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PEPSI-COLA TROPHIES
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EMBLEMATIC OF CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Canadian Junior Men's Ski Team Championship '
eanadian Junior Women's Ski Team
Championship
JASPER PARK, Feb. 24, 25, 26,
1961

THE OTTAWA SKI CLUB YEAR BOOK
Official Publication of the Ottawa Ski Club
SEASON 1960-61
Publisher:
J. W. CURRIE: 569 Helen Street
Editor:
W. L. BALL: 28 Wendover Avenue
Club Photographer:
FERDIE CHAPMAN
FRONT COVER:
ANNE HEGGTVEIT; Photo by ERIC FERRAT, Editor
PARLONS SPORTS, Granby, Que.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OTTAWA SKI CLUB
1959-1960
HONORARY OFFICERS
Honorary President - SIGURD LocKEBERG
Honorary Vice-Presidents:
SENATOR NORMAN PATTERSON - FRANK BEDARD
EXECUTIVE
President: A. GEORGE McHuGH, Q.C.
First Vice-President: Second Vice-President:
RoN LEFFLER Russ SMART
Chairman Ladies' Executive: JESSIE FEAR
H on. Secretary: Treasurer:
1. S. CuDMORE BoB McGJFFIN
13 Blackburn Ave.
Auditor:
DIRECTORS
LLOYD STEVENSON
HERBERT MARSHALL -Past President W. L. BALL - Ski Instruction
J. S. BLAIR - Liaison with Hull
City Transport
FRANZ BAIER -Ski Jumping
GARRY PERKINS - Ski Patrol
& First Aid
W . G. (Bun) CLARK - Liaison with
The Gatineau Zone
FERDIE CHAPMAN - Trails
JoHN FRIPP - Publicity
JoHN BROWN - Trail Riders
CLUB MANAGER
JOHN CLIFFORD
Typography By LE DROIT
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ELMER CASSEL - Cassel Lodge
D AVE MmoELY - Competition

Jessie Fear gives us a rollicking account of the square dance fun. Each
year Jessie declares a profit of some $100 which is quickly used to decrease
other deficits.
Bert Marshall recalls the. highly successful carnival we had at Fortune and
the party at Lansdowne Park to celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
John Clifford again gives an accounting of his and the Club's expansion and
points cut what we are getting for our money.
Dave Midgely took over the job of keeping tab on competitions and his report
shows that we had the most active season ever in this category. You won't find
the saga of the "Has Beens and Never Weres" listed under competitions. We are
not forgotten, however. Ski Magazine has generously offered to print our story in
its February issue.
Finally, Alex McDougall, long time authority on technique, tells us how the
wheel has turned and we are back to where we were shortly after the war.
Continuous Quality
Is Quality You Trust
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The Governor General and
Mrs. Vanier
at Fortune

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ski
equipment
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NICHOLAS and
BESSERER STS.

THE WEATHERMAN REPORTS
By F. W. BAKER, Central Experimental Farm
In the last Year Book I made the
observation that the man who dared to
pick up the torch dropped by "J.S.P."
would inherit a heavy task. It was obviously
a hot torch but Dr. Ball held it
well for the Golden Anniversary Year
of this great Ski Club. This year, Mr.
J. W. Currie, publisher of the Year Book,
took on the job of obtaining my report.
My commiserations and congratulations
go to him and Dr. Ball in their understanding.
Down through the pages of the O.S.C.
Year Book it has always been a hard
job to get Winters started. It has been
difficult to separate the failing days of
Fall from the freshening days of Winter.
There is a see-saw battle of Nature that
goes on at this season and my favourite
always loses out in the struggle.
Winter made its first intrusion into
the Realm of Warmth at an unusually
early date this past season. A snowfall
recorded on Oct. 18 was the second
earliest in the history of the Central
Experimental Farm. This was the more
notable in that the first sharp temperature
fall had occured only four days earlier.
This interesting paradox suggests
the fantasy of Summer and Winter reach-
. ing out a long arm to shake hands over
the head of the Fall season.
On the 3rd day of November Winter
returned again with nearly two inches
of snow and those who had scoffed at
the ridiculous early fall of October 17
were much more respectful of Mother
Nature's whims and fancies. These early
starts were part of the pattern of what
was to come and we hadn't long to wait.
Snow reappeared during the night of
November 17 and was recorded on nine
of the last twelve days of Nov. On Nov.
30 the temperature dropped to -1 o F.
and with it dropped the last thoughts of
Summer.
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The Weather Man
At the first of December there was
six inches of snow on the level fields
and if your T.V. was on you would likely
have heard thae immortal words "He
scores - the Rocket on a pass from the
Pocket!" Yes, Folks, these were the words
of doom to the Summer lovers and it
was in such a melancholy atmosphere
that these thoughts and statistics were
recorded for incorporation into the pages
of the Winter Lovers' Year Book.
On the third day of December, Winter
seemed to hesitate, as it were, and for
eight days in a row daytime temperatures
were above freezing with one day
of rain and snow combined. This was a
setback for winter but it inexorably got
into gear again with nearly seven inche.s
of snow on December 11 and 12. This
gave the countryside a definite Winter
flavour which was weakened only a little
by light rain on the 15th. From this
date onward it was truly Winter - not
severe cold and not much snow right
up to the last three days of the month
when 7.8" were recorded. The month
ended with a good ten inches of snow on
the fields. The lowest temperature recorded
up to now was a modest 5o below

