YEAR BOOK 1959-60 PRICE 25 CENTS !'"""""'"""'"""""'"""'"'"""""""""""""""'"""""'""'"""'""""""""""""""""'""""""""'"""'"""""""""""""""""""'"""'"""'"""""'"""""""""". PEPSI-COLA TROPHIES EMBLEMATIC OF CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS ------~ -
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I Thetford l\1ines, Feb. 26, 2 7, 28, § 1960 - • .UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllliiiJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ\IIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll/llllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiUIIIIIIIIIUIIIliiiiiiiUIIIIIi ; THE OTIAWA SKl CLUB YEAR BOOK
Official Publication of the Ottawa Ski Club SEASON
Editor: WILLIAM L. BALL
CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER: FERDIE CHAPMAN
FRONT COVER DRAWING BY CLAIR FORSTER
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HONORARY OFFICERS Honorary President: SIGURD LocKE BERG
H onorar.)J Vice-Presidents: SENATOR NoRMAN PATERSON FRANK BEDARD
EXECUTIVE 1958-59 President: A GEORGE McHUGH, Q.C.
First Vice-President: Second Vice-President: RoN LEFFLER )AMES S. PATRICK
Chairman of Ladies' Executive: ]ESSIE FEAR H on. Secretary: Directors: ]. S. CuDMORE, w. L. BALL -Ski Instruction I 3 B-lackburn Ave. R C. BARBER -Legal Adviser ]. S. BLAIR -Liaison with Hull City Transport H on. Treasurer: CHARLES LoGUE FRANZ BA:ER -S~i Jumping ]OHN BROWN -Trail Riders ELMER CASSE.L- Pink's Lake Lodge Auditor: LLOYD STEVENSON F. CHAPMAN - r rails ]. D. FRIPP -!\1emhership and Publicity GARY PERKINS -Ski Patrol and First Aid DAVE WRrGHT -Competitions
TYPOGRAPHY BY PROGRESSIVE PRINTERS StylE for thE S~i Sl opEs -starts with trim, tapered elasticized_ pants·, which you may top to taste: With a big bulky wool sweater such as our artist has sketched. Or with one of the new weather proof n y 1 on jackets. Find the latest in ski styles at Murphy-Gamble's,! Sportswea.r- Second Floor Y E AR BOOK 1959-1960 5 E D IT OR IAL t'iii""HIS SIXTEENTH ISSUE of the Year Book marks an important ~ milestone in the history of the Ottawa Ski Club--its Golden Anniversary-and Clair Forster has designed an a'Ppropriate cover for the occasion. You have a new editor this year, one with no previous experience in the field, who was pressed into duty by a desperate executive. VVith the loss of Jim Patrick, founder and editor of the Book for the past fifteen years, no suitable and willing candidate for the job he did so conscientiously could be found. Your directors seriously considered dis continuing publicati•on but the 50th Anniversary of· the founding of the Club seemed to· demand at least one more edition. The job does not seem too painful in retrospect but there were times when I felt that "an editor's lot is not a happy one". When I accepted the position I extracted a promise from your directors that there would be no procrasination a'bout submitting their reports. They assured me that all I would be required to do was collect the reports and articles in a neat bundle and take them over to the printers sometime in November. This was an understatement and my advice to prospective editors is to have a chat with the Collector of Income Tax. He has a quietly efficient way of getting his copy in. With the club bourgeoning under the enthusiasm of the last five years it is small wonder that President McHugh has difficulty in containing the satisfaction he takes in the club's progress. In its usual place near the front of the book you will find Jim Patrick's last diary which ended on February 1. Following the diary is the tribute to Jim, written by Bert Marshall, Past President of the Club. It indicates our loss in his death and an appreciation of his contribution to the Club's development over the years. Bud Clark, one of our most illustrious sons, a member of two Olympic Ski Teams and Past President of the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, traces the part the O.S.C. has played in the C.A.S.A. and the development of skiing in Canada. Ferdie Chapman, industrious Director of Trails, gives a short account of a •big year's work in co-o·peration with the Trail Riders. John Brown, Captain of the Trail Riders, bursts into poetry and then settles down to the more mundane task of describing the efforts of these hard working young men. Harmon Cahill, for many .years an indefatigable trail blazer, was persuaded to tell us something about the trails which radiate out from Camp Fortune. Mr. F. W. "B-iii" Baker, the Weatherman, flips through his rec?rds and leads us on a folksy review of the past winter's cussedness. Sk1e_rs can take comfort that he only records the weather. If he could caii 1t we would be picking roses in February. 6 OTTAWA SKI CLUB
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~ NICHOLAS and I ! BESSERER STS, I ~ ~ ()~ .t~Mttd ! : .. i =~~ In Fifty Years Young- your editor attempts to pick out some of the highlights in the history of the club. T£ Mort or Joe Morin were still around this would not have been too difficult, but in the absence of much in the way of printed records the memory of old-timers can be a bit shakv. Gary Perkins, Director of Ski Patrols, reports on the bumper year his group had. However, if you have to get hurt skiing you couldn't choose a better place than the Camp Fortune Area. You don't need an appointment-Gary's people are always ready to give you personal attention. Still on the subject of injuries, you will find an analysis of the effectiveness of release bindings by the editor. Increasing concern over the toll of skiing injuries caused me to do some research last summer. I was tremendously encouraged to fincl how effeCtive properly adjusted safety bindings can be. Much of the time I was working on this article the temperature stood at 90•. · The report on the Midget Ski Program indicates that 1959 was the biggest year for the youngsters. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish cause from effect but the present great era of the club-a membershjp increase from 2,500 to 7.800 in four years--certainly coincides with the expanded pro_gram for children. Besides carrying out an instruction and racing program. the instructors of the Midget Ski School ran a ski exchange at Camp Fortune for two week-ends in the fall. Some $1,200 worth of skis, boots, poles and clothing changed hands. No charge was made for this service. The popularity of the "Trading Post" has encouraged us to hold it annually. In a lighter vein I have described the "daring" racing of the "has beens'' and "never weres". This ·bids fair to run second only to midget competition in popularity. If time trials on a standard course becomes an actuality this winter there will be plenty of opportunity for the less serious racers. John Clifford's account of how $100,000 will be spent on further developments at Fortune should satisfy , the most sceptical that his membership fees are not being frittered away. Thanks to the imagination and courage of people like John and Ron Leffler, our Vice-President, we have what is probably the greatest ski club in the world. Franz Baier, who has been selected as Olympic Jumping Coach, gives us his account of last winter's jumping and plans for the future. John Clifford and John Blair have gathered together the results of last year's competitions in a report on the competitive season. . . . We again hear from Jessie Fear on square dances and ladies' activities. • *• 10 OTT AWA SKI CLUB .~------··~ Ckalet CARIBOU c(odge 4miles from the north side of MONT TREMBLANT LAC SUPERIEUR, P.Q. .------Phone: ST. 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Come up and see us some time soon and what you will see will, we believe, induce you to join us. A. GEORGE McHUGH; P resident, O.S.C. ~~~~~~~- - - ~ SEE YOUR.. . I • CHEVROLET e OLDSMOBILE : ~ • CADILLAC c CORV AIR • CHEV TRUCKS • OK USED CARS SA LES RE FRE SENTATIV E: W. F. 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Art Fortune, Dick Ray, Year Book have turned with interest ·Forestry man just posted here, S•ban t.o Jim Patrick's SKI DIARY. This 'Bailey, daughter iLinda, IDlizabeth year it ends with the Swnday Feb. 1 P1·idmore, the Phil Nations had wi-th entry because of Jim's untimely them Bob Hunt, Royal Artillery ex death just a w.eek later. We felt change officer from England. Some that his friends would like to read -skiers on Slalom. Up tow and fast once again his chatty column. ri-de down McHugh. Art Pinault's Sunday, Nov. 30 (+2•): Picked wp "aafet·y" bindings sli-p·ped and hoe Gilor.ge, Harmon, •E1erdie. Beautiful wrenched his ·oook. Hlome by 4.3~. su.ns'hine, 10 in-ches loVleoly snow. Good Sund-ay, Dec. 21 (-6•): To Lemay's, sliding, but some rock•s e:JJp<>sed. ~Bark bright sunshine, new snow. In· by ed at Ale~ander. 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First d·ay of Midrget S:ki School filled their hill, • The Chinese and Oval and overflow tot·s' class•es were held Dining Rooms on nearby slopes. Met in with Mrs. / here Authentic Chinese foods Rowan·Legg, son John, daughter lre prepa1"ed by expert Chinese Sheila. Some good slides on MoHugh, Chefs. rne P.ee-Wee and lower Clifford. E\Jrtu e Open 7.30 a.m. to 2 a.m. well filled: J!'r.a.IlJk Delaute, who leaves Sunday only-11 a.m. to 11 p.m. scon f<>r Arctic wastes, daughter IDliza be':h and ·the skiing Smiths, represent Be sure to visit the ed by Viola, Mary, Marion, Bob. An "Original Bonsoir enjoy·a:ble day. '- 1: Saturday, Jan. 10 (+6•): With Room" Hazel, daughter Helen, grandson A room specially designed for Chris. Mostly ov.ercast. Fortune Val • Conventions ley, its hills, tows• and· lodges alive • Banquets with skiers. At Fortune, Senator • Receptions Paterson said he had •pr·actically • Business Meetings wrenched Sigurd from his sh<>p. Big • Weddings Joe Upton, forme-r 'Rider lineman, and other important ~I was with Doug Argue. Lyman Skinne·r, Private Parties. .who once wrote us a pieoo on Gatineau place-names, was wi Wilf Parmelee, ID-ric Roy and many :=::: : : =:=:=:= =:=: := =: =:= 16 OTTAWA SKI CLUB ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I~ U~C.Wuc 1.~ i~ ~ » ~ ~ ~ ELECTRIICAL CONTRACTORS ~ ~ ~ ~ WIRING e LIGHTING e ELECTRIC HEATING ~ ~ ~ ~ HULL PR 7-5287 - ~WWWWWWWW'•' W~".NWWWWWWWWWWWWWWV.WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW• •w• • . ~ "=MMMMMMMM! · -PhCYto by Malak Sigurd oilers a few words of advice. · -PhCYto by Ma la k John Fripp r.aUs his Insl;roctors together. 18 OTTAWA SKI CLUB ·~------. • Sportfare Ltd. Compliments of Westgate Shopping Centre PILON LTEE A Ccmplete Line of Top Quality LUMBER DEALERS Ski Equipment Phone PA 2-2310 5 Montclair St. LOTS 0 'F FREE PARKING HULL- QUE. $----~--~~------~-----. . --· MONT CONi~OR LODGE A Complete General Insurance ! · Service VAL DAVID, QUE. 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OTTAWA t +•~;-••-•.• --:••-•-••-n-••--~•-••-••-•11-11-•-•~;,_,, _ .,.._,,_••-••-•t-••-•-••-• + YEAR BOOK 1959-1960 21 was on the pulse of the Ski Club and when the Year Book cam-e out in the fall after endless prodding of reluctant contributors and hours of copy reading with Hazel, his wife, we lived again the big moments of the past winter. These tangible contributions to the development and success of the club are sufficient to indicate our loss at Jim's passing. It Is, however, Jim •Patrick, the• man that we shall miss most. He was a friendly and sociable person and added much to the happy camaraderie of trail and lodge. On the Executive he was a. strong debater with the courage of his convictions. It seems somehow right that he came to the end of the trail while engaged in the sport he loved so well. It is fitting that this sixteenth edition of the Year Book, com me·morating the 50th Anniversary of the Club, should also be a memorial to the man who conceived it and with loving care made it such a credit to the Ottawa Ski Club. ·~~~~~~~~~~~~J:El:O'I~~~l"'.l"'.l"'.