Winter 2010

Local Habit
From Where I Stand
“I love
this beautiful
mountain and
taking advantage
of all it has
to offer.”
lloyd m. Scroggins
as told to kevin Max
Government
Camp
I have been in the ski industry
since I was 8. My three older brothers and
I started ski racing on Mount Hood when
we were very young. When I was done with
my ski racing career at age 22, I coached at
Crystal Mountain, Washington and fished
in Alaska for twelve years, before deciding
to come back to Oregon to be closer to family.
It was then that I started coaching the
junior ski racing team for the Multnomah
Athletic Club. That is mainly what brought
me to Government Camp twelve years ago.
Through coaching, I have had the chance
to meet great people, including my business
partner, William Berman. Together
we have built townhomes in Government
Camp, the Tamarack Lodge, and currently
own 9 acres of land, where we’re building a
subdivision called Tyrolean Meadows.
Government Camp is a quiet little village,
where we help each other. My wife,
Carla, and I love having peace of mind in
raising our 7-month-old son, Liam, here.
We live close to work and there is no
crime and no traffic. There are a lot of great
things to do year-round.
We have great restaurants in town, such
as the Huckleberry Inn, which serves an
excellent All-American menu and is family
Who:
Lloyd M. Scroggins, 46
Multnomah Athletic Club ski coach
and builder
Local Favorites:
Eat: The Huckleberry Inn
Drink: Charlie's Mountain View
Play: Mountain biking and summer skiing
friendly; the Mt. Hood Brewery at the Ice
Axe Grill, for locally brewed beer, a nice
dinner and a ball game; and the tavernstyle
Charlie’s Mountain View—a tradition
for the Government Camp locals.
For those who thought that skiing was
only a winter activity, Mount Hood proves
you wrong. Mount Hood is the only ski
area in North America that offers skiing
year-round. Several clubs from around
the world come up to Mount Hood during
the summer for ski training camps,
which makes our town quite busy even
in the summer months. For nature-lovers
like my wife, hiking and mountain biking
are big during the summer months up
here. There is a lot of great wildlife, and
lots of terrain for beginners, intermediate
or advanced bikers.
Between coaching ski racing for the
Multnomah Athletic Club, building homes
in Tyrolean Meadows, and enjoying my
family, I love this beautiful mountain and
taking advantage of all it has to offer.
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