sounds very complicated but the procedure is necess­ary to enable the Zone to properly super­vise racing activity and to ensure a con­sistent upward path for amateur racers from their first unsteady attempts, through to the day when they can claim a place on a National team.

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CROSS COUNTRY RACING By FRANK S. COOKE, Director

It was the frosty morn of January 7th, the crackling stoves radiated their warmth to the far corners of Fortune Lodge. Above the good humored bantering, a voice rang out "Hi fellas, welcome to the Clinic".

So it was the first Eastern Canada Cross Country Clinic got under way. The Ottawa Ski Club as hosts would be work­ing to capacity for the next 48 hours.

And wasn't this frosty morning as good a time as any to start? for the turkey and pudding had gone their way and the boys from Redbirds, Viking, Queen's and others were rarin' to go.

What a time they had with fitness lect­tures, technique, training, waxing, disc­ussions, eating, lectures, movies, eating, sleeping, yes there was time to sleep. There is great' satisfaction these days in knowing that guys will travel 300 miles or so just to learn more about Cross Country skiing. Yes, Sir! Our thanks go out to Halvor Heggtveit, Don MacLeod, Jack Wahlberg and many others for the Clinic's success.

Competition started at the Club on January 8th with a 16 km (10 mile) Senior and a 8 km (5 mile) Junior race with a record number of entries (34) with Don MacLeod (O.S.C.) Jack Wahl­berg (V.S.C.) and Ian McLaren (O.S.C.) out in front. The Cross Country Racing schedule resulted in Jim Shearer, Don MacLeod, Jim Lauder and Currie Chap­man being champions. The O.S.C. took firsts in the Gatineau Zone & Quebec Division and a good second in the Can­adian.

What of our Club's future? Our Junior Senior rating is high but we need a heavy reserve of Midgets and Juniors to assure us of honors well into the future. It has been said that the Ottawa Ski Club has one of the best Cross Country areas in North America. This statement is not far wrong when you

Don Mcleod cross country champion

consider the geography of the Gatineau Park with almost 180 square miles of hills, lakes and forest trails and the Club's well kept trail network totalling over 100 miles (thanks to Ferdie Chap­man and his bushwackers) . To summar­ize, with all this potential, we should in the near future, be able to challenge the best, and set tongues awagging from a­far.

Someone asked "How are our Midgets and Peewees?" Well, when we recall that for the Club's annual Midget Cross Country Trophy the race numbers went over the 63 mark for the 2'h mile course and when we remember the en­thusiasm and good sportsmanship of the boys and girls we get a kind of warm feeling inside and can think of only one thing to say, "Great!"

February 19th was "Black Sunday" for the Ottawa Ski Club Marathon Race.

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(32 km, 20 miles). The officials had worked on the organization for months only to find on the morning of the 19th that an ice storm had spewn 2 inches or more of ice over the entire course, making it impossible to race. However it wasn't all gloomy for the Grand Old Man of skiing, Herman Smith Johannsen alias "The Jackrabbit" came to visit as the Club's guest, and though most of us didn't know it, he was romping around Camp Fortune talking to as many as he could, and here is what he had to say (quote) - "I am so glad I had that good day at Camp Fortune, (Sat. 18th), it was wonderful to see the Gatineau Park and your Camp Fortune once again (after 20 years). It is out of this world and I admired everything I saw. Will you please convey my thanks to the Ottawa Ski Club for the very kind invitation. I am sorry time did not permit me to talk to more of your members." (end of quote).

Well to end with a word about our top cross country skier, Don MacLeod. When you read this he will have wintered in New Zealand (our summer) and gone on to Sweden and joined a cross country school to get some first hand experience against world class skiers. Good luck to him and good skiing to you all . . . especially to two of our older Club members who, spring skiing, had ski­wacked all day from Lac Philippe down to their car at Kingsmere. Can you ima­gine the situation in the cold hungry darkness when one said to the other "Say Mack, who left the blankety blank ignition on?"

O.S.C. Club Cbampions

Senior . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ..... Don MacLeod

Junior ...... .. ... .. . ...... Ian McLaren

Juvenile ..... Currie Chapman

Midget: Boys . . . . . . . .. . Glen Morrall Girls .... Anne Rowley

Cross Country racing in early spring

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O.S.C. JUMPING- 1961 By FRANZ V. BAIER, Director of Ski Jumping

Looking back, the past year was very successful for our O.S.C. Jumping group. Before the winter started, in September, all our jumpers worked hard every week-end (760 voluntary hours) to finish the first part of the Lockeberg Jump (the artificial landing, take-off, etc.,) and to make it ready for winter. Now we all hope that in the near future the rest cf the work on the inrun, tower, transition, outrun and a new judges' stand wilr follow. Completely rebuilt, our Lockeberg Jump will be a F.I.S. Standard 60 meter hill.