zero. So far, so good, folks, an:! with
a Happy New Year to you all we will
turn over the page that places us plumb
in the middle of Winter - ·good old
January that seems like an eternity to
some of us.
Well, a quick glance down the daily
statistics that spell out the character of
this particular January and the first
thing we see is the complete absence of
rain and none of us mind. The raindrop3
that are such a blessing in Summer bring
only misery in Winter. Now absence of
rain in a Winter month could easily
mean severe cold or heavy snowfall but
neither visited us in this kindly January
of 1960. A moderate cold spell set in
on the 6th and lasted a week with a low
of -18°. This proved to be the low of
the season and it was 10.5° higher than
the average winter low. Only 17 .2" of
snow were recorded during the whole
month - the average is 21.5". This
snowfall was well distributed through
the month to maintain a snow level of
9-11" on the field. January 1960 was
a wonderful Winter month all the way.
So much for the longest month in
the year and we turn over the page to
greet the shortest one. February can hand
out some fierce Winter weather but
strangely, for the last decade has been
remarkably fine. It is a month of surprises.
Last February with 47.7" of snowfall
created the outstanding record since
. 1890. This enormous snowfall was well
distributed through the month and ac-
Start of a Midget
Cross-Country Race
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tu3lly fell on 22 days - running from
a trace to 17 .8". The heavy fall came
during the daylight hours of the 19th -
a great day for snowplows!
The month was another in a string of
mild Februarys broken only by 1959.
The lowest temperature was 5 degrees
above zero. The month ended clear
and cold with a good 22" of snow
covering the fields. Not all the moisture
in February came down as snow. There
were two rainy days on one of which
over an inch fell.
The first half of March put on a better
show of Winter than either of the three
previous months. In the first 15 days
there was not a drop of rain or a flake
of snow but sunshine was in abundance.
It must have been a bonanza for the
skiing world. The snow level on the fields
remained stationary at 19-20". Remarkably,
there was not a thaw - an unusual
state for March. In the second half
of the month 8.3" of snow fell and there
were four days of light rain. Day temperatures
never got out of the thirties
and the average was 28 o. The average
daily low was 1r - a nippy March
that dragged out the Winter and ran
too far into Spring for some people's
taste.
The cold of March continued into the
first ten days of April and the snow
cover was 100% gone only by April 14
- a situation which probably did not
displease the skiers.

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THE GATINEAU SKI PATROL
NCREASED membership in the
Ottawa Ski Club was reflected in
a very busy winter for Ski Patrol members.
Between the St. John Ambulance
Brigade and ourselves 534 recorded casualties
were treated in the Camp Fortune
and Skyline area. An estimated
additional 30 injuries which occurred
during night skiing and other than weekends
were treated but, due to pressure
of work or other reasons, patrolmen
were unable to make a report on these.
Examination of the reports indicates
that the majority of injuries are caused
by inexperience and failure to ski under
control. Many novices attempt slopes
that are beyond their ability. Others,
perhaps somewhat . more experienced,
fail to realize that one should stay under
control at all times.
The full role of the St. .John Ambu­
lance Brigade in first aid work in the
Gatineau Area is perhaps not fully understood
by the general skiing public.
Before the season starts Patrol members
attend a 2 months' course provided free
of charge by Brigade instructors. During
the season, members of the Brigade contribute
their time freely in staffing the
first aid posts thereby releasing Patrol-
Casualty
Clearing
By GARRY PERKINS, Leader
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men for work on the slopes and trails.
In addition the Brigade provides emer­
gency ambulance service for injured
skiers.
During the week-ends of the ski season,
two members of the Ski Patrol are
on duty at all times at each of the Camp
Fortune and Skyline Ski Patrol Head­
quarters buildings. Telephone connections
between these posts and all lodges
and tow shacks make it a simple matter
to report an accident and summon aid
with the minimum of delay. In the past,
complaints of slow arrival of patrols
have arisen from failure on the part of
persons assisting injured skiers to take
advantage of this telephone hook-up.
In closing, the Ski Patrol would like
to remind skiers of a few safety rules:
1. Take time to learn the fundamentals
of skiing before going out on the
hills and trails alone.
2. Ski under control. Be sure you can
stop if necessary.
3. Do not stand in the middle of slopes
or trails. Move over to the side if a
pause is needed.
4. Do not ski alone in remote areas.
5. Do not remain on the hills and trails
after the tows and lifts shut down.

