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Ottawa §Jki Ch111> News VOL. 18 NO. I JANUARY 12, 1938 Published by the

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:May you glide as merrily through the year 1938 as on the sunny trails of the Ottawa S~i Club

OUR READERS may remember that an ambitious magazine by the name of "Track", aiming to cover a

wider field than the old "Ottawa Ski Club News", was started last year by the Ot­tawa Ski Club. Hardly had the first issue come out, however, that we found our­selves in trouble; vigorous protests were received from a dozen or so of organiza­tions dealing with minor sports such as horse racing, foot racing, etc., who claimed to have a proprietary right to the name of "Track" as they had been the first to adopt it for their publication. Threats of lawsuits and the scarcity of snow during the early part of the winter in I937 explain why there was only one issue of "Track". The publication of the magazine is now being resumed under the old name of "Ottawa 'Ski Club News" which is distinctly our own, and; we think, as good as any. Its late appearance, for which we apologize, is due to the fact that Byrown was snowed in over the New Year and many days hard work were required to dig paths to our ad­vertisers and printers. Tire way is clear now, and an endeavour will be made to bring news of the ski world regularly to our members. It is a big world to cover, as its boundaries are continually expand­ing but it is hoped that the "Ottawa Ski Club News" will be e4ual to the ta~k.

Just for purposes of record, be it noted here that the first snow fell on Monday, December 6th, and kept on falling almost every other day since that date, ac.:' cumulating to such an extent that Sigurd's hill, with its zoo feet of vertical height looks to-day like a minor ·bump. - The first trip over the Pink Lake trail was taken by Ted Burpee, Geo. de Bouloche

and C. E. Mortureux on Dec. r I th, and the first visitors on skis were seen at Camp Fortune on Dec. I zth. The affluence of visitors has been increasing ever since to such an extent that on Jan. gth, for the first time since the days of I9Z9 there was again talk of enlarging Camp Fortune·!­On Jan. znd, President Fred. Hall of the Canadian Ski Association carne here, look­ing into the possibility of arcinging weekly excursions from Toronto to the Gatineau Land.-On Saturday,· Jan. 8th; the Dome Hill Lodge was officially re­opened and instruction classes including over a hundred willing pupils were held by a dozen instructors. These classes will go on every Saturday.-On Jan. gth, Vice­President Herbert Marshall led a· large group over virgin snows to the Western Lodge, while Presi~ent Mortureux led a still larger group to Wrightville, over a trail in very much better condition than at the first trip on Dec. gth. Thousands on that day went over Little Switzerland, the Merry-Go-Round, he Highland trail, etc.

The Good Lord who watches from above and delights in ·seeing the skiers enjoying themselves, generally sends a new covering of snow during the week to give new life to the hills and trails for the week-end, but the devil sends ten bus loads of people on Saturday who pack, dig up and churn up the snow as only a major earthquake could; the result is that the busy people, those who work six days of the week and have only the Sunday for relaxation, do not find those ideal snow conditions that the Good Lord intended them to have. The Night Riders of the Ottawa Ski Club do what they can to cross check the trails and fill up the

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holes. The problem has been laid be­fore our Chairman of the Trail Commit­~ee, Ge.or~e Brittain, who is looking into It, and .It IS hoped that good news will be published in the newspapers before next week-end.

The out-of-town membership badge which was issued to non-residents for an occasional trip to Camp Fortune and a ~ubscription to the Ottawa Ski Club News, IS no longer on the market. People living out-of-town may, on application, receive a membership card entitling them to a limited number of visits to our lodges, but every application will be considered on its merits and no badge will be issued. From now on, there will be only four classes of badges: the Senior badge, cost­ing $5; the Lady badge, $3; the Interme­diate for boys aged from 14 to 17 and for Collegiate students of any age, and the Junior badge, ($I.Oo) for boys under I4-everyone entitling its owner to the free­dom of our trails and lodges for five months or more of skiing. Ma.rried couples may have a Senior and Lady badge for $6. Badges may be purchased at MeG-if­fin's Store, So Sparks St. The Ottawa Ski Club News will be sent to non-members at any address, for $1 a year. '

