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More snow improves condi

The spectacular snowstorms and high winds of
the past week had quite an effect on our local
. montains, the best being the additional snow that
they, brought with them. The winds forced
Cypress Bowl and Hemlock Valley to close down
operations for a time, and the heavy snows on the

‘Squamish/Whistler road caused quite a bit of

havoc last Saturday, with the road being closed to
all traffic for several hours.

By the beginning of the
week all was back to normal

and all areas were happily

reporting fresh snow and
fine ski conditions. Whistler
Mountain has had such
abundant snows. that .they
are planning to operate the

- two alpine T-bars~at long

last, and these should be in
operation by the coming
weekend if not sooner. The
Big Red Chairlift has had
mechancical problems
which put it out of operation
last Sunday, hopefully this
lift will also be back in full
service by the weekend.

The cross country trails at:

Cypress Bowl are looking
great again now that the
Parks Branch has its Track
setting equipment back in
operation. The Track setter
was out of service for a

couple of weeks undergoing

repairs and modifications.
The Parks people assure us
that the equipment is now
better than ever, so get the
skinny skis out and try out

. these great new tracks, this

week should really | be a fine
one for'cross country skiing.

Acro:s the line at Mount

‘Baker they weren't missing

out on the winter snows
either, ‘th 355 cms and still

snowing at last report. This
popular i's. ski centre is
open duly this: week for
Washington's Birthday.
Usually only open at
weekends \{ unt Baker has

some really line skiing and if
you've never been there this
week would be a good time
to look aroun.

Easily \visiile from just
about any vantage point in
the Vancouver area 10,827
ft. Mount Baker is an extinct

‘cano rising dramatically

«the Cascade feothills.

(he mountsin tes in
Washington State, in the
heart of Mount Baker

National Forest. Named by
Captain George Vancouver,
the peak was first climbed in
1869. Ihe ski area is located
on nearby {leather
Meuuows, a spectacular

alpine icyion lying between |

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’ the 4,000 and 5,000 ft. levels
of Mounts Herman and
Sbuksan, on the north-
eastern slopes: of Mount

Baker. The area boasts six

chairlifts, four ropetows,

{one free for children and

beginners) a daylodge, ski.

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. Some 92 miles south-east
of Vancouver, it is an easy
two. hour: drive to the ski
slopes on a good day. (in
winter be sure to carry
chains, the State Highway
Patrol gets very fussy!). The
‘college town of Bellingham,
Washington, claims the
mountain for its own, and is
56 miles to the south-west of
Seattle is 136 miles south.
From the number of B.C.
licence plates to be seen in
the’ Mount Baker parking
areas you might think the
mountain belongs to B.C.!

Development first got
started here back in the
Twenties, shortly after the
Mount. Baker National

Forest came into being. The
Mount Baker- Development
Company constructed the
magnificent Mount Baker
Lodge, an imposing 100-bed
log structure. Adjacent
cabins and the Heather
Annex boosted the capacity
to 350 guests.

A summer road existed
then, and the resort offered
guided trail rides, hiking,
mountaineering and fishing.
Skiing was in early fall and
an old ‘donkey’ engine
hauled skiers up the slopes
of Austin Pass. The Lodge

was opened in 1927, but.

regrettably was destroyed by

“fire a few years later and

never replaced.

Various ski tows were
constructed over the years.
The first was a rope tow built
in 1937 by Web Moffat, now
operator of the
Snowqualmie Pass Ski Area
near Seattle. No major ski
development got underway
until the early Fifties.

An all-winter road was in
service, but the State
Highway Department
threatened closure unless
more facilities were
developed. A group of
Bellingham business people
took up the challenge, and
the Mount Baker Recreation
Company was in orated

in July, 1952. The Company

MOUNT BAKER ski area
ir daily operation this
week.

installed the Pan Dome
chairlift in 1953. A double
chairlift with 800 ft. vertical
and 800 per hour capacity,
the lift went into operation
in the spring of 1954, and
was, at the time, one of the
most modern ski lifts in
existence. Rope tows were
also put in, but little further
development took place
until 1964 when the Heather
chairlift was built. “This

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