1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

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8 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45 []Jresents 6fhe 8kt. Cka/et Well-designed ski clothes add immeasurably to your enjoyment on the trails. In the ski Chalet there are colorful, welltailored clothes that are so eye-catching and becoming... the newer, wind-resistant fabrics, are cleverly styled with a real know ledge of skiers' requirements. You will also find the smartest new accessories in brilliant coloring so effective against the dazzling white snow. Wool gabardine ski suit with navy downhill slacks, red jacket with elastic at the waist Sizes 14 to 20 ... 16.95 Quilted Bengaline jackets, long torso style with zipper closing and plaid wool lining, drawstring waist. Various colors in sizes 14 -~~ ,.....,..,- to 20 . . . 13.95 Slacks in cotton gabardine. fully lined, brown or navy. Sizes 14 to 20 in short, medium and long ... 5.95 8he 8ki Chalet- main Cfloor -
Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45 9 The Season of 1943-44 by The Editor Snow was rationed during the will he no snow left next week, winter of 1943-44, but the ra- you know" found themselves tioning, although severe, was paying as many as fifteen guests done in such an intelligent and fees-over three times the yearequitable manner that the coup- ly subscription. Pessimists are ons obtaina:ble with the badge always in the wrong when it of the Ottawa· Ski Club were comes to the Canadian winter. valid at all times and practically every week-end from December Being closer by a few hundred 12 to April 24. The total quota feet.to the source of supply, the of snow available. was ·barely heights of Camp Fortune got half that of the previous year perhaps the lion's share' of the but it was meted out always in snow allotment, but the lower the proper quantity and at the reaches of the ski zone, from prO'per time, never in excess of Pink Lake to Wrightville, were the week-end needs, instead of fairly comfortably padded at all being carelessly dumped over times, and enjoyed by the ever hills and plains in two or three growing number of people who big storms with long lapses of slide home from Camp Fortune crusty surfaces in between. for the sake of their tires and There. was no waste at any time. gas coupons. Dome hill and its Furthermore, the snow appeared to be of a peculiar lasting were never in a very pleasant satellites, Pine and Midway hills, quality, wearing on amazingly mood however, but more on account of heavy log traffic along well. The covering lay·er was so thin at times that it did not the base of the hills than of lack seem possible that it could outlast the first warm rays of the The following notes, taken of snow. March sun, and there was great anxiety among the ski fans lest they should be deprived of their spring skiing. Yet the white stuff, refreshed by timely falls every week - end, wore on through March and all through April and until almost the last day of the month. In fact, as is often the case with us, the winter improved as it went, Felbruary being better than Jan· uary, March better than February while April was the best month of all. Some pessimists who refused to join the Ottawa Ski Club and paid only a guest fee at each visit "because there from our Secretary's diary tell the whole story about the winter. · Sunday Dec. 12 (4° above) 18 inches of snow on trails. Snowed all day, very enjoyable. - Sunday Dec. 19 (30° above) snow falling all day, a hit slow but not sticky. Not a very exciting day but worth the effort. Sundlay Dec. 26 (16° above) Lovely .fresh powdery snow. Canyon, Pleasant Valley and Highland Fling perfect. Best day skiing yet.----Sunday, Jan. 2. A splendid day, save for a nasty fall at Humdinger ravine. Nice soft snow.~Sunday Jan. 9
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