Mt. High Events

Last updated: May 8, 2008.
Latest news in the left column,
the Calendar of Events in the right column.
Scroll down for details of upcoming events.

See the weather forecast for Government Camp on the right.
See bottom of this page for ski area reports.

Bruce Kuper as King Kamehameha
last year.

IDEA:

Search for FRIGHT TREES

After the pond skimming, go look for "Fright Trees", a somewhat hidden wooded slope, that was un-named and unlabeled until this season. Now, it is well marked with a sign, but it is still somewhat hard to find.

Your challenge:

a) Find "Fright Trees"

b) Ski  "Fright Trees"

2nd Annual Sno-Kona
Pond Skimming Competition

Presented by Kona Brewing and All About Hawaii Travel

April 26 (Sat.) - at Mt. Hood Meadows

Watch as our intrepid competitors wearing Hawaiian costumes race down the inrun to attempt crossing the 80-90 foot long pond. Outrageous! Hawaiian music, Polynesian drinks and Hawaiian food will be served on the Paradise Sun Deck and grill.

Register On-line NOW!

Limited to 200 people.  A $25 registration fee advance registration includes a Sno-Kona Pond Skim commemorative beach towel!

Bruce Kuper (aka King Kamahamaha), several other club members, as well as PACRAT racers will be in the competition! Go to the website to see last years pictures and video.

All competitors must be 21 or over.

Registration and check in: 8:30–10 a.m. day of event

Prizes for Best Splash / Best impression made by a women contestant / Best costume and of course the grand prize of a round trip vacation for two to Hawaii!

More info at:

http://www.skihood.com/events/pondSkim08/

List of Registered participants:
https://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Registrants.aspx?item_id=2468

Photos from last year:
http://www.skihood.com/photos/

Video from last year:
http://www.skihood.com/Mountain/Videos/Default.aspx

NOTE:

There are 3 possible and/or actual conflicts for this event:

a) If Saturday's weather is stormy, the Sno-Kona event at Meadows might be postponed till Sunday.

b) If Sunday's weather is bad, the Palmer lift might not open, so we might consider going to Meadows instead.

c) This same Sunday is our first Mountain High hike of the season. See below for details. 

Ski Timberline on Sunday

April 27, 2008 (Sunday)

If Palmer chairlift is open and running this Sunday, lets go for it.  Let's ski all 3,620 vertical feet of pure fun from the top of Palmer to the bottom of the new Jeff Flood Express! 

We only have a relatively short window, when the upper lifts open, and the lower ones haven't closed yet.

As usual on such day outings, let's meet at McDonald's in Sandy, around 7:15 - 7:30 am, and we can either drive up together in a caravan, or form carpools on the spot, depending on who shows up.

We might even try skiing the Alpine trail all the way down to Government Camp.

For more info, contact Emilio, info@mthigh.org, or 1-503-510-1477.

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

(First Tuesday of the month)

Mountain High
monthly meeting
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May  6, 2008. (Tuesday). 

6:30 pm - social gathering;

7:00 pm - formal meeting. 

Location: Round Table Pizza, 10070 SW Barbur Blvd., near the corner of Capitol and Barbur Blvd.

This is basically an organizational and planning meeting, attended mainly by Board members, trip leaders, etc., but it is open to all.  Anyone wanting to get more involved with the club is welcome.

Mt. High Golf 

May 8 (Thurs.) at 5:00 pm.

              9 holes at Sandelie Golf course.

Hello Mt. High Golfers,

Our plan is to play 9 holes twice a month during the week, and 18 holes once a month on a weekend.

If you want to play, please call Cal Eddy at least 7 days in advance.  Any questions feel free to call:

              Cal at 503-805-8606

or e-mail Cal at baebaw@ccwebster.net. 

Mt. High Golf 

May 18 (Sun.) at 9:00 am.

              18 holes at .Mt. View golf course in Boring

Note: Langdon Farms golf course (previously announced for this date) has been cancelled, as they wanted $79 per person (riding or walking).

Mountain Vie golf course charges $33 for walking, and $48 for riding.

Our plan is to play 9 holes twice a month during the week, and 18 holes once a month on a weekend.

If you want to play, please call Cal Eddy at least 7 days in advance.  Any questions feel free to call:

              Cal at 503-805-8606

or e-mail Cal at baebaw@ccwebster.net. 

Mt. High Golf 

May 21 (Wed.) at 5:00 pm.

              9 holes at Colwood National Golf course.

Our plan is to play 9 holes twice a month during the week, and 18 holes once a month on a weekend.

If you want to play, please call Cal Eddy at least 7 days in advance.  Any questions feel free to call:

              Cal at 503-805-8606

or e-mail Cal at baebaw@ccwebster.net. 

Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of events during the 3-day Convention. Please see the attached Excel spreadsheet for specific needs. To volunteer, contact Diane Hicks at: diane.hicks@horizonair.com.

Far West Convention

June 5 - 8, 2008

Volunteers and participants are needed for the FWSA Convention, coming up in Bellevue, WA, June 5 - 8, 2008. The Convention is being hosted by our very own NW Ski Club Council. Let’s all help!