~~l"'.~l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.)1~~l"'.~i< § E. C. WALSH-For Ski Insurance ~ xi TELEPHONE CE 5-7273 ~ *l"'.~~l"'.~~~~~~l"'.l"'.l"'.~l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.~l"'.~~l"'.l"'.l"'.~l"'.l"'.l"'.~l"'.l"'.l"'.~~l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.l"'.~l"'.l"'.~l"'.l"'.* .....• Motion Picture Equipment Accessories and Supplies e DEVELOPING e PRINTING e ENLARGING e CAMERAS e FILMS Let us gille you the B est Possible Results from Your Negatives. PHONE CE 3-3574 - Photo by Ferdie Ch apm an • 207 SPARKS ST. ·OTTAWA Art Plnault, our oldest Instructor...... • 22 OTTAWA S K I C L U B ·- • Compliments of 7Jordens OTTAWA DAIRY DIVISION PHONE CE 2-5741 ·- • • • OTIAWA PAPER BOX COMPANY LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF SET-UP and FO·LDING BOXES PHONE CE 3-1183 764 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA "BOXING IS OUR BUSINESS" • r • ·- ~. For Latest Information on Ski Resorts - Ski Tours -SEE- ALLAN'S TRAVEL SERVICE ·63 SPARKS ST. OTTAWA PHONE CE 2-3724 RESERVATIONS MADE WITHOUT CHARGE C. MURRAY CLEARY LTD. GENERAL INSURANCE TEL. CE 2-2667 222 SOMERSET ST. WEST OTTAWA 4.• '·' C. MURRAY CLEARY • ALAN R. McDONALD YEAR BOOK 1 959 - 19 6 0 23 A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST PRESIDENT CANADIAN AMATEUR SKI ASSOCIATION e It is with pleasure that I write this know that in 1920 Mr. C. E. Mortureaux, short article in our Year Book. Sigurd Lockeberg, and Mr. Joe Morin, In 1950, following five years of active all of our club, were present in Montreal, participation in the affairs of the Gat and were three of the most active mem ineau Ski Zone of which our ski club is bers of the group that founded the a member, I was persuaded to stand Canadian Amateur Ski Association. for the office of technical chairman of From that date on through the years the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, the Ottawa Ski Club has continued to to which office I was subsequently play a leading role in the affairs of eleeted. I held this post through the the Association. Since 1924, when the 1950 and also the 1952 season. In C.A.S.A. first entered a team in inter the Spring of 1952 I had the honor of national competition, to date, there has being elected President of the Associa always been one, if not more, repre tion, and remained in this position sentatives from the Ottawa Ski Club on until my retiremet, in the Spring of these teams. This record, considering 10:39. the limited potential of our terrain, in During this tenure of office with the comparison to the other ski areas, speaks governing body of skiing in Canada, well for our club organizers, in being many things became very clear to me, able to encourage and to develop our re~arding the sport of skiing, and the competitors so that they could keep chief one was the active and important pace with those from other areas. part played by the Ottawa Ski Club in In the Spring of 1952, when I was the overall skiing picture. ' elected to the office of President of the F'irst of all I would again mention that C.A.S.A., two very important questions it was an honor to be president of an came up for discussion; namely, the association that our own club had such position the C.A.S.A. held in the world a major part in organizing, some forty or international competitive skiing, and yeare ago. You probably will agree, our (at the time) very inadequate .there is a tendency for people to take Junior Program. As it turned out, these part in the activities of a club such as two problems were very closely knit. ours and to take for granted its present From the discussions that took place position and not to realize what an came the changes in the junior colllt important part their club has played in petitive program that started it on its the development and growth of our way to the present highly successful and sport, not only from a local point of efficient one that it is. Also there was view but from a national one as well. At be.gun an active campaign to develop . this point I would explairi that the our younger racers. These plans were Canadian Amateur Ski Association is not only formulated, but put into action, an association of ski clubs, and without and during the period from 1952 until ~uch clubs as the Ottawa Ski Club and today, we have continued to advance in many others who do such a tremendous the field of international ski competi job in all phases of sport in their tion. Certainly during this period, as various areas, there would be no such bEfore, mistakes were made, but as thing as the Canadian Amateur Ski each season passed the members of the Assoeiation. It is very gratifying to Association l'eassessed the various sue- 24 QTTAWA SKI CLUB ...... • Ask us for a quotation on a DIBCOL DRIVEWAY DIBBLEE Construction Company Ltd. • ASPHALT PAVEMENTS • CONCRETE PAVEMENTS • PLANT RENTALS • EXCAVATIONS • GRADING Phone CE 6-7201 384 Bank Street 10 Leduc Street ...... OTTAWA HULL ...... CREATIVE ARTISTS COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS • PHOTO·ENGRAVLRS: ELECTROTYPERS . ~. STEREOTYPERS 73 O'CONNOR ST. The Rendezvous of the Skier ~ ·-~ · .)' ••••••••••••••• + •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ E. C. WALSH--For Ski Insurance t ~ TEI,J<;PIIONE CE G-7273 ~ ...... ~ · YEAR BOOK 1 959 -1 960 25 cesses or mistakes, and made changes in the need for sound instructional pro hopes of continuing to move forward. grams for everyone. This is now being Today Canada holds an important place accomplished. in world skiing, and it is hoped that Over the years there have been many the climax of these tremendous efforts other program~activated by the C.A.S.A. on the part of every one will be the which today give a great service to bringing home to Canada of at least skiers in general. Namely, the Canad one Olympic Medal from Squaw Valley. ian Ski Patrol System, and the Canadian No one could question the work and Ski Instructors Alliance, both of whom effort, as well as the tremendous financ work in close harmony with the C.A.S.A. ial outlay, that has gone into this To me it has been a great honor to program during this .period. I can say have had some little part in the activit in all sincerity that it has been more ies and the progress of the Canadian than worth while . . The publicity that Amateur Ski Association during the past competitive skiing has brought to our seven years as President. However, sport is one of the reasons our sport even more important to me was the today is enjoying the popularity that fnct that while being President of the it does. Secondly, and perhaps more C.A.S.A. duruing these years, I was a important, is the fact that the standard member of the ski club that played a of recreational skiing in Canada is now maj.or part in the foundation of, and on a level with, if not higher than in the continued growth of this Associa the European countries where our sport tion. In closing may I say that the had its start. This naturally tends for future of our sport in Canada will more enjoyable and certainly safer ski always be bright as long as we have ing for the average skier. Participation co-operation among clubs such as has by our younger skiers in interna tiona] been shown over the years by the Ekiing cannot help but to keep us in Ottawa Ski Club. touch with the changes and advances in W . G. (BUD) CLARK, ski technique. It has also brought to us A member of the O.S.C. smce 1924. -Photo by W . L. Ball - Photo by Malak So WltaU Mr. and Mrs. ,\rt Tommy 26 OTTAWA SKI CLUB ·~~~.._.,_,,_,_,,_ ,,~-~-~·~-~..-..-,_..,_~~- ~ ·~- ~ -~~ +· j • I GEO. P. HARRIS LIMITED I I FUEL OIL • COAL • OIL BURNERS I I OIL FIRED FURNACES i I 182 ISABELLA ST. "On the Queensway" I I CE 3-1164 I lfo- c -c . ~•-ct--t._,.,,-.c ,.-,c-cc_ t ._..._,,~.._... , ._,.,_..,._..~t~~- ~~ -·-- c•-• -.c-· .1f..-. c-- c ..-. c ---~-~~..-.c-.-n.-c-.--~--~~~11 j ' FETHERSTONHAUGH & I- co. Ij I pATENT ATTORNEYS I I - It f 70 GLOUCESTER STREET PHONE CE 2-2486 I I I Jt u._,..._..., ._,._,._..~~~ --,__..~_._,.,~~- ~ --~.-* ... ~.--,_..--~---~~-~--~~~il I HENEY FUELS MAKJ~ wARM FRIENDS t I "VIKINGIZED" ' I DUSTPROOFED COAL I I IRON FIREMAN I I AUTOMATIC COAL STOKERS AND OIL BURNERS I I 93 YE'ARS U~·FAJ.LING FUIDL SERVICE I ·1 JOHN HENEY & SON LTD. I I COAL - COKE - FUEL OIL I I DIAL CE 2-9451 OTTAWA, ONT. i ,... , .._..,_, _,_~·~ ·-·---·--·· ~-..-.-- .-·.-..,~- ·--,_..·-* .... .-. cJ~-~~-..-c-c,_c,.-.c_cJ.-.c- c ..- cl._.l_,_,_,_,_.c,.- c __c ,_c,~- ~ .-~t - ct -it i SERVING OTTAWA SKIERS SINCE 1895 f I I ~-- 223 Phone I 1_ Bank St. CE 2-2464 t I i I . i I Your Family Ski Centre f F~ I I AUSTRIAN - NORWEGIAN - GERMAN • DOMESTIC SKI SUPPLIES - i From Toddlers to Champions ! llt-,,_ ,._,,_,,._._,,_,,.-..c,__ , ._., ,_ , _,,._ , ..-c l .-cl.- cl .-c•~..-c..-o.-c • .-c• ~~.-.c '.- c' .-* YEAR BOOK 1 959- 1 9 (0 27 <· KEEPING OUR TRAILS ON THE RAILS by FERDIE CHAPMAN Director of Trails • The Director of Trails maintains Last fall our prime objective was close liaison with the captain of the t.he improvement of the old Western of Trail Riders since the primary duty Trail and we are pleased to say that bm;h these posts is the promotion and it is in the 'best shape it has ever been. improvement of trail skiing within the Gat.ineau Park. The N.C.C. are erecting a building on I have a committee of three who the site of the old Western Lodge. It advise and assist me in improving and will be open this winter and will give developing the trails. These club mem the long distance skier an alternate run bers give many volunteer hours on late to replace the one lost with the removal fall week-ends to swinging axes and of Pink's Lake Lodge to the Fortune marking trails. Other members have area. It will be possible to go via the been generous with their assistance on Ridge Road or Parkway to Camp For occasion also. tune. These trails pass through some of H.ecently we re-opened Frank's Trail the most picturesque parts of the park and this fall we have completed the and will give skiers who leave their cars ~ection between the old Steeplechase in t.he Fortune Parking Lot a chance rrnd the Ridge Road which crosses the at. trail skiing. Wood and water are Highland, the west end of Mud Lake, available at this new lodge but no food and comes out near Keogan's. or cooking utensils. & COMPANY LTD. Suppliers and Erectors of CAMP FORTUNE SKI SHOP Dealers For ARMCO Steel Buildings 28 OTTAWA SKI CLUB Congratulations to OSC on their Golden Anni'llersar:y TOMMY & LEFEBVRE SPORTING GOODS LIMITED 77 O'CONNOR ST. (at the Bytown Inn) CE 3-5744 "Ottawa's Only Specialt:y Ski Shop" ~ELL't'-LEDUt ....., U1 fMouft' LIMITED HARDWARE • BUILDERS' SUPPLIES Electrical Supplies • Mechanics' Tools • Sporting Goods Kitchenware • Etc. HULL AND OTTAWA DELIVERY • ~>. • l!IJII-11~111111~~~~:.1!: . :l!lllll. :lll~ ·lll:JII:t,:~qJII~JIQ~.»>lll~ll~l:Jr:l'i • I RON LEFFLER I I LIFE AND SAVINGS PLANS .. I BUSINESS INSURANCE I I OFFICE: CE 2-3525 i ~ 216 LAURIER AVE. W. OTTAWA i • "!(t!(t!(t!(t!(~~I.C:!C~!(t!