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McHuGH, Q.c. }ESSIE FEAR Second Vice-Presf{lent: DouG. CARMAN . ' J •• •., ·: ...... Han. Secretary a!¥l Editor: · ·:Directors: · · lVhL~~ ALL.AN .:. }AS. s. PATRICK 76 Renfrew Avenue. c-Ec: cr,A.RK . : ~: · nouc. MciNTYRE DAVE MIDGLEY H on. Treasurer: ED. HUGHES }AMES RussELL WILF. PARMELEE ELMER CASSEL MoRGAN HILDEBRAND Auditor: RussELL SMART PAUL RADFORD RoN. LEFFLER TYPOGRAPHY BY PROGRESSIVE PRINTERS a;@!o 1 EATON'S . 4 ..... • Dear Mimi It's wonderful up here at the Ottawa Ski Club! I'm having a glorious time and even though I am still sliding down the "Nursery Slopes", I'm doing it with the air of a professional, thanks to the Ski Togs we shopped for at EATON'S in Ottawa. Those down-hill tapered ski slacks you recommended are so smart! I was asked yesterday if they came from Switzerland . • .. Imagine! I · almost slalomed with delight! .. And I'm finding the matching jacket and hood so cosy-warm and light that I bate to take them off. The only thing that tempts me, is .. the after-ski skirt an!l "jewelled" sweater . • .. Remember, that's the quilted taffeta "job" . • and the red top that was such a good buy. I wore them last night to an informal dance . quite effective, if I do say so myself. If you do come up · tbis week-end, would you please drop in to dependable old EATON'S and pick up ·a matching set of gloves and socks for me? Something expensive looking, but budget-minded .. EATON'S in Ottawa has just the thing. If there's .anything you need for a skiing week,-end, or a · whole season for that matter .. do go to EATON'S first .. They're almos:t bound to have what you want . See you soon. Love PS . . The skiing instructor likes blondes . . Lucky you! YEAR BOOK 1952-53 5 EDITORIAL could be said that this issue is dedicated to Earl Alexander who was "His Excellency the Governor General" to Cana dians for the past six years. Nothing more need be said hen:, but enough will be found in these pages, both in text and in pictures, to show that this distinguished personage reserved a particular spot in his heart for skiing. The members of this club are singularly proud that he associated himself with us. * * * * * In the matter of official reports, we follow the biblical assertion "the last shall be first and the first last.'' Mr. Marshall reporting for himself in his "Message from the President," was so late with his copy that he almost missed getting into print. However, we had to take into consideration the remoteness of Tunney's Pasture and the con stquent transportation and communication difficulties. He was therefore, as U!'Ual, given the top spot. The President gives a resume of improve ments already accomplished and those projected for the fut.ure, H~ is particularly happy to report the erection of a new home for "Nigger," our faithful steed. Russ Smart has briefed a very fine case in favour of· racing. We may not have the highest hills, but we certainly have the fleetest racers. Russ lays much stress on new names appearing consistently near the top of the prize lists. This shows that we are not standing still- new stars are continually being discovered and developed. The promotion and development of racing largely depend on the quality and enthusiasm of the director in charge. We have always been particularly fortunate in this respect, and Russ is carrying on the high standard set by his predecessors. "Ga:tineau Park Ski Patrol'' by Ken Marshall is more a description of the Patrol and how it operates than a report. This, however, is quite timely, for until now it was never dearly stated just what were the duties of the patrollers and the procedure they had adopted to carry them out. Since Bud Smithers, who was captain last year, has left Ottawa, Ken has consented to carry on in his st~ad. · To induce our members to heed Ken's ad\ice regarding safe skiing. Howard Bergin's casualty report is added as an appendix. With apologies to the highway authorities, we could adopt the following slogan: "Ski safely and save a limb-maybe it will be yours." "Trail Rider Report'' by Morgan Hildebrand gives a detailed account of the work done by this corps, as well as a resume of their unofficial activities. We were sorry to hear that Morgan had to spend a term in hospital and will have to lay off this winter. It is to be hoped that by ano~her year he will be completely recovered and be back in harness agam. Da,•e Midglf'v. captain of the Night Riders. reports for his unit. After dealing with the work accomplished by the N.R.'s, Dave goes 6 OTTAWA SKI CLUB .+-·c- to.-lll-liii_I_II_I _ M_ III-II -III-I-IIO--II- JI- III--IIel- llll-1111 - llli- 1111-· - H - 11-11-+ FREIMAN'S PRESENTS SKI WEAR FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN by Exclusively at Freiman's in Ottawa ... be ready when the first snow flies ... to enjoy the crystal world of winter sports . . . in fun clothes that are gloriously comfortable ... casual as a shrug of the shoulder! Ski clothes that are colorful! light weight and designed to skim over snowy hills. All styled by Irving! +----- ·r: - lll - ll - lll -llll-llr-l-ll-11-lll- ll - lli--111-IIII-111-JII-III - III-III-.IIII-~II-III - IIII -dll--+ Y EAR BOOK 1952-53 7 on to relate their racing triumphs. We are glad to know that this group, a.;; of yore, is carrying high the banner of the O.S.C. in the competitive field. * * * * * "An outline of skiing" by Ken Prior represents a great deal of research. The original piece was long enough to make a substantial pamphlet. A bit of brutal editing cut it down to our size without, we hope, sacrificing any of the real meat. Ken has done us a real service m tracing the history of skiing from its early beginnings up to the present day. "The first pair of skis" is a legendary tale written and published in leaflet form by Henry Langdon Prestholdt. We reprint it with the author's permission, which was obtained by Cuthbert Scott. This simple story provides a sharp contrast to Ken Prior's more authentic article. Our faithful weatherman, Mr. F. W. Baker, has again given us a detailed account of the weather for the entire skiing season. Judging by the comments we receive, the members take a keen interest in this annual report. Probably no other ski club in the world is furnished with a similar record. Thank you, Mr. Baker. Your editor, as usual, submits excerpts from his ski diary, follow ing general remarks on the season of 1951-52. He also did a piece entitled ;'Farewell !" and a humorous short: "No bananas, thank you !" * * * * * We were shocked to learn that Dalton Wood was killed during a night-flying exercise while serving with the RCN in England, For years he laboured for the club on the hills and trails-he practically grew up with the Night Riders. Dalton had an aimable, free-and easy disposition which won him friends wherever he went. At Glebe CGl!egiate he was head boy of his year, and he was equally popular subsequently at Carleton College and HMCS Carleton. A funeral service with full naval honours was held at Royal Naval Air Station, Merryn. * * * * * Elmer Cassel, director in charge at Pink Lake, has painted the exterior of the lodge and the adjoining building, including the doors and the numerous windows. This he did with the help of volunteer groups of pupils from Glashan "School, where he teaches. The club is indebted to Elmer and his assistants for the sparkling job they did. By the way, why not take a trip down the Pink Lake trail some fine Sunday and see our prettiest and best-appointeLl lodge! * * * * * Bud Clark is to be congratulated on his election to the high post of President of the C.A.S.A. We are sure that he will fill this responsible position in a way that will reflect honour both on himself and on the club. * * · * * * We are not so sure that we should congratulate Miles Allan on being elected to the onerous office of Secretary of the C.A.S.A. Miles, 8 OTTAWA SKI CLUB Born on the world'l toughest course1 8haped by thit expe.rtencn of today' a champlo•• Designed for all-around skll~g plouuN the qreat new Kneiaal uoalo" SEE THESE WORLD FAMOUS SKIS AT- YEAR BOOK 1952-53 . g one of the best workers we have ever had, has resigned from our Executive in order to devote all his time to the new job. It is feared that the senior body, realizing his ability, will make him a permanent fixture-a loss from which this Executive will not easily recover. * * * * * We deeply regret the death of Bill Brennan, our former caretaker at Camp Fortune. Bill not only was an efficient worker; he con scientiously looked after the interests of the club. And woe betide the sponger he caught trying to sneak m the back door of the lodge. ~.I.P. * * * * * It seems to be increasingly difficult to get contributions for this annual. In a club as large as the O.S.C. this should not happen. Surely we have many members who could give us a short piece that would interest our readers. Try it! * * * * * We again thank our advertisers and ask our readers to patronize them. My personal thanks to our contributors, and to Hazel, my severest critic and proof-reader extraordinary, without whose help this annual would not appear. 