As soon as the skiers' "white gold" came down Lockeberg Lodge became one of the busiest places in our O.S.C. ski paradise every weekend. Beside our scheduled local competiticns our jum-

pers practised to get in shape for the big meets. A regular training clinic was held every weekend for all classes and on all four jumps our boys learned and improved their style and distance. In many competitions in and out of town the jumpers were successful. Lead­ing the senior group, Gerry Gravelle has best shown what he learned. In an In­ternational Jumping Tournament at Lake Placid he placed 3rd behind two world famous Finns and was the outstanding jumper of the continent, out distancing the whole U.S. National Jumping Team as well. In an International Jumping Competition in Sault Ste. Marie Gerry placed second to Aarne Valkama of Finland, once holder of the World's longest jump on the flying hill in Oberst-

Coach Baier and

Gerry Gravelle

Winner of the

O'Keefe Jumping

Competition

Photo : Ruth Baier

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dorf, Germany. The other boys from our strong O.S.C. jumping group also came home with glory. In the Canadian Nordic jumping championship on Mt. Revelstoke, B.C., Gerry Gravelle, after a wonderful flight and a record distance of 280 feet, fell and lost his chance of coming home Canadian Champion. March 11th and 12th was the O.S.C.'s biggest jumping competition. Everyone who had the opportunity of seeing Ca­nada's best jumpers compete for the O'Keefe Trophy on our new Lockeberg Jump while trying to get a ticket to the FIS of 1962 in Zakopane, Poland will agree with me it was a great tournament. In wonderful sunshine a jumping treat was presented to the spectators and the boys gave a splendid performance. The best three, Gerry Gravelle (winner) J. Charland and J. Mcinnes had the ho­nour of receiving · the O'Keefe Trophy presented by our Honourable Guest, Madame Vanier.

Grateful thanks to the O'Keefe Brew­ery as sponsor of this tournament, to the O.S.C. and to everyone who helped and worked so hard voluntarily to make this, for us and all the jumpers such an important competition, possible and suc­cessful. From our few small mistakes we have learned much, I hope, for the coming season and especially for March 9th, lOth, and 11th when the Canadian Nordic Championships and the Inter­national O'Keefe Tournament will again be held at Camp Fortune. My only wish is that more spectators would come out to see such great jumping.

A Jot still has to be done, mainly for our rising jumping generation, and I hope that our older and more exper­ienced jumpers will give our juniors all possible assistance. We have a Jot of talent, don't waste the champions of to­morrow! But this also means we should improve our junior jumps. We welcome everybody from the club who comes out to give us a hand.

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For the coming season I wish all our O.S.C. jumpers much success, lots of snow and sunshine, hundreds of per­fect take-offs and flights, lots of im­provement and no spills or broken skis or bones, a feeling of being on the way to becoming a champion but not show­ing it until you arrive, lots of trophies and prizes.

To all O.S.C. skiers and members a very happy, pleasant and successful sea­son.

Once again, many thanks also from the j~mpers to the club, Sigurd Locke­berg and John Clifford, for their help in the improvement of the jumps. Here's hoping and expecting that the big jump will be completed in 1962.

e. . . .

A "Twin Jump"

by G. Gravelle and

J. Charland finishing

the 1st O'Keefe

Tournament of

Jumping at the OSC

newly rebuilt

Lockeberg Jump.

Photo: Ruth Ba ier

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RADIO STATION CFRA Members of the Ottawa Ski Club will

see a new addition to the lofty top of Camp Fortune; a 952 foot tower. This structural steel giant is the new antenna for CFRA-FM and is designed to gener­ate the clearest possible signal for the growing demands of FM listeners in the Ottawa area.

The moving of CFRA's FM tower from the Queensway studios to atop Camp Fortune is just one more step in CFRA's 1961 expansion program. CFRA has built a new antenna system for its regular AM operations at Manotick and boosted power from 5,000 watts to a North American maximum of 50,000 watts. With this power increase CFRA can now be heard from Sherbrooke, Quebec on the East to Mattawa, Ontario on the West, one of the most powerful stations in Canada. Its basic design though, is to produce a better signal for Ottawa and the Valley, one that will

give the constant high quality perform­ance CFRA has sought since it went on the air fourteen years ago.

Wider programming has demanded ad­ditional strength being added to the News Department to provide a broader coverage of regional news and sports so that the local stories from many of the towns and cities in CFRA's new listen­ing area will not be omitted. CFRA continues to be the "Sports Station" in Ottawa, broadcasting "live" coverage of all Ottawa Rough Rider games, Hull­Ottawa Canadiens hockey games, and the games of the American League De­troit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. Of special interest to skiers, CFRA will again this year present daily reports on ski conditions in the Ottawa area and in the Laurentians, putting its full support and coverage behind the Ottawa Ski

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SQUARE DANCING AT CAMP FORTUNE By JESSIE FEAR, Director of Ladies' Activities

Now, I have learned to square dance And I've had some lessons good; I sashay 'round my corner And I seesaw when I should. I really learned to Jove this game, I didn't count the cost, And then one day I realized That somewhere I got lost. I've been balanced as old Cindy, Buzzed around as Honeycomb And as Jennie Lee from Tennessee I was promenaded home. They've swung me as Miss Molly And I once was Marianne As li'l ol' Sally Goodin I curtsey to my man. Corrinna, Susie, Linda Lou Liza Jane - or Georgia Brown? I've lest my personality When square dancing is around !

The call of "Swing your Partner" was heard around Camp Fortune with toes tapping and skirts flying in ever-in­creasing numbers, as the 1961 square dance season got off to a good start.