€~~-I.Et~! Frank's Trail is named after Frank Amyot, Gold Medal winner of the single canoe race in the 1936 Olympics at Ottawa Rubber Berlin. He was five times Dominion Stamp & Engraving singles champion before his Olympic Ltd. victory, and a powerful cross-country Rubber Stamps - Engraving skier in his day. We revived this trail Brass Plates - Steel Stamps two years ago. When other trails are Corpc•rate Seals too hard packed, the skier taking this Phone CE 2-2307 trail usually finds conditions good. 43 BESSERER ST. OTTAWA Nature Trail built by F.D.C. offers a magnificent lookout and runs that will ·- • help the casual skier improve his form. The Ridge Road is the most historic ·------· Compliments of of all trails. This was made by early Irish settlers who came to this country SAMMY KOFFMAN after the first potato famine. They were given land in that area. Traces of CELEBRITY LOUNGE the Log clearings can be seen around AT THE Cabin, now occupied by the Tant family. In other places apple trees are found. Belle Claire Hotel Many a ski season has been opened ''Where the Stars C ather" by a trip along Ridge Road on four inches of snow. I might point out for the bird watchers in our club that a journey along old Ridge Road could be ·------· rE-warding. NOEL KERR .. Just a word about equipment. To LIMITED enjoy trail skiing suitable fittings are necessary. You should have freedom Specialty Shops for L adies so that your heels lift off your skis and Gentlemen about one and one half inches each Queen Eliz;aootJh H{)tel stride. Bindings intended for down 'MONTREAL, QUEBIIDC hill only are most tiring on a cross No. 40 Elgin Street country journey. OTTAWA 4, 0..1\ITARIO Waxing your skis is an essential, but the subject is so debatable that I leave you to your own choice. I use a dry !'now variety all days that are 25 degrees Le PAVILLON or less. AUBERGE MOTEL Mont T r emblant Comfortable Fire Proof MOTEL $7.25 to $9.50 Rooms in Main House $5.75 to $7.75 ALL Include 2 Meals a Day. Why do the Austrians continue to First Choice Foods dominate world skiing? For 30 years 5mts from Chair Lifts. sk:ing. has been an obligatory subject in DORMITORY for Men. SKI"WEEKS- sch~ol for children of 10 - 18 years. 32 O TTAW A SKI CLU B THE WEATHERMAN REPORTS by F. W. BAKER }T IS TIME to write another chapter November 11th is the normal date on Winter Weather into the fine pages of first measurable snowfall in the fall. of the Ottawa Ski Club Year Book. This season recorded first snow on With this thought in mind, I found November 23rd. This first fall was 2.1 myself idly thinking over past copies inches and was followed by much heavier and came to · these words in a recent snow centering around the 28th of copy-"To Mr. F. W. Baker, with sin November, when 8.4 inches fell, mostly cere appreciation for his . valuable on the 28th. Two days later full scale services, J.S.P." These words in the winter was upon us with the fields well familiar handwriting of a very wonderful blanketed under 6 "· to 8" of snow and person in the Ski World of Ottawa and a minimum temperature of zero degrees district, gave me a deep feeling of lone was recorded on the mom of November someness and of loss. I feel sure no 30th. one could associate with this man and Well, this first cold spell fail to catch his enthusiasm. He was hit the people between the eyes so thoroughly devoted to the welfare and their cars in the grease pan. Misery was of skiing and to his beloved ski club. everywhere. But, of course, everybody said this won't I am admittedly a lazy writer, and ]aRt-that's what ten years of easy especially when it comes to· the subject winters can do to people-but let's get of "Winter". My script I guess was on with the grim tale. November 3{) always missing at round-up time. Jim was duplicated by the first two days Patrick would go to work on me with in December and then moderation made his dynamic personality, electrifying me its appearance during the night of the into instant action to produce his copy. third and was followed on the 4th and I c.an most earnestly say to the man 5th by day temperatures of 3~ degrees who picks up Jim's torch that he has and everybody nodding their heads and my whole hearted sympathy. Uncter saying, "I told you so."' the deep influence of that feeling, I find myself once again trying to write an On the side lines stood the great obituary for a winter and automatically skiing· fraternity (the demons) praying b~come a serf to a new master. and hoping. Freezing humanity and A casual glance over the statistics for stalled cars had no terrors for them. No sir, the winter 1958-59 indicates one thing ·they had other ideas. very clearly and that is that your The first five days of December re humble writer will have to take off the corded snow every day for a total of 4.6 kid gloves he has been using for over inches. Rain fell with the snow on the ten years a!id put on something much 4th but the 4.6 inches held the snow warm& in writing up this past winter. cover on the fields and of course to It was a season of normal snowfall an even greater degree on the Gatineau and temperatures well below normal Hills. From this point (December 6) throughout th~ whole winter, a r•!mark• the winter took on a definiteness that able contrast.,to previous wintl~rs. A was unmisW.kable; it was on old fashion long open fall' was suddenly turnE-d into ed Ottawa winter such as our forefathers mid-winter in a couple of days and·, were so· fond of extravagantly relating :abyed that way .until' the end of March. to their children. AY RE B 0 0 K 1 9· 5 9 • 1 9 6 0 33 It would prove monotonous to de • •• scribe the remaining twenty-five days Compliments of of this month in detail. It was a cold winter month-the coldest of the J. R. DOUGLAS winter-its average temperature of 8.2 degrees being 9.6 degrees below normal. Limited Snowfall was fairly steady from the 14th ROOFING and SHEET METAL to the 27th falling in light amounts WORK ou each day. The coldest spell in the Phone CE 2-1536 month centered · around the 21st with 262 SLATER ST. OTTAWA day temperatures being 6 degrees below zero and night temperature to a low • • of 26 degrees below zero. The month • ended with only one day of light ram • on the 4th. Daniel Komesch D.C. If I have succeeded in g1vmg you a picture of December weather then mul CHIROPRACTOR tiply it by two and we can tum over X-RAY the page marked J-anuary and go on to February. The only difference was DIAL CE 4-2391 that January had more snow and less 109 Metcalfe St. Ottawa cold. The total days with snow were FREE PARKING the same in both months having, on the ;!.Verage, snow every second day. • • In J-anuary the storms were more in • • tense to give a total of 27.0 inches of Hotel snow compared with 18.0 inches in December. There was only one day Mont Tremblant Lac Mercier • Mont Tremblant with measurable rain in January- the same as December. The coldest day Rooms With and Wlthc.ut Bath in January was the 26th with maximum Rates: $5.50 to $9.00 Per Day . of 2 degrees above .zero and minimum A.P. Cocktail Lounge of 25 degrees below zero. We _will Congenial Atmosphere mark the month down, along with De 2 Miles From Lifts cember, as belonging to the skiing ROGER BAERVOETS, Prop. masses--two ideal months to the skiers. ·- . This brings us to the month of Feb ru~.ry, a month with a mean reputation ·- . down through the years but we must Compliments of say that during the past ten years of mild winters this month has been a standout of good behaviour. It should BERT STEELE be remembered that this month proved ESSO STATION a life saver to the skiers in the winter of 1957-58, when it stepped out of its Sussex and Baird Sts. Ottawa 10 year reputation to give a good solid CE 3-7890 month of winter weather following two ____ ., very mild months. ·- Z4 OTTAWA SKI CLUB So much for February's history and loneliest person may feel some little now to deal with the immediate past part of this (another chance for the for this story. Well folks, it's very scissors). di~couraging to try and write appetiz Now, back to the statistics and let ingly about sameness. What a mono UR have a look at my pet winter month. tonous winter, what poor script to A first glance indicates there is very inspire an out of season weatherman . . little winter left but a further glance Sr, help me, I could toss the daily sheet down the temperature columns shows for the three months of December, the month of March like all the others January and February of this season in in this winter belonged not to the birds, the hat and draw one. It would de but to the skiing masses of Ottawa, scribe all three. The only thing I have Hull and Gatineau districts. to write about is the very negligible The first four days of March had day differences that have occurred. The temperatures above freezing including st3tistics for February show 23.4 inches even some rain on the 2nd. This was of snow distributed over 14 days or the good old Spring shot in the arm for every second day on the average the non-skiers (the snow shovellers and exactly like the two previous months. house holders). A month comparable to December in This Spring tonic was sorely needed temperature, with a mean of 8.6 degrees; after such a winter. In these four days December had 8.2 degrees; February the highest reading was 40 degrees, had the distinction of recording the certainly very modest for March, and two coldest nights of the winter with a temperature that could very easily 27 degrees below zero on the 9th, other occur during any winter month but wise, everything was the same, and we during the past season occurred on were all there. NoYember 26 and the maximum never Before turning over the page to good reached the forty mark again until old March I should like to add that March 2nd. There are so many different FPhruary had one day with rain. yard sticks that can be laid upon a (December one day with_ rain, sixteen winter by a weatherman and, believe with snow). January one day with rain, me, the ooly one required in the past sixteen days with snow. February one season was labelled "Solid Winter". dP.y with rain, fourteen days with snow. Well I have this winter just about "Sameness" is the word isn't it? I think where I want it now and a few more I hear the editor's scissors at this point strokes of the pen should easily dispose chomp, chomp! chomp! of it. The mild spell was ended by 5.4 \\'ell anyhow we have gotten over to inches of snow on the 6th and the March and I don't care how wintery month settled down to continued it may be it never can all belong to cold weather for practically the re the skiers. Your humble writer claims mainder of the month. The last snow a sizeable chunk of this month. I won't fall worth noting came on the 12th with deny that the size of the chunk may 3.'! inches. The last measurable snow vary from year to year but in essence a bare half inch was recorded on the "March" marks the end of winter to 2.lst and ·this· proved to be the last of me and the fast lengthening days of the season. About this time the official brilliant sunshine never fail to give me records had this description of condi a shot of new• enthusiasm that spree.ds tions-"It is safe to say that the passage to every inch of my being. Surely the of time has had very little effect on the YEAR BOOK 1 959 - 1960 35 snow cover to date. The highways are clear and dry, a few. crows and starlings ha,·e been observed,.... but otherwise our rele11tless winter is still in command". A further note from the record&--April 10 had these dismal word&--"Sizeable remnants of the winter's snow still re main along the fences, roadsides, and sheltered areas, a good 3 to 4 feet in some places". There you have it, dear readers, if any of you have reached this point. A miserable tale from beginning to end about a winter that was "cruel" because it hit us with such suddcness after such a nice fall; "Harsh" because it never let up at any time, it even cheated us out of our good old January thaw and "rPientless" because it occupied all of my beloved month of March. A few words in closing to say that I take comfort in the fact that when I am griping it is a sure sign the skiing world .is happy and revelling in the kind of weather and conditions that gives ,._,,,_n~~ , .-., ..., a full harvest of skiing pleasure. When I saw my photo in the last issue, I got Nettleton's Jewellery I a considerable shock-"It must be later ' LIMITED i than I think!" 