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WHEELER, Host and Manager Enquire about train, pla ne a nd bus service from Ottawa ·------• 10 OTTAWA SK I CLUB +•-un- IIII- MII - ~ - • ·•- •r -• ~-••n- llll- 1111- •• - ••-••- ~ • -•- 1111- lln- • q-u n -•u-n a -•u- lll- llll-; 11-l+ ! i I Compliments of the following FRIENDLY SHELL DEALERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY Bannerman's Service Orner Scott Station Lubricat ion, Washi ng Goodyear Tires and Batteries Tire Repairs Rideau St. at Nelson Laurier Ave. at Lyon St. PHONE 4-2604 PHONE 6-1053 G. Theriault Earl Mulholland Lubrication, Washing Willard Batteries Tire Repairs Goodyear Tires Gloucester St. at O'Connor Bank St. at Clemow Ave. PHONE 3-0475 PHONE 3-0001 Dupont Service Station Scantland Bros. Lubrication, Washing General Tire Distributors Tire Repairs 305 Cumber land St. I CHELSEA ROAD - P.Q. i T E L. PR 7-0116 T E L.: 2-5400 - 2·8702 ! I I "YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL" I ! I . i + •-••- ••••-•••r-:":'l- n ll - lln-~n-••- •11 -nn-n •• - '''' -n•-•11-••-"-•"- " "- '''' -~~-••-•n-~n~-1-111_,+ YEAR BOOK 1952-53 11 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ~'I'F"-aROSE of our members who visited Camp Fortune during the fall months will have observed some changes which will make for improved facilities though none of them are of a startling nature. Of widespread interest will be the conversion by John Clifford of the slalom hill ski tow into a double one. Some protective measures hawt been taken in connection with the ski jump. These involve the erection of sidings on the take-off and the further bracing of supports. The old stable is being replaced by a new one under the direction of Ron Leffler. This change was badly needed as our faithful horse "Nigger," being many hands high, had no clearance for his head in the old one and was continually bumping the ceiling. In addition it was located in a low spot and, particularly in spring, had a very damp floor. Our caretaker, Mr. Irwin, is the builder. There was a good deal of discussion by the Executive on the question of improving the appearance and facilities of Lockeberg Lodge. It needs to be sheeted inside, have dormer windows upstairs, have a satis factory arrangement of tables and chairs, and, perhaps, have a small addition erected at one end to house the cafeteria. Such changes would mean a major operation so it was decided to give them further thought and consider carrying them out next year. Night Riders and Trail Riders have been busy all fall at various projects. The Night Riders have re-roofed Mort's cahin. Elmer Cassel and his helpers have put Pink Lake Lodge into shape again; Fred Clifford and his g-ang, Willard Cnzner, Harmon Cahill and Ted May, have worked on trail improvements and some temporary construction improvements at Lockeberg Lodge. 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Eric The weatherman talks in terms Morse introduces A. D. Vas Nunez, of mean temperatures, but what we Secretary to Ambassador to the had this year was a "mean" snow· Netherlands, and his charming wife. fall. Although the total measured To ch:tt with Frank Flaherty of Press 95.85 inches, 45.65 of it fell in Novem· Gallery, and .son Roderick. Law ber and December, most of which rence Young, of Research Council, "bickered down the valley". The and wife seek information on trails. mean tempei'ature, however, was not Up Bonnie Brae and down Horse quite so "m6an". For although we Race with Fred Clifford and Gord. had only 25 days ·below zero instead Smith. Peered down Big Dipper to of our rightful 35, the thermometer see Wilf. Radford and Eric Cooper held fairly steady. The result was doing good job of cross-checking, but that a mean of 20° instead of the accumulation of years forbade me to normal of 17 o did not cause any join them, so turned back. Met in hardship. We only hope that during with Rosette Guillet ·and Rosalie the coming winter the snowfall will Lalonde on George's, and so to break emulate that excellent example. the Highland Fling. A grand day's But we must hasten to remind skiing. Sunday, Dec. 30 (+34°): A dull, you that the 1951-52 skiing season unpromising day, but Hazel and Shir· was not ·by any means a washout. up some There were many days of excellent ley make first trip. Held two cars skiing and some that were simply time on Kingsmere Road by in collision. A good crowd at For out of this world. So if you do not Frank mind prying into the personal affairs tune despite slow conditions. ;Boileau, former Trail Rider, visiting of the Patrick family, the diary that Marshall, follows will give you some idea of from Sault Ste. Marie. Bert our much-travelled President, tells how the OSC skiers fared last winter. of receut trip to Australia and India. SKI DIARY, 1951-52 Home at 4.30 to get stuck in my own Sunday, Nov. 4 (+28°): A foot of driveway. A poor day. heavy snow caught me unprepared, Sunday, Jan. 6 (+10°): Bright so stayed home. Dave Midgley tells suns·hine, 6 inches fres·h snow on me that about 40 members were at solid base-ne plus ultra! Little Fortune, of whom half were on skis. Switzerland never better. Large Skiing on trails good, but hills crowd. The Frank Delautes present dangerous. with four daug·hters: Valerie, Judy, Sunday, Dec. 16 (-12°): To church Eliza·beth . and •Susanne (just 5 years, of a cold frosty morning, with 6 and . delighted with first trip). To 14 OTTAWA SKI CLUB +l"-11-ll~-n ~ -~~~- ~~~ -lo -ll ~ -~~~~-llll-ull-ll~- ~~~~ -··-.. ~- ~~ -lo.I- IUI-aU-u l - llll - lloo - loJ- I I J - U \I-~ N -I + ! HENEY FUELS MAKE WARM FRIENDS l ! . "VIKINGIZED" ! I DUSTPROOFED COAL I 1 IRON FIREMAN i I AU-TOMATIC COAL STOKERS AND OIL BURNERS i j 85 .. 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Smart Blake A. McKendry John J. Ellis i +J-IIIr-nn-un-::a-::u-i:ll-lln-nll-nlf-nn-nn-nu-11"-""-"~-nu-o•n-oiii -I I M -n ll -ml-u•o-"11-·11•-u K -I'..f, YEAR BOOK 1952-53 17 Old Chelsea pa;y;ed two cars badly Daphne, who ~makes an aimual tr;p. smashed in collision. Home at 5.45. To •the jump· to see Lockeberg Cup Sunday, Feb. 3 (+22•): ·Mostly contest, won by Ray Desrochers. overcast. Hard and fast, so took Sky-riders handicapped 1 in soaring Ridge Road to Keogan's. 'Met Bill into snow-filled east ~ind. Home Irving, Who says he .found paTtridge at 5.30, but Hazel and I labored with with broken neck. He had taken it snow s·hovels till 6 to get car Into to the chalet and left it with Barb the garage. Who said old-fashioned to pluck and cook for dinner. CNR winters had gone ·forever! Recreation Club, Toronto, makes Sunday, Feb. 24 (+23•): Mostly annual visit, with Cliff. Wonfor In overcast, more fresh snow. In Can charge. Bus load of RMC cadets yon, grand. Mac and Harmon decide arrive from Kingston, one fractures to take Long Highland. and eat at leg on Alexander Hill. To chat with Keogan's. Hazel and .. I .take Dip11er.s old cronies Ross Keen and J. L. with Irenus Mix and return to For Wri~ht. Excelsior hard, but Bowl tune for lunc,h. Harmon arrives· to splendid. say that Mac ~ got huril on Big Dipper Sunday, Feb. 10 (+14•): Glorious and was in first-aid ·room. Mac in day, fresh powder snow, brilliant sun· sisted he had only· s'trained his back shine, trees cellophane-wrapped from and refused to be transported. (It recent rain. In by Switzerland, turned out that he had fractured superb. ·caught up with the Mar two verte·brae.) Made our way slowly shalls, Irene Bennett and A. D. Wat to LeMay's and I drove Mac's Stude son. At Lockeberg, I. N. S. intro baker home. ·Conditions in general duces Lawyer J. M. Coyne, grand were wonderful, but change in pace son of Dr. J. H. Coyne, sometime caused casualties·, including Jack historian. H;ID~~ lodges and sun Peterkin, who fractured his ankle. benches thronged. Brig. Drury, De Saturday, March 1 (+14•): Hazel fence Deputy Minister, present with and I off early afternoon for a week· cousin David D. A leisure trip around end at Barbaloo, with the Bill Irvings. Dippers and Long Highland to e11joy On skis with Bill and Elmer Cassel fully beautiful scenery and marvel by 4 to have grand hike around Kings lous conditions. Tracks on virgin mere Lake and ·back to chalet via snow tell mute story of nocturnal Grimes' Hill and Wattsford's Lookout. activities of animal kingdom. Blue skies and granulated snow Brother George takes our picture on perfect. After supper Junior Dunne King's Lookout. A swift, smooth drops in and Frank Benoit, Jr., slide down Highland Fling and Bowl arrives for ·the week-end. Ping-pong to meet up with •Shirley, who had . . . and so to ·bed. taken another route. A day to re Sunday, March 2 (+8•): Awakened member and ·Cherish when skiing ·by bright sunshine and aroma of days are no more! coffee, etc. Bill, ·the chef, serves Sunday, Feb. 17 (+24•): Overcast, bang~up breakfast-his pancakes hit snowed hard all day. Canyon, then the spot. On the trail by 10.30 (ex the Dippers· before lunch. Perfect cept Barb, who has to stay and mind sliding, but snow beating on the eye little Wendy). The grandest day balls created hazard on steep hill<:. ever- fast sugar snow, rose-colored Good crowd, including Dot Proctor clouds floating in azure sky. How and Arlette Pelletier, who have re Mac, encased in plaster from waist