could happen. I remember standing at
the finish line in the officials' roped off
section with Terry Kielty and Bill Westwick.
We were keeping times ·and could
tell immediately where any racer stood
at any time with respect to Anne. She
was over two seconds ahead in her first
run which is miles in a ski race which
is measured in tenths of a second. We
wrote off this one and that as they
came down.
In the second run Anne would be
under the most severe tension. The
Olympic Championship was within her
grasp if she could keep up the pace. Wil­
ly Bogner had won the first run of the
men's slalom only to have 3 falls in
the second. As she came out of the
starting gate we could see she was
going to do it. Her timing and co-ordination
were perfect. She even seemed to
be doing it too easily and when she
finished we know that it was just a
formality for the other competitors to
run.
The rest of the Canadian girls were
in tears when they finished they were so
happy and Anne herself was in a daze.
She had reached the top and won in
one swoop both the Olympic Slalom and
the World Championship. She was
crushed by photographers, reporters and
well wishers. She was the toast of the
sports world. After her phone to her
father you at home joined in the congratulations.
I believe that one of the most moving
spectacles I have seen· is the presentation
of the Olympic medals. It is one of
the most inspiring traditions of our age,
and to have one of your own standing
at the centre of the triple pedestals
with the fanfare of trumpets and finally
hear your national anthem and watch
your flag being raised makes you realize
what Anne had done.
It seems to me that the fire and de­
termination shown by the 1960 Olympic
Champion was already evident only a
few years ago in the little girl who used
to ride up the slalom hill tow on her
father's back. Anne's example should
be an inspiration to all Canadian
children.
Line up at the Pee Wee Tow Line - Alexander Lodge in the background
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THE OLYMPIC JUMPERS
£1 ANADA'S 1960 Olympic Jumping
'l....\ contingent was composed of three
competitors and a coach. Gerry Gravelle
was one of the jumpers and I
was the coach, thus giving Ottawa a
large share of the team.
We left Canada on December 8 and
took up residence in the Austrian winter
sport resort of Riezlern, a mountain
village at 4000 feet altitude. Snow conditions
were excellent when we arrived
and both 45 !lnd 65 meter jumps in
good shape because the German national
team had just finished training there the
previous week. We were able to start
training the next day.
Our daily program started with gymnastics
and a 10 to 15 minute run with
snow tramping exercises. After breakfast
we prepared the jump and did some
fast skiing to get used to speed. Afternoons
we practised on the 45 meter hill
and. I made suggestions and corrections
after each jump. The boys, Gerry,
Jacques Charland and Louis Moser,
came along well at this stage. Gerry
had a few falls and broke two pair of
skiis but was not injured. I could see,
however, that they needed a lot of
practice and better physical condition.
Before the first internotional
meet in Oberstdorf,
Germany. The Canadian
team from left: Gravelle,
O.S.C., F. Baier, coach,
O.S.C., J. Charland, S.C.,
Three Rivers, L. Moser,
Toronto, S.C.
Photo: Ruth Baier
By FRANZ BAIER, Coach
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On December 30 our team competed
with other Olympic and National Teams
in a pre-olympic jumping competition in
Oberstdorf and on January I at Garmisch,
Germany, in a second international
meet. From Germany we went, on
January 3, to Innsbruck, in Austria, the
scene of the 1964 Olympics, where we
jumped on the 75 meter jump. Our next
competition was January 6 at Bischofshofen,
Austria, on a 90 meter (nearly
300 feet) jump. We then went on to
a International Meet in Semmering in
Austria on January 10. Jacques Charland
placed well in these meets and Gerry
showed continued improvement. Louis
Moser, however, hurt his knee in Innsbruck
and when it failed to improve I
sent him home to Toronto. In Cortina.
Italy, we jumped in the Konsberg and
Campary Cup tournaments on January
16 and 17. We then went to Urach in
Germany for the Kurrikalla Cup, another
international meet, en January
24th. This was our last European competition
and Gerry had his best placing
when he was lOth among 52 jumpers
from 9 nations.
We returned to Montreal on January
26. Jacques and I went on to the U.S.

