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History

History was made by others before us.  We are also making history every day by our own actions.

To contribute your own story here, please contact Emilio Trampuz, Emilio2000@earthlink.net.

Mt. High Club History

 

1. Introduction About Us How the Mountain High club came to be, through the merger of Plaza and EdgeSet clubs.

2. Mt. High Outstanding Club 2006  Club activities in 2006.

3. Mt. High Outstanding Club 2009  Club activities in 2009.

4. Mt. Hood Highway Cleanup  We adopt 2 miles of Hwy. 26, in 2010.

 

 

 

NWSCC

NW Ski Club council History

 

1. NWSCC's 30th Anniversary The NW Ski Club Council celebrated its 30th anniversary with a big gala party, including Olympic Gold winner Phil Mahre as an honored guest. Sept. 2009.

2. Ski Oregon Challenge 2005/06
Skiing all of Oregon's ski areas in a single season. 3 skiers share their story.

3. Ski Washington Challenge 2006/07. Skiing all of Washington's ski areas in a single season.

 

Mt. Hood & Oregon History

 

1. Historic Mt. Hood Trails  Trails that used to be skied between Timberline and Government Camp before there were any lifts. And a recent revival of interest in them. Maps, info and more.

2. Mt. Hood History, Trivia & Memorial Bike Ride Guided bike ride through the history of Mt. Hood, old highway, Barlow trail, Cascade lodge and more. Interesting trivia about Mt. Hood area.

3. Mt. Hood Zig Zag canyon Upper part is skiable. Lower part is a trap where skiers get lost. how to ski it safely.

4. Timberline's 50th Anniversary (2005), Golden Rose (2005), and Hjalmar Hvam (1930s)  "Skiers live a long time" said Hjalmar Hvam, inspiring Henry Bendinelli to live well into his late 80s and beyond.

5. Timberline opens new trails and new lift in 2007  The new Jeff Flood express lift in the Still Creek basin almost doubled the available terrain at Timberline.

6. Wolf spotted at Timberline (2001.) - Was it a wolf or a coyote? You be the judge. See the pictures. Notice the light-gray saddle-like patch on its back.

7. Mt. Hood climb & ski (2008), plus Volleyball on the summit (1976) Violet Anderson skis from the summit of Mt. Hood in 2008.  Chuck Westergren and others play volleyball on the summit in 1976.

Skiers

 

1. Departed Champions (2006)
Richard Kohnstamm,
Bill Kirschner,
Otto Lang

2. Remembering 1984 (1984)
Nick Veroske and Emilio Trampuz share some recollections of 1984.
 

 

Ski Areas

 

1. Summer Camps on Mt. Hood
Summer training since 1956.

2. Ski 4 of 5 Mt. Hood ski areas in a single day (2006.) - This was done in 2006, thanks to a free day of skiing offered by 3 of the largest ski areas at season's end.

3. Mt. Hood aerial Tramway - Skiway to Timberline - 1956. Old newsreel, showing the bus converted into an aerial tramway called "Skiway". It travelled along a fixed pair of cables from Government Camp to Timberline in the early 1950s. See it on YouTube.

 

 

See more History by browsing all our Photo pages, one page for each year.

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