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(at Kent) OTTAWA 4, ONTARIO *------* ·------· Compliments of GATINEAU POWER COMPANY HULL QUEBEC *------~--~------· Y EAR B OO K 1959-1 9 60 37 FIFTY YEARS YOUNG by W. L. BALL f iFTY YEARS AGO this winter a group of Norsemen and Canadians j oilled forces to erect a ski jump in Rockcliffe Park and thus the Ottawa Ski Club was born. The first president of the Club was none other than Sigurd Lockeberg our present honorary presi dent. Frank Bedard, now our honorary vice-president and Capt. Joe Morin were active in the organization. The top jumpers were Sigurd and his bro ther Hans and Alex and Adolf Olson, not related. These four were also the technical committee who, with the assistance of volunteers, built the first experimental jumping hills. In 1913 J . A. D. H~J l brook succeeded Sigurd as president and Joe Morin be came the secretary treasurer. In an amusing letter written a few weeks bdore his death Joe claimed that his sole responsibility was to collect some fifty one-dollar-bills as membership dues. For a few years ski jumping drew crowds of spectators and com petitors from all over America. Trail skiing was almost non-existent. World Rockcliiie Jump, 1914 War of 1914-1918 came and the member- . ship largely transferred to the services. higher towers at Rockcliffe and drew The Rockcliffe tower succumbed to the crowds of up to 8000 persons, but the elements but the remaining members pioneers were pushing further into the carried on and even began making trips hill~. to Ironsides and other accessible . parts_ At Cascades, Tenaga and Meach Lake, of the Gatineau. cottages were rented. Cabins were built In 1919 the veterans returned and the at Camp Fortune and Pink Lake. The Ottawa Ski Club Incorporated was wood-cutter's cabin on the top of Mort's formed with C. E. Mortureux as presi Hill was replaced by Fortune Lodge in de~t and George Audette secretary. 1923. It accommodated 150 skiers. A.."'Sets were 19 members, $19.00 and an George's Trail was cut at this time. enthusiastic chairman of jumping in The moving spirits behind this trend the person of Joe Morin. Debits were were, among others, Bert Marshall, a $1200 debt. But the new era in skiing Frank Semple and Col. S. H. Hill. had dawned. The lure of the Gatineau By 1924 there were 1006 members in Hills, while not undermining jumping, the O.S.C. In 1925 membership had had a wide appeal. Joe built higher and jumped to 1760. 38 OTTAWA SKI CLUB .6 Sigurd Lockeberg on the RockcUile Jump- 1914 Tl1e jumping hill, which had been Ottawa Ski Club News railed against closed by the F.D.C., was reopened at "those who did not have sense enough Rockclifl'e. Pink Lake Lodge was built to come to the hills until the skiing at a cost of $2000. Mort, Joe Morin and was good in their own back yards". the club. Allan Snowdon were guiding Under Joe a tremendous extension of Jack Bourgault and Hazel Reid were trails took place in the next three years. club champions in cross-country. The Merry-go-round, Little Switzerland By 1926 the club had five lodges: and others were cut but by 1930 the Dnme Hill, Fortune, East Side, Western depression was being felt and member This was a bumper and Pink Lake. ship stood at 1,950. As the result of year. Skiing started on November 29 the network of trails, Ogopogo, Great and ended on April 24. Club member Divide, Travellers, etc. had been added, ship stood at nearly 2000. the Club was forced to· ·purchase 200 2,177 members and In 1927 we had acres of land which had been "utterly $5000. was spent on club expansion. Ski ruined by ski trails" ~ Many club mem efl:iciency tests were set up under bers deplored this unfortunate expense Bratislar Pliske. Mrs. Semple. organized the Dome Hill Juniors. b.ut Mort prophesied that some day it would be one of our ., greatest assets. The winter of 1928 wil.s a poor one Eastern and Tenaga Lodges wer.e closed but in spite of the lack of snow we in 1930 when the executive decided to had 2,012 members. Joe Morin now turned his energy from 1 building ski concentrate on the w'est side of the jumps to cutting trails ~' •and in the Gatineau River. - '( EAR BOOK 1 959 -1 960 39 The club placed six members on the Canadian Olympic Team in 1932 but even more significant was the start which was made on clearing t.he J oe Morin Slalom Hill. In 1933 Slalom Hill was inaugurated and the Cote du Nord Downhill was cut. Although Ottawa skiers were now tops in cross-country and good in jumping they lagged in slalom and downhill. In 1935 the Lockeberg Jump was built at Fortune. Mort thought he detected a "sensible" movement away from slalom and down bill. . Money was still scarce in 1936. Canada was able to send only a five-man team to the Winter Olympics in Germany but Bud Clark, by virtue of his four way ability, was one of the five. The Second World War started in Bert Marshall, Pa~t President in 1922 Sept ember 1939 and in December Camp Hill tow and built another one on Fortune burnt to the ground. It was Mort's Hill. insured and by February the present Mort died in 1947 and Bert Marshall structure had been erected and was became president in 1948, a position he inaugurated by Lord Tweedsmuir. held until 1953 when George McHugh The Club was active through the took over. war years by virtue of its old and young M l':mbcrship was down to 2,500 in 1954 members and the interest of Air Force, when a vigorous program of expansion Army and Navy personnel stationed in was entered. New hills were cleared, Ottawa. additional tows installed and new The first rope tow was erected on ledges erected. The Midget Instruction Slalom Hill by John P. Taylor, Hubert Prc>gram brought hundreds of youngsters Douglas and John Carscadden in 1!)12. and their parents into the Club. Last In 1945 John Clifford took over the ski yef.tr our membership stood at 7,800 and tow concession, improved the Slalom it may reach the 10,000 mark this year. It's the refreshing thing to do 40 OTTAWA SKI _CLUB GATINEAU ZONE SKI PATROL REPORT By GARY PERKINS Director of the Ski Patrol SKI PATROL activities for the 1958- were given by local doctors and certi 59 season started as usual in the ficates issued to Patrol members. early fall with the job of getting the During the season, a total of 441 ski equipment ready for the ski season. inJuries were reported at the St. John All the rescue toboggans, including 5 Ambulance First Aid Post at Camp extra ones purchased at this time, were Fr;rtune. Of these, 78 were wounds painted and repaired where necessary. and haemorrhages, 75 were fractures, Additional equipment purchased, con 177 were sprains and dislocations and sisted of 10 mattresses for use on the the remainder were of a miscellaneous toboggans and 5 sleeping bags for use nature. where there were no covers on the Causes of these injuries varied greatly toboggans. For the 1959-60 season it is with possibly the largest number due planned to have a total of 14 toboggans simply to people skiing out of control or equipped with mattresses and sleeping· temporarily losing control on hills and bags. trails that were beyond their ability. After this equipment had been taken A great many were caused by deep snow mue of Patrol members began the paint after a fresh snowfall and by the other ing of the buildings used by the St. ext.reme, icy conditions after a thaw John Ambulance and the Ski Patrol. and then a freeze. A sign with the Patrol crest was placed In the past few years ski traffic in on the Patrol Headquarters building. the Camp Fortune area has increased All telephones and lines in the area were to such an extent that more control has cheeked and repaired. had to be enforced to promote safe While this work was being done in the skiing. Some skiers have shown resent ski areas, classes in first aid were taken ment at being checked by Patrollers, by Patrollers. These lectures were given so at this time it should be pointed by instructors from the St. John Am out that the Ski Patrol, in checking such bulance and at the end of the course things as reckless skiing, out of control examinations in first aid proficiency skiing, cutting into tow lines, etc., is --Photo by Ferdie Chapman Gary Perkins, Director of Ski Patrols YEAR BOOK 1959-1960 41 only acting under orders from the .....~-.of~: ·- .. - Ottawa Ski Club executive. f One thing that has always caused de 1 lays in getting trail skiing casualties i into shelter has been lack of informa BO'LANDS tion as to the location of the accident. Ferdie Chapman, Director of Trails, has ~ As Caterers to the Canteen at I cc>me up with an idea for. numbering I the accident areas on the trails which 'i_. Camp Fortune, we will try to should help to solve this problem. This meet your requirements at all I method w-i)l be explained in his annual t report. l times. j For the 195~0 season, the Patrol I will be covering skiing at the new Ski II i Skule area. To help in this, a new j building for the use of the P·atrol will I be moved to this area and equipped with cots and first aid equipment, and Phone PR 7-7235 i Patrolmen will be on duty at all times. ' This building will be connected by ' Fortune. l CHELSEA- QUE. phone to Camp I OLD In closing this report, the Patrol would ' like to make the following recommenda I tions in the interest of safe skiing: ·~• · .... •J ~ I ·._,..~, , ~ , _._.,. , ._...~* 1, Always ski under control. 2. Ski within your limits, there are plenty of hills for .every type of skier. 3. Do not ski alone on remote trails. The average person breathes 22,000 4. Do not cut into tow lines and be times a day and in so doing takes into careful of tow ropes and T-bar hi" lungs 35 lbs. of air. There is no sticks. etc. better air than that at Camp Fortune! ' f * -Photo ,bY Ferdie Chapman Ski Patrol in action · 42 0 T T .A W A S K I C L U . B ALL LINJ<:S OF INSURANCE WRIT'l'EN TUCKER & ROBERTS LIMITED GENERAL INSURANCE OFFI·CE 203 O'CON'NOR STREET OTTAWA PHONES: CE 2-4893 - CE 2-4894 MERRILL G. TUCKER JOHN G. ROBERTS Best Wishes to the Ottawa Ski Club GUEST MOTORS LIMITED CHEVROLET and OLDSMOBILE DEALERS PHONE PR 7·2731 72 LEDUC STREET HULL, QUE. •·- •. Best Wishes to the Ottawa Ski Club for a Successful Season William E. Ridout & Fred H. Gooch ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS . 2?0 MacLAREN STREET CE 4·5936 ·- - BURRITT & BARBER --· BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Alex. F. Burritt, Q.C. • R. C. Barber PHONE CE 3"8421 TRUSTS BUILDING, 48 SPARKS ST. OTTAWA .... ~~·----f•-.,t · ~ · -t • ...•(l -f'~ t ·~t·-:•-t l._..,t l ~ l -l'._l , _ l _tl- tl -(l ~~ ~ ~- ~~ ~~-~l.-.().