That Wednesday m orning bus-The Gatineau Bus Company is willing, as in the past, to put a bus at the disposal of the Ottawa Ski Club on Wednesday morning, bound for Old Chelsea and starting from the corner of George and Dalhousie (Le Droit's Offices) at 9.30 a.m., but before bringing the bus over from the Hull garage, they want to be sure that enough passengers will be on

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hand to fill it. A trip with half-a-dozen or even a dozen passengers does not pay, and ~he Company cannot be expected to contmue operating the bus if it is a losing propositi~n. This is generally the cause of exasperatmg delays. To obviate this diffi­c~lty the following arrangement will be tried: Men~bers d~siring to go up Wednes­day mornmg :Vill ha.ve an opportunity to purchase therr bus tickets at McGiffin's So Sparks Street before 6 p.m. on Tuesday: Reservations may be made by phone (2-33S8). If the number of .tickets pur­chas~d or reserved does not justify the rentmg of a bus, taxis will be arranged for, at the same price.

The Mica Mine Trail, to the Pink Lake Lodge and Wrightville, which was opened on Saturday, Dec. II, and is now in excel­lent shape. - It was suggested to us that some members might like to try that trail during the week if the lodge was kept heated so .that they could stop and have a cup of tea. This can be easily arranged. Any ~f our members taking a party over the M1ca Mine's Trail during the week can ar~~ge to have the fires lighted and water b01lmg by telephoning to our caretaker Herbert McClelland CJ-21S7). A charge of soc will be. made for the party; Mr. Mc­Clelland will be there to collect it.

The Western Lodge.- Most attractive in respect to architecmre and site of all our lodges the Western Lodge is now open for the season with genial Russel Ormand there each Sunday to dispense his well-known variety of comfort and se_r­vice. Twenty-four skiers made the first trip of the season last Sunday. They found the trail the best it has been for several seasons. In fact, it is in perfect condition, well broken, well marked and completely cleared of brush and other obstacles.

Skiing on soft snow through the beauti­ful well-wooded terrain between Camp Fo~tune and Western was a delightful change from hard packed trails. The famous view out over the Ottawa Vall!;y from Western has lost none of its fascina­tion. Afl our members should visit the Western Lodge at least once during the winter.

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New hills and trails.-The average skier who always grumbles because he .thinks he does not get· his share of proper attention from the trail gangs will have no cause for complaint this year. While the Dominion Championship crew, under the direction of Hubert Douglas and John Taylor was slaving on the new Down-hill course, the Night-Riders under Goo. Brit­tain were again cleaning out and enlarging the practice grounds, (just south of the Plant and Southam bunk houses, within a stone's throw from Camp Fortune). Marvelous slopes for beginners as well as for experts and splendidly sheltered by stands of century old trees, will be found there. This process of bush cleaning to allow for the unorammelled passage of skiers will be continued from year to year until the whole of our property is brought into tip-top ski shape. - A new hill has been opened, from the top of the "Morning After" trail to the lower stretches of Little Switzerland; when it is completed it will be about a half-mile long. - A start has also been made on the cleaning out of the alder swamp at the foot of Traveler's hill, near the main lodge, which will considerably extend the length of the slide on Traveler's.

Those easy ways.-We will probably get a rap from the high-speed artists of the Club who want every one to enjoy the maximum of thrills and broken bones,

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for mentioning again those easy ways of approach to Camp Fortune like the Pleasant Valley Trail, the Trail of the Morning After, or the trail of the Rising Sun, but we do think they come in very handy when one carries a heavy pack, or trails a g-reen friend behind, or when the Descent of the Canyon or Little Switzer­land are churned up and turned into a sea of bumps. We firmly believe that a novice who has not got his ski legs and is being taken out for his first long trip should not be encouraged to take fast slopes, with their accompanying tumbles and undignities, as the chances are that he may never come back. How many times have we heard the remark: "Yes, I have been to Camp Fortune once, but never again!" A promising ski career may be cut off in the bud by our desire to show off our own skimanship. Spare your friend unnecessary tumbles; take him down by an easy way; he or she will keep a happy memory of the trip and will be induced to come back.

The Pleasant Valley Trail, which passes through a pleasantly undulating bit of territory starts from the little clearing (called the Pine Grove) at the foot of the little knoll on which the Top of the World sits, and from which the descent of the Canyon begins. It goes to the left, around the knoll. The trail of the Morning After starts from the same spot and goes to the right, ending on the Lower slopes of

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Little Switzerland. This is a more spec­tacula·r path.