turned to the fold, and sister-in-law to chin, would have loved it! Many Kl CAPITO F THE LAURENTIANS! MORE ROOM TO SKI ••. MORE SNOW TO SKI ON! On the largest lake, at the highest elevation, second greatest vertical lift rise in the Lourentions-no wonder Jasper is the choice of topnotcher or tyro. Cheerful rooi:ns, cozy lounges, matchless Parisian cuisine and nightly dances in the cocktail lounge complete the picture of perfection. $9.00-Sl 1.50 Jasper-In-Quebec, P.O. Box 1006 St. Donat, P.Q., CANADA. Phone St. Donat 57 Via Ste. Agathe • • [ANA~A'~ fiR~l ~ANK "MY BANH" BANK oF MoNTREAL T here are six BRANCHES in OTTAWA and D ISTRICT to serve you WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817 YEAR BOOK 1952·53 19 on sun-benches despite chill breeze. McDonald and two cute daughters Keith Davidson chides me for con Sheila (7 yrs) and Margie( 4 yrs), tinually referring to his "annual" among small crowd. Mrs. Russ visit, but admitted his first trip in Smart, wife of hard-working racing so grand a season. Back to Barba chairman, claims she has hardly loo, as usual, port of call for passing seen her husband since the season skiers: the Don Brownlees, Tony started. With Hazel to see slalom Smialowski, Geo. Brittain et al drop race of Skimeister. Chilly, so back in to say "Hello!" Drove home after to Fortune to visit first aid. Large dinner to end a perfect week-end staff, but just one ,patient: Ken with the best of hosts. Skiers are, of Whitham, of the Dom. Observatory, course, the elite stratum of human who had gash above the ankle. At society- but Barb and Bill are right parking lot dropped my car key, off the top. eventually found by eagle-eyed Vera Friday, March 7 (+28•): Off with Elliott. Hazel to Jasper in Quebec at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 23 (+27•): Bleak Road ·between L~chute. and St. Jerome and miserable, with varying precipi quite Icy. At Ste: Agathe light rain tation: sn'Ow, sleet, freezing rain. set in, but quickly, turned to snow. Spent restless forenoon listening to Heartily received by Mr. Fusey, weather reports and scanning the genial proprietor of Jasper. skies. Finally settled down to read Skiing conditions were !ileal over ing "High Bright Buggy Wheels". Saturday and Sunday, altho' it snowed The dragging hours told why non· much of the time. It was a change skiers find winters. long and week to spend a long week-end away from ends "insupportable." May we long everyday routine: marveHous 'skiing be blessed with the h.ealth to enjoy in daytihle, punctuated ·by luxurious the King of Sports! The Junior meals; friendly conviviality in the Skimeister was run off, Anne Heggt evening, with entertainment and a veit and Trevor Klotz ·being tied for bit of dancing thrown in; and rest first place. But Fortune Valley was ful slumber at night. A highlight deserted save for the competitors, was the view from the top of Sun officials and a few proud parents. set Mountain on Sunday morning. Sunday, March 30 (+30•): Away Up there among the snow-laden trees at 9.30 of bright sunny morn. Lunch the sun shone brilliantly out of a 3;t Fortune, . meeting Mr. and Mrs. cloudless sky, the visibility was per Broadley and son George (7 yrs.), fect, 1but huge -snowflakes drifted of Peterboro ·Ski Club. Large attend down in silent splendour. We renewed ance at Slalom to witness Cuspidor acquaintance with Alf. Binnie and Trophy contest. The competitors Helen Layeux, still teaching the un were of ·both sexes and all ages, in initiated to "bend zee knees". 'roo masquerade costume. The course soon came Monday morning when had gates set at crazy angles, and we had to leave this Mecca of skiers, to top it all the racer had to crawl but the memory of it lingers . . . through a tunnel and climb over oil Sunday, March 16 ( +13•): To pick drums at the finish. John Bergeron, up nephew -Morley Mitchell, then the organizer, wore tails and topper; Harmon, and to drive to upper park· Miles Allan sported a Mexican serape lng lot at Kingsmere. Mostly over and sombrero. But Lt.-Cmdr. and cast, light skim of snow on crust, Mrs. Cook stole the show: George treacherous change in pace. Ted was Methuselah, with flowing robes 20 OTTAWA SKI CLUB lln- N ~ - • r -o-••-n- ~ r -u~-- • r- • •• -"•- ~+ +• - ~~•-u- u ~ - u- u~- 1'" - • 11- MII -fiM - ur- 111-1+ +I '- • I . = I = I r = r • = OVER I • DRESSES ! I 20,000 Successful Students i .I =I I = i • • COATS ! f WILLIS BUSINESS f ! i i • j COLLEGE ! I SPORTSWEAR i . I i • "I !. i Day and Night Classes ;f i • ! i . I i SECRETARIAL t .I 'I j STENOGRAPHIC f i : = and I r ~ 3 . = I j /(eaJ j ACCOUNTING : j COURSES ! t ! I ! 1 j 145% Sparks Street j ij Telephone 5-4928 Telephone 3-3031 if Ij 68 Sparks Street . i i r + • - w• - ~·•-uw,:"'!." ~~ - u,: -o~u -•w -uii - • IH - ul - 1111 - ~ + + · - na -,:•• - ·m - 1':1 - ~ • -••-••- u -ml -• 111 -u-neJ. ~ ~~ ~L • § \~ ~/(/... \) Mont Tremblant Lodge pine T-bar lift and two rope tows iw 1 Two chair lifts, a n Al }' · connect north and south sides of exciting Mont Tremblant. 11 · · .- Trails for all skiers, from Sissy Schuss for beginners to r Ryan's R un a nd Kandahar for intermediates and experts. Famous Ski School under Ernie McCulloch. ( Comfortable lounges, game rooms, three bars. D ancing ~ nightly, accommodations to fit your purse! --'\ ldays $77.00 lnighfs Special All-Expense Ski Weeks. Dec. 20-27; § ~ Jan. 3-Feb. 7 ; Mar. 7 -April 4. Includes meals, lodging, Ski School and lift tickets! ~ ) Make e a rly reservations I Only 90 miles north of Montreal ~~ JOHN H. SINGLETON, General Manager ~ !!'!r~.!.!!r~!!!~!!~t Lodge Open Winter and Summer - fo r Your Pleasure! YEAR BOOK 9 3 5 2 • 5 21 and long white beard and "Sonny" opened the creeks and the snow is was Miss Fortune of 1952, clad in a rapidly being undermined. green satin bathing suit over long Easter Sunday, April 13 (+37°): Overcast and threatening, but with white underwear, and wearing im Hazel and Harmon for a last fling. mense artificial buck teeth. There Skiing is at ebb tide, .so .to walk to the were 58 entries and it was one of the top of Excelsior. Ridge Road and mos-t .succes'sful-if one of the craziest Canyon well covered. A few strag -meets ever held. A collection for glers at Fortune, including Fred the Andy Tommy Fund yielded a Clifford and Sid Forrest. To chat tidy sum. Met Mrs. Maynard (nee with Ivan Buch -and Wallace Chris L~o ~e) daughter Dede Jackie and tian from Johannesburg, South (10 yrs.). Jackie has returned to Africa. They had never seen snow Ottawa and soon her own girls will till this winter! Fortune looked the Maynard be competing for tired and forlorn- gone was the hum Trophy! Sigurd Lockeberg had just and bustle of the winter season- returned from the Olympics where Traveler's and Mort's were bare and OSC (all expe!l>:> es he repres-ented .the bedraggled- no keen North wind to paid, of coursei. A grand day of fun tinge the cheeks and send the blood and fresh air in glorious spring sun cours·ing through the veins-no virgin skiing thrown s·hine, with excellent snow brightened the prospect, nor in. yet did the springing verdure por Sunday," April 6 (+36°): Dark · and tend the renaissance of Nature. It gloomy, prediction-s of rain. So to was betwixt and between, and an church to partake of Communion. anti-climax to a grand skiing seaso11. But about :JO die-hards including the Light snow began to fall as we President and his good wife had started up Fortune Lane, chan~iug braved the elements. The Canyon, to rain. Stopped in at Harmon's Paradise Valley and thE' Slalom are for a refresher. And so, home at a still skiable, but heavy rains have satisfied that this is the end. • Atop Sunset Mountain, Jasper in Quebec ....l - lll - II II - ~ - · - ·· - · - ·· - NA - I --- II - U- 1! 1-I-A U -,_ IIo-llll ..:.... llll - l.J - C - N~ - II:I - '- - II:: - o .;.: i RED LINE TAXIS-3- 5611 f + . -- IIII -U - ~II - I II - ··-: - I"II - IIII - 1111 ~ 11 ·- Jt ll- n i i -IIII - K II - ~II - II II-1111-U II - 1 1 11-n t - ~I- J~ -n n - u~ - o · ., - 111 _ .. 22 OTTAWA SKI CLUB t~-IIM - 'I- - ~~ - r ~ - · -··-, ~- I''I-IJ- I t-II-1111 -IIY - NN -II- 111-WII -II-M-MI-11-N U -II U -e-t'l - ~.,. I' .- YWARIC'f II t LODCJI f j AT FOOT OF Htt.l ]0" l I St. Sauveur des Monts, P.Q. ~ • 15 Ski Tows, and T Bar Lift. I ! Ski School : ·cocktail Lounge j I Sun Decks - Dancing - $6.00 to $10.09 Daily, including = j Meals. Ski Week Bargain. Rate $53.00-7 Nights and 6 ! , days. Free Ski Lessons and Tows j ! January 11th to 17th and 18th to 24th. 'I j March 15th to 21st and 22nd to 28th. _ • WRITE FOR FOLDER j + • -••- •• n -•• -n -• - , -~~• - 11•-n -•• -•• - •• n-nn -ml -u -~:l -ml -1!11 - 111 - t ll -•• -:• • - ••• - · • -un-'l .ft +w-m•- :••· - ~~~ - ~ ••- •••• - • n - • 11 - tt N - n n - u: • - •• n - •n - •a - • ll -• •• • - ~• - ~••-ttll-tlt i - Hi t -t t N - ~ ' -n ~ - un -nn- • + i i Compliments of ! THE MANUFACTURERS t•-·- ~~· - ~~~ -•u• -n -•M- tltl- lll-•-••-••- •m-nn-nn- u~ - • ~~- •ui- MII-JU- nx- n ~ - n- n:l- ll:t - n ·••- · l t i ! ! Annual Fees - Ottawa Ski Club I I • Senior, $7; Married Couple, $8 I' I • j Intermediate (over 13 and under 18 years of age ! • I 1 or High School Student) ------·-- ---· ···--·-···$5.00 j ,I Junior s (under 14) ·- ----·-----·- ··---· ·····------I.00 '1 I ' • One Dollar Rebate on Seniors', Intermediates, and ! Married Couples' i /f Fees Paid on or Before Date of Annual General Meeting. !j • All Fees Payable at McGiffin's, 80 Sparks Street. j l j + I - 1111 - UII - IIII -U II -tll -1111 -lt!t -II- 1111 -~ Y -II~ -IIII - nll - ~ ll- •!tt - lll -llll - nii • - !III -U - .II -•II -IIII - IIo• -lll -'1+ YEAR BOOK 9. 