The evening round-up began with sets being squared at 9 P.M. with Jack Zoubie our caller extra-ordinary, whose fame for calling and teaching square dancing has spread for miles around the Ottawa Valley. Also in attendance was our usual old-time square dance orchestra to encourage the friendly spirit of square dancing.

Throughout the winter we held a dance on the first Saturday of January, February and March. These dances have become a regular feature and with en­thusiasm so keen they have done much to foster club spirit. The friendly inform­ality of square dancing gives us the opportunity of. getting to know our fel­low members better and also of intro­ducing our friends to the Ottawa Ski Club.

The blazing torches lining the road from the parking lot to Fortune Lodge

and the old-time music echoing through the bills gives thes:: dances a mystic atmosphere. The lodge also lends a homey touch which blends with the gay shirts, jeans and what-have you. Many of the crowd are seasoned hoedowners and are on the floor at the sound of the fiddle. But you don't have to be an expert, because a feature of these dances is the instruction everyone gets from Jack before he calls a number and soon everyone is doing "dip and dive" and the "duck for the oyster" like experts. Dancers of all ages attend, from the teens to some of our longtime ski club members. Swings and turns are the spe· cialty of skiers and the welcome mat is always out for new recruits.

Last winter's attendance exceeded any­thing so far. Particularly when a dance was held jointly with the carnival. With

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a limited amount of space for such a crowd of inspired dancers, some ran afoul and went home with bruised shins on this eventful evening.

If you like square dancing you will enjoy the experience of dancing at Camp Fortune with its rustic atmosphere. This is a pastime built on fun and good fellowship. The old notion that square dancing is for "squares" has been well and truly squashed.

A note of thanks should again go to John Clifford for his efforts in help­ing to make these affairs a success. Also to Charlie Boland for opening the cafeteria to supply the thirsty dancers with soft drinks.

Throughout the winter there will be a monthly dance as in the past, the first

to be held on December 9th. Watch for the yellow posters around Camp For­tune and listen on the radio for the other dates which will be the first Saturday in January, February and March.

P.S. Last but not least, mustn't forget to mention that one Sunday before skiing started a group of lady members

made a day of it and polished all the

trophies in the cabinets above the fire­

places. They did look extra nice and

shiny last winter !

The OSC is still a "Family Club"

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Ottawa Ski Club Inc.

BALANCE SHEET AS AT JUNE 30, 1961

Current: Cash on hand

in bank

Assets

Accounts receivable ........................ ..... . Inventory - fuel wood ................ ....... . Unexpired insurance premiums ...... ..... .

Other: Life insurance

- cash surrender value .. - accumulated dividends

Work in Progress - Authorized Fixed: - Schedule 2

Land ................. . Buildings .. . Ski Jump ....................... . Equipment ..................... . Electrical installations

Cost $ 6,534.75

103,071.16 18,018.14 3,746.42 7,587.83

$ 50.00 1,885.24

.Accumulated Depreciation

$40,266.03 I ,801.81 1,649.07

873.08

$ 1,935.24

2,111.52 1,200.00 2,717.94

'310.00 282.39

Undepreciated Cost

$ 6,534.75 62,805.13 16,216.33 2,097.35 6,714.75

$138,958.30 $44,589.99 $94,368.31

$51,738.07 Improvements to hills L·~ss Amount written off 23,829.86 27,908.21

Liabilities And Surplus Current:

Accounts payable ... ...... . ..................... . Accrued interest payable ............................. ........... . Mortgage payable due in the current year ..... . . Treasury and demand notes payable -

due in tho<! current year ........................ . Owing to Ladies Committee -

Square dance proceeds ............................... ....... .

Long Term: Treasury notes payable - due 1962 Treasury notes payable - due 1963 Treasury notes payable - due 1964 Treasury notes payable - due 1966

Surplus - Schedule 1

$ 5,836.34 1,497.18

10,000.00

5,500.00

415.28

$10,000.00 4,500.00 3,000.00

24,500.00

$ 7,964.70

592.39 1,913.99

122,276.52

$132,747.60

$ 23,248.80

42,000.00 67,498.80

$132,747.60

This is the balance sheet referred to m our report to the President and members dated, November 13, 1961.

Arthur A. CRAWLEY & Co. Chartered Accountants

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November 13, 1961 The President and Members, Ottawa Ski Club Inc. Ottawa, Ontario. ·

We have examined the balance sheet of the Ottawa Ski Club Inc. as at June .10, 1961 and the statement of revenue and expenditure /or the year ended on that date. Our examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of the accounting records and other supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances.

In our opinion the attached balance sheet and statements of revenue and expend· iture and surplus present fairly the financial position of the Club as at June 30, 1961 and the results of operations for the year ended on that date.

Arthur A. Crawley & Co. Chartered Accountants

Ottawa Ski Club Inc. STATEMENT OF SURPLUS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1961

Balance at crerlit, June 30, 1960 add:

Excess of Revenue over Expenditure for the year

Deduct:

Schedule 3

Transfer square dance proceeds to ladies committee - current year

Balance at credit, June 30, 1961 ..... ... ...... ... . ...................... ......... . .... .