Nationals at Iron Mountain, Michigan,
but I gave Gerry a four day holiday to
see his young wife. He met us in Chicago
from where we went to Steamboat
Springs, Colorado. Here we met Irvin
and Clarence Servold, two Nordic Combined
members of Canada's Olympic
Team. We practised on the Steamboat
Springs jump for 5 days and Gerry
began to show real form, and exceeded
300 feet.
We left for Squaw Valley on February
8 and met Louis Moser in Denver,
Colorado. The boys had three weeks of
continuous jumping on the Olympic
Hill. Charland and Gravelle looked good
in comparison with other Olympic jumpers.
Moser was still not fully recovered
from his leg injury, however. A few
days before the Olympic Jumping both
Jacques and Gerry had falls. Gerry
After the International
Jumping meet (Cup
Kongsbergl on the
Olympic Jump in Cortina,
Italy. From left: Charland,
Three Rivers, S.C.; Baier,
coach O.S. Club, G.
Gravelle O.S. Club
Photo: Ruth Baier
*
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twisted his ankle and lost some of his
confidence. As a result his jumps of 70
and 79 meters were short of the 80 and
85 he had reached in practice. He, however,
placed 34th against Charland's
33rd which is perhaps as good a performance
as an Ottawa jumper made. (In
1936 Tom Mobraaten of Vancouver
was lith. Ed.)
After the Games we travelled via
San Francisco to Banf for the North
American Nordics on March 6. After
the pressure of the Olympics this meet
was a pleasure. We then went to Fort
William for the Canadian Nordic. Here,
Charland won the jumping and Gravelle
was third.
Gerry improved greatly but it is not
possible to become an international
champion in one winter.

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I
N January 1960 we had our first
meet of the season. The OSC trophy
was at stake. Rhea] Seguin again distinguished
himself by taking the honours
in A Class and in the general standing.
Don McLeod took B Class, whilst Jean
Yves Richer topped C Class and Andre
Leduc the Junior Class. It should be
noted here that Richer was second in
the overall standing.
The second meet took place in Feb­
ruary 1960 and, once more, it was
Rheal Seguin who led in A Class as
well as the overall standing. However,
in this latter, he was closely followed
by Richer who narrowed the margin to
6/10 of a point. All eyes are now on
Richer to see if he can wrest away
some of the laurels that seem to "belong"
to Seguin. In B Class, it was
Colin Bergh (Colin knows that practice
makes better). C Class was again won
by Richer with the junior going to
Martial Ranger. Andre ( Chesty) Leduc
thought he had a monopoly in the Junior
Class!
The Hull City Championship was
held in early March 1960. It was all
Seguin's again, closely followed by Jean
Yves Richer. The latter was upgraded
to B Class due to his outstanding performance
in previous meets this season.
Other individual honours went to Peter
Guy in B Class and Andre Leduc in
Junior Class. Peter Guy should give
jumping a better try, say for a whole
season. 'How about it, Peter?'
The end of March 1960 saw the Nor­
land Jumping Meet and the return of
Gerry Gravelle from the Olympic Games
at Squaw Valley. Needless to say that
Gerry was by far the best jumper. 'Keep
your head, Gerry, and I am sure that
you have the ability to become the next
Canadian Champion. Franz Baier took
second spot and Seguin found himself
SKI JUl\IPING
By PAUL BERNIQUEZ
Jumping Chairman
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in the third slot. "Chesty" Leduc installed
himself in the fourth position
with two long jumps (no landing). "Chesty
has promise and we hope he will show
us next season. Richer dropped to sixth
place and I thought I saw a trace of
indifference on that day. There is no
doubt that he lacked his usual enthusiasm
during this last competition. Let's
hope this was only a temporary let
down. The desire and the will to better
oneself must always be present in the
competitive skier's mind. If you couple
these qualities with diligent and serious
training, you have some of the attributes
of a champion. All you require
then is ability!
Last season was one of the best, not
only from the point of view of the abundance
of snow and prevailing good
weather, but also from the organizational
side. The Committee of jumpers compcsed
of Raymond Desrochers, Fred
Magrichuk, Maurice Landry, Jean Yves
Richer, Colin Bergh, Rhea! Seguin, Dave
Marcellus (a much improved junior),
Raymond Pare, Martial Ranger, Andre
Leduc and Jacques Berniquez worked relentlessly
in packing the three jumping
hills and had quite a time keeping pace
with Mr. Snowfall. Claude Legault, our
publicist, did a good job and we hope
that he will continue in his present ca­
pacity. All meets were well looked after
by the different sub-committees and my
sincere thanks go to all.
As in past years, the judging was
done by Bob Wallace and Earl Filman,
assisted by Art Lavigne. They were
sometimes joined by Russ Smart. We
extend our appreciation and sincere
thanks to all. The markers were the
Marcoux brothers and other friends to
whom we are grateful.
The junior jump finally became a
reality. It was built by six jumpers, i.e.,