Remember we are all part of larger organization. Yes,
we are part of the NW Ski Club Council, ... but also of the Far West Ski Association, which encompasses eleven Councils in Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Utah.

FWSA represents all our local ski clubs, and organizes at least 3 trips every year:
1) the FWSA Ski Week (at Whistler this winter; Big Sky next year);
2) the FWSA International Ski Week (usually in Europe);
3) an International Summer trip (like a trip to China last year, or the Alaska Cruise this year).

FWSA also organizes a number of club competitions
— for best Newsletter, best Web site, Outstanding club, Safety person of the year, Man and Woman of the year, etc. Awards are given at the annual Convention in June.

A big part of the Convention is a Travel Symposium,
where club members can meet with dozens of Ski
Industry representatives and plan future ski trips.
There is also a fun component, in the form of a Pub
crawl, Golf and Tennis tournaments, kayaking, etc.
A number of ski celebrities are usually present. In the
past, we had several of Olympic ski champions, some
extreme skiers, some founders of famous ski areas, the initiator/founder of the Oregon Cancer Ski Out (Larry Chadwick), and more. There are some
rumors that we might see Warren Miller this year, or the Mahre brothers,  or the people who make K2 skis.

So, be part of history, and come attend the Convention in Bellevue, WA. Each year, a different Ski Club Council undertakes the responsibility for
organizing the Convention, and this year it is the NW Ski Club Council’s turn. That’s all of us, NW people!

Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of events during the 3-day Convention. Please see the attached Excel spreadsheet for specific needs. To volunteer, contact Diane Hicks at: diane.hicks@horizonair.com.

See more info about the Convention at:
http://www.fwsa.org/page/page/689570.htm.

To register for the Convention as our club’s delegate,
please send in your registration fee ($135) to Mountain High, using our Dough Transmittal Form, by April 30.

We want YOU!

Mountain High

Pizza Party / Elections

June 19, 2008. (Thurs.)
          6:30 pm at the

Round Table Pizza,

10070 SW Barbur Blvd.,

near Capitol Hwy. (by McDonald’s).

Everybody is invited! Come meet other club members, check out what’s new.

Included:
* Slide show / video of some recent ski trips.
* Socialize, mingle with other club members.
* The pizza is free (on the club), but buy your own
drink.
* Participate in electing our new President and other
club officers. So far, we have the following candidates:
     President: Terry White
     Vice-President: Gordy Lusk
     Secretary: Diane Zhitlovsky
     Treasurer: Sandi Dykstra

Can you spare a few hours during the year to help create the fun for next year? This is your chance to participate and make a difference. We will have club
elections during our Pizza Party on June 19, 2008.

WHO: Nominate YOURSELF or Other members. Ask your friends in the club if they are interested. The only requirement is that the nominee must be an active member of the club in good standing for 1 year.
WHEN:  Submit names by JUNE 1, 2008
HOW: Send nominations by email to Elaine Bock seawitchpdx@aol.com in the following format:

* Position for which the person / yourself is being nominated

* Your name (if self-nominating) or of the person being nominated

* If nominating someone other than yourself, your name.

Questions? Contact the Elections Committee:
Elaine Bock – seawitchpdx@aol.com
Sue Snelling - optomistsue@comcast.net
Diane Zhitlovsky – dianezhi@hotmail.com

"Clubs 4 Play"

NWSCC Golf Tournament

Sunday, July 27

Hello Golfers,

The NWSCC will be putting on a golf tournament Sunday, July 27th. It will be a four person scramble.

several local ski clubs will participate.

We will play at Oregon City Golf Course and the price will include golf and lunch.

This year Larry Bennett and Cal Eddy will organize this event and promise to make it a fun.  Any questions feel free to call:

     Larry at 503-760-2360

     Cal at 503-631-3115

Or e-mail Cal at baebaw@ccwebster.net. 

Click here for

Campsite Map

2008 Deschutes River

Raft Weekend

Aug 15-17, 2008. This has become an annual tradition for our club. A weekend of rafting and frolicking in the sun on the Deschutes River at Maupin, OR.

Contact Gordy at 503-804-8363 or GordyLusk@hotmail.

Reservation and payment must be received by July 15th. (or don’t show up). Cancellation Date is August 1st.

Trip includes:

Camping: Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in Maupin City Park..

RV space available for an additional $20.00 a night.

Camp sites, near bathroom in main park. Rafting: (Row, Paddle or just ride) Friday and Saturday... We’ll provide the rafts. Saturday night diner: Chicken and ribs provided by Mt. High.

Cost:  Camp, raft, dinner = $85.00 pp, (Non Members $100.00)

Cycle Oregon and

Candlelighters "Ride-for-a-Child"

Sept. 6-15, 2008.

Each year, many Mountain High members participate in the Candlelighters’ cycling fundraiser, Ride-for-a-Child, in the week long Cycle Oregon, Sept. 6-13, 2008.

Candlelighters is an organization that serves families and children in Oregon and Southwest Washington that are impacted by childhood cancer.

If you’d like to participate, click here for the rider information packet about the Candlelighters and the Ride-for-a-Child team:

       PDF file   or

       Word document

For further info, please contact
Dick Hartung
Candlelighters RFAC committee
dhartung@lhlhomes.com or 503-348-3000.