$60,852.12

6,760.35

$67,612.47

113.67

$67,498.80

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Ottawa Ski Club Inc.

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1961

Revenue:

Membership fees :

Senior Married couples Intermediate Junior Daily fees

Concessions :

Cafeteria Ski tow Parking

($ 11 .00) ($ 14.00) ($ 6.00) ($ 3.00)

Ski shop ..... . .. . . Check room

Sundry:

Rent - non member groups Square dances and carnival - net Discount - ski programme passes Miscellaneous ... .

Expenditure :

Area operation costs - schedule 4 Ski programme costs - schedul•e 4 . Annual meeting ................. ... .... ... ... . Stationery and office supplies Publicity - year book and bulletins Financial secretary Membership expense Mortgage interest .................. . Interest on treasury and demand notes Interest and bank charges Incidental expenses Life insurance premium . . ......... .. ... .

less Increase in C.S.V. and accumulated dividends

~predation of furniture and equipment

$18,703.00 16,609.00 20,340.00

5,120.00 4,751.00

$65,523 .00

$ 1,186.71 2,445.47 1,170.06 1,699.30

88.25

$ 6,589.79

$ 498.00 336.67 382.50 89.50

$ 1,306.67

$42,427.78 12,269.20

5.00 96.12

4,020.76 1,039.60 2,287.25

600.00 1,900.99 1,199.10

509.55 $ 315.90

222.39

93 .51 2 10.25

Excess of Revenue over Expenditure for the year - Schedule 1

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$73,419.46

66,659. 11

$ 6,760.35

Ottawa Ski Club Inc. STATEMENT OF AREA OPERATING COSTS

FOR THE YEAR ENI)ED JUNE 30, 1961

Land improvements - summer road and hill maintenance ....... .. - winter road maintenance . . . . . ............ .. .

Trail riders .......................... ... .......................................................... . Ground manager's honorarium . .. . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Wages - caretakers . . . . . ... ... . . . . . $ 4,222.60

- checkers and other ............ ... 1,167.00

Unemployment insurance ................ . ................. . Workmen's compensation insurance .............. . Repairs and maintenance ... . . .. . .. ... . . . ........................ . Municipal taxes ... ......... ...... ........ . ....... ... .............. . Stable expense . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ... ...... ... .................... . Light and power . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ................................... . Telephone ............................................................................. . Expendable equipment and lodge supplies ........ . Insurance .......................... ....................... ....... .. ...................... . Fuelwood ................................................................................ . Depreciation allowance ':

Buildings .......................... . ......................................... . Jump ........................ . Furniture - exterior Electrical installations

Amortization of hill improvements ................................... .

Total - Schedule 3 .... ........... ............. .......... .................... ..

$ 5,107.20 1,801.81

120.93 379.39

STATEMENT OF SKI PROGRAM COSTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1961

Competitions, racing and jumping .............. ................ ...... ....... ...... .......... . First aid donation - St. John Ambulance ........ .. ........ .................. ........... . Ski patrols . . . . . ................ , ...................................................... ....... . Midget program .................................................. ..... ...................... ......... .. Juvenile program ....... . ............. ...... .............................................. . Gatineau Ski Zone ....................... ... ......... .. .............................................. ..

Total - Schedule 3 ... ........ .. ........ .... .... .. ......... .. ..... .............................. ... .. .

$ 2,134.44 723.85

1,221.50 2,000.00

5,389.60

60.22 71.02

6,526.28 887.54 235.90 426.17 544.39

1,851.12 1,438.81 1,160.00

7,409.33

10,347.61

$42,427.78

$ 5,607.65 1,100.00 1,748.55 1,753.00

410.00 1,650.00

$12,269.20

O'Keefe mobile canteen

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gets on assist from the

bulldozer

Ottawa Ski Club Inc. STATEMENT OF FIXED ASSETS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

AS AT JUNE 30, 1961

Land: Camp Fortune Dome Hill

Buildings: Alexander Chalet 5% Camp Fortune 5% Caretaker's

Quarters 5% Cassel Lodge 5% Lockeberg Lodge 5% Membership sales and check

r[Om 5% Mort's Cabin 5% St. John Ambulance

H.Q. 5% Ski Patrol - Alexander

Area Ski Patrol - Sky Line

Area 5% Stable - Camp

Fortune 5% Sky Lin·~ - Lodge 5%

Jump: Locke berg 10%

Equipm£nt: Sun benches, Racks,

Toboggans 10% Furnitur;: - interior 10% Livery Offic;: equipment Addressograph plates 10%

Installations - Electrical Area phone­

network Power distribution

syst•<!m

Improvements to Hills

5%

5%

Camp Fortune - Valley Area 20%

Sky Line Area 20%

Accumulated Cost Depreciation Depreciation

Accumulated Depreciation

June 30, 1961 June 30, 1960 1961

$ 4,684.75 1,850.00

$ 6,534.75

$ 38,958.86 $ 5.391.06 $ 1,947.94 $ 7,339.00 21,449.86 13.248.39 1,072.49 14,320.88