5 2- 53 23 COMPETITIONS by RUSS SMART AST WINTER the weather bless both at ·home and away. We are Led us as it has not for several proud not only of those who have years and provided excellent condi upheld the honor of the club by show tions for competitions big and ing their heels to fheir various rivals small on every week-end from the in the major events ~ but als•o of first of January right through to those who ·by their keenness and the annual 'Cuspidor' race held on effort have raised their own s.ta11r the last Sunday in March. dards and thus the general stan dard of QUr local competitions. E'arly concentration on junior races Familiar names have a habit of and "C" class seniors under the able appearing at the head of the list guidance of John Clifford, who ran when results are posted, and we were off a slalom or downhill race for not disappointed last winter in this them every week-end duriug January, respect. The Gat!neau Ski Zone prize did much to improve the quality o[ list contained the names of Anne competition and the re(;ord of our Heggtveit, Dave Mcintyre, Mervin competitors· later in the season O'Neill, Art Tommy, ,Iohn Clifford showed •the value of the experience and Ray Desrochers, to mention only gained in these early races. a few. Fortunately new names alsu Improvements in the jump on appear to shQW that the high tradi Sigurd's Hill, accomplished by the tions set by familiar names of the magnificent effort of a group consist past and carried on by the familiar ing mainly of non-jumpers, provided names of the present shall always the club with one of the finest "A" prevail. Last year we had ma.ny new class ·hills in Eastern Canada and names and the performance of those promoted enthusiasm amongst ex who held them gives us every reason perieneed· as well as novice jumpers. to believe that this year and in the The haul'S put in ·by Cec. Clark with future they will become familiar. the jumping group contributed Joe Tr•avers·, Roy Ridgewell, Bob greatly · to the . largest growth in Irving, George Cook and many more jumping activity which has taken placed their names at or near the place here since the days when jump top of the list in the Gatineau zone ing and cross-country were the only meets. forms of ski competition. At the Canadian Junior team The friendly co-operation of every Championship at St. ·Sauveur, an body concerned and the interest Ottawa Ski Club team con,sis•ting of shown by the membership of the Shaun Fripp, Peter Sneyd, Dick Por club as a whole was most gratifying. ter, Dave Mcintyre and Lawrence The racing committee wishes to ex Jones under the able management press its appreci&tinn for all the of Amby Quinn beat ten other teams help which was unstintingly given it. to win the championship. Later in and which made light work of what the season the club sent two teams was a very heavy and long season's to an inter-club slalom competition program of competitions. at Mount Gabriel. One of these, re It is with pride that we list the ferred to as the "tired old busdness. following results of various events mens team" by a certain radio an- • Betty Ashfield Gladys Scott Doris Hollingworth Helen McNeil Claude Richer at the finish • • Elmer Cassel J. S. Patrick Bill Irving Hazel Patrick Gladys Scott Ray Desrachers at Sigurd's Jump • YEAR BOOK 1952-53 25 nouncer we all kn A and B CLASS MEN Downhill Slalom Combined John Cliff{)rd ...... ·······---········-· ...... 1.04.8 1.31.4 1.18 J'()h.n. Fripp ······-·---······---·-····------····· ______... . 1.04.8 1.35.6 14.61 Bob Irving ··········-----···------····-··--···········-····-- 1.07.6 1.45.8 14.84 F·rank Wood ...... :...... 1.10.8 1.38.4 15.27 Rick Marshall ...... 1.09.4 1.42.6 19.51 Joe Travers ------·----·----· 1.15.0 1.36.4 19.64 Pa.ul •Smith ...... 1.09.0 1.50.2 21.80 Mervin O'Neill 1.13.2 1.44.0 23.3·7 Tom Donovan ------·-- ···-- 1.17.0 1.37.8 24.48 Bob Jones ...... ·------1.16.6 1.39.2 47.99 Gu:' Laframboise ...... 1.33.4 1.37.8 56.27 Glen Fraser ------·--- ...... 1.32.6 1.52.8 LADIES' SENIOR Downhill Slalom Combined Anne H eggtveit ...... :...... 1.11.4· 1.56.5 00.00 Pierette Viau ...... 1.15.3 2.02.2 9.09 Marylin S JUNIOR Priscilla Murray ...... -+------1.19.0 2.41.8 5.89 BE>erly Kirby ...... >,.=...... 1.19.3 3.33.1 22.77 Heather -McDougall ------·------· 1.34.4 3.13.5 39.87 Gail Irwin 1.48.4 3.14.(1 57.97 Ann k ·win ...... ,...... 1.43.3 6.55.7 134.47 26 OTTAWA S .KI CLUB + • - • - ••- ••- •• -,•- • - •• - N, _ ,,,, _ ,~~ -·-·-·- • - •• - •••• - •11 - u- aa - n~ - ~~u - tttl - ~n - •• -•-• + i . i i j i i i I i CHIROPRACTOR i i ' DIAL 2-7975 f ~ ! 'i 165 Sparks Street Ottawa i i ! I l · I + T - II- III - 1~ - tl - lll - tl - tl - tl - 11-tl-lll-ltt-1111-111-III-IM- IIt -n - nll - ~l - nll - lll - 11~ - lt -lll-l+ +·- ·-·M" - ~I - III - II~ - tll - lll - lll : - tii - II - 11 - 1111 - III - 111 - II - IIII - II - II -11- IU - 11 -II II - IIII - II - IIII -+ ! . I I I i Sportswear- I 1! Beautifully Cleaned · Perfectly Pressed i i -SPECIAL- i 6-HOUR SERVICE i CASH and CARRY i I REGULAR r I 3-DA y SERVICE I i I ·1 BROOKSHIRE f f ClEANERS LTD. I j 324 Laurier Ave. W. - Bank St. f !I 390 Dalhousie St. - 992 Wellington St. ~.I • 354 Richmond Road • ! , _ ,, _ , _,,_,._,,_, , _ .,_, , _ ., _ ., _ ,, _ ,, _ ,, _;.~~ .:_ ,~...::. ~ .. - ··- .. - .. _.,., _.,,_,_.J. Y EAR BOOK 1952-53 27 OTTAWA SKI CLUB 4-WAY Points TROPHY T. Donovan ...... 88.3 Senior T. Redfern ------88.2 Gordie Belot 369.7 J . Clifford ------75.6 Claude Richer ------365.2 S. Sjoerlund 63.1) Roy Ridgewell ------362.3 Junior N elson Porter ------356.1 G. Gravelle ------91.6 Dick Hal-e ------354.6 M. O'Neill ...... 83.3 Russ Smart ------344.5 Fripp ------ 55.6 Dave Midgley ------336.5 s. Sneyd ------55.3 Amby Quinn ------333.2 P. Paul Smith ...... :...... 327.7 323 3 ~~-l-li ~ - 11 11 - ~ II - 1111 -III._ III- 111- II:I - NI· -IIII-1+ Bruce Kirby ------ I . Ray Desrochers ------ ll21.5 j PHONE 3-1106 ! Hal Westcott ------321.2 Night Calls: 3-4814 ! Reg Lefebvre 315.1 l JuAior Erskine, Smith & Co. Dick Porter ------ ll54.0 I ! LIMITED Mervin O'Neill ------348.8 I Dave Mcintyre ------343.1 Plumbing and Heating Bill Mcintyre ------340.5 i Lawrence Jones ------339.9 ij 277 Rideau St. Ottawa, Ont. I Peter Sneyd ------336.i -i• •-uu - ~u -••- •~ - •.. •- ~~·• -~> ~- nn - ul - •• -•- ~ + Shaun Fripp ------333.4 Darcy Coulson ------300.6 Ed. Mcintyre ------~------271.S +.. -•- ~n -u •• - u •• -~ • - •11- 1"'-1' • - P~ -~~~ - •~ - r+ I i CROSS-COUNTRY i • Senior i ! Nelson Porter ------55:37 1 f For Distinctive Shoes with •1 Gord. · Belot ------58:20 . . Glen Lowes ...... 1: 08: 22 1 i j comfort you won't forget ~ Dave Brown ------<1: 17: 16 Junior i ! :\iervin O'Neill ...... 35 : 42 i ! Dave Mcintyre ...... 37:30 i ! Lawrence Jones ...... 39 : 28 Dick Porter ...... 40: 01 = 1.. I ! Bill Mcintyre ...... 41: 52 I 1 w b I Peter Sneyd ...... 44:31 Trevor Klotz ...... 59:57 JUMPING l I :.~~en~~Ho~~ • i Senior = I j L. B. WYNKIE & SON " P oints ~ ! Ray Desrochers ------106.!} ! i R. Seguin ------103.1 I 201 SPARKS ST. j P. Gerholt ------101.7 i : K. Michaelis ------98.1 i• !I D. Colivas ------95.4 +t-••-~~• -••-•• n-uh-111 -11-•- • - ·•" - ~• - •· + 28 OTTAWA SK C L U B NO BANANAS, THANK YOU! by J.S.P. Mr. John Da1s•t!rom, of Winnipeg, of the poor natives in Jamaica whose has written a pamphlet entitled "A very existen-ce depends on the .stabH milder climate for Canada and how ity of the banana ma:rket. Hesid€s, to get it". According ;to Mr. Dal our wheat farmel1S are quite satis.fied strom, the Rocky Mountains are res to raise wheat-they don't know a pons.ible for the s·everi.ty of our darn thing about growing banana;s. climate: the extremely high peaks If Mr. DaLstrom is so fond of bana prevent the balmy breeze.s. of the nas let him go to Jamaica or to the Pacific from r eaching the interior. So Fiji Is·land•sr-or to a much hotter Mr. Dalstrom recommends that we place. . . We like bananas. too, but simply remove the Rockies. He ·says we have no intention of si·tting at all we have to do is evacuate the home stuffing ourselves. with them territory and blow the offendirug ex every Sunday from December to April crescencies to ·smithereens with -we'd sooner go skiing. atomic bombs. This makes u.s feel quite Sl3.d. Why The atomic bomb menace is .real1y should the mis·guided Mr, Da,l-strom more serious than we realized. They sugg·est that we turn our wheat fields will just have to put an end ·to it~ into banaua plantllitions? Just think or to Mr. Dalstrom. 'hariPf Ogilvy .. ' .. ' ' . . YEAR BOOK 9 5 2 5 3 29 NIGHT· RIDERS' REPORT by D. MIDGLEY, Captain HE fall season is here again and al1ead," etc. In case you didn't notice Tonce more the Ottawa Ski Club this latest interesting addition, it year book is being made up. The starts beside the top of Sigurd's various' committee heads sit down Jump and ends up in front of the and think over the previous year's lodge. It w:JJs not greatly used, but activitie '?IE;;. '• ~ The Tunnel, Cuspidor Race .