-,+ I WEDDING INVITATIONS . . . ~ ~ e WIDE SELECTION - FAST SERVICE i A One d·ay s.ervice on p·ersonaliz BO·UCHER FRERES LTEE FUEL and LUMBER 72 CREMAZIE ST. HULL, QUE. Y EAR BOOK 1 95 9-1 96 0 43 HOW EFFECTIVE ARE RELEASE BINDINGS? By W. L. BALL MODERN "high-pressure" skiing is a onE'S. Right in front of Gary Perkins, dangerous sport-if we have any as he -stood in the door of the Firat kind of a winter this year, 25,000 Cana Aid Post last winter, I snapped the dian skiers will be injured seriously tendon of that thin and apparently un enough to require treatment. If you important calf muscle called the plan thillk this is a wild guess, make a simple taris. It was plenty painful but I could c3lculation from the Camp Fortune walk and Gary still thinks I was kidding him because the injury occurred as I figures. We estimate that about 9,000 was going along the level. skiers made use of the Fortune Area last winter. Mr. R. E. Jenkins, Provin I think you will agree with me that cial Superintendent of the St. John skiing is dangerous. Even if you don't, no less an authority than the Conti Ambulance Brigade, Federal District, nental Casualty Company does and they tells me his people treated 441 persons specialize in insuring those who take for various ailments from broken legs part in dangerous sports. The C.C.C. to warts--yes, one lady was treated for rates skiing in an "unusual risk" class warts. To paint as bright a picture as with professional football and rodeo possible we will ignore the case of riding-but these guys get paid for it! warts, the 16 headaches, even though some of these could have been brought Organized skiing has done a good job on by fright, 6 upset stomachs, possibly of grooming and patrolling ski hills and due to eating one's own cooking and a ill educating skiera in safe practices but toothache which may or may not have the toll of injuries mounts every year. had its origin on the ski hills. We are I believe that, while these efforts should s•ill left with 416 injuries directly at be increased, a tremendous return tributable to skiing. This is somewhat will come from the widespread use of more than 4.6% of 9,000. Bud Clark w€11 - functioning release bindings. estimates that 700,000 Canadians will Modern skiing, which is really a kind own ski equipment next year and 4.6% of skating on snow, depends on tl)e rigid of 700,000 is 32,000. fixation of ski to foot. With bindings which provide this, something has to PHhaps you will argue that the 700,000 give in the case of a twisting fall. do not ski as frequently as the dedicated 9.000 that used the Fortune Area last There has been resistance to. release year. Agreed-but the National Ski bindings because of their cost, difficulty Pl\trol System of the U.S.A. has found of adjustment, cumbersome construction that ungroorrted and unpatrolled areas and failure to function properly. I was art.. more dangerous. Fortune is thus a interested to determine just how effec comparatively safe place. Also I am tive they are even in their present some not counting those injured skiers who what primitive state of development. hobble off UJlder their own power. The There are no available Canadian :N.S.P.S. estimates that 47.8% of injuries figures on how many skiers use safety are not seen by the Patrol. I can agree bindings or what percent of the injured with this from personal experience and were using them. ol::servation. I have gotten home un In 1957, 76% of subscribers to Ski aided with at least a dozen badly Magazine used release bindings and the sprained ankles and twice with broken magazine reported that 52% of skiera in OT'TAWA SKI CLUB one large area were using safety bindings were improperly adjusted. This leaves that year. The percent increases . every 17 properly functioning bindings. In year and probably was not less than 50 the case of 10 of these, the release in Canada last winter. operated and only a minor injury sprain-resulted. Of the 7 serious in In the area where 52% of skiers used juries-breaks, etc.-only two were fully release bindings they sustained only protected by both forward and rota 34% of the injuries. tional release. The aver~e claim paid In Germany, the p.S. Army substi 011 these 7 was £30 ($82.50) as compared tuted Marker Tq~ Release Bindings for tc. ££1 ($25.00) in the 10 cases where the the standard qne on all rental skis m release operated. the Garmish Area. Before the use of The average cost of all injuries, ir Markers 17,500 ski rentals resulted in respective of cause, suffered by wearers 74 fractured legs; after Markers there of release bindings was half that of were only 11 fractures from 45,043 those who had no release, £21 as against rentals. £43. The Ski Club of Great Britain, Ski It is evident that even imperfect re Accident Prevention Committee re lease bindings, not always properly ad ported their findings on the value of ju~ted, can reduce the overall serious release bindings in the British Medical nes~ of ski injuries to half and that Journal in April 1958. Their figures are ideal, perfectly adjusted releases could an analysis of 180 claims paid by an eEminate nearly all leg injuries, which insurance company for the 1956-57 constituted 60% of the total injuries season. Of the 148 persons replying in the Fortune Area last winter. to their questionnaire 59 or 39% were u!:'ing some form of release binding. It is the responsibility of organized Of these 59, 27 sustained injuries which skiing to make an all-out drive to bring could not have been prevented by these bindings; collisions, etc. This leaves 32 ~bo:Ut the 100% use of release bindings. or 22% of the original 148 whose in Manufacturers should be encouraged to juries might have been prevented by perfect their product and reduce its perfectly functioning release bindings. co.'>t. It is not often that we have Of the 32 remaining release binding such a certain means of reducing a wearers 15 admitted that the bindings ha7.ard. Y EAR BOO K 1 959 -1 960 45 THE MIDGET SKI PROGRAM 1958 - 1959 by W. L. BALL The past winter saw the completion Phyllis Klotz, Senior Instructor. of the Midget Program's fifth and most Chuck Ballard, Senior Instructor. successful season as the result of excel About 40 of last year's instructors re- knt snow conditions and growing in turned and, with the addition of 20 terest of club members in promoting new ones, the strongest group of in midget skiing. structors in the program's existence was The executive which handled the pro avuilable. gram was the following: Again, as in the two previous years, W'. L. Ball, Director of Program. all instructors received either refresher Harry Rosewarne, Director of Ski com·ses or were introduced for the first School. time to the Canadian Ski School method . Phyllis Klotz, Secretary. of instruction by Bud Archibald and Doug Irvin, Marshal. John Fripp in a program sponsored by Phyllis McLaren and Chuck Ballard, the Ottawa Citizen. Assistant Marshals. The Midget program comprised three Harold Fawcett, Senior Instructor. categories: Thor Weibust, Senior Instructor. (1) Basic Instruction and Safe Skiing Bill Peterson, Senior Instructor. under the direction of Harry Paul Lajoie, Senior Instructor. Rosewarne. -Photo by Ruth Baier Midget Jumping Competit ion at Camp FortWJe. Youngest competit or, Bet sy Cllllord, No. 105, age 5 years. 46 OTTAWA SKI CLUB (2) Racing Instruction, divided into The impact of the first four years three parts: of instruction program began to be (a) Jumping, co-ordinated by observed in juvenile and junior racing Thor Weibust. thi~ year. Former midget school pupils (b) Cross-country racing handled werf' prominent among the successful by Frank Cook. competitors. (c) Slalom and downhill racing The racing part of the program was by Bill Ball, assisted by increased and the Four Way Skimeister Christine Harvey and Brodie was preceded by two slalom, two jump Shearer. ing and one cross-country events. The first of six classes was held on On March 1, 63 boys and girls took January 3 and, because of the large part in a slalom held on the Marshall turnout of 6 to 13 year-olds, overflowed Hill. Vickie Rutledge was the winner from the Midget Hill onto the Alexander of the girls' event and Currie Chapman and lower slopes of several other hills. of the boys'. Att.endance at classes ran between 300 and 500 and would have been greater On Sunday, March 8, competition took if Yery cold weather in January had place on the slalom hill at Mountain not reduced it. Lodge under the auspices of the Kings mere Club when the home club won Continuing our policy of carrying both girls and boys events. pupils on to advanced turns before they hnve become too dependant on the On March 16 preliminary jumping ~'tncycle-like" snowplow we found that and cross-country competitions were the balanced or "bicycle-like" turns run at Camp Fortune, with Geoff. were learned more quickly. The Hopkins winning the jump and Alex youngsters were talking and even exe Taylor the cross-country. Heather Quipp cuting "parallel" turns and "wedeling". won the girls' cross-country. --Photo by Ferdie Chapman ~lldget Cross. Country Race Y E AR BOOK 1959-19 6 0 47 The big event of the season was the In the girls' three way of cross-country, Four Way Skimeister on Saturday, slalom and downhill, Vickie Rutledge March 21 and Sunday, March 22. won the Emil Danjaw Trophy. She was also individual winner in the slalom Au entry of 125 taxed the competition and downhill. Heather Quipp won the machinery but thanks to thorough pre cross-country. liminary staff work under the direction The first ten girls in the combined of Doug Irvin everything ran off like were as follows: clock-work on the days of competition. 1. Vickie Rutledge ____ 283.5 Don Ryan of Sedberg School in 2. Heather Quipp ·--·--- 282.7 Montbello won the Newt Barry Trophy 3. Annie Rowley ____ 262.4 by compiling the highest total points 4. Carol Veit --·--···--·· 251.3 in jumping, cross-country, slalom and 5. Jean Chambers --·--·- 244.4 downhill. He was also the winner of 6. Barbara Cruikshank __ 243.3 the slalom and downhill. Mike Irvin 7. Margot McKenzie ___ 237.8 won the jump and Hugh Hamilton the 8. Judy Anderson --··-- 222.8 cross-country. 9. Ann Blair -··------221.3 10. Sue Burstow -···--- 219.9 The first ten in the combined are given Special prizes were given to the 10 below: and under class of boys and girls. 1. Don Ryan ______378.5 Glen MotTall won the boys' combined 2. Hugh Hamilton ___ 369.9 and was individual winner in jumping. Ricky Southam won the downhill 3. Michael Irvin ·--- 355.9 - --· William Gibbons the slalom, and Ro~ Currie Chapman ______4. 337.8 Cuok the cross-country. 5. Jamie Burpee 331.4 In the girls' 10 and under, Jean 6. J. E. Fordyce 326.8 Irvin won the combined and the slalom. 7. Arnold Brodie 322.9 Lynn Watson won · the cross-country and Susan Parsons the downhill. 8. Bob Edwards ---- 322.8 Heggtveit Sporting Goods donated 9. Eddie Riddel ---- 322.3 $200. worth of skis and equipment which 10. Bruce Fawcett ---- 320.5 wa~ presented to the winners. '~.'- -.Photo by Ferdie Chapman . "'!:-:- '·: Midget Sill ·Instruction Classes 48 · 0 T T . A W A S K I C L .U B ·------· MciLRAITH & MciLRAITH BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Duncan A. Mcllraith, Q.C. - George J. M~llraith, Q.C., M.P. A. N. McGregor - John P. Nelligan - J. R. Johnston PHONE CE 2-2424 Commonwealth Building 77 Metcalfe Street *------* ·------~ WILLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE ( Dunbar School) ESTABLISHED 1896 Day and Evening Classes duri ng Summer months .... Prepar ation For Civil Service Examinati on s Gregg and P i tman Shorthand, Typewr iti ng, Bookkeepin g , Dictaphone, Comptometer, Conver sationa l F r ench and English. 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I tion of that large but unsung group of had carefully arranged the gates so that skiers who admit to being "has beens"' the easier turns were to the left which and "never weres". Fellows who ski is my poorer side. When I returned, as well as does "J.C." perhaps see little the pattern had been reversed. Apparent r.r~emblance between ski racing and ly Doug is. weaker to -the right. It was the careful feeling of one's. way down too late to change them all back and gentle slopes that we indulge in. We, anyway Doug never let .me out of his on the other hand, still clutch the si1=ht. He did, however, consent to open illusion that we are ski racers. It is a few of the tighter gates when I pointed as the voice of all the "has beens" and out that it was illegal to trap rabbits "never weres" that I am writing this in the Park. simple little story. A sharp wind had sprung up by race Last winter, one of my long cherished tim!' but few of the competitors com hopes became a reality-the Ottawa Ski plained because it was observed that by Club held a slalom for elderly, in straightening up in it you could cut competent and just plain "'chicken" your speed to about 12 m.p.h. even on skiers. Because about three-quarters of the steeper parts of the course. our membership falls into one or all The field of 52, ranging in age from of these categories, the race was received 20 to 50 years, was divided about with enthusiasm. equally between "has beena" and "never Doug. Irvin and I, as the organizers, weres". Perhaps one quarter were took advantage of our positions by ladies, some of whom were the trim laying the slalom. Now, as any racer and attractive wives of elderly club can tell you, there are certain advan members also entered in the race. I tages to laying your own course. It was think next year we should present a a harmless little run which meandered trophy to the husband and wife team in and out among the low knolls ·on having the lowest combined time. the Herbert Marshall. We picked easy There were the usual hard luck stories. grades and low sectjons and by care Some came to grief because of their fully avoiding any steep or icy spots own errors. Others we disqualified be produced a jaunt which was calculated cause they had skied too well. Even WILSON TYPEWRITER SERVICE Typewriters - .Carbon Paper • Ri bbons ROBERT L. WILSON • E. T. WILSON T EL. SH 9-9119 Agents for Royal Typewriters 23 Montreal Road, Eaatvlew {Ottawa 2), Ont. 50 OTTAWA SKI CLUB ·~ · -14!!!!!1o ·• ~·..