1,811.55 8,334.11

14,185.00

1,144.37 821.05

2,343.42

927.18

1,624.42

662.83 10,808.51

1,386.31 4,647.25 7,073.01

57.22 460.76

262.66

927.18

1.025.15

286.91 392.93

90.58 416.71 709.25

57.22 41.05

117.17

81.22

33.14 540.43

1,476.89 5,063.96 7,782,26

114.44 501.81

379.83

927.18

I, 106.37

320.05 933.36

$103,071.16 $35,158.83 $05,107.20 $40,266.03

18,018.14

$ I ,209.30 $ 1,165.99

347.15 87.50

936.48

722.35 $ 69.24

346.15 86.50 93.65

1,801.81

120.93 116.60

93.65

1,801.81

843.28 185.84 346.15

86.50 187.30

$ 3,746.42 $ 1,317.89 $ 33l.l8 $ 1,649.07

955.57

6,632.26

47.78

445.91

47 .78

331.61

95.56

777.52

$ 7,587.83 $ 493.69 $ 379.39 $ 873.08

25,487.86 II ,827.53 5,097.57 16,925.10 26,250.21 1,654.72 5,250.04 6,904.76

$ 51,738.07 $13,482.25 $10,347.61 $23,829.86

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THE ARMY SKI CLUB COMPETITIONS In recent years a large red and y~llow

badge, reading "Canadian Army Ski Club", is frequently seen on skiers using Fortune's hills and trails. The badge si­gnifies the Army's active and sustained interest in this sport - for training as well as :recreational benefit.

This activity culminated in the first Canadian Army Ski Competitions, held at Camp Fortune on 27 March 1961. Five Eastern Canadian districts were represented: Ottawa, Montreal, Valcar­tier, Borden and Gagetown. Events included downhill and slalom racing, and a patrol race that tested both mark­manship and cross-country performance.

The weatherman co-operated well -possibly a death-bed :repentance after a frustrating winter with little snow -and the day was bright and clear. Lieu­tenant-General S. F. Clark, then Chief of til>~ General Staff, attended the meet and both Major-General J. D . B. Smith, Adjutant General, and Major-General J . M. Rockingham, then G.O.C. Quebec Command, were competitors. Much of the success of the occasion was due to the splendid co-operation of John Clif­ford and his staff and of a number of O.S.C. officials, including Harry Rose­warne and Anthony Stolfa.

. The first event, the downhill race, was held at 10:00 a.m. on th·~ R. P. Sparks run. This race was won by L/Cpl J. C. Marquis of Valcartier. Next, jumping took place on the Inter­mediate Jump behind Lockeberg Lodge, and the winner was S/Sgt P. Berniquez of Ottawa.

In the early afternoon there was slalom racing on the Herbert Marshall, and Captain M.D. Leprohon, of Mon­treal, won first place. Individual honours in the Alpine combined went to L/Cpl Marquis, while the No. 1 of two Ot­tawa teams led other teams in the same division.

Special interest was aroused by the patrol race - a modified version of the Olympic "Biathlon" - which may have been the first of its kind in Canada. Seven teams competed, including three from Valcartier, and the race was approximately fiv·~ miles long.

Since this competition involved the use of live ammunition, particular at­tention was given to all organizational details, including safety requirements. In fact, some 30 persons worked under the general co-ordination of Lt.-Col. Murray Hunter (as Chief of Race) to ensure that the event ran smoothly. The Chief of Course was "Tony" Stolfa; under his experienced and enthusiastic direction the course was laid out leading from memorial at Fortune Lodg~ up the Log Cabin Trail and west along the Ridge Road, returning across Mud Lake (where the snow crust was rapidly deteriorating), south on the Highland and east along th~ Nature, Frank's and Survey Trails, returning to the Lodge. In the final stage, competitors passed around the Lodge and engaged number­ed targets at the base of Mort's Hill, b•:::fore returning to the starting point for the finish.

Each team consisted of an officer and three men, all wearing uniform and Battle Order. Most teams also wore white camouflage smocks and trousers. No civilian clothing and equipment (other than skis, boots, pol•:::s and bind­ings) was allowed. Each officer carried a pistol or revolver and binoculars; the men carried FN rifles.

Before the race began, General Clark inspecN:d the teams and awarded points for turnout. These points were then used to qualify the teams for reductions in actual racing time.

The rules of the competition provided that all four members of a patrol must start, pass through control points and finish tog~ther with not more than 30 seconds separating the first and last man

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at the finish. Members of each team were permitted to assist each other in any way along the route.

Timekeeping arrangements were in the very efficient hands of Harry Rose­warne, aided by a battery of assistants and recorders. Military personnel man­ned check points along the route and provided a safuty patrol, stationed along the Fortune Lake Driveway, to inter­cept any skiers who might inadvertently enter the firing range from the direction of Meach Lake and McCloskey Farm.

The firing point was laid out on the lower slope of Mort's Hill at right angles to the main axis of the course. Captain D. Renwick, of Army. Head­quarters, was the Chief of Range. He was assisted by a numb~r of Firing Point Officers, since it was possible that more than one team would be firing simultaneously. A strict procedure was observed. When the teams approached the rang;: they were required to close up, the patrol leader ordering his men to designated firing positions and inspect­ing their rifles for obstructions. The targets were coloured balloons attached to the tops of stakes driven in the snow. Depending upon its members' accuracy, a team qualified for deductions from its actual racing time as follows: 60, 40 and 20 seconds for hits with the first,

. second and third shots, respectively.