· ~ Rosalie Lalonde, Rosette Guillet Ossie Irwin, Caretaker, Margot Carman holding Nigger's head YEAR BOOK 1952-53 31 Sun Bathers, Janet Parmelee in foreground Shirley, Hazel and J. S. Patrick, Harmon Cahill Quartet at Wattsford's Lookout 32 OTTAWA SKI CLUB all "B" and ''C" cla·ss skiers with nv outstanding stars, but everyone did well, especially at the Taschereau race at Mont Tremblant . In th~s race we took top honours in almost every class. This winte1· we will have ihe same group plus three or our former mem bers who were at college and are back bringing with them the added knowledge picked up in intercvllegiate racing an The following is a list of members, last year',s plus the new ones this year: Dave Midgley Tom Wright Vincent Midgley Glen. Fraser Don Burwash Ed. Hanna Don Barnes Byron Woods Doug. Minnes Bobby Tompkins Bob Clifford Jon Creighton Bruce Kirby John Coleman l!ld. Hughes Glen Lowes Bob Jones Bill Thomson Harold Goading Dave Brown Roy Ridgewell John Reid Nick Krushnisky Andy Davison Ken Odell Lawrence Jones Arnold Midgley YEAR BOOK 1952-53 33 TRAIL RIDER REPORT by MORGAN HILDEBRAND, Captain O start off .this article on the ac Trail wa·s cleared and made usable Ttivities of the Trail Riders for again. This trail ruus from •the Tap the past s·eason, here are s·ome stat of the World to the Nature Trail. istics on the man-hours spent on the We had large numbers or yellow trails, fall and winter. T.he man~ and black A, B and C signs made and hour totaLs are based on actual attend· put them up so that no skier need ance, a,UQwing nine hours. work per become involved in a trail .that is week-end· (Sa-turd•ay and Sunday) dur too much for him. The St. John in·g the fall, and three hours cross people have enough to keep them checking on the trailS> each week busoy. We alw had made some large end in the winter. Two hour.s are biack-and-whi!te ·signs which we put allowed fm each Trail Rider assist up to direct foot traffic to the ski ing to set C·ross-country race courses. jump, so as. to keep pedestrian.s off The total hQur-s spent working on the the .ski trails. It wa•s a vain hope! jump during meets are also included: On the 2nd of December, Trail Fall-1419 man-hours: Riders a:t work on the Bonnie Brae Total Membership ...... 24· were surpri&e.d to he111r the skirUng of Minimum attenda~nce ...... 4 the bagpipes, The soound same srtead Maximum attend•aniCe ...... 20 ily closer and louder, and behold, a Average ...... , ...... 12.57 man in ·kilobs came hiking up the trail To save you the troub-le, this. works playing the pipes•, pa,S>Sied serenely out to 113 hou'fiS per man. by, and with measured stride descend Winter-1050 man-hours: ed· Paradise VaHey, down Dun-lop's, Total members·hip ...... 20 and out of ·sight and s·ound. The Minimum attendance ·----·····--··--·· 8 bQyS quietly picked· up their tools· Maximum attendance ...... 20 a.nd went back to Lockeberg Lodge. Average atiendance ...... 15.33 Obvionsly ha.llucinllltions· broughot on Hours per man ...... 62 from over work! There a.re the figures-! hope ·some- A~thQugh the fall work did not body reads them! ·Statistics are very end until December 15oth, the annual dull stuff, a.nd s·o if Y'OU have read Trail Rider party was held on Decem- this far you should continue because her 1, aJt Riders' Roost. Bes.sie Tant it has to improve. was chief cook and managed very welol. Fall work ·started on the last week-. Everyone ate far more thau wa.s end in Septemb.er a:nd continued good for him. Actually, the ·boys through until the 15th of December. couldn't finish the second gallon of A11 the trails were cleared of trees a;nd ice crea;m, which indicates the seri b-rush. Bridges were built at the foot ousnes•s of the situation. A Ci•tizen of the Hmse Race, -on the Log Cabin photogra pher came up and got a Trail, and on the loast run on the £i:ory, and took a picture which duly Plea-san•t Valley Trail. The latter a p.peared in t he paper. bridge removes the side hill from After a c·ouple of easy week-ends, .this run and makes thi-s truly a be the white stuff appear ed in quantity, ginners' trail to Camp Fortune from and on Jan. 1st, 1952, we •started cross the Top of the World. The Survey checking, and were at it from then on 34 OTTAWA SKI CLUB + • -m.- ~~ - ~~u -u u - u~ - ~a - •• u -•or- 11"-•"-n-•..J. + 11- MII- 111'•- •u- ••- u - uu- no- nn- 1111- IIM- 111- •+ - j ! . I I 1 - · J i PROGRESSIVE I 'lr' ! l PRINTERS [ I I ! • ! I Distinctive Commercial I I I Printing i I L T E E • i I • i PHOTO ENGRAVERS j I PHONE 5-1437 Crabtree Gravure 'i I LIMITED j I 430 GLADSTONE AVE. PHONE 2-1587 I I OTTAWA • 317 QUEEN ST. t I i - + 1 - IIM - A,I -~~ -~1- 1111 -1111 -ll~ -llll -01" - ·'" -·1 ~ - 11 + + 1-IIII--IIM -111 - Ill-h d -ua - u t- ~M - ·111 -MI -•+ +·-··- ~~· - ··~- ~~~ - ·· -~· -·~ -~~~-···:- 1111- 111-lt ....._.._. . __•a -ull-cl--••-to• -•• ~-~~~~ -• + I i ! i l NATURALLY ! Be TRULY Refreshed I i i • i ! i i you think of the j i i I i i I I I I f CAPITOL I I i r ! i i j l when you think of i I ! I j The LONG Cool I r l I Drink I ENTERTAINMENl I i i I i - 1 I + • -nu -nn-,111-~~ -MI-••-•• -wn -1111- 'IU - 111 -11+ +- ~~• - •• -u o~ - 1~ - ~~~ -~~- -••-m•-Mtl-ml •-••-+ YEAR BOOK 1952-53 35 u!lJtil late spring. In addition to trail Verne Tant, who was 18th). maintenance and sunset patrols, the Ap.parently the boys did not find Trail Rider& undertook to assist the normal skiing exciting enough, so Racing Committee in conducting took to bush whacking by the Slalom cross-country races. The Trail Riders hill. It is a miraC'le that all survived bunted and cros&-checked all cro.ss urutil the s·pring. We'll have another courutry courses, and when necessary go at committing suicide this way provided .s.p·otters, timer.s, etc. On again this. year, no doubt. Feb. ~. th~ Tnil RiderS~ completely The Trail Riders made a:n effort to conducted the O.S.C. junior and senior arouse some interest in the Pink Lake races. Tra.il, and organized a couple of trips The Jumping Committee asked the to WrigMville. The response· was Trail Riders to as.stst at meets in very disappointing, but the Trail cross-checking .the jump, keeping Riders involved had a good trip any spect8Jtors out of the way, ·etc. This way. Major Hancock was glad to we did ·for the season. see us, and· Mrs. Hancock provided A highlight of the season was. the excellent food as usual. Ski Wiff Cross.-Country Rlace. It was We a,ssis•ted a.t the Beamish Chalet organized by Harry T:homson ·and annual ski ca,rnJival by selling tickets Sheila Hoare, and was open to Trail - and nearly froze in the process. Riders• and visitors to Ski Wiff cabin. That is how we earned our admittance All Trail Rid~rs competed, except one and beans. There mus•t be an easier who was taken Ill at the last moment. way! Ilea Ta.n•t (Mascot, aged: 3% yeal's) Here is a list of the Trail Riders participated by riding in. Daddy's as of spring, 1952: pack. M. Hildebrand, There were two prizes- one for the (Capt.) fastest time, and the other, the cham- Bob Ainsworth Ian Boyd ',•· ' &;; Bill Chambers ..... Bob Conn John Garland Pete Gilman Kent Guthrie John Hummel Dale Jackson Dill Scott (Lieut.) Dave ·Mahoney Barry Milks Gerry McManus Pete Patten Trail Riders cross-checking the Jump Harry Pettigrew pion·ship, for the person finishing in Doug. Shone the particular position which corres John Shoosmith ponded to a number drawn before the Bob Syme race. Ian Boyd had •the ·fastest time, Verne Tanrt and Ilea Taut won the Ch•ampionship This fall, work got under way as by finishing 19th (.1 second after u•suaL We have a number of new 36 OTTAWA SKI CLUB + ~~ -~~-ll ll- ~ll-lll-11- ·lf- Jooii -I'I - 1111-11~ -~~D-t t hands, and so it looks as If the main - I problem this. s.eason is going tD be ! ~ finding enough bun·ks. ln addition to I working on the trails we have fixed I RON LEFFLER up .the bunkhouse by splashing five i gaHons of paint on the floors, and adding a sink and water tank-prac i 216 LAURIER AVE. W. tically all the comforts of home. I This is the Trail Rider ·Story for - Telephones - 1952, up to the present. H ha;s !)een a good year for the organization and 2-3525 or 4-9075 we are looking forward to bigger and better .things. In closing we would like to thank the Ott-awa news·papers Specializing in for their coverage of Trail Rider functions. Life - Savings Plans I Partnership - .Corporation i I Pension - Trust I Insurance i • l + l -1111-~H -oii -IIH -IIIf-lll-1111-1 11-11 11-11 11 -11-+ +- •11- lln - • ••• -••n-"'' - M II - •11- 111 - tlu -~u-IIM-M_ II _I_In-a~ -•u-lul- 1111- llll- 111-n• -• •••- • ••• - Mit -r. + j i I i i GREENE & ROBERTSON LIMITED i I i i INSURANCE i I i · I i I 53 METCALFE STREET OTTAwA ! ! ! + I - I!II - IIII - IIII - IIII - IIU - IItt - llll - nii - ~H - II:l -WII-hlt-U - 111 -IW - U:I - IIU - :: a - rt -J• - • IJ - I•H - 11 : 1 - II o~ ·- 1111 - l + + • - ml -- llll ~ l•l' - nii - ,II-MI- U- tui - Mit- tii!