-.t ·- · ~ i· ~ · · sG I was only able to tie for 5th in the I "ha5 been" class. It just wasn't my i day. Doug did even worse and got so ~ THE thoroughly tied up in one of his home made flushes that he ended up skiing RUNGE PRESS backward through a couple of sets of ' fl:J,gs. This is quite a trick but not as ' LIMITED effiieient as points first. Davy Dunton after an impressive start ran afoul of the "rabbit pens" and only saved .his reputation by cleverly "safe * tying-out" before his time could be re corded. Printers • Lithographers Russ Smart was the best of the "has beens" and Harry Rosewarne topped the "never-weres". As a result of his vic 124 Queen Street tory, Russ agreed to allow a few more . years to elapse befo're considering him OTTAWA CANADA I self a "has been" again. Harry auto TELEPHONE CE 3-9373 Il'.atically becom.es a "has been". ' Dorothea Ritchie had the best time of ~ ~-~ · ~ l. ._.,.._.,.._.,..~* • the ladies. The success of this first competition for the less serious racers will probably Over 6,000,000 Americans own ski encourage more events such as weekly equipment. time trials on standard courses. .,.1·---E-.-C-. _W_A_L_.S_H-- -F-or_S_k_i-ln_s_u_r_a_n-ce___ -ttl TELEPHONE CE 6-7278 * * -~:11-IIII-IIH-nii-IIII-IIU-IIII-1111-II-HU-Uil-liU-IIU-IIII-1111-IIH-IIIL-UM-IIII-IIII-~II-IIII-UK-IIII-IIU-IIII-111+" CHARLES TOLLAKSEN GUNSMITH Expert Ski Repairs and Complete Line of Slalom, Tourin.g and Racing Skis • Ski Accessories All Work Guaranteed 1 ~-~~ ·Wellington St. · Phone P A 8;..9325 . •· +•n-nD-IIII-IIU-IIII-IIII-AII-IIII-IIII-HII-IIII-IIII-IIR-IIU--DII-IIII-HII~IIII-IIU-11H-UII-hll-ll~-llll-llll-ll~. YEAR BOOK 1 959- 1 96 0 51 THE OTTAWA SKI CLUB EXPAND'S b.y JOHN CLIFFORD The Ottawa Ski Club expansion pro Er.vin's quarters. Even the stable is gram this summer which totals over wired. $100,000.00, has increased the Club's A new 28' x 60' Ski-Shop building facilities at Camp Fortune by one third. situated on the parking lot, will handle Every year since 1955 when the mem everything fro~ repairs, rentals, new bership was 2500 there have been many equipment and even a Trading Post. improvements such as T-Bar tows, the Also, 50 more lockers are available this Alexander Chalet, Pee-Wee Hills, park season. i~ lots, etc. These projects were A 1200 person per hour Poma-Lift, a umlertaken mainly to improve the lot parking lot and a Ski-Patrol Building of the club member. They were ac are provided at the new Skyline Area. complished under great financial diffi The parking lot at Fortune has been culties and with some scepticism. How enlarged with more gravel added, and ever, the membership kept increasing should now accommodate close to 1500 faster than your executive ever anti cars. cipated, until last season with a mem Two more rope tows, an electrically bership of 7,800, the facilities were taxed dr-iven second tow on Pee-Wee Hill and to the limit. a tow on the newly graded and widened With a possible increase up to 10,000 Malcolm MacDonald Slope. members for this 50th Anniversary year, The snow-making plant has been re a great effort was made to attack the vamped with a new concrete dam at ~vercrowding problem from all fronts. the foot of the Pee-Wee hill. It will The acquisition of the Skiskule property, giye a much improved performance if to be known as the Skyline Area of nePded. Camp Fortune, with its 600-foot vertical A new telephone switchboard is being dl(lp. puts the O.S.C. into the Big Hill installed, with a network of 28 emer clues. It offers not only the expert gency telephones throughout the area. but also the intermediate skier an un After the collapse of the Senior Jump limited downhill terrain. artificial landing last spring, plans were The following are some of the changes made to start the rebuilding this fall 'you will see at Camp Fortune this using concrete and steel. Unfortunately season: there were delays during the summer in A 15' x 45' addition to Alexander receiving the steel, and the jump will Chalet, which will improve the Cafeteria have to be a casualty for this season. Service. Complete new plans have been drawn The moving of Pink Lake Lodge to up by Club Director Franz Baier, a the bottom of the Midgei Hill where Ski Jump Engineer. When this jump it will be known as the Cassel Lodge. is completed it will undoubtedly be the A canteen is included. · finest in Eastern Canada. A warming hut on top of the Skyline The larger we grow the main problem, Area to be known as the Skyline Lodge. as I see it, is crowd control, careless Thls building will form part of a future skiing and not enough thought for the three-story modernistic structure. It other guy. We are trying to provide will have a canteen. you with the best and safest facilities Washroom facilities will be provided in North America. You can help us in the Wax Room of Fortune Lodge and by being courteous and by obeying the electricity through the Lodge and Aussie rules. 52 OTTAWA SKI CLUB it-t •~ t l-tl~~l-t i-1 1~~..-.C I~I-t.,_ CI -1 1-t i-C ~ I ~I~I~l~..._.l,_ti -CI~~· * ! t RED LINE TAXIS i I CE 3-5 6 11 I ~- · ·-·-· -··-··--..- ·-·-·- ..- ·- .. -··-·--·- ·- ··--·- ·- ··-·- ·-! ·~J-I I_t,._.C ,_C I- I) ~-~1-CI~l -t ,_CJ- CJ ~l -CJ-C ~ J-(-ti-C ~- ~~ -~~~- ~~ -* ! 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SKIERS IN OUT-<>F-TOWN COMPETITION 1959 (See page 59 for jumping results) Jan. 2~Art Tommy placed third in Girls Downhill:-Sixt!J., Mar Slalom and fourth in Com tha Sh-earer. bined S-lalom an-d Downhill, Gi·rls .Alpine Combined: competing for tl1e Stowe Cup Six·th, Mar.tha Shearer. at Stow-e, Vt. In the Boys' 4-way team 24-At s~~- Moritz Anne Heg-gtveit standing rtJhe Qu-e,bec divi won the com1hined White sion, which included O.S. Ribbon Tournament. C. s·kiers Guy, Tommy, Irvin, Hanna and McLaren, Feb. 2-At Mont Tremblan•t in the took second 'pLace. Taschereau, Gi·rls-: - -Firsct Feb. 23-Art Tommy ·placed first in Marjorie Hanna; Third the Adams M-emorial S1lalom Martha Shearer; Sixth Race at Moun,t Orford. Shaun Judy Mac·artney. Boys: Fripp was fourth, Peter Gilly Fi!'st~Fred Tommy; Second six-th. -ToRy Blair. 1 Mar. 2-Anne Heggtveit was Ladies Feb. 7-Anne Heggtveit won the Kand•ahar winn-e•r at Mont bined Women's .Adberg Kan Trembi-ant scoring a first in d·ahar Ti,tle. both Slalom and Downhill. D'Arcy M-arsh, wearing O.S. Feb. 16- .At •Collingwood, Oanadian C. colours, won the com Junior 4-way Championship. bined men'·s Kandahar; Fred Alpine Combined: Second, Tommy second, Art Tommy, Peter Guy; Thi-rd, Fred fourth. .Ao!'t T-ommy came Tommy. fi·rst in the Kandahar down Girls Slalom:- Foul'th, Mar hill. Fred Tommy was first jori-e Han·na. in the Kand·ahar slalom. Y E A R B 0 0 K 1 g· 5 9 - 1 9 6 0 55 Mar. 9-0n Magog's Moun•t Q-rford Anne Heg~tveit took :first place in both Ladies Down hill and Slalom to win Ladies Alpine Championship. In the M·sn's Division D' Arcy Marsh placed firs Mar. 14-A.nne Heggtvei.t was seconrt in the Women's Slalom o-f the Vermont Al·pine> Ski Champions·hip at Stowe. -Photo by Malak The Hard-Working Officials O.S.C. SCHEDULED RACE RESULT•S CAMP FORTUNE 1959 (to 6th position) (For Jumping results see page 59, Midget results page 46) Jan. 18-0.S-C. SLALOM. SENIOR A SENIOR B JUNIOR B (Ladies) (Men) (Men) 1. c. Harvey 1. c. Nowakowski 1. J . Hanna JUNIOR B 2. D. Grime.s 2. J. Irvin (Ladies) 3. D. Burs>tow 1. :M. S·hea,rer 4. R. W{)odside 2. J . Maoo.rtney 5. B. Keenan SENIOR A (Men) 1. s. Frif)p JUNIOR A JUNIOR C 2. B. Irving (Men) (Men) 3. D. Mid.gley 1. F. Tommy 1. R. Shirle•y Jan. 25-0.S.C. Alpine Championship-Combined Downhill and Slalom. SENIOR A SENIOR B JUNIOR A (Ladies) (Men) (Men) 1. c. Harvey 1. M. Clegg 1. F. Tommy 2. c. Nowakowski JUNIOR B 3. R. Smipson JUNIOR B (Ladies) " 4. D. Burstow (Men) 1. M. Shearer !'i. B. Keenan 1. J . Irvin 2. J .' Macartney 6. F . Tann-£.1' 2. J . Rowan-Legg 3. J. Budden JUNIOR C SENIOR C 4. R. Southam (Ladies) (Men) fi. J. Hanna 1. A. Par·s'Cms 1. M. Allen 6. s. McKoay..Smith 2. P. Irvin 2. D. Baxter a. H. Quipp 3. J . Conradi JUNIOR C 4. J . Klotz 4. J. J·ackson (Men) fi. J. Foley 1. R. Shirley SENIOR A 6. c. Camsell 2. R. Swan (Men) 3. R. Clark 1. S. Fripp 4. B. Jacobsen 2. D. Mid·gley 5. c. Coristine 3. T. Klotz 6. s. Clark 56 OTTAWA SKI CLUB Feb. 7 - 8-Quebec Division Junior Championships. ALPINE COMBINED ALPINE COMBINED NORDIC COMBINED (Ladies) , (Men) 1. I. McLaren 1. M. Hanna 1. P. Guy z. J. Irvin 2. J. Taylor Z. P. Leonard 3. J. Hanna 3. L. Thibeault 3. T. Maxwell 4. R. Shirley 4. J. Maca,rtruJy 4. J. Irvin 5. R. Stwan 5: · M. Shearer 5. A. Howich 6. J. Thibeault 6. J . Hanna 4-WAY COM•BINED 1. J. lrvin 2. I. McLaren 3. - J. Hanna 4. R. Shirley 5. .R. Swan Feb. 14 - 15-Gatineau Zane Senior Championships and Journal Trophy 3-Way Combined (Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom) SENIOR A SENIOR A SENIOR B (Ladies) (Men) (Men) 1. c. 'Ha.rvey 1. s. JJTipp 1. D. Grimes 2. P. Kaye 2. K. Woodside OPEN 3. D. Burstow (Men) 4·. P. Benoit 1. J . Thipp 5. D . Baxter 2. R. Lefebvre 6. B. Ke.enan A GENUINE WELCOME AWAITS OTTAWANS 4 Miles from Mt. Tremblant An ideal setting for that Winter vacation SCHOOl T-Bar lift 100 yards from lnn-Suqar Peak 9"'' and miles of Trails for Novices and Experts- 'la~ATINS Home of famous Snow Eagle Ski School Real Charette, Director. Air port, sleighing, skating. Modern comfortable accommodation and excellent meals. Rates $8.50 to $14.00 daily with meals. Write for Folder "0" "LEARN TO SKI WEEKS" From $68.50 All inclusive . Accommodation unlimited use of T -Bar lift, 4 hour sKi1 lessons per day, etc. Dec. 6th-12th, 13th-19th, Jan. 3rd-9th, 10th-16th, 17th-23rd, 24th-30th, Feb. 28th-Mar. 5th, 6th-12th, 13th-19th, 20th- 26th, Mar. 27th-April 2nd, 3rd-9th, 10th- 16th. G R A Y R 0 C K ·s I N N · ·:> s T • J_0 v I T E I ' Q u E • - .. -- HARRY R. WHEELER, Host and Manager • YEAR BOOK 1959-1960 57 Feb. 21 - 22-D'Aiton Wood Memorial School Boy 4-way Team Competition INDIVIDUAL SLALOM INDIVIDUAL · TEAM RESULTS 1. J. H~nna CROSS-COUNTRY 1. Asbury 2. R. Southam 1. J. Rowan·Le!;'g 2. Glebe N(). 1 3. J . Budden 2. J. Irvin 3. Glebe No. 2 4. J. Rowa.n-Legg 3. · I. McJLa.ren 4. Sed-be·rgh 5. J. Allen 4. J. Hanna 5. Otawa Tech No.1 6. S. McKay•Smith 5. R. 'Sourtham 6. Lisgar No. 1 6. B. Jacobson INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL DOWNHIL JUMPING 1. R. Southam 1. •I. Mdl.Alren 2. J. Hanna 2. A. Leduc 3. J. Rowan-Legg 3. J. Irvin 4. E. Krupka 4. B. Dore 5. R. S·hirley 5. R. Southam 6. J. Allen 6. M. De&Brisay Mar. 1-Gatineau Zone Nordic Championship JUMPING Junior CROSS-COUNTRY Senior A 1. M. Ranger Se•nior 1. R. Seguin 2. I. •McLaren 1. D. MdLood 2. •F. Baier 3. R. ·Rare 2' • C. Richer 3. 'R. Desrochers 4. D. Marcellus 3. M. Eilis Senior B 5. A. Leduc 4. E. Kujulu · 1. G. Gravelle 5. c. Bostock 2. R. Beye·r Junior 3. H. Dinter 1. J. Irvin 4. c. Bergh 2. rP. Quinn 5. J. Gill 3. I. McDaren 6. J. Richer Mar. 8-Gatineau Zone Alpine Meet for Class "C"- Men, Ladies, Juniors and Juveniles SENIOR A SENIOR c JUNIOR c (Ladies) (Men) (Me·n) 1. c. Harvey 1. J. Foley 1. R. Lowe..s 2. iP. Shea 2. P. Quinn JUNIOR B 3. P. Benoitt 3. S. Clark (Ladies) 4. R. Good-son 4. J.