Each patrol's time ran from the first man's start to the last man's finish.

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When results were finally tabulated, it was apparent that the teams from Val­earlier had captured the first three places - the leading patrol having completed the course in (adjusted) time of 50 minutes and 28 seconds. Teams from Ottawa (Army Headquarters), Montreal, Borden and Gagetown follow­ed in that order.

Following the competitions a very enjoyable Bean Supper was held in Fortune Lodge. Brigadier J.A.W. Ben­nett, President of the Ottawa District, presented prizes amidst loud and en­thusiastic applause. One of the prize­winners, a student at the Canadian Army Staff College, was a representative of the Italian Army.

The results of the 1961 competitions were so encouraging that the Army is planning to expand its programme, on a national basis, in the coming year. Increased attention is being given to the advantages of cross-country skiing, and much interest has been generated by the inclusion of the "Biathlon", for the first time, in the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley. This event, combining shooting and skiing ability, r~quires

exceptional skill and endurance. Targets are located at four different points along a 20-kilometre cour&;:.

Perhaps the competitions initiated at Camp Fortune last year may lead event­ually to Canadian participation in inter­national contests such as the "Biathlon".

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Alpine Racing- 1961

By RUSS SMART

Director of Competitions

It has become almost a matter of routine year after year to record a suc­cessful racing season. Although last win­ter was a most unusual one with almost no snowfall, and a bitter deep-freeze con­tinuing until almost the end of January, we can record once again a most suc­cessful season. This result was anything but a matter of routine and special credit must go to Dave Midgley who coordinated the whole programme, to I ohn Clifford who kept the hills covered with snow, and to the devoted group of timers, officials, and recorders who are the real foundation of the whole Alpine racing programme.

OTTAWA SKI CLUB ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIP

Downhill

Senior "A" Time

1. A. Midgley ......................... 56.7 2. P. Guy ...................... ......... ..... 56.9 3. S. Fripp .................................. 58.0

Senior "B"

1. R. Simpson 58.6 2. T. Klotz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.1 3. L. Krupka 59.2

· 4. G. Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 5. P. Sneyd . ... 59.8 6. I. Rowan-Legg 59.8 7. J. Irvin ···················· 60.5

Senior "C''

1. J. Hanna · ............................. 59.2 2. J. Heeney . ........................ 62.0 3. R. Woodbridg.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.2 4. J. Davidson . ................ 66.0 5. N. Buskard 66.6

Junior "B" 1. L. McLean ......... 58.2 2. M. DesBrisay .. .. ....... 59.2 3. R. Swan . ......... ........... 59.9 4. J. Johnson .......•........... 60.6 5. J. Picher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . 61.2

Junior "C"

1. P. Scully .............................. . 2. I. Hartin ............................... . 3. M. Kirbride ................. . 4. M. Irvin ................................. . 5. R. Brady .................. .

Girls

Senior

1. A. Parsons 2. V. Rutledge .......................... . 3. M. Hanna

Junior "B"

1. M. O'Keefe . ......... ............ ...... 2. P. Irvin .... . ................•..... 3. I. Klotz .... ····························· 4. L. Waddell .............................. 5. s. Blais ............................ 6. s. Morrall ..............................

Slalom

64.3 64.8 65.1 65.2 65.4

Time

61.1 63.7 65.4

65.6 67.6 68.5 71.3 75 .7 79 .3

Ladies Senior Time

1. A. Parsons ........ ...... ................ 61.2 2. V. Rutledge .......................... 72.8

Ladies Junior

1. P. Irvin . ........................... 89.0 2. I. Klotz .................................. 104.6 3. S. Morrall .............................. 107.7

Men's Senior "A"

1. P. Guy .................................... 54.0 2. A. Midgley ............................ 61.8

Men's Senior "B"

1. P. Sneyd ............................... . 2. L. MacDougall ..................... . 3. J. Irvin ................................. . 4. G. Gibson ............................. . 5. R. Simpson ........... ................ . 6. R. Clark

Men's Senior "C"

1. I. Heeney 2. J. Hanna

62.0 66.0 73.0 79.2 83.7 85.1

70.8 83.6

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Men's Junior "B"

1. R. Swan 59.2 1.

2. J. Johnson 60.4 2. .. .............

3. M. DesBrisay ....................... 66.0 4. A. Dobrodzicki 68.4 I. 5. P. Quinn ....................... 78.0 2. 6. I. MacLaren .... •..•..•..• ' .•..•...... 81.2 3. 7. J. Budden ······. 87.8 4.

Men's Junior "C" 5.

1. R. Lowes ·· ·· ··· ·········· 71.8 I. 2. J. Lake .. ............. . 91.9 2. 3. J. Picho~r . .......... ... .... .. 99.0 4. P. O'Neil 114.4 5. M. Riopelle 117.5 1.