The trail of the Rising Sun starts from Dunlop's house on the Meach Lake Road. It consists of a very easy and g·radual rise, without any down slope whatever. The great advantage of this trail for a novice lies in the rerum trip - just a nice easy slide practically all the way down from the Camp, whereas the return trip by Kingsmere Heights is generally a bit tricky. The· Lake Fortune Trail, going to the .righ't, from Dunlop's field is also very nice, although a bit longer. When at the lake, turn left to go to the camp.

Penguins and beavers are still at it, and the old controversy about the relative merits of the Kingsmere road and the Meach Lake road as a way of approach to the Canyon Trail and Camp Fortune, still rages as they warm their toes and fingers at Bilodeau's store before starting out on their journey. The first are called "Penguins"' because a half-frozen bird supposed to be a penguin, and which later turned out to be a duck, was found on the bit of trail leading from Young's or the Kingsmere road to Kingsmere heights, hence the name "Penguin's Trail". T11e Beavers are so called because they like to work. The Penguins believe that they cut off miles and save a lot of climbing by going the Kingsmere way; the Beavers, who go up about 300 yards on the Meach Lake road and take the Canyon trail at its start, argue that their way is just as ·short, just as easy and far ni.ore spectacular. We would like to point out here, although we have no hope whatever of settling the argument, that both ways have been ac-

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curately measured with a tape line, and the Penguins' way is exactly 43 yards shorter than the Beavers' way, or 10

seconds, at a speed of 4 miles an hour. The climbing is exactly the same one way or the other, but it is a bit more abrupt in places by the Beaver way; on the other hand, the Beaver way is sheltered at the start, . which is a great advantage on a cold day, and there is a great deal more scenery.

The schools of ski technique.-There are many schools of skiing too numerous to mention; almost every champion, from Arlberg to Allais, appears to have his own, but we think they may •be boiled down to two: The Norwegian School and ... the "other" school. Srange to say the Nor­wegians, who disagree about almost everything else, adhere to a man to their own school, and this includes our friend Sigurd Lockeberg, the worthy Chairman of the Technical Board, who loses -no opportunity to 1:eassert erriphatically his point of view on the matter. The Nor­wegian school would do away with books, theories or teachers; it claims that the skier should be left to work out its own problems. "He will learn soo~ enough by instinct", they say, ''like a child learning to walk. The stemming, the turns and all the other tricks of the trade come natural­ly. No man ever learnt skiing from books, but from practical experience; the neces­sary manoeuvres suggest themselves after a bit of .tumbling". This explains perhaps why there are so few books on skiing by Norwegian authors, as compared with the multitude that have been written by British, French· or German ski or would be ski riders. Our Norwegian f.riends are born skiers; they have no need for tech­nique; it comes as natural to them as swimming does to a South Sea islander. Put a Norwegian boy on skis and he will stem and turn instinctively almost at once without being shown. It is in his blood; it is part of their make-up. They don't need any preliminary training. It is not so for most of us however ; we have to be shown; we have to unde~stand the why and wherefore of every movement t~at goes into the making of a turn or of a

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stop, and a detailed analysis or "decom­position" of a swing is necessary to the proper understanding of it. Those of us who are not shown go on mmbling their way over hills or trails year after year before they hit upon the simple expedient of stemming for checking their speed or of turning by means of a christiania, a telemark or a jump rom. Probably in another thousand years or so, a generation will be born that will take to skiing as a duck takes to water, and they will wonder how we could be so dense as to require so much highly technical disserta­tion to make such simple movements, but until that time comes, books and teachers will be favoured and this is where the "other school" comes in.

Where can we learn.-Every Samrday afternoon a dozen or so of the best skiers of the Ottawa Ski Club, like our friends John Pringle Taylor, Tod Laflamme, Huby Douglas, all Dominion or Club Champions, - men who could, if they cared, plaster their chests with medals won in competitions - will be at Dome Hill, Ironsides, . and hold classes of in­struction for beginners, or all those who want to impwve their skiing. There is parking place near the hill wide enough to accommodate a hundred motor cars and from which the snow has been shovelled .out. A cup of tea will be served in the Dome Hill Lodge by the ladies of the Club. - At any oher time, on Sunday, the same men, wherever they happen to be, but particularly at Camp Formne, will be ready to teach any trick that is worth knowing, from single stemming to tempo.