-P. Picher 1. A. Parsons 5. K. McHugh 5. D. Parks 6. M. Van Roechoudt 6. A. Blair JUNIOR C JUVENILE (Ladie)s JUNIOR B (Men) 1. A. Rowley (Men) 1. P. O'Neil 2. H. Qui•p:p 1. J. Irvin 2. M. Irvin 3. •P. ITvin 2. J. Bu·r-den 3. C. Charles 4. V. Ru The past year was one of great pro number of skiers who have already been gress for O.S.C. jumpers. Interest in announced as Olympic Team members. jumping is the greatest it has been for I am, in addition, coach and manager years, particularly in the case of the of the Olympic J umping Team. We youngsters. Midget jumping competi hope that our scheduled training camp tions drew entries of 40 to 50 children, in Europe w.i.ll not be postponed through some of whom showed real talent. The . laek of fund~. The competition in best of the 6 to 13 year aids have start Europe will provide us good experience ed to practice on the intermediate jump and also give the O.S.C. some publicity and are learning the new jumping style. on its 50th Anniversary. Unfortunately the landing of the old Ottawa jumpers competed successfully Lockeberg Jump fell down this spring both in Canada and in the U.S. In the and it will not be possible to erect the Canadian Nordic Championship in Sault nrw F.I.S. standard jump, which I have St. Marie on February 22 our boys made their best showing. Franz Baier was designed, in time for this winter's use. When completed this jump will be one second, Louis Moser third and Gerry of the largest in eastern America and Gravelle sixth. Later Gerry won the jumps of 220-225 feet will be possible. Quebec Division Championship in Mon treal. I n closing I would like to thank the Ottawa Ski Club and all the volunteers As a result of their outstanding per who helped us over the past season. formances these jumpers were named to In years to come I would like to assist the Canadian National Team which is the club and particularly its jumpers the trai~ing group for the Olympic in becoming well known throughout TE'am. They are also among the small Canada and the world. --Ph ato h y Rulh Baier David Fripp takes the first step toward becoming a real ski flier as Coach Thor Veibust looks on. YEAR BOOK 1959-19 6 0 51 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: 22 FEB., 1959, SAULT ST. MARIE Total Distances Rank Competitor Represented Points 1st Jump 2nd Jump 1. Jacqnes Ch.arlnad ...... Trois Rivieres ...... 190.9 180' 6" 192' 2. Fr·anz Baier ...... Ottawa Sld Club ...... 187.3 178' 177' 3. ·Louis Moser ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 179.6 162' 1'7 4' 6. Gerry Grav·elle ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 170·. 2 157' 168' 22. Real se·gui:n ...... Ottawa Ski Clnb ...... 142.3 121' 119' 24. Horst Dinter ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 141.5 121' 127' 42. Don MaciL•eod ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 102. 9 110' 111' INTERNATIONAL JUMP-MEET: 21 FEB., SAULT ST. MARIE 1. Jacqu-es Charland ...... ~·rois Rivieres ------·------222.6 226' 232• 2. Franz Baier ...... Ottawa Ski. Club ·····------207.1 209' 228' 5. ('...erry Gravelle ...... Ottawa Ski Club ------185.1. 206' 194' 17. Real Seguin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ··------164.2 160' 1~3' 22. Louis 'M-oser ...... Ottl_lwa 'Ski Clu·b ------158.7 180+ 198' 26. Horst Dint81' ...... Ottawa Ski Club ···------148.2 146' 144' CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP' CROSS-COUNTRY:' 22 FEB., 1959 SENIOR MEN'S 18 KILOMETER 1. Antero Rauhanen ...... S·amoo, Sud·burv ...... 'Time: 1.11.32 9. Don MadLeod ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 1.23.25 QUEBEC DNISION SENIOR: 8 MAR., 1959, MONTREAL 1. Gerry Gravelle ...... Ottawa Ski Club ------~- 'li'ranz Baier ...... Ottawa Ski Club ---·------4. Real Seguin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ····------ CUEBEC DIVISION JUNIOR: 7-8 FEB., 1959, OTTAWA 1. Ian McLaren ...... Ottawa Ski Club ------203.5 100' 99' 2. Marcel Rang·e·r ...... Ottawa Ski Club ------193.7 g-·,;) 98' 3. .John Irvin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ------186.2 89' 8'l' 4. Pe.ter Guv ...... Ottawa Ski Club ---···------182.7 ~4' 9~' 5. R. Shirl~y ...... Ottawa Ski Club ···----··-······ 155.5 74' 79' QUEBEC DIVISION JUNIOR' CROSS COUNTRY L ·J . Rowan-Legg ...... ()'taw·a Ski Club ...... Time: 35.56 2. J . Irvin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 36.30 3. I. Mc-Laren ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 36.57 4. R. Southam ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 38.21 5. J . Hanna ...... ()tt a.wa Ski CJ.ub ...... 39.1)0 6. R. Shirley ...... Otta""a Ski Club ...... ,...... 42.40 7. R. Swan ...... Ot.tawa Ski Cluh ...... 4-4.05 HULL TOWN CHAMPIONSHIP: 31 JAN. 1959, SENIOR CAMP FORTUNE L R"!al Seguin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 156.2 114'6" 130'6" 2. Bert Mezo ...... 'Toronto Ski Club ...... Vi2.7 11 fl' 116' 3. Louis Moser ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 145.6 112' 115' 4. Franz Baler ...... Ottawa ·Ski Cl·ub ...... 140.6 109' 109' 5. C'..-erry Gravelle ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 136.3 106' 103' 6. R·ay Desrocher ...... Ot:tawa ·Ski Club ...... 132.5 102' 103' 60 OTTAWA SKI CLUB HULL TOWN . CHAMPIONSHIP, JUNIOR Total Distances Rank Competitor· Represented Points 1st Jump 2nd Jump 1. 1S.er•ge ·Brun•e•t ...... Ottawa Ski Clu:b ...... 120•.9 96' 98' 2. Marcel R·a.nger ...... OttaWlll. Ski Club ·------··· 112.2 87' 85' 3. H.ub.ert Larose ...... OttaWJa Ski Club ...... 98.2 74' '75' 4. Alain€ Brun.et ...... Or!JtaWJa ·Ski Clu:b --·-·····--···· 95.5 70' 74' 5. DaV€ M·arcellus ...... O•tltaWJa Ski Clwb --·---······--· 94.1 82' 79' 6, R.. Lak.e ...... OtrtaWJa Ski Cl>wb ...... 91.3 70' 78' OTTAWA SKI CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, SENIOR, 1 FEB., 1959, CAMP FORT UNE 1. Bert Mezo ...... Tor -Photo by Ferdie Ch apman Franz Baier, Olympic Jumping Coach. · FOR THE BEST IN FOOD PRODUCTS LOOK FOR THIS MARK CANADA® PACKERS YEAR BOOK 1959-1960 61 GATINEAU SKI ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP, MARCH 1, 1959 SIGURD LOCKEBERG JUMP, SENIOR Total Distances Represented Rank Compet itor Points 1st Jump 2nd Jump 1. Ger.ry Gravell-e ...... Ottawa tSki ClUJb ------·--·---- 156.1 180' 173' 2. IRiliool Seguin ...... Ottawa Bki IGlUJb ---··--· ···--·-· 152·.9 166' 171' 3. :Franz Baier ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 151.9 169' 171' 4. Haymond Desrocher .. Ottawa Ski Club --····--···----· 138.0 158' 152' 5. Rudy Baier ...... Viking Ski Club, Montr·eal 127.5 143' 146' 6. Horst D~nter ...... Ottawa .Ski Clu'b ...... 123.9 132' 132' JUNIOR 1. Marcel Ranger ...... Ottt.l:w-a :Ski C1ub ...... 117.5 123'' 121' 2. Ian McLaren ...... Ottawa :Ski Clu·b --······--··"·-- 103.6 107' 111' 3. D. Marcellus ...... Ottawa S'ki Club ...... 86.7 109' 101' 4. Andl'e Leduc ...... Ottawa ·Ski Club ...... 81.9 91' 91' NORLAND TROPHY EVENT, LOCKEBERG JUMP, 15 MARCH, 1959, SENIOR i. Ken Therien ...... Temisk:aming Ski Club .... 181.5 152' 147' 2. iF1r·anz Baier ...... Ottawa Ski Clwb ...... 180.6 131' 2(}3' + 3. Uli iLerch ...... Viking S1ki Club, Montreal 179.3 160' 159' 4. Colin B-ergh ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 169.1 145' 146' 5. Real Seguin ...... Ottawa Ski Club ...... 165.5 180 + 169' 6. Horst J)inter ...... Ottawa S!ki Club ...... 163.1 141' 142' NORLAND TROPHY EVENT, LOCKEBERG JUMP, 15 MARCH, 1959, JUNIOR 1. Marceol RJange·r ...... Ottawa S'ki Club ...... 135.9 137' 118' 2. Ailld•re ) Olympic Jumping Coach, Franz Baier, soars to a new hill record of 193 feet on Lockeberg Jump. j ) -Photo by Ruth Baler On a good week-end 50,000 ski fans The Federal Government of the U.S. will spend $2,000,000. in the Laurentians. will spend $15,000,000 on the Squaw Valley Olympics. 62 OTTAWA SKI CLUB "THE SKIDOLLS" l:y JUDY MACARTNEY President. , In response to popular demand for a junior girls' racing club in the Gati m·au area, an organization known as the Skidolls has been formed under the sponsorship of the Ottawa Ski Club. This club was formed late last spring with some twenty charter members. It has an advisory board of fclur: Mrs. M. 0. Klotz, Mrs. E. S. Macartney, Miss Heather Petrie, and Mrs. J. B. Shearer; two honorary presidents: Anne Heggtveit and Lucille Wheeler; and an executive of three: President, Judy Skidolls of t he early 20's Macartney; Vice-President, Sandy Greene; and Secretary-Treasurer, Mar regular training programme, which will tha Shearer. make them physically fit for the coiK inf! season. Already the members have held meet ings, and under the guidance of Mrs. The Skidolls' constitution states that John Clifford are all taking part in a eYery girl who enters this club .must participate in at least two races during ...... ~ . the season. The Skidolls plan to wear di~tinctive jackets and crests so that WALLY BIGGS they will be readily recognized as mem bers of this organization. In addition, AUTOMOBILE DEALER they plan to engage a coach to help SELECTEU USED CARS them develop good racing techniques. PHONE PA 8-1 723 .• 'i2 Richmond Road Ottawa • · ~ ...... ~ ~Te:;~~;~N~~~ PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE BEST IN WEDDING and CHILD PHOTOGRAPHY PHONE CE 4-9223 263 ELGIN STREET OTTAWA, ONT. YEAR BOOK 1959-1960 63 SQUARE DANCE FUN AT FORTUNE by JESSIE FEAR Director of Ladies' Activities WHO AM I? and the top-drawer caller was none other than our old friend Jack Zoubie, By Wilma Derting, Georgetown, S.C. whose reputation has spread through Now, I have learned to square dance out the Ottawa Valley. Also in attend And I've had some lessons good; ance was an old-time square dance I sashay 'round my co1>ner orchestra to encourage the friendly And I seesaw when I should. sp1rit. I really learned to love this game, I didn't count the cost, To make the skiers feel at home, Old And then one day I realized Man Winter blew into the Gatineau That somewhere I got lost. Hills with a blanket of snow. It was I've been balanced as old Cindy, slightly wet but this didn't dampen the Buzzed around as Honeycomb SI•ilits of the large crowd. And as Jennie Lee from Tennessee Throughout the winter we held three I was promenaded home. more dances, one in J anuary and Feb They've swung me as Miss Molly ruary and another in March to wind And I once was Marianne up the season. With enthusiasm so keen, As li'l ol' Sally Goodin these gatherings have done much to I curtsey to my man. foster club spirit among the members Curinna, Susie, Linda Lou and also introduce their friends, who Liza Jane-or Georgia Brown? are not skiers, to the Ottawa Ski Club. I've lost my persoruJlity WhM square dancing is around! The blazing torches lining the road from the parking lot to Fortune Lodge The 1958-59 square dancing season at and the old-time music echoing through Camp Fortune was off to a good start the hills give these dances a mystic with a well-attended hoedown held on atmosphere. The lodge also lends a :November 27th. The evening round-up homey touch which blends with the gay be~~:an with sets being squared at 9 p.m. skirts and jeans. Many of the crowd * -Photo by Ferdie L'i1apman Judy Maca.rtney In Slalom 64 0 'T T A W. A S K C L. U B are seasoned hoedowners and hit the floor at the sound of the fiddle. But ANNUAL you don't have to be an expert, because a feature of these dances is the instruc MEMBERSHIP FEES tion everyone gets from Jack before he calls a number. Members of all ages OTTAWA SKI CLUB attend, and why not--swings and turns are the stock-in-trade of skiers. The Senior $10; Married Couples $12 welcome mat is always out for new Intermediate (over 12 but recruits. under 18 or students) ....$5.00 Square dance fun has really come to. Junior (under 13) ______$2.00 the Ottawa Ski Club, and if you like this social activity I am sure you will One d1>llar rebaJte on S·enior, sometime love the experience of trying M-arried Cou.ple and Intermed.ialte it f>t Camp Fortune with its rustic at F·ee·s H pa.i-d on or before mosphere. It is a pastime built on fun. Annual Meeting. and good fellowship. 