2. COMBINED 3.

Ladies' Senior FIS 4. 5.

l. A. Parsons 15.34 6. ..... 7. 2. v. Rutledge .. 32.58

Junior FIS 1.

l. P. Irvin ······· ····· ·· ····· 57.09 2. 2. J. Klotz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.43 3. 3. S. Morrall .. . . •.. •. .• .. .. ... .. • . .••. • . 91.41 4.

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P. A.

P. J. G. R. R.

J . J.

R. J . M. A. I. P. J.

R. J . J. M.

Men's Senior FIS Guy 00.33

Midgley . ..... ............ 08.67 Senior "B'' FIS

Sneyd .... 14.06 Irvin .... • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • 27.45 Gibson 32.84 Simpson 40.17 Clark ............. ... 51.75

Senior "C" FIS Heeney 27.52 Hanna 37.06

Junior "B" FIS Swan ·········· ···· ····· ··· 11.1 1 Johnson .... 13.62 DesBrisay ........... 18.33 Dobrodzicki 29.51

MacLaren ···················· ···· 32.72 Quinn .. ........ ...... ........ ...... 36.01 Budd·~n . .... ... .. ..... 47.74

Junior "C" FIS Lowes ..... .......... . 38.65

Picher ... ...... ... ..... ...... ... .... 57.5 1 Lake . ........ ....................... 65.98 Riopelle . .......... .. ·· ···· ··· ··· 140.85

How many who have

seen Maurice Clayton

running slalom hill realize

he has an artificial

leg?

CHRISTOPHER KLOTZ MEMORIAL TROPHY

Ladies

1. A. Parsons 2. V. Rutledge

Senior "A" Men

1. F . Tommy 2. S. Fripp ... . 3. A. Midgley

Senior "B" Men

1. B. Rivet ........ 2. P. Sneyd 3. B. Spater

1st 2nd run run total

41.8 40.3 82.1 42.0 40.6 82.6

37.9 36.5 74.4 38.0 37.0 75.0 39.0 37.0 76.0

38.3 38.2 76.5 39.6 37.6 77.2 39.0 38.3 77.3

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Slalom

Senior "A" Men

1. Fred Tommy .... ... ............... ........... . . 2. Shaun Fripp ....... .... .. .... . 3. Arnold Midgley ......... .. ... ... .. ... ..... ... .

Senior "B" Men

1. John Irvin 2. L. McDougall 3. John Hanna 4. Dick Simpson 5. Bud Keenan ................... .. .

DownhUI

Senior "A" Men

1. Arnold Midgley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Shaun Fripp ············· ··· ............... .

3. Fred Tommy . ...................

Senior "B" Men

l. Richard Simpson .... ...... .. ....... ... ... .... 2. Lome McDougall .. ... ..... ... .......... .. ... 3. John Irvin ..... ··········· ·· ···· ·· ······· 4. John Hanna . ..................... .. ............ 5. Franz Baier .... ·········· ········· ··· ······ ····· 6. Bud Keenan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Senior Ladies

1. Marjorie Hanna ..... ''')''' '''··············

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1st run 2nd run total FIS

44.9 52.7 45.9

50.5 50.1 61.4 · 71.3

106.5

45.8 46.0 46.0

47.3 47.2 49.0 48.0 57.2 64.1

53.0

43.0 87.9 46.8 99.5 69.2 115.1

51.1 101.6 52.3 102.4 48.2 109.6 52.1 123.4 54.5 161.0

45.6 91.4 45.6 91.6 46.0 92.0

46.4 93.7 47.3 94.5 49.1 98.1 58.4 106.4 53.7 110.9 56.5 120.6

60.1 113.1

00.00 8.00

18.76

9.45 10.00 14.96 24.48 50.42

00.00 00.21 00.64

2.45 3.31 7.14

16.00 21.07 31.05

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Alpine Combined

Senior "A" Men DH SL Total

I. F. Tommy 2. S. Fripp 3. A. Midgley

00.64 00.00 00.64 00.21 8.00 8.21 00.00 18.76 18.76

Senior "B" Men

I. L McDougall 2. John Irvin 3. D . Simpson 4. John Hanna 5. Bud Keenan

3.31 7.14 2.45

16.00 31.05

10.00 13.31 9.45 16.59

24.58 26.93 14.96 30.96 50.42 81.47

Ottawa Ski Club skiers distinguished

themselves in meets away from hom~.

The following is a reccrd of the achiev­

ement of our skiers in the Taschereau,

Ryan Cup, The Canadian Champion­

ships and the Quell'~c Kandahar.

TASCHEREAU

Combined

"A" Men

2. R. Swan 5. J. Johnson 8. I. McLaren

"8" Men

2. P. Quinn 4. M. DesBrisay 6. A. Dobrodzicki 7. R. Shirley

"C" Men

2. M. Irwin 6. C. Chapman

"B" Ladies

2. P. Irvin 6. M. O'Keefe

"C" Ladies

Sial.

