Ottawa Ski Club - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society
Ottawa Ski Club - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society
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40 OTTAWA SKI CLUB<br />
*---------------* dise--log cabin style with a big s.tone<br />
fireplace, all kinds of comfortable<br />
chairs and' couches, marvellous food<br />
and a recreation room with ping pong<br />
PLAUNT and dancing. It can accommodate<br />
HARDWARE CO.<br />
about 110, but <strong>the</strong>re were only about<br />
50 <strong>the</strong> week we were up, jus.t comfortable.<br />
W·e arrived in time for dinner<br />
and after getting .some .food we<br />
rented skins. and started investigating<br />
our new surroundings. We climbed up<br />
<strong>the</strong> practice slope and <strong>the</strong>n on up<br />
Surprise Point. It was· marvellous<br />
skiing on hills so smooth, with no<br />
ruts or trees. We were gone till teatime,<br />
4 p.m. After tea we tried <strong>the</strong><br />
ski-tow and had a few rides on <strong>the</strong><br />
practice slope. It was very clear and·<br />
SKIS<br />
LAMINATED C.C.M<br />
sunny all week, and <strong>the</strong> view was<br />
always breath-taking. Off about 25<br />
ANDREFF and IMPORTED miles away you could · see Mount As..<br />
siniboine, <strong>the</strong> Matador of <strong>the</strong> Rockies.<br />
POLES<br />
Steel, Aluminum, Telescopic<br />
BINDINGS<br />
Sunday morning we booked a ride<br />
on <strong>the</strong> snow-cat. These snow-cats<br />
carry about 14 pas.s.engers and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
would go up anything. It was really<br />
remarkable. In half an hour we were<br />
Micro Cable - Regular Cable two-thirds up Mount Brews.ter, so<br />
Strap<br />
Bill, Bob, George and I decided to go<br />
to <strong>the</strong> t.op. It .seemed as. though it<br />
SKI BOOTS<br />
and ACCESSORIES<br />
C.C.M.<br />
would take only a few more· minutes.<br />
Three-quarters of an hour l·a·ter we<br />
rEached <strong>the</strong> peak! It was r eally<br />
beautiful up <strong>the</strong>re, you could see for<br />
SKATING OUTFITS<br />
and FANCY SKATES<br />
EXPERT REPAIRS<br />
Steel Edges Attached to Any <strong>Ski</strong><br />
•<br />
DIAL 2-3781<br />
322 SPARKS STREET<br />
Corne·r of Lyon Street<br />
miles- <strong>the</strong> sky was so blue and <strong>the</strong><br />
snow so white. The skiing was tops,<br />
you could have gone anywhere you<br />
liked. The first ·part was so good that<br />
we climbed it again. I made it <strong>the</strong><br />
second time and that was all; I know<br />
I couldn't have taken ano<strong>the</strong>r step.<br />
We ran right through <strong>the</strong>n on <strong>the</strong><br />
standard run.<br />
I can't tell you what a wonderful<br />
week we had skiing on Brewster, <strong>the</strong><br />
Wow Wow ridges, Twin Cairn and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Monarch Range. You had to be
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