- III-U-u-U- UII -1111 - IIJL-IIU- MII - Inl - 1111 - "l t- II M- 1111 - III-, + ! SERVICE BLAZERS I • This Blazer is made of the finest flannel or serge. Is available in double- =! -! breasted military jacket style with patch pockets. Color blue only. We j carry a complete stock of regimental crests and buttons. j j DAKS ENGLISH FLANNELS-All Sizes-28 to 44 j i i 1! 0·1: Mvle;1,_ Ii i 93 Bank Str I i I + r -- t::r - r: a ---:- ~:~- ~~ - .l: -• • -•v -mr-out-n-•t-ll- hn -nq- rfh -1111 -llti - N~ -~~11 - Mn -•m- rul - u~ -~•- , u--+ Y EAR BOOK 1 952 - 5 3 37 GATINEAU PARK SKI PATROL by K EN MARSHALL OR many years the Ottawa S•ki proved that warmth is the most -' FClub from time to time made vain efficacious treatment ·for it. attempts to organize a ski patrol. Here is the routine procedure: when In the meantime, members of the St. an accident occurs, the patroller sum John Ambulance Brigade, under the mons his partner (there are at least abl-e leadership of Howard Bergin. two on every hill) and they render carried on their valorous work "Of first aid; the S•leigh is then brought caring for the injured under extrem to the spot, the patient placed on it ely difficult conditions. Most of the and taken to the nearest lodge. In time they were informed of a casualty the meantime, a St. John man is by a passing •skier and had to do the despatched from their headquarters, l"Ocatin·g and hauling unassisted. in who on arrival checks the work of addition to rendering firs·t ·aid. The the ski patrol and makes a temporary increase in developed hillS· and of diagnosis. (It should be noted that the skiers rapidly made the stituation in FDC has provided inter-communica toler.a ble. ti-on by telephone between Keogan's, Fortunately in 1950. Doug. Mcintyre. Camp Fortune and Lockeberg Lodge). who was instrumental in organizing If -the injuries are minor, the patient -the Laurentian Ski P·atrol, was trans is treated at the firSit-aid room, Camp ferred to ottawa. In close collabora Fortune, but otherwise he is trans tion with the St. John Amb. and the p.orted to Dunlop's, and taken to the FDC, Doug. formed the Gatlneau Park clearing station at Old Chels-ea in ..th ·e Ski Patrol, which would cover the S.t. John ambulance. Here more entire area. About 24 members were complete treatment is given and, recruited and early in 1951 they when necessary, the patient is taken attended a course in first aid given by ambulance to a city ·hospital. by Howard and Alvin Bergin. While the primary function of the Without delay, the members of the Patrol is locking after the injured, Patrol commenced their duties. While a second duty is the prevention of the main forees operated in the Camp accidents. It is the responsibility Fortune area, the other points were of each member to caution reckless in charge of the following members: or careless .skiers. A s.kier out of Ken Nolan, Beamish Hill; Mountain control is a danger to all. Any skier Lodge, Clayton Emery and Verne who is warned should take notice Moore; Vorlage Hill (Wakefield), that the Patrol acts with •the author Frank Cooper. ity of the FDC as well as that of the The main duty of the Patrol is to Ottawa Ski Club. In other words, a render first aid on the scene of the warning from a patroller cannot be accident by easing the S•uffering of ignored with impunity. the patient, making him comf-ortable, In the interests of safety, the Patrol and seeing that he is kept warm. In urges all skiers to r emain wit·hin their skiing acciden·ts, shock is the most limitatioi!JS. The trans and hills are dangerous feature; and it has been now marked "A" "B" and ."C", so if 38 OTTAWA SKI CLUB +·I-AI U - II I I -I III -1111-IIli-II U - IIIi-II. -1111-IIII-IIJI -IIU-I I II-IIII-IIM-ftii-HU-IIII-1111-I I K-IIII-IItl- llll - llll. -u ~ -+. j ATTENTION, SKIERS! l ! What Protection Have You Against Accidents? I l -SEE - I I • .I A. GORDON McLENNAN & SON !. j INSURANCE AGENCY ! • Office 63 Sparks Street Residence ! t 2-1134 OTTAWA, ONT. 2-0194 ! . 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RENTALS and REP AIRS COMPLETE § 1\ I STOCKS 223 BANK STREET PHONE 2-2464 +·-• ·" -rrn-llll-nu - nll-nu-nn - lll l- un-un-IIII-1111-IIU-nn-••n-~o•.-•.,,-,,u-1111-ll n -• ·" -" ' ·-••• • -"u-•• • - " + YEAR BOOK 952-53 39 you are a novice, please avoid all render every service that .falls within "A" hills and check well on 'B" our line of duty and ask you to give slopes, if yQU should attempt them. us y·our fullest co-operation. Tow riders are Tequested to wait So from the Ski Patrol, here's for until the person. ahead has passed the tons of snow, a gre'at season, and safety marker. This ·prevents th-e Ski Heil! poss,ibility of pile-ups. Another thin·g, if you ,s·ee the odd coloured flag on ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE a slope, shun it like the plague. It SKI PATROL ACCIDENT REPORT i'sn't a slalom pole, it is a "dang·er Gatineau Park Ski Zone spot" marker. Compiled and submitted by Howard The season of 1952-53 will be the Bergin, Divisional Supt., Ottawa Am: third season ()f operation for the b~lance Div. No. 73, and Captain of Patrol and we expect to make much St. John Ambulance Ski Patrol. progress. A schedule is being drawn Fractures and suspected Fractures: up to rotate the patrollers as to Male Female locality each w-eekend. It is felt that Upper limbs ...... 2 0 a change of s-cenery and contacts will Lower limbs ...... 19 8 sharpen up the patroHers and provide Spine ...... 1 1 a more effeotive service. A head Fracture-disloc. upper quarters along the lines of the Night limbs ...... 3 0 Riders and Trail Riders would do a good deal to boost tlze morale of the 25 9 Patrol. Our only meeting place now Total -34 is the first aid cabin at Fortune. We Dislocations ...... 1 2 also need mor-e equipme.nt and first Concussions ...... 1 3 aid supplies. One of the most pressing Sprains and strains ...... 21 11 needs is aR additional sleigh, for use Internal injuries ...... 2 1 at bhe Alexander Hill. Contusions (closed Patrol members may be ea·sily re wounds) ...... 1 1 cognized by their distinctive "bauge Open wQunds ...... 23 15 of office" (designed by the Bergin Burns and scald·s ...... 4 1 family) and by the first a.id kit they Eye injuries ...... 1 0 carry. We are ready and willing to Systemic disturbances .... 3 4 Miscellaneous ...... 8 3 90 50 Grand Total 14-0 Loading a casualty 40 OTTAWA SKI CLUB Viscount A lexander receiving !oving cup from President Marshall (Phot c- by T . \ ·. L ittle ) Watching the jumpers at the take-off, Sigurd's Jump (left to right) J. S. Patrick, Miss J. Fear, Capt. Alan Pemberton, ADC, Hon. Bridgid Westenera, His Excellency the Governor General (Ph oto by PIP.rre Nor mand in ) YEAR BOOK 9 5 2 • 5 3 41 FAREWELL! by J.S.P. T was with mixed feelings that on that car out of here or I'll. tow !.t I Saturday, ·February 2nd, our mem away-!" rt~took some time to convince ·bers foregathered at the Joe Morin him that even if there was no special slalom hill .to bid fareweH to His permit for the old Chev, it had to J sentiment of all our members and a Unfortun Btb February, 1952. Thank you for your letter of February 5th. I nm most honoured that the Ottawa Ski Club should make me a life member, and I am delighted to be able to wear their We shall indeed nope that the future will brtng some opportunities for me to come back and enjoy the sk:1-1ng. 1 should like to extend once more my thanks, an~ very best wishes to the Ottawa Ski Club, and to you pe r sona lly. Mr. Harbert Marshall, OTTAW,A, " Letter of thanks received from His Excellency on his being made a Life Member of the Club 44 OTTAWA SK I CLUB + ·_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,._ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ .,_ ,,_ .. _ ,,_ ,,_ ,+ + n- u: - : ~ - ·~~- " " - '' ~ - u- u • • - u '~ -nl-m - •••-•+ i i MacMillan Office I i i ! Appliances ! l It's the I 309 ATHLONE AVE. ! i i f h. i Office, L i brary and Filing ·.I ! re res 1ng J Supplies also Binding Devices I C. F. Montgomery j thing to dol . . I + I - "11 1 - J~ -II n -ti ii- 1 . 1 1 - 111 -IW-IIli - 1111 -1111-"D- II+ I i + ~ - •u• - ·n - •• - ~ ~ - ~· -u,- pu - r " _ ,.,_ II :J- 1 1-:~ I I i j Compliments of J I • j f Gordie Cuthbert f i i ~ IMPERIAL OIL l j Rideau St. at Nelson j l PHONE 4·9535 l i i +·- ···- ··"- "·'- ""_ .,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,.