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snowier. That's the way it is
in the jet age, and the way its
been ‘since the Norwegians
convinced us to switch from

excitement ‘there’s always a
better place-beckoning.

Fifty years ago it was that
way too. Montreal skiers,
accustomed to piling aboard
the special ski trains that
stopped at every resort from

Shawbridge to Tremblant,

were being enticed to head

To a skier, far hills look :

for the Canadian Rockies by _

rail: a complete package: for
less... than~ 100 depression
dollars.

A few Toronto skiers, a

little long in the tooth now,
recall the days when a train. -

carrying boisterous | skiers

used to ‘stop at the-station .

called ‘Craigleith,, a short
walk from the * mountains’.

ONLY BY TRAIN

In- Calgary they'lt tell. you
that not so long ago | ‘the train
was. the: only: way to get to 3
great little ski area known as
Lake ‘Louise. Vancouver
skiers reply to this by

pointing out that even more

recently, rail was. the only
route ‘to Whistler's downhill
delights.

Nowadays skiers get about

a bit, differently. On ‘winter
weekends the

big centres: $0 the snowy.
slopes. are”: jammed with

fourlane
highways leading from thé ©

skitopped cars --.. carrying .

both — the slender

country type and
stubbier kind for blasting
downhill, And for that in-

cross-

creasingly - ‘popular sojourn

in the snow known as the ski
vacation you‘can use all the
modern conveniences: jet to
the Rockies and then get
lifted to the mountain tops
by helicopter.

STAYING HOME

A few other differences
have been into
Canadian ski travel recently.
A -decade ago,. Canadian
skiers Hocked tothe bargain:

the -.

crowding..

priced European Alps: now
it’s a lot less expensive to
Stay nearer home and
discover the long runs of the
western mountains where
the experts. say there’s some
of the best. skiing in the
world, thanks to our colder,
drier snow. Five years ago
Canadians were flocking to
the ski stores to. outfit
‘themselves with inexpensive
cross-country skis, that
booming, hassle-free family
Sport; now those same
enthusiasts are buying better
skis and travelling hundreds
of miles to try out new
terrain. -

There’s just one problem
in all this ski excitement:
‘With an = un-
precedented number of
Canadian skiers — plus a

‘bigger than ever influx from
_ the U.S., Japan and Europe -

- expected to share in our
bountiful seasonal snow
resource this winter,
facilities will be busy. So it's
not too soon to pinpoint
some winter dates . and
destinations if_-yobk are
thinking “about renting a
chalet, holidaying at a I

or winging a distance at low-
cost charter rates.

PLENTY
OF CHOICE

The choice im skiing. is
bewilderingly big: all the
way from Mont Ste Anne,

the second highest mountain
-in the east and a mere 25
“miles,

from fascinating
Quebec City, to remote
Sunshine Village (near
Banff) where cars can’t get
in. Both these areas are

noted as downhill resorts,

_‘yet Mont Ste Anne boasts

excellent cross-country
skiing in his provincial park,
and Sunshine is the gateway
to ski touring in Assiniboine
Valley,
Matterhorn. In fact, almost
anywhere skiers go in
Canada these days they'll
find cross-country ski trails
Starting close-by the
downhill lifts, which is handy
for families with dual skiing
interests.

VANCOUVER’S

Canada’s. majestic.

Don’t forget, though,
when deciding on dates,
Christmas is booked-up
busy, early; and the mid-
winter school break isn’t far
behind. Air Canada is
repeating its successful
vacation packages to the
major ski areas this year.
Under such titles as Skifari
(the western mountains) and
Ski Oui (the Quebec hills),
the’ skier can get air tran-
sportation, land con-
nections, accommodation
and lift tickets all bundled
into one attractive price. A
rental car is often an option
in these arrangements.

PACKAGES

CP Air promotes ski
vacations with similar
packages, as do some of the
charter airlines. In addition
several organizations in-
terested in skiing put
together their own tran-
sportation, accommodation
packages for distant as well

‘as nearby ski destinations.-

So it’s a good idea to check
with your local travel agents,
ski club or ski shop for the

one that meets your needs --

and for tips on places you
may never have heard of,
and improvements to
facilities you don’t know
about.

And just to emphasize thé
fact that cross-country skiers
have joined the ranks of the
travelling skiers, Air Canada
is including in its winter-

sport program of package —

holidays two new vacations.
One is for experienced skiers
only; a ten-day high alpine
adventure along the Alberta-
B.C. “Great Divide”,
sleeping in mountain huts;
this trip includes a helicopter
lift to the starting point from

_ Grande Cache. The other

journey is a six-day trek
from Mont Tremblant into
the Papincau-Labelle
reserve for intermediate
skiers who can hack the
nine-to-fifteen mile-a-day
pace; overnights are in rustic
chalets.

Most skiers most of the
time travel by car, often
going several hundred miles

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for a weekend and close toa
thousand for a vacation.
Skiers from southwestern
Ontario regularly drive the
long mileage to Tremblant
and Quebec’s Eastern
Townships which boast some
of the East’s highest ski
mountains; Manitobans
drive to Banff; Californians
drive to Whistler. And
Edmontonians have been

‘known to drive to Lake

Louise via Calgary -- that's

the long way round -
because road conditions are
more reliable.

This makes the car a vital
piece of the skier’s equip-
ment. And that means
seasonal maintenance to
keep your four wheels
rolling through some of the
world’s worst weather, to
arrive at your ski destination
more or less on time; to get
home safely. It's too much to
leave to luck.

Shell has some ideas on
winter driving (part of a
series of booklets available
free from their dealers). First
tip is to get a tune-up and an
electrical system check;
cold, corrosion and damp-
ness are bound to cause
breakdown here first. And
your battery is a vital part of
the system, too; have it

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