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 Thanksgiving was spent at Mt. Bachelor's Nordic
Center. When I arrived I found a 3 - foot base. As
it snowed everyday, six days later the base was up to 6 feet!
And it really didn't stop snowing there for the rest of the
year. The base peaked at nearly 200 inches! |
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This is how the Mt Bachelor Nordic Center
appeared during the Thanksgiving weekend. Just a hint of
the great winter and snowfall to come. |
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Mt Bachelor is nestled between several volcanoes
one of which is exhibiting signs of life. The mountain in
the distance is Broken Top which erupted explosively like Mt. St
Helens many years ago. Near this mountain is South Sister
area. This area is developing a bulge and in 2003
experience several days of harmonic tremors (indicates magma
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This is Galena Lodge the home of the Boulder
Mountain Tour--a popular ski race. During the first
weekend of February every year, 1,000 skiers start here and ski
32 kilometers |
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Looking north towards
the Galena Summit and Stanley, Idaho. North of the Galena
Lodge are some awesome trails including a loop system which
starts at the lodge, follows the perimeter of the system into
the Horse Creek Valley and then returning to the lodge via the
Northwood Trail. |
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There are ski trails on
both sides of the highway. In this photo you viewing the
trailhead for the Harriman Trail (the Boulder Mountain Tour uses
most of this trail although this section is not part of the race
course), the Northwood Trail, and the Titus Trail. The
Titus Trail is one of my favorites as it has an excellent
downhill run and is a rather private or un-skied trail that
extends a considerable distance up the gulch. |
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The view from the road
to Bogus Basin. Basin, Idaho is below this road in the fog.
Typically, when an inversion such as this occurs, the weather is
quite warm at Bogus Basin. |
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Bogus Basin's Nordic
Center--probably the most expensive lodge devoted to Nordic
skiing in the United States. This building cost over
$1,000,000 to build. This
year Bogus inaugurated their night skiing program which featured
over 5 kilometers of lighted trails. |
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Looking out of a
McCall, Idaho motel in early March. While in McCall, I
spent several days skiing a brand new ski area in the Little
Bear Valley (operated by Little Ski Hill) located about 3 miles
out of town. This area had excellent snow conditions,
extremely well maintained trails, and an exciting trail system
with scenic views. This
should be the location of the 2008 Masters World Cup and not
Ponderosa State Park. |
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Have you ever looked out a window and seen this?
To top this off, this building is about 3 feet off the ground.
According to the snow level marker, there was 91 inches of snow
on the ground when this photo was taken. Also, this photo
was taken one week before the lodge was shutdown. Not for
the lack of snow but for the lack of skiers!
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In the summer, this is
a campground. As this area receives a lot of blown
snow from the surrounding areas, the snow depth can exceed 10
feet. (In one low snow year I actually measured it at 8
feet.) The reason why the building isn't completely buried
is due to the wind which tends to dig the snow out around the
building by a swirling action. Frequently you can observe
the same thing around some trees. |
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Look at the early
afternoon temperature on April 2, 2006. It was a famous
powder day of skiing at Anthony Lakes. |
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A very sad sight at
Anthony Lakes, Oregon--the last day. As can be seen in
this photo, all of the trail signs have been removed and are
stacked in front of the lodge despite the fact there was still
92 inches of snow on the ground. They close due to the
lack of skiers every year and not the lack of snow. Also,
the staff is usually worn out by this time. But rabid
skiers such as myself are down because spring can be awesome in
the morning! |
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Going home after the
last day of skiing for me. The closing day base was 92
inches on the ground. If this is global warming--bring it
on! |
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Anyone interested in
skiing these areas and others not shown next is encourage to do
so! Email me
www.johnwgreene@hotmail.com if for conditions and the best
trails to try. Also, I will be happy to personally escort
anyone on the trails and take anyone who can ski on my favorite
trails. |
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