THE MIDGET SKI PROGRAM
Last winter marked the sixth year of
the Midget Program and by all odds its
biggest and best. An excellent winter
and a club membership which exceeded
10,000 brought out a record crowd of
6 to 13 year olds. The executive was
well prepared, however, and 70 trained
amateur instructors were on hand to
greet them. A strong nucleus of veterans
and about 30 new instructors made up
the staff. All of these had received the
course sponsored by the Ottawa Citizen
and directed by John Fripp and Bud
Archibald.
An average of 500 children attended
the six instruction classes and some Saturdays
in excess of 600 were on hand.
The executive which organized the
program was the following :
W. L. Ball ............ Director of Program
Thor Weibust .... Director of Ski School
Paul Lajoie ..................... : ..... .. Secretary
Chuck Ballard . . . . .. . .. .. . ... . .. . .. . . . Marshal
Phyllis McLaren ... Assistant to Marshal
1959-1960
by W. L. BALL
Summary of Preliminary Races
Senior Instructors
Harold Fawcett Bill Peterson
Don Holman Phyllis Klotz
Paul Lajoie
The instruction program again was
composed of three categories:
1. Basic Instruction and Safe Skiing
under the direction of Thor Weibust.
2. Racing Instruction divided into three
sections:
(a) Jumping - under Colin Bergh.
(b) Cross-Country racing handled
by Tony Stolfa.
(c) Slalom and Downhill Racing by
Bill Ball assisted by Lorry Wedd
and Doug Irwin.
3. The third part of the Program -
competition- was ably co-ordinated
by Harry Rosewarne, Chairman of
Midget Racing for the Gatineau Ski
Zone.
No less than nine preliminary races
preceded the boys' Four Way Skimeister
for the Newt Barry and the girls' Three
Way competition for the Emil Danjaw
Trophy.
Winners
Date Race Location Boys Girls
Jan. 17 Slalom Fortune C. Chapman H. Quipp
Jan. 24 Downhill Kingsmere c. Chapman H. Quipp
Jan. 31 Slalom Wakefield c. Chapman A. Rowley
Feb. 7 Jumping Fortune H. Parsons
Feb. 14 Cross Country Kingsmere T. Stolfa A. Rowley
Feb. 21 Downhill-Slalom Wakefield C. Chapman A. Rowley
Feb. 28 Cross Country Fortune T. Stolfa A. Rowley
Mar. 6 Slalom Kingsmere C. Chapman H. Quipp
Mar. 13 Slalom Wakefield c. Chapman H. Quipp
The first racing death in America was
that of Sigurd Hall who was killed in
the Mt. Ranier Downhill in 1940.
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Skiing was introduced in Canada in
1879. The Montreal Ski Club was formed
in 1904.

CHILDREN'S SKI PROGRAM FOR 1960-61
HARRY ROSEWARNE, Chairman, Midget Committee,
For some years the Gatineau Ski
Zone Committee of the Canadian Amateur
Ski Association has been keenly
interested in the promotion and organization
of skiing for all youngsters within
the zone. The major guiding principles
have been, and still are, to help
the young people to begin their skiing
correctly and to provide initial training
in racing fundamentals to those interested.
A steady widening in the scope of
the program has been achieved from
year to year. The plans which are being
formulated for this year should reach
more children and improve future organized
activities.
The most important addition will be
the introduction of a Juvenile program
to be directed by John Fripp. The Juvenile
age limits are 13 to 15 inclusive.
In past years most of the children's
work was carried on in the Midget
Program. The Midget ages were 6 to
13 years inclusive. With the introduction
of the Juvenile class, the Midget age
limit has been lowered to 12 years.
Between the two programs a wider age
group will be eligible for instruction and
training.
The first item on the Midget calendar
will be the Midget Ski Instructor's School
Gatineau Ski Zone
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to provide the staff for the Midget
Schools. This has become an annual
affair sponsored by the Ottawa Citizen.
Thor Weibust will organize the school
and John Fripp and Bud Archibald will
look after instruction and examination.
The school is open to ski clubs that
have joined the Zone and are planning
a Midget program. It will be conducted
over the Christmas holiday season,
probably at Camp Fortune. The second
part of the program will be ski schools
organized within each participating club
and assisted by technical advice from the
Zone Midget Committee as requested.
Where possible, each club assumes the
cost for its school so that free instruction
and training is provided for the
children. Usually six lessons are given
each season. The last item on the
program is a series of organized races
in Slalom, Downhill, Cross-Country and
Jumping. Harold Fawcett will be in
charge. Each race will be an invitation
meet held at one of the participating
clubs. These competitions will provide
an opportunity for the youngsters from
each club to compete against each other
and put into practice the training anJ
coaching they have received. The
program will finish with a two day Ski

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Meister to determine a four-way combined
winner for the boys and a threeway
winner for the girls. The older girls
will compete for the Emil Danjaw
trophy while the older boys will try to
capture the Newt Barry trophy. The
younger girls and boys will compete for
the John Bracken trophy which was
awarded for the first time last season.
It is tentatively planned that the
Juvenile program follow much the same
pattern as the Midget program except
that the emphasis will be shifted towards
competition. There will be a Juvenile
ski school to teach control skiing which
is not, however, expected to assume the
pre-portions it has in the Midget program
since there will be fewer juveniles just
starting to ski or who are improving
their control skiing technique. The emphasis
will be placed on competition
training, coaching and practical experience
in racing. It is important to note
that this competitive schedule will be
designed for the beginner as well as
for the more experienced racer graduating
from the Midget program. It is
hcped that the competition part of the
program will provide a continuation for
the competitor from the Midget program
and at the same time provide an excellent
starting point for a youngster
just beginning to race at Juvenile a!;e.
The ski clubs which are expected to
be active in these programs for the
60-61 season are: Ottawa, Kingsmere,
Vorlage, Edelweis, Sedbergh Boys'
School, Beamish and possibly some
others.
It should also be mentioned that the
Zone committee is active with the
Ottawa Municipal Ski Council in providing
technical assistance and in training
instructors for the Municipal schools
at Rockcliffe, Hogsback and Carlington.
I think the time has ccme when skiers
should be graded before they are allowed
to venture out on the slopes. This
will be difficult to administer but wi!l
eventually come.