'FEES PAYABLE AT: Plans are forming for the first dance of the 1959-60 season to be held on McGiffin's Men's Wear, November 28th. Throughout the winter 80 Sparks St. there will be a monthly dance as in He.ggtveit Sporting G1wds, the past. 131 Queen St. A note of thanks again goes to John Olympic Sport Shop, Clifford for his efforts in helping to 753 Bank St. make these affairs a success. Also to Charles Ogilvy Ltd., Charlie Boland for opening the cafeteria 126 Rideau St. to supply the thirsty dancers with soft Byshe &. Co., 223 Bank St. drinks. Sportfa.. e, Ltd., Square dances to be held at Camp Westg•ate Shopping Centre. Fortune this winter: · November 28th; January 9th; Camp Fortune Sport Shop February 6th; March 5th; Tommy &. Lefebvre, April 2nd (conditions permitting) 77 O'Connor St., CE 3-5744 .As a reminder, jot down these dates on your calendar...... Compliments of • MULLIGANS FLORIST LTD. "Artistic Floral Arrangements For All Occasions" FLOWF.RS WIRED THE WORLD OVER TELEPHONE P A 8-6404 \ .. . 1221. . . . PRESCOTT...... HIGHWAY...... OTTAWA...... YEAR BOOK 19 59 -1~60 65 SKI AND THE. STONE AGE by GUSTAVE HERBER, D.L.L. BarristeT to the Suprem e Court of Norway; translated by Mr. Knut Orre, Secretary to the Norwe(Jian Consulate General in Montreal. Canadian Ski Year Book, 1935 AT HOTING, in the district of Anger- Rodoy before that time. The big glacier mannland (Sweden) a ski has been was not broken through earlier than fcund, which, by examination of the 8,700 years ago, but on the other hand, creek at the place where it was found, the carvings can hardly be less than is estimated to be at least 4,200 years 2,000 years old, as the severity of the aid. This is hitherto the oldest dis climate during the earlier tSone Age covery, but several other discoveries, rr,ust have driven the elk as well as almost equally ancient, have been made. the flora they lived on from the neigh For instance at Kalvtrask, in Vasterbotn, bourhood of Svartisen and the arctic a pair of skis with a stick were found, zone. Roroy is situated n~rth of the which likewise proved to date back to polar circle. The Swedish marsh find the Stone Age. These Swedish marsh ings and the Norwegian rock carvings, findings are supported by N orwcgian however, have this in common, that findings of petroglyphycs at Rodov in they both tend to furnish proof _to the Helgeland. They were discovered by ,effect that the trappers who followed Olaf Karstensen in 1929, and more close the glacier, together with the game, ly examined by Guttorm Gjessing, who during its retreat inwards towards the in October, 1933, gave a provisional re mountains and northwards to the Swed port thereof to the press, accompanied ish lappgrounds, knew the use of skis by a delineation. These rock carvings some 4,000 years ago. But then it is depicted an elk and a small whale to highly probable that ski-ing was known gether with at least two skiers, both of .already at that time where the trappers whom are on skis, that are of the same liYed south of the great glacier in North length and rather long in proportion Germany, and in Western Jutland south to the men. The skis are of such di of the Limefjord. During the last gla-· mensions that one is forced to think chl period ,it is most probable that of the type of ski characteristic of t)le Central Europe between the glacier and districts of Salten, Ranen and Vefsen the Alps was so full of snow in winter (North Norway). The one skier's hel time that it would have been quite met is furnished with horns and he is impossible for any people to live by holding an axe with both hands. His hunting the larger animals of the woods hands hold the helve almost at the without the use of skis. A people who·, height of the shoulders with the blade wiLhout any other tools than those pointing downwards as though he, at made of rough stone, were able to in full speed, was trying to strike the hind vent, and make, polished stone-axes and legs of an elk. to furnish them with helve-holes, could These rock carvings l'.an hardly be htwe had no difficulty in finding o'ut older than 4,000 years, as it is not likely how to face the problems presented b'y that there were elk so far north as the deep snow of winter. :They did &6 OTTAWA SKI CLUB not need to be instructed in th1~ 1na tter way, the neighbouring regions of Sweden by a less inventive people. Both the and in the north of Finland, the use of harpoon and the bow are greater inven skis was found absolutely necessary in tions than the ski, yet explorers have the pursuits of trapping and hunting, hardly ever met any people so primitive and later on in the work in the woods. that they did not know· the use of the For this reason the use of skis in these bow. That the use of skis, before the r~;gions continued, even after the trap Norwegians made it an international pers and hunters started to keep domes sport, was so little known is due to tic animals and to cultivate the land. the fact that quite extraordinary condi The rest of Scandinavia and Central tions must exist before the use of skis Europe ceased to use skis as soon as become an absolute necessity. First a they were no longer necessary in their winter-frost of fairly long and steady daily work. duration and secondly, what is more Therefore the Norwegians, headed by important, a heavy snowfall. Even in the Telemarks, have had to teach Cen places with deep snow, one is able to tral Europe what their ancestors thous g.et through one's daily work without ands of years ago already knew, but skis. It is only when one has to cover which they foqiotj It is heavily snow . great distances through woods, or in laden Telemark and Trysil which have the mountains, that skis become neces best conserved · and developed these sary, if one does not have pack animals tm.ditions dating back to the primeval in.~tead, as among the various polar age of our race. If then new discoveries tribes such as the Eskimos and the in Central Europe and Northern Ger Lapps. In Telemark, the mountain many, or rock carvings, should prove district of Agder, Buskerud, Opland, the ski is as old as the lance or the Hedmark, Trondelag and Northern Nor- spear, it should not surprise us. A SKI JUMP by GEORGE MARVIN in "The Outlook" (1926) you SEE him first away up in the shoes has jumped twenty-four feet over afternoon sky, above the snowladen cinders, and a horse can leap less than pine-tree tops, a lonely figure suddenly ten feet farther over hurdles or paste silhouetted against the i;>lue-a brother board boxes. On skis men soar through of the crescent moon, unacquainted with the air one hundred feet, one hundred fear. Over the edge of the. platform and fifty feet, sometimes two hundred. he hobbles, then, transfigured, drops fE-et. over the snow, picking up white eastward, swooping towards the take tena firma again at a speed even greater off. At that fraction of a second when, than when they left it. at fifty miles an hour, his long skis Down swoops this big bird out of the ]pave the "lip," his crouching figure sky, and "ke-flum" his two skis close springs into full stature as he gives together slap the steep surface of the himself on outspread wings, like a g~eat landing slope as, in a cloud of snow sea-bird, to the air. dust, he is hurled away .out of your Thus seen it is not a jump. It is a latitude into the valley below. For less flight, a triumph. A man in spiked than two seconds--it seems half a Y EAR BOOK 1 95 9-1 9 60 · 67 minute-he is in the air over you, ·-----~------~--. standing forward beyond the perpen dicular likt;J a flying vengeance, greater than. man's size, passing through your e(.e ! nl.'ighborhooq with a rush as of wings. In less than two seconds more, there, far away, he reappears, reduced ten LAIR diameters, gliding erect through a white MONT~ land made of black Lilliputian specta Year 'Round Resort tors, to tum at the end of the "run at out" with a graceful "Telemark" swing STE-ADELE-EN -HAUT and stand motionless. A d istinctive hotel 45 miles north of Montreal, in the L a urentian A moment's hush of all that life, in Mountains. tune with the breathless enchantment of winter. Then, with the applause of · Ski Tows • T-Bars • Skating the spectators warming his cold ears, Sleigh . Rides • Etc. hP slips back to the foot of the hill. All Inclusive Ski Weeks Dancing Nightly- in our Luxurious Cocktail Lounge to the music of The Montclair Musicians. There are an estimated 700,000 skiers ROGER COUILLARD. PRESIDENT in Canada...... ·~- Vhe Song 0/ Vhe Ski Norse am I when the first snow falls; And sings to me like a gypsy's l·yre .. Norse am I till the ice departs . . . Swifter and swifter grows my flight: T he curved wind wraps me like a cloak; The dark pines ease the unendiJng white. The pines blow out their ghostly smoke. The lean, cold birches, as I go by, I'm high on the hill and ready to go Are like blurred etchings against the A wingless bird in a world of snow: sky. Yet I'll ride the air One am I for a moment's joy · With a dauntless dare With the falling star and the plttnging That only a child of the north can know. bird ... And glad am I, as I near the leap, The bravest ski has a cautious heart That the snow is fresh and the banks And moves like a tortoise at the start are deep ... But when it tastes the tang of the air It leaps away like a frightened hare. Come, ye maids of the vanity-bo:r;, The day is gloomy, the curtains half- Come, ye men of the stifling air: drawn, The white wind waits at your door and . And light is stunted as at the dawn : knocks; The white snow calls you everywhere. Come, ye lads of the lounge and chair, B-•lt my foot 1 is sure and my arm is brawn. And gird your fe et with the valiant skis I poise on th,e .hill and I wave adieu: And mount the steed of the winter air (My curving skis are firm and true) And hold the reins of the winter breeze. The sb:m wood quickens, the air takes WILSON MACDONALD. fire in Out of the Wild~rness. 68 OTTAWA SKI CLUB CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OITA W A SKI CLUB ON THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE ROGRESSIVE HINTERS DISTINCTIVE COMMERCIAL PRINTING ~ 1 DIAL CE 5-1437 430 Gladstone Avenue O·TfAWA ~ ONT. ~lember s of Ottawa Ski Club disembarking from one of our buses at Camp Fortune. Attention Skiers! Enjoy skiing better by using our convenient bus service to Camp Fortune and Meach Lake j i j i A special service on Saturday, Sunday and I holidays from 87 George St., Phone CE 6-9791 ! For Further Information I ! PHONE PR 7-1688 I j BULL CITY TRANSPORT I co. LIMITED I I + l- 1111 -nM- N II- 1111-I-II- UH - IIM -1111- II II - III- II~ -Il-ti- II II -1111- NII- N "- an - n ll - ll l l -11 11 - ll~- ~~ll- 111 - t + See tiur NEW ~amp Fortune Ski Shop r.ft-51''-f. coR11l'l" c.Rf.S"lG {!jI li, -All popular makes *CLOTHING - Irving, Northmount, Fairway, Celebrity *BOOTS -Tyrol, Garmisch, D'Aoust, Nordica *RENTALS -Top quality Skis, Boots, Poles *REPAIRS -Expert Craftsmen *WAXING -Wax of the Day *TRADING POST -We will sell your old skis and boots PROPRIETOR: JOHN CLIFFORD SKI TOWS LTD. PHONE PR 1-6701 ~Lynn Oa.mpbell. Cross,cou.ntry For Its Fine Foeds racers flashed hy the window at the S.pecializing Also in fiuish line ... and at a corner table ITALIAN and CANADIAN John P. Taylor, sometime Dam. c ·hamp., unconcernedly dished out -ra DISHES tiGns ·to his own and :Ms neighbours' Reservations: CE 2-6884 children! TAKE 9UT ORDER SERVICE Sunday, Jan 18 (- 2•): Beautiful bright sunshine, fresh snow. Pres. CE 5-2396 McHugh at FortWl·e with Jim Leslie, Rideau Street at Nelson Ted May; also the Doug Livingstones David, 20 mos; the Doug Carmans, Fully Air-Conditioned Jimmy (6), John (3); the Joe Scotts, Parkin.g Lot Nearby