1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

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Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45
timing his departurB one hour
or so after that of the last homeward
bound skier. He did a
good bit more than that however;
he came up on Saturday
and went d'own on Sunday, thus
covering twenty miles of territory
every week-end. Elmer
was not long in perceiving that
the Pink Lake Lodge was by far
the 'worst casualty on the trail,
the one most in need ·Of attention.
He explored around the lodgB
and found in the immediate vicinity
a number of ridges with
high hills, almost as good as
those of .Camp Fortune. All
they needed was a bit of cleaning.
Of the many thousands of
ski riders who, through the long
years, had tumbled home down
this trail, following one another
like sheep, none had ever looked
outside of the beaten paths. Elmer
did, and became convinced
that here was an excellent opportunity
of developing a new·
ski centre much closer to the city
than Camp Fortune and relieving
the congestion there. The
first thing to do was to make the
lodge more attractive and hospitable.
Strongly supported by Bill
Irving, the energetic Captain of
the Night Riders, Elmer pleaded
his case before the Executive
and was voted a grant of $500.
It was to be only the first of a
series of grants. In order to
save money, the Night Riders
undertook to do the job under
the supervision of their Captain,
who himself put in over two
hundred hours solid of work, unremunerated.
Later on, when
Bill moved up to Camp Fortune,
Elmer took over the work. The
Club agreed to pay the board and