1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

More documents

Recommendations

Info

54 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45 Compliments of Ottawa Dairy Company , Division of The Borden Company Limited Phone 2-5741 Complete Adult Ski Consisting of • Skis • Boots • Bindings • Poles • Treads Outfit ll.9S We Carry a Complete Line of • Men's and Women's Parkas • Ski Slacks • Ski Mitts • Ski Socks and other Ski Accessories La:~~ay DOY~~~s according to W .P.T.B. regulations. SPORTING GOODS- HARDWARE 187 SPARKS ST. S-1481 ARTWORK- ENGRAVING BLUEPRINTS- PHOTOSTATS CR~BTREE CR~VURE LIMITED 317 QUEEN STREET DIAL 2-1587
Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45 55 thrilled me as I took it full blast from the top; and not yet knowing the intricacies of slaloming, I could barely make a sweeping turn at the bottom. Finally I graduated to Camp Fortune. The first few times I parked at Dunlop's, until I m;tde the thrilling acquaintance of th_e Canyon trail and its initial bumps. Henceforth I parked at King,smere, crossing the golf course and cljmbing to the Ridge Road. I can remember many a beautiful Sunday when the pines were covered with fresh snow, the dark green of their branches contrasting with the blue of the skies and the golden sun casting shadows on the virgin snow. No wonder Canada has produced such good landscape artists: this is a painter's paradise! To this vivid picture of nature, the reds, yellows, blues, and khakis of the skiers must be added, as well as the occasdonal cries of: "Track! Track!". Camp Fortune on a Sunday: how refreshing in one's weekly schedule! a true communion with nature. The pinnacle of my thrilling experiences on skis was wheri my exploring spirit took me to investigate the trail behind the Divide. Although I did not know it, it was no less than the cote du Nord'. What a descent! It was my eighth time on skis and I actually did not fall once, but please don't ask me to repeat that feat again-at least not until I have learned how to check properly. As the season advanced, I negotiated the Merrygo-round and its spine-tickling Dippers, as well as the washboard of the Highland Fling. One evening I was giving special tuition in Spanish at ·a private home, when I happened to see a picture of two attractive young ladies in bathing coatumes and on skis. I enquired about this new phenomenon, since I had experienced Canadian winter weather. Although reluctant to accept the fact, I was emphatically assured of its feasability. So at the first opportunity in spring, I stripped to the waist and sat on one of the benches outside the clubhouse and acquired a nice tan. Frankly I was shivering, although I was proud to be one of the very few to brave the cold breeze blowing down from Bonny Brae. I have 1 been asked by many about skiing conditions outside of Canada. In Europe the Alps are the main skiing grounds, although other countries boast of their skiing facilities. The fact is that one has to travel far to reach skrling terrain, and this makes skiing an exclusive and expensive sport. Canada is particularly privileged in that skiing is truly democratic and within economic reach of the average citizen. In that respect the Ottawa Ski Club has the finest facilities of any ski club I know. Even the famous ski ground·s north of Montreal are only accessible after a tedious train journey of several hours. As Ottawa is almost at sea-level, the descent from Camp Fortune to Ottawa is as great as those in the Laurentians, which froin a skiing standpoint is the important issue. The trails in and around Camp Fortune are of the best I have seen, although I have not been to the Mont Tremblant'
Page 2 and 3:
t r a i I triumphs frelman s ... fr
Page 4 and 5:
2 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45
Page 6 and 7: 4 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45
Page 12 and 13: 10 A GREAT NAME IN FURS -for over 7
Page 14 and 15: 12 Ottawa Ski Club Yeru Book 1944-4
Page 18 and 19: • 16 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 19
Page 34 and 35: 32 Wan_et.ng -- Vaudevt·ffe !Refre
Page 38 and 39: 36 Ottawa Ski Club Yeaz Book 1944-4
Page 42 and 43: Slalom Hill Camp Fortune Ted Gordon
Page 46 and 47: Plaunt Lodge, Night Riders 1943-44
Page 50 and 51: 48 Ottawa Ski Club Yeax Book 1944-4
Page 52 and 53: 50 Chaudt.ere Club 2 FLOOR SHOWS DA
Page 66 and 67: 64 STYLE GOES TO YOUR HEAD • You
Page 68 and 69: 66 PLHZH HOTlL and TEA ROOM QUALITY
Page 74 and 75: 72 GIFTS COSTUME JEWELRY LINEN CHIN
Page 76 and 77: 74 Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944--
Page 82 and 83: Ski Terrain in The Rockies
Page 84: Meet the Woods wHEN YOU SEE HIM ON
show all

1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?