They will wear a red arm band.-Go to them, they are at your service. They will demonstrate any trick in which you may desire to acquire proficiency. Our instructors may not be so obliging if you do not wear a 1938 Ottawa Ski Club badge, but you know wher e to get one, don't you?

"Improve your skiing".-A compre­hensive handbook on the day-to-day de­velopment of practical ski technique by Frederick A. Hall, President of the Canadian Amateur Ski Association and Nathaniel A. Benson, M.A. - At last here

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is a book on skiing written by Canadians, and for Canadian conditions, which should make a very welcome addition to slci literature. The authors, who know the game from A to Z, have treated the all important subject of slci control with a thoroughness and a lucidity that leave nothing to be desired. The chapters on ski equipment, on the design of a ski, on the mysteries of wax are also highly com­mendable. The book is splendidly illus­trated. Altogether, a very useful book which should be in the hands of every member of the Ottawa Ski Club, whether beginner or expert. The price is $2. It is sold by the Dodge Publishing Company of New York.

The Canadian Ski Year Book, 1937-38.-"The best yet" is a well merited tribute to the current issue of the Canadian Ski Y ea.r Book. It has a greater variety of interesting articles than ever be­fore, and the numerous illustrations are ~eally excellent. Perhaps the outstanding feature of this edition is its broad interna­tional outlook. This development was bound to come because progress of skiing in Canada and our excellent winter condi­tions are attracting an increasing stream of visitors from other countries. The winter of 1936-37 saw not only many American competitors in Canada but was noteworthy for the visit of the excellent Swiss team. Hence even the descriptions of local skiing events such as the Dom­inion Championsh·ips at Banff, the Quebec Kandahar, contests at Ste. Marguerite, and others, have an international aspect be­cause of the presence of visiting experts. In addition there are interesting <articles about skiing in New Zealand, Switzerland

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and other places, but these distant pas­tures look less green when one reads about some of the alluring skiing centres in the Canadian Rockies, many of which are just being developed.

Limita~ions on space make it impossible to descnbe the many merits of the cur­rent Canadian Ski Year Book. Suffice it to say that those who do not purchase a copy at the merely nominal price of ten cents are depriving themselves of an instructive treat. Moreover, every devotee of skiing should support the Year Book because while always dealing adequately with local affairs, it is becoming more and more ~ mediu~ of transmitting information on International developments in ski-tech­ni9_ue, skiing resorts, skiing equipment, skung personalities, and so on. The Ski Year Book is in a real sense a barometer of the enthusiasm and ambition of Canadian skiers.

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Ski Parachuting Developed

. VIENNA-A new development in skiing Is expected from the invention called "ski­par~chu_ting"_ or "a~rodynamic skiing," which IS bemg put mto practice at the various Winter sports centers with the first heavy snowfalls.

The inventor of "ski parachuting" is Pro~essor Hans Thir.ring of Vienna Uni­versity, an experienced skier. The only apparams required is a sort of cloak of light windproof material, the sleeves of which are attached throughout their length to the back of the cloak, the bot­tom of the cloak being joined to the ankles of the runner by straps.

When a sufficient speed is attained the skier extends his a.rms and the cloak bal­loons out behind him, forming a three­cornere~ sail some twelve feet square. By altermg the position of his arms the ski~r can acquire increased security against takmg a toss·forward or backward, while the wind cushion he makes carries him more easily over irregul~ surfaces.

There are to be "aerodynamic" classes in Kitzbuehel, on the Arlbcrg and else­~h~r~. Bad skiers are warned by Professor 1 hrrrmg that the new invention will not ma~e t_he~ moderately good skiers, but while It IS of no use to beginners the "ski-parachute" will soon transform a moderat~ into a very good skier, because of . the . m~reased stability :;md control which .It give~ at the speed in which it . comes mto action - twenty miles an hour.

- The New York Times.