Accidents that occur during turns are
more interesting to the anatomist. Here
we have a rotational motion, that results
in torque, to complicate an already com­
plex pattern of forces. Because' the tips
of the skis do not skid around, but re­
main more nearly fixed, they act as the
fulcrum and two moments come into
play. One of these is the distance between
the tip of the ski and the ankle
and the other that between the skier's
centre of gravity and his ankle.
When the skier catches the outside
edge of his outer ski or the inside edge
of his inner ski, momentum tends to
carry his body in its original direction
but the ski is fixed. As a result, the free
ski crosses over it causing the skier to
fall while pivoting on his fixed leg. The
torque developed on the tibia (the larger
of the two lower leg bones) is great
and may result in a spiral fracture.
Sometimes the upper end of the fibula
{the smaller bone) is broken off and
injury to the knee occurs as well. Before
these things happen the experienced
skier has usually thrown himself sideways
and has freed both skis from the
snow as he slides on his back or chest.
The beginner, fearing a fall, stays with
Cutting the triple
ribbon at the
inauguration of the
choir lift.
From left to right:
Oswald Parent,
M.L.A., Hull,
Hon. George Hees,
Alan Hoy,
N.C.C., Chairman,
John Clifford
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the disasterous tum too long and sustains
a wrenching leg injury.
There is some evidence that release
bindings operate more successfully at
higher speeds. There is a difference in
the pattern of high and low speed inju­
ries. The slower a skier is moving the
lower is the break on the tibia likely to
be. When the speed is not great enough
to produce a fracture, injuries to the
knee occur.
There is a wide open field for investi­
gation into the psychology of ski injuries
or rather those who sustain them. Fa­
tigue is well established as a factor,
dulling as it does the senses and reflexes.
A second factor is fear, a purely psychological
one about which we know
little. A relaxed and confident skier
rarely gets hurt. When he meets a situation
with which he is not adequately
equipped to cope he becomes nervous
and frightened, his reaction times slow
down and · his muscular responses are
poor. Such situations arise when he finds
the hill steeper or icier than he expected
or an unexpected obstacle suddenly
appears in his path.

Current:
Other:
Cash on hand .... .... ..... ........... ... .
Acccunts receivable ............ .. .. .. ..
Inventory - fuel, wood
Unexpired insurance premiums
Life insurance
Work in progress
Fixed:
Land
Buildings
Ski jump
Current:
Equipment
Electrical installations
Improvements to hills
Less Amounts written off
Bank overdraft
Accounts payable
Ottawa Ski Club Inc.
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT JUNE 30, 1960
Assets
- Cash surrender value
- Accumulated dividends
Cost
$ 6,534.75
99,121.95
7,758.97
3,272.81
7,587.83
$124,276.31
Liabilities
Accrued interest payable ... ........... ........ ..
Treasury and demand notes payable -
due in current year . .. .....
Owing to Ladies' Committee -
Long term:
Surplus
Square Dance Proceeds
Mortgage payable - 6% due August 1, 1962
Treasury notes payable - due 1962 .
Accumulated
provision for
depreciation
$ 35,158.83
7,757.97
1,317.89
493.69
$44,728.38
$27,176.20
13,482.25
$ 50.00
2.97
2,400.00
2,270.46
$ 170.00
200.00
Net
$ 6,534.75
63,963.12
1.00
1,954.92
7,094.14
$79,547.93
13,693.95
$15,950.90
3,784.79
895.02
8,600.00
301.61
$10,000.00
10,500.00
$ 4,723.43
370.00
12,549.B
93,241.88
$110,884.44
$ 29,532.32
20,500.00
60,852.12
$110,884.44
This is the balance sheet referred to in my report to the President and
members dated, October 21, October.
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G . Lloyd STEVENSON
Chartered Accountant