+ + • - •u·- •~ - ·~ - "" - " ''-""- 'tll- 111'- 111>- ~11- 1 11- 1 + i I SPORT CLOTHES I FOR ALL OUTDOOR I FUNCTIONS i I • STADIUM COATS I • FUR COATS I • STATION WAGON I COATS i I I i I I I I - TWO STORES - I Cor. Bank and Queen Streets l 60 Rideau Street i - + ~ -• • -•u - H ~ - -••• -u~- N• - ••u - •l w -qn - uu - •ln • ·- ~ + YEA R BOOK 1952-53 45 AN OUTLINE OF SKIING by KENNETH H. PRIOR IN NORWAY and Sweden the htstory started at 6.00 p.m., April: 3, 1884, and of skiing ba,s been pursued with finis-hed the foH.owing day. (The dis great interest, and skis have been tance was 220 kilometers, about 137 found which date back 4,000 years. miles). The real hero o·f this conteSit These were dug up in old swamps Wl\S Aprnit Arrhman, a bandy-legged where they had been preserved by Lapp from Siskastammen. He only the water. heard of the race through a friend, But apparen.Uy skiing dates back who chased after him while he was further than this, because stone-age on a wolf hunt. Weary from a struggle rock carvings ·Of men with skis on wlith three wolves which he had over their feet have been •found. There is ·taken on ·skis, he had scarcely lain 81lso evidence tha•t the Aryan·s, fore down to rest when the friend came fathers of the white race, who origin upou him. Arrhman, who was very ally came from the Black Sea and p·oor, :thought of the prize money and the Ca.s·pian Sea area, used -some form hurried over 100 kilomet-ers• to rea,ch of skis• in their wanderin.gs. that the starting liue ju,g.t bef-ore •the race brought them to northern Europe. So be-gan. He ate a brt of salt herring skiing Is. not really so new! while the specta-tors laug.h-ed and Oompeti-tive skiin·g started in Nor poked fun at his short bandy legs. way when, in 18•79, a number of skier~ He ran all night, lost his way several from Telemark put on an exhibition times, but finished only ·el·even of ski jumping on Huseby Hill near miuutes behind the winner. When the Christiana, now Oslo. The local boys race wa-s over and the other contest came ·down over the jump riding a ants had gone home to bed, poor s•tick and crouching, fearful of drop Arrhman -started out -on another woN' ping over the edge of the .take-off. hunt to make up for lost tim-e. His. The Telemark cha:ps, however, came t-ory tells· us· that he skied over 600 ·swooping off the lip of the jump, kilometers in four or five days. H e landing far down and s.Jiding grace met his death hy drowniug iu 1934. fully out into the flat to finish by Among the fi·r>st to realize that the means of a turn, now the "Telemark" . -type of ~kiing .that had d-eveloped in The Christiana -s.kiers answered th-e th-e Scandiuavian countries w-a.s un following year with an improved suitable to ·the mountainous -terrain of s.tyle of jumping. The long pole was the Alps was Matthias Zdarsky, an discard·ed, and the upright position Austria-n· eccentric who had retired of jumping and running was adopted. to a hermitage near Lilienfie,td· while They !lll:so added a n-ew turru, now stiH a youn.g man. After reading th~ k-nown as the "Christiana". "Fir-st Cros,s-ing of Greenland", a book These early beginning-s became a by Nansen. a Norwegian (could thi.s· memory and the ·site of the national be the man whom the Nan,sen -trail competition was estabUs•hed at Hol at Mont Tremblant was named -aJ!Iter?), menkollen in 1892, where it is main• in which skis played a great part, taiued .to this d-ay. Zdarsky decided t o take up skiing An i!soJated conte s•t of speciaJ inter and for the neX!t ·six years he ·skied eSit was a lmvg distance race held art •alone. There w-a.s no Ga:tineau Z-one Ja kkmokk, in Swedish Lapland. It Ski P atrol t o warn 'him ·against t his 46 OTTAWA SKI CLUB + •- ••- •m- un- ,.,_ .,ft_ u- ••- m:- ull- l-11- ••- all- 1111- uu- •u- ••-uat- n- ••- ••- ••- nn- •m- 1111- t+ New English Style ·_j Rubberized Forage 1 OFFICERS' CAPS i For all services from $9.00 j stock or custom made l Gold Embroidered Peaks for all • services - from stock I 131A Dial J Bank St. 2-1909 j UNIFORM CAP MANUFACTURING CO. i Hours: 8 a.m. to 12 and 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Mon. thru Sat. j ! Contractors to the Government of the Dominion of Canada f +•- Nn- n lt-HA-111 -1-IIII- 1111'- IIII-1111 - IIII-II-III - IIII -III - 1111 -n N - IIII -IIII -11- ~~ - ~~~ - · 11 - . N - IIII-1111-I + NORWEGIAN SKIIS by Stein Eriksen Grand Slalom Olympic Gold Medal and Slalom Olympic Silver Medal Along With NEW FIBERGLAS SKI POLE HUBER RACING BINDING No. 17850 Y E AR BOOK 1952-53 47 practice! In 1896 he published his plemented by some form of competi "Li.Iienfield Skilauf-Technik". Zdarsky tion that would •tes-t skill. Arnold Lunn pl•ayed an important role in populariz therefore thought of .racing th·rough ing the sport an~ raising the early pairs of flags placed on the sJope. ·S•tandlard·s of downhill .skiing, he, hflw· No marks were awarded for style. To ever, rode a p<>le. this new form of race the old name The Alpine skiers• continued to fol "sla.l10m" was given. In 1924, bP. low Scandinavian precedent in com founded the Kandahar Ski Club at petitive mwtters an~ awarded their Muerren, Austria, especially to elli championships on the combined jump courage •slalom ·a·nd downhill racing. ing and c·ross country. It is a ·strange Today the Kandahar Club's simple K paradox that the development of down badge is one of •the most pr.ized· of hi!'! and •slalom racing •should have all club insignia. In 1932, after the been started by the British, who had win by a Canadian, George Jost, the to leave their own conn:try in order Kand·ahar Club presented to the Cana to ski. dian Ama•teur Ski Ass ociation the The first Eng>lish language book on Quebec Kandahar Trophy for annual sliding wa•s "Ski-Running" by E. C. compeUtion. However, much difficulty Richard.son (19(}4). The •second Eng was &tiH met with in gettin•g interna lishman to exerci-se an interna tional tional recogni-tion of t hese events. influence on skiing was Vivdan Caul The next ally · of the British was field who published "How to Ski" in Hannes S·chUE;ider the founder of the 1911. This was followed by "Skiing" Arlberg Ski School in wes•tern Austria by Arnold Lun·n. This book contain-ed and -the most famous &ki teacher ·the the first advocacy of downhH! racing. sport has ever known. In 1928 Arnold The map of Asia shows that "Kan Lunn vtsited St. Anton, the head dahar" los a city in Afghanistan and one quarters of the Arlb'erg School, and wonders how a name such as this set up a -slalom for them. T-his was would become '3/lmost an everyday a great -succes•s. The Kandahar Ski word •to mod-ern -ski·eis. Thi·s· iS! be Club then presented a cup to be cause a special cup was presente1i by awarded on the combined results of Lord Roberts of Ka-n~ahar in 1911. an in•ternational downh!H and slalom for the first annual downhill ·ski race. race and to be known as· -the Arl'berg The trophy bec-ame known as the Kandahar ·Oha llenge Cup. The sla:lom Roberts of Kandahar Challenge Cup. a nd downhill races were fir-st recog The ·style competition was an- in nized by the F.r.s. (Federation Inter vention of the Norwegian-s, who had nationale de Ski) in 193(} a-n1i the fimt organ~zed such competit ions as early F.r.s. downhill -and s-lalom races wer-e as the nineteenth cent11ry, and w-as· helid in 1931 at Muerren. They were given :the name "&la.lom\\Y". It proved, first included in .the Olympic games however, impo&s ible to deviRe any in 1936 at Garmish-Pa rten-churchen, i.n sys 67 years old, he came 'there in 1939 at the invitation of the late Harvey ~ lo - t:: t-t l\' -t ' t l - 'lt , - 11·· - lli - U ' I - 1. :1 - ;·.t - ~ ~ - r.~ - t .+ Gi!}son, the man who endowed the s ki development in •that area. Mr. I VIAU TAXI I Schneider wa& very plea.san•t to tal-k I PHONE PR 7-6771 > to ami recogn-ized my Ottawa Ski I Speciarites Club badge. He said, "You are from Mariages - Baptemes Ottawa, Canada, I see." I This is but a short outline of the i Funerailles development of .sikiiD'g, and my only 1,. U. 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'fo•-rut-lln-•11-all-n~-~~ H - ~ 11- ~ - • u•-.. ~-~~~-•+ +l-nll-1111-t.ll-11 • ...:.._11"-lln-1111-UI'-ul'-1''1-1'11-:o+ Y E A R BOOK 1952-53 49 THE FIRST PAIR OF SKIS by HENRY LANGDON PRESTHOLDT HILE .I was. visiting Telemark, my wild dreams Q.Ie was cruelly haunted Wboyhood h(lme in Norway, I by fears and the apprehension that learned how mon fairy didn't aid you in· crossing If you had visited the land of the the valley?' midnight sun, this year, you would "But h€ assured her that in day have .s·een the 1952 Olympics In light he would be able to demonstrate Oslo and the men of Morgedal, how he had negotiated the distance. marching 1,000 Sltrong in a torchlight W·hen morning eame he exhibited the process•ion •to commemorate t•he great crude E-kis aud showed her how he invention· of s ·kis~the "love-invention·" used them. In showing his skill on which made it pQssibloe for man to .the deep snow, Ole inadvertently travel on top of the .snow and to made the sign of the Cross. Impress·ed jump through the air as much as by •the significance of this coincid€nce 265 feet. th·ey both knel•t in silent prayer, and There, each year in F·ebruary, you than:ked the Lord for Ole's successful wiU also ·see HolmenkoHen Day, one journey. of the greatest sporting oevents In the world. · "There Arnfinn Bergmann, Olympic Champion live up to expectations, much to the putting on an act. Were they really dismay of their supporters, while demanding an encore? He showed (}therg. les·s fav tion, had not impaired his jumping The scant amount of snow and a form, but rather given him added ex pos·sible depletion by rain or extrem perience. We shall ·hope ·and believe ely mild weather h•ad thooo In charge that Ganadian skiers· ·have benefttted of operations worried to a consider by his presence ov·er here. The only able degree and an al•terna:te course Canadian entry besides Laferte was wa.s held in readiness at Voss. This Jacques Charland, also from Three district had 5now in abundance, being Rivers, who placed 25th, a very credit situated farther north-west, but quite