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New Tricks for Ski Kit Equipment Preservation and Personal Comfort are Considered

A NUMBER oF new gadgets have been .£"'l. devised to enhance the joys of

skiing this season. They touch on manifold phases of the sport, from the personal comfort of the skier to the pre­servation of his skiing equipment. There are new tools, new tricks in wearing ap­parel, new ski carriers. There are also pins to adorn the skier and shoe-trees especially designed as bulwarks for square­toed boots, socks to pamper the skier's feet and socks for his skis as well.

England contributes a new helmet to solve the perennial question as to whether the head shall be muffled up beyond re­cognition at the expense of visibility, or whether it shall be crowned by a midget woolen topknot. The new headgear adopts the features which automobile builders try to incorporate in the construction of a convertible coupe to make it windproof, waterproof and to insure visibility. A wide visor of transparent celluloid can be pulled down oo cover most of the face a·nd protect it from the biting winds. A second adjustment brings a strip of green celluloid before the eyes, which is in­tended to ·take the glare out of snow and sun. Above the green celluloid strip is another section made of windproof cloth. This fits snugly about the head and keeps it as warm as if it were encased in furs.

Provision for Glasses

If the skier wears glasses he need not take them off to accommodate this hel­met, for it is constructed to allow plenty of room for such exnas. The whole con­traption is almost feather-light, which is quite an achievement for a mechanism so full of hinges and versatility.

Emergency repair kits appear in all sorts of varieties. Most of them are so compact th_at . it is .hard to believe they contain Withm therr handles a number of screw drivers of different sizes, an awl and a file. Some resemble oversized penknives, others are metal contrivances that might be mistaken for bottle openers.

Special knives for skiers have blades so shaped as to facilitate the chore of clean-

ing the wax out of the groove of the ski . Another blade is made for scraping the surface of the ski.

Metal Tags for Skiis Skiers are not in the habit of carving

their initials on good Norwegian skis. Many a ski has gone astray in a snow train scramble for ~ant of a good way of identifying it. Metal name tags are the newest precaution against th.is predica­ment. The owner's name goes on a !.abel which he slips between the metal plate and its transparent cover of celluloid. The ski straps slide through the openings at' each end of the name pl~te. Skis thus tagged are likely to connect up with their rightful owner even in the most confus­ing of crises.

For those who are fussy about wax and wa~in_g equipment there are plenty of vanettes to choose from. There are waxes to be applied with a hot iron and waxes that are liquid and may be painted on with a brush. There are waxes that make skis glide in wet snow and in dry, in sticky snow and in granular snow. Wax comes in cakes, cans or tubes, and per­naps the ideal gadget for thfj skier is a kit which contains an assortment of four tubes of wax that will stand him in good stead in all kinds of snow. So that wax may be thoroughly massaged into the wood, there is a glove for the right hand that leaves the finger-tips free to manipu­lat<; the wax but gives the palm of the hand a blister-proof surface with which to rub it in.

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skis from slipping off the car fenders or the roof, or from marring the finish of the automobile, has been solved by special ski racks. One type fastens to the top of the car, another sits on the bumper. Skis are easily packed into these carriers, which provide simple and secure fastenings to hold diem in place. At the end of the journey both skier and car will benefit because the skis arrive intact and the body of the car has not been punctured by wayward ski poles.

-The New York Times.

·----To Wax or Not to Wax?----· (With apologies to Will Shakespeare)

To wax or not to wax, that is the question:­Whether 'tis nobler in the mind, to suffer The slips and toils of conscientious waxing; Or to take arms against a pox of slitherings, And by a resolution end them? -To wax,- to slide,­No more; - and by a waxy slide to say we end The clog, the dry, the wet, the thousand other snows That stop the skier's thrill, - 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To wax; - to slide; -To slide! perchance to slip; - ay, there's the rub; For in the backward slip what ills may come When we1ve been shaken off our right aplomb, Must give us pause: There's the respect, That makes non-wax of such long life: For who would bear the quips and jeers of experts, The fanatic's boast, the speeder's ha! ha! ha! The pangs of hurt self-love, the ski's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient duffers of the more skillful take, When he himself might his deliverance take By a mere waxing? Who would slowness bear To fume and fret on dilatory skis; But that the dread of something after waxing, -The rediscovered hillside, to whose bottom He had unwillingly returned, - paralyzes the will; And makes us rathe·r bear those ills we have, Than slip to others that we know not of? Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought: And enterprising slides of speed and thrill, With this consideration come not to pass, But we remain the tortoise when we might become the hare.

EVENTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 16th LADIES TRIALS to select the Ladies' Team to represent the Ottawa Ski Club at the Inter-City .Ladies' Meet to be held at the Seigniory Club on January 30th. The Downllill will be held on the Cote du Nord at 12 noon ond the Slalom roce on Traveller's Hill at 2 p.m. Skiers are requested not to use these hills on Sunday, before the events.

"Yes, 1 have Tangvald steel poles," says our Secretary, ]ames Leslie, "and !like them immensely. Th~y do cost a bit more than ordinary bamboos, but 1 figure they come much cheaper in the long run because they practically never break. They do not dry up in the summer as bamboos do, and split or disintegrate the first time they are taken out. You will never see my poles wound up with electric tape as yours are, and 1 no longer have to carry a heavy roll of tape with me for such emergencies. They may bend under very unusual strain, but they won't break, arnd if they do bend, they can be straightened again. During the fifteen odd years that 1 have been skiing, 1 have bought at least a dozen pairs of sticks, but 1 figure this is the last pair 1 am ever .E!!Jng to_ bu'L....!_ven if 1 should live as long as that old skier Mathusalem. You can ·do what you l[/ieabout it, but the Tangvald steel poles are the poles for me. But don't forget, if you get a pair, get the Tmngvald kind­the Tangvald steel poles manufactured in Canada by

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A Trip to the Seigniory Club WEEK END OF JANUARY 29th

e Word has been received by Miss Kay Larocque, the President of the Ladies' Executive Ottawa Ski Club, that the Seigniory Club will hold an Inter-City Ladies' Ski Meet on SflTURDflY, JflNUflRY 29th and SUNDRY, JflNUflRY 30th. Invitations have been issued to all the ski clubs of New England and Eastern Canada, and girls teams are expected from every club, to compete for the Club Challenge Trophy in Slalom, Downhill and Relay race events.

fln invitation is extended to all the members of the Ottawa Ski Club and their friends, to witness the competitions. The rates are $5.50 a day, flmerican plan (rooms and meals) two in a room with bath, with the possibility of lower rates if there is a good turn out (over forty). This is a splendid opportunity to see the Seigniory Club.

.---~~The Ski Chase''--___,

• CONVOCATION HALL • CHATEAU LAURIER Friday Jan. 21st and Saturday Jan. 22nd

""rriE SCREENING of the movie film "The Ski Chase" at the Chateau Laurier 1. on January !list and !l!lnd by the Ottawa Ski Club will be a rare oppor­

tunity for local ski enthusiasts to see the best ski film ever produced.

The film was made in the Austrian Tyrol and features the inimitable Hannes Schneider, the world's outstanding skiing instructor, whose method of skiing has revolutionized the sport. The supporting cast includes Fraiilein Leni Riefenstahl, who provides the feminine allure, Guzzi Lantschner and Walter Riml, the Mutt and Jeff of skiers, and fifty of the best international skiers who make the picture a real skiing pleasure.

The Ski Chase offers abundance of beautiful shots of experts illustrating the fine points of skiing teelmique. Men and women dash down precip·itous slopes, leap from crag to crag, even from roof to roof of Alpine huts. It is doubtful if any other film depicts as aptly the variety of stunts that can be accomplished on skis, and, at the same time, portray the fundamentals of skiing that should interest the novice and expert.

The ninety minute film is well balanced with comedy, scenery and photography.

The action is a game of fox and hounds, and besides being an excellent study in skiing affords excitement and a generous measure of fun.

The film has been imported from the United States; and to cover expenses admission tickets will be available at thirty-five cents each.

These tickets may be obtained in advance at McGiffin's, 80 Sparks St. or from any member of the Executive.

This little magazine is published solely in the interests of skiing

in general and of the Ottawa Ski Club in particular. Contributions

in the shape of articles, stories, etc., will be gladly received by the

Editor. One line notices about articles, lost or found, skiing equip­

ment for sale or exchange will be published free of charge for our

members. address all communications to "THE EDITOR, OTTawa

SKI CLUB NEWS, 37 MJUU.BOROUGH aVE., OTTawa.