We were not sure even on the day
of the event just how many would turn
up. Allowance had to be made for
people who would come at · the last
minute. The caterers had to be given
a final figure on the morning of the
appointed day. We set it at 1100 but
we overestimated by roughly 100. Of
course we had to pay for 1100 but at
any rate there was no shortage of food.
The matter of numbers was embar­
rassing in other ways. The Coliseum
has a scale of rates depending upon the
numbers attending. We contracted originally
for 500 and our estimates of
costs became too low when we exceeded
that number. Capital guards had to
be on hand to attend to parking, take
tickets, watch the entrances, and generally
assist in keeping order. With the
increased sale of tickets we had to
double the number. In the end, the
expenses of the Smorgasbord were
considerably larger than the early
estimates and a deficit resulted. It was
offset by the surplus from the Carnival
with a little left over.
Even if we had had an overall deficit
the celebrations would still have been
worth while.
To John Clifford and his committee
all credit is due for the success of the
Carnival. On the writer and his committee
was the responsibility for organizing
the Smorgasbord entertainment and
it was a thrill to see members and
friends filling the great floor of the
Coliseum and enjoying this historical
social event. Morrison-Lamothe handled
the catering very efficiently. During the
meal there was background Alpine
music. When the meal was over the
tables were removed expeditiously, and
all eyes were turned on the head table,
tastefully decorated by Mrs. Klotz and
her assistants, not to mention those
honoured to sit at it. His Worship Mayor
Nelms was the guest of honour.
It had been agreed that speeches
would be fe\\· and brief. In fact two
minutes each was the edict of President
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McHugh. He set a good example and
Mayor Nelms also spoke briefly. The
writer's task was to speak about the
fifty years history of the Ottawa Ski
Club in two minutes! He did manage to
restrain himself to the extent of limiting
himself to five minutes. Sigurd
Lockeberg also exceeded the speed
limit in a breezy address.
Next came the entertainment devised
especially for those who did not wish
to dance. Ken Reynolds and the Happy
Wanderers took charge. They were
assisted by the Almrauch Folk dancers,
the Concordia Male choir, tapdancing,
community singing and other interesting
performances.
Then the dancing was in full swing
including both square and round dances.
A special feature was a competition in
old time waltzing. At its conclusion the
winners were presented with prizes. Also
the draw was made for the door prizes.
Well after midnight this 50th anniversary
celebration ended. It will remain
for a long time a happy memory for
all those who were fortunate enough to
attend. Many expressed the wish that
there could be more of the same. Unfortunately,
their organization is a formidable
task.
Alex McDougall seems to be taking
his work seriously !

Economy Skiing - Camp Fortune Style
Do you know that there is no ski area
in North America comparable in size
to Camp Fortune that offers the facilities
that the Ottawa Ski Club uoes
for a low lift rate of $3.00 per day? To
name a few areas and their charges :
Per day
Toronto Ski Club at Collingwood $6.00
Mont Gabriel ................................ $5.50
Mont Tremblant .. .......................... $5.00
Stowe, Vermont ... ........................... $6.50
When the cost of your membership is
pro-rated against the number of times
you use the tow facilities, you will
wonder how the ski club and the tow
concessions can offer tow skiing at
this low rate.
The Club and the Ski Tow Co. spend
thousands of dollars each season to provide
free instruction for children and
the most complete competition programme
in Canada. The Ottawa Ski
Club is probably the only ski area on
this continent which supplies all round
ski facilities to the low income person.
Many exciting improvements can be
made at Camp Fortune in the future to
benefit members, such as spacious
lodges, improved cafeterias etc. Also
many of our gentle slopes such as Midget,
McHugh, Morts and Paradise Valley
can be extended three times longer
and widened and their rope tows replaced
by long ski lifts.
Also, we hope to see paved roads to
Camp Fortune, free parking on weekends,
and good accommodation with the
resort atmosphere. With the above mentioned
additions the Ottawa Ski Club
would have a ski recreational area fitting
for the National Capital.
The following are some of the changes
you will see at Camp Fortune this
season:
A 900 per hour capacity Double Chair
Lift which will operate year round on
By JOHN CLIFFORD
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·weekends and daily for the winter
season, at the same two rates as the
T-Bars.
A 15' x 120' addition to the Skyline
Lodge will ease the situation somewhat
and parking for another 200 cars has
been arranged with the Sparks family
across the Meach Lake Road.
The sum of $22,000.00 was put into
the widening and grooming of the R. P.
Sparks Trail, the Bud Clark, and the
Canadian. The Anne Heggtveit Slalom
Hill, the finest slalom hill in Canada is
useable, but needs a little more work.
With the Double Chair Lift and recent
grooming this Skyline Area can now
handle 2000 skiers, and this on the minimum
of snow. This is an amazing feat
for a non-profit Club.
The Camp Fortune Valley itself has
seen some major changes too. These include
a concrete and steel artificial
landing for the Sigurd Lockeberg Jump.
This widened landing is the first stage
of a 60 meter (220 ft.) hill designed
by jumping Director Franz Baier. Future
plans call for a short inrun tower of
38 feet in height, also a new judges'
stand. This will be the only jump east
of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario capable of
holding Jumping of International. calibre.
The $9,000.00 spent this summer includes
200 tons of concrete footing
which combined with the steel rails will
be an asset that will not rot away like
the structures of the past.
Other improvements are additional
parking for 400 cars, widening of the
Alexander and Malcolm McDonald Hills,
and repairs to bridges, lodges, etc.
Free parking on weekdays and night
skiing 6 nights per week, excluding Sunday
night, will be welcome to quite a
few of the members.
I might mention a few facts about our
Ski Tow Company. Actually there are