1.14 3.80

15.04

8.35 12.68 6.23

18.38

11.31 18.61

0.00 27.66

DH Total

4.85 5.99 4.05 7.85 2.18 17.22

8.43 5.86

14.83 6.02

16.78 18.54 20.06 24.40

8.00 19.31 15.68 34.29

6.54 6.54 6.50 34. 16

1. H. Quipp 4.56 5.45 10.01 3. A. Rowley 8.70 9.52 18.22 5. B. Phanenhour 10.02 20.89 30.91 7. J. McKenzie 18.32 34.61 52.93

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Downhill

"A" Men

2. I. McLaren 6. J. Johnson 7. R. Swan

"B" Men

4. M. DesBrisay 5. R. Shirley 7. P. Quinn 8. J. P. Picher 10. Don Lyon

"C" Men

5. M. Irvin

"B" Ladies

4. M. O'K·~efe

5. P. Irvin ..

"C" Ladies

2. H. Quipp 4. A. Rowley 7. B. Phanenhour 8. J. McKenzie

Slalom

"A" Men

2. R. Swan 5. J. Johnson 8. I. McLaren

"B" Men

2. A. Dobrodzicki 3. P. Quinn ......... . 5. M. DesBrisay ... . 8. R. Shirley ..... .. .. . 9. J. Budden 10. Don Lyon

"C" Men

3. M. Irvin ... ... . 6. C. Chapman

"B" Ladies

1. . P. Irvin .... .... ..... .. . 6. M. O'Keefe

"C" Ladies

Time

188.9 192.4 193.9

194.8 196.1 200.6 200.9 205.5

199.8

232.8 232.9

230.4 239.7 265.8 297.2

80.5 84.0 98.8

87.2 90.0 95.7

103.2 105.8 106.3

93.9 103.5

98.3 144.4

1. H. Quipp_ ............ 105.9 3. A. Rowley · ....... ... 112.8 5. B. Phanenhour .115.0 7. J. McKenzie .... .... 129.0

F.I.S. Points

2.18 4.05 4.85

5.86 6.02 8.43 8.58

10.04

8.00

6.50 6.54

5.45 9.52

20.80 34.61

1.14 3.80

15.04

6.23 8.35

12.68 18.38 20.36 20.74

11.31 18.61

0.00 27.66

4.56 8.70

10.02 18.42

RYAN CUP

Ladies

2. Ann Parsons 3. Vicky Rutledge 4. Marg Hanna

Men

10. Arnold Midgley

CANADIAN ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ladies DH Sial. Com.

Vicki Rutledge Ann Parsons Marg Hanna

Men

I 9 2

9 4

Arnold Midgley 7 4 Shawn Fripp 5 D'Arcy Marsh 5 Joh:-~ Irvin 16 John Hanna 28 Lom~ McDougall . . . 31

QUEBEC KANDAHAR

Men Sial. DH Com.

D 'Arcy Marsh . .. . . . . 1 4 1 Arnold Midgley ...... 12 17 8 R. Swan .................... 13 39 14 J. Irvin .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. . 18 59 18

Ladies

Ann Parsons 2 Vicky Rutledge Marg Hanna ............ 6

5 6 7

UNITED STATES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men

4

6

Sial. G.S. Com.

D 'Arcy Marsh Arnold Midgley

Ladies

3 20 9 18

Vicky Rutledge 2 10 Ann Parsons .. .. . .. .. 7 11

QUEBEC JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

4 6

2 7

Ian MacLaren was first in the cross country and won the four-way combin­ed championship.

Robert Swan was first in the slalom.

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OVERSEAS

The Ottawa Ski Club had one member on the Canadian Alpine team in Eu­rope last wii1ter, namely D'Arcy Marsh. Marsh competed for the team in four international races before being put out of action by an ankle injury. He return­ed to Canada and was sufficiently re-

covered in time to win the Quebec Kandahar, place fifth in the Canadian Championships Slalom and to take a second in the United States National Championships. The following were his placings in the international events in Europe. In most of these his starting place was between number 60 and number 80.

Giant Downhill Slalom Slalom Combined

Megeve - January 29, 1961 35 25 23 Lauberhorn - Jan. 14,-15, 1961 39 46 39 Haknenkamm - January 21 , 1961 39 Adelbodner - January 8-9, 1961 28 53

D' Arcy Marsh racing in Europe

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OTTAWA SKI CLUB BADGE DESIGN

We announce a badge design competition open to all members of the Ottawa Ski Club.

The design considered the best by a panel of judges will become the official Club badge for the '62-'63 season. A valuable prize awaits the winner.

RULES

I. Forward one or more designs to: Secretary, Ottawa Ski Club, 392 Island Park Drive, Ottawa, not later than midnight March 23rd, 19'62.

2. The design should be to scale and in proportion.

3. Give name, address, phone number and, in the case of a member under 18 years of age, Jan. 1st, 1962, a statement. accompanying the entry signed by a Senior Member of the Club to the effect that it was your own creation.

4. The winner and runner-up will be announced in the local papers March 30th, 1962.

5. Prizes will be awarded by the Chairman of the Cuspidor Competition on a date to be announced later.

GO TO IT !

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Members of Ottawa Ski Club disembarking from one of our buses

at Camp Fortune.

Attention. Slaiers! Get more enjoyment hy using our convenient bus service

to Camp Fortune and Meaeh Lake.

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, departing from

87 George Street, Ottawa. ·

Also, Special Service for Bingos, Races, etc.

For further information, Phone CE 6-9791

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