able performance in such a select far from Oslo. As it can be reached gath·ering of ski jumpers. only by railway and has insufficient The national anthem ·of the many hotel accommodation, comparatively countries competing were played over few spectators could have a:btended. the loudspeaker.s and their skiers were This' had to be avoided at any cost, likewis·e informed in their native so an army of some 500 men went t The Holmenkollen Jump, Showing Olympic Crowds hill, where the large crowd had a Okern, 3.38.45. The 18 Kilometer race young star splendid opportunity to watch the wa-s won by Norway's Hallgeir Brenden in l.Q-1.34, closely hard-fought battles of speed and en fo}ilowed by Findland's Tapio Makelra, as durance. Excitement ran high 1.02.09, Paavo Lon.kila, 1.02.20 and favorites crossed the finish line in Heikki Hasu, 1.02.24. The ladies' 10 what seemed to be record time, only kilometer race was almost a clean to be beaten later by mere ·Seconds. sweep for ·the sturdy Finnish women, Cross-country ski racing is just about who took 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5-th place, the ultimate in· hard work and phy with Sweden number 4 and Norway sical condition plus skill and detP.r number 6. mlnation are the '<111-important factors. Finland also won -the 4-man Relay Such qualifications are typical of the Race followed by Norway, Sweden, Firnns, who take thi•s form of skiing FTa.nce, Austria, and I-taly in that very seriously and therefore carried order . The combined Jumping and home a ,su-b-stantial share of honors. Cros·s-Country eveii!ts,, foremoSot in The gruelling 50 kilometer race which the mind of Norwegian skiers the Sca·ndinavian countries value and eollJSidered -the mosl!. diffi highest was- won by Finland's Veikko cult 'branch· of skiing, 'Stirs up most Hakulin.en with an elapsed time of discussion on the poSisible outcome. Oll!lY 3 hm., 3 min., 33 .sec. followed in The winner of -this becomes noth little more than 5 minutes by his ing less than a national hero, pro coun,tTymarn Kolehmainen, 3.38.11, Nor vided he is a N()rwegian, of course. way's IDstenstad, 3.38.28 and Olav Their hopes were fulfilled when S-imon 64 OTTAWA SKI CLOB Slattvick, a previous' Holmenkollen Rom of Austria, and the giant &lalom, champion, finished first with 451.621 with Ossi Reichert of Germany in second place, winning two gold medals points. Excitement ran high when for the U.S.A. Trudi Jochum-Beiser he pll!ssed over the last hurdle with won the ladies' downhiH with Anne a nearly perfect second jump before marie Buchne·r of Germany next. the jubilant audience. Heikki Hasu, Othma.r Schneider, Qf Austria, of Finland, also rec·eived. his share placed first in the men's regular of applause when he made two ex slalom, with Stein Eriksen of Norway cellent jumps. to be reckoned in with in &eoond place, while Stein Eri&sen his winning time in cros·s-country won the giant slalom, followed by for a total of 447.500 points. Sverre Christian Pravda of Austria as, number Stenersen of Norway finished 3rd two. The mens' downhill was, another with 463.335. Paavo Korhonen, of hard-fought event, with the renowned Finland, was 4th with 434.727, then Zeno Colo, of Italy, rushing down the came Per Gjelten, of Norway, in 5th mountainside at terrific speed to place, 432.848, while 6th place went finish in 2.30.8, a mere 1.2 seconds to another Norwegian, Ottar Gjer ahead of Othmar Schneider. Stein mundsharg with 432.121 points. Eriksen had to be ,gatified with 6th In the ladies' Alpine events Andrea place, with an elap&ed time of 2.33.8, Mead Lawrence, the well-known star just 3 second,g behind the winner. from U.S.A., d~isplayed superb tech That is how close the contest ended, nique and speed to win both the which was the case in all six Abine regu:ar slalom, followed by Dagmar events. The Holmenkollen in summer Y EAR BOOK 1 9 52-53 55 The general feeling among all con: FINAL OLYMPIC STANDING cerned was that Norway had done (Gold, Silver , Bronze Medals, Points) a marvellous job of the whole show G. S. B . P . and it was no smal_l undertaking. To 1. Norway ------·--- 7 3 6 104.5 provide competent jud·ges and other 2. U.S.A. ------4 6 1 77.5 race ·officials was comparatively eaJSy 3. Finland ...... 3 4 2 64 as Norway has plenty of these. Hous" 4. Austria --·-· ------· -- 2 4 2 54 i!:ig, transportation ·and communica 5. Germany ------···--- 3 2 2 41.5 tion facilitie s were more seriou-s pro 6. Swed.en ------0 0 3(4) 29 blems, but here again aH went well. 7. Hol•land ------0 3 0 24 Telephone, telegraph and radio equip 8. Switzerlaud ------0 0 2 23 ment was provid·ed at the •Scene of 9. Italy ---···------···· 1 0 1 22 action in all everuts and highly apprec 10. Caruada ...... 1 0 1 15.5 iated by the newspaper men. The 11. E ngla nd ------1 0 0 10 newly completed Viking Hote-l, near 12. France ------···------0 0 1 10 the east railway station, s·erved as 13. Hungary ------0 0 1 4 headquarters where a competent staff 14. Czeehos.lovakia... 0 0 (1) 3.5 of interpretators was available at all hours. Oslo had doone its best as Editor's note: This article came in hoot to the ski world and hopes to too late for editorial comment. Mr. see man~ of these Olympic visitors Lockeberg is the dea.ru of the club again. and· was jumpi +.:-••-u••- u ll- ••~ -~~-~- r. -~~"-"''- ~r -•-••-• tt-••- ~~~~~ - n•·-•- •~~ -~~ •• -~II :..._ IIP- 1111-" ' - •••• - •·•-- • T i . ! ~ W ith the Compliments J 1 and B est Wishes of j t GEORGE DREW i • i ! Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party f Il of Canada i• •I . -I + •- •n- ••- .a•- a"- ••-llll- llll-•t-wt- •- •m- llil-11- !'11- lll-llq-wll- •l- •t- lll- 1111- 111- l,_ lllo- ll- + 56 OTTAWA SKI CLUB THE WEATHERMAN REPORTS by F. W. BAKER T IS the middle of May and the it an over again piecemeal-a mighty I countryside is a sight of entrancing ·.tough ·thing to have to do in the beauty, but in the mid;;t of a!H this• middle. of May. ec;;tasy of nature your weatherman On the night of November 2nd the must 1ook ·back •at •the departed winter firs•t snow of the season began, and and in kindly words speak reverently by 8 a.m. next morning 6.50 inche;; of of the dead. Here at Ottawa it is wiruter •adornment lay on the ground the middle of May before we can, and to this• was added ·an addit ional with rea.sonable safety, use -th·e word 2.00 inches. This was. an all-time re- "dead". so we ;;•hall now p·roc·eed to cord snowfall for so early in the write the obituary of our past ·skiing season, and in making this observa season for the benefit of the rec·ord tion we are not forgetting that par and those who l-ove to reminis•c·e. ticula·r storm in October 1933 which I should like firs•t to take a look the natives apparently will never for at our pas•t winter ws a whole. It get, and love •to tell about with such made . ·the fourth jn a row of what fabulous exaggeration. The next day, we call "ewsy winters". We speak November 4th, am>ther 1.50· inc·hes of "easy winters" very largely in of snow was measured and two day·s terms of monthly temperllitures and later on the night of i'he 6-th 2.50 to a les;;er degree the amount and incites were again added, making a distribution of snowfalL total 12.50 inches. All this •snow came Every month of last winter was in the first six days of November, an milder than normal, with Fehruary unequalled occurrence. But this being the second mildest on record lllt wllls.n'•t all. let's take a look at the t•he Experimental Farm in 62 year:s. tempenlitu'l'e.s that travelled along with The mean for ·the four mouths worked this mid-winter snowfall. Beginning out to 20• above, being 3 degrees with the 4th the minimum tempera hf.gher than normal _for the combined tu'l'e.s for -three days in a row were, months. The whole winter .produced 11 o, 13 o and -3 o. This latter reading · 25 days· with below· zero temperature·, of -3 degrees is llln o utstanding record while normally we can expect 36 days~ in low temperature for so early in. the The winter began wi·th a bang in season. In the pas.t 62 year& at this snowfall, w~th November and Decem fa.rm it is noted that November sub ber producing ·a total of 45.65 inches ze•ro temperatures have averaged one of snow. January, Februa'l'y, MaTch in every .th'l'e-3 years and never before and April had less than normal ·snow the 18th of the mont•h. In November fall. The season ended with a total 1951 we have ·three deg'!'ees below of 95 .85 inche-s agains.t the normal zero and 12.50 inches of snow on thP of 86.58 inches. Snow never at any 6th of November. not a bad staTt on time during the winrter exceeded 18" winter in any man's language. In depth on the open fields, with very But alas. dear .skiers, thin~s ju.'llt. little d•rifting. couldn't be so good as· all this; for We have given you a Tough over-aH tied in a:t the end of rt-ha.t lasrt 2.50 pic·ture of the winte'l' season, now let inches of snowfal-l was 1.11 inches of us go bacl!: rto the beginning a.nd J.ive 'l'ain. By the 15th of November five YEA R B OOK 9 5 2 - 5 3 57 more d•ays of rain had occurred., with rain began which continued up t o a week of day t·emperatures as fol early afternoon of the 15th. 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