Following are the winners of the 1960 season at Camp Fortune:
OSC Championships
X-Country Senior
Junior
Jumping Senior A
Senior B
Senior C
Junior
Alpine Combined
Senior A
Senior Ladies
Junior B Ladies
Junior c Ladies
Senior B Men
Senior c Men
Junior B Men
Junior C Men
Juvenile
Canadian Alpine Championships
Slalom Ladies
2
3
Giant Slalom Ladies 1
Slalom Men
Giant Slalom
Men
Combined Alpine
Men
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
11
2
3
3
5
6
10
11
1
2
3
4
5
First
Don MacLeod
John Irvin
Rheal Seguin
Don MacLeod
Y. Richer
A. Leduc
Art Tommy
Marjorie Hanna
M. Shearer
V. Rutledge
P. Sneyd
M. Allen
R. Shirley
M. DesBrisay
M. Irvin
M. Ellis
Second
Ian MacLaren
Ray Desrosiers
J. Berniquez
T. Klotz
Sue Veit
D. Simpson
.T. Heney
J. Irvin
P. Quinn
Sue Holmes Ski Club of Great Britain
Jac. Thibault, Victoriaville Ski Club
Vicki Rutledge, OSC
Sue Holmes, G.B.
Vicki Rutledge, OSC
Jac. Thibault, Vic.
Ann Parsons, OSC
Arnold Midgley, OSC
Thorlief Bogen, Ptarmigan
L. Nelles, Revelstoke
Fred Tommy, OSC
B. Gratton, Mt. Snow and Ottawa
S. Fripp, OSC
Peter Guy, OSC
Fred Tommy, OSC
J. Lessard, Hillcrest
Arnold Midgley, OSC
R. Legare, Mt. Tremblant
B. Gratton, Mt. Snow
S. Fripp, OSC
I. Fripp, OSC
Peter Guy, OSC
Arnold Midgley
T. Bogen
Fred Tommy
Bob Gratton
S. Fripp
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Away from home in the Laurentians the results in the Ryan Cup and the
Kandahar were as follows :
Ryan Cup
Ladies 3rd. Marjorie Hanna
Men 3rd. Arnold Midgley
Kandahar
Giant Slalcm
7 Shaun Fripp
10 Art Tommy
Men 4 Darcy Marsh
6 A . Midgley
9 S. Fripp
10 Art Tommy
12 Peter Guy
Ladies 7 Marjorie Hanna
Slalom
Men 3 Darcy Marsh
Combined
6 Art Tommy
10 Peter Guy
14 A. Midgley
Men 3 Darcy Marsh
5 Art Tommy
9 Peter Guay
10 A. Midgley
Gatineau Zone Races
Klotz Memorial Giant Slalom
Ladies 1 Marjorie Hanna
2 P. Irvin
Men A . Tommy
2 P. Guy
3 S. Fripp
4 P. Sneyd
Zone Championships - Journal Trophy
Combined Senior A Men
Slalom
1 S. Fripp
2 P. Sneyd
Senior A Men
1 P. Sneyd
2 S. Fripp
3 P. Guy
Senior B Men
1 G. Gibson
2 J. Shearer
3 F . Tanner
Junior B Men
1 J. Irvin
2 R. Clark
3 J. Budden
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Downhill
Junior C Men
1 Paul Quinn
2 S. Clark
3 D . Lyon
Senior Ladies
1 M. Hanna
2 I. Hanna
Junior B Girls
1 A. Parsons
2 V. Rutledge
3 M. Shearer
Junior C Girls
1 J. Klotz
2 M. O'Keefe
Senior A Men
1 P. Guy
2 T. Klotz
3 S. Fripp
4 P. Sneyd
Senior B Men
1 M. Clegg
2 R. Simpson
3 L. MacDougall
Senior Ladies
1 M. Hanna
2 I. Hanna
Junior B Girls
1 V. Rutledge
2 A. Parsons
3 L. Waddell
Junicr C Girls
1 M. O'Keefe
2 J. Klotz
Junior B Men
2 J. Irvin
3 I. McLaren
Junior C Men
1 R. Lowes
2 M. Debrisay
3 P. Quinn
Zone C Class Championships
Combined
Junior B Girls
1 A. Parsons
2 J. Klotz
3 V. Rutledge
4 L. Waddell
5 M. Okeefe

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Members of Ottawa Ski Club disembarking from one of our buses
at Camp Fortune.
Enjoy skiing better by using our convenient bus service
to Camp Fortune and Meach Lake
A special service on Saturday, Sunday and holidays
from 87 George St., Phone CE 6-9791
For Further Information
PHONE PR 7-1688