WOODSTOVE FUND

Woodstove Fund 
Some people have already contributed to the new Woodstove and Goodness Fund ... catchy name eh! ... If you want to donate a few bucks like a $5er .. then give it to the attendant tand they'll put it in the envelop ...we're hoping to get some sponsorship on a new stove but the cost is about $1500. +/- A new stove will make Whaleback clean and green and will greatly reduce our trips to the wood shed.go

Well, I must say, I am getting some slack on this blogging racket. Actually, we haven't had a storm day in so long and that WAS the only opportunity that I had to do a bit of blogging. Now, I figure I must get more done before the rain washes our ski season clean clip away. (not sure if I spelled that correctly, but it's something my father always said,,,,clean clip)....
So I was just browsing through my ebooks,,,,,I mean my email from Graham and decided to pick out some stories, comments, questions that would be great to keep in cyberspace for future reference. The first one I came upon was the BOOT story. Now I know we have all read the boot story....I'm sure it was even in the Globe and Mail and on LiveIreland radio just the other day......but you know what,,,,it's a keeper....so here it is again. I just wish I had a picture of those boots....


Alas ... I Must Replace My Boots! Maybe!

Tens of thousands of kilometres have passed under my Salomon skating boots since I first laced them up in 1987. My dear old ski boots have been the instruments that have delivered the power to my skis for more than twenty years. They've skied a multitude of events during those years from the "Around the Whaleback" marathons of the '80s, to the Gatineau 55 of the '90s, to the almost biannual provincial marathons hosted by Whaleback in recent years. They've supervised 12 years of Jackrabbit skating lessons; endured five 7-11 Marathon Ski Tours from Stephenville to Corner Brook and made enough circuitous routes of the Whaleback Nordic Ski Park to launch the average skier into a constant state of dizziness. To say that they are well-used would be understating the obvious.
Now many of my friends have looked at my old duct-taped boots and pleaded with me to buy a new pair. My wife being the most ardent subscriber of that plea has often said, "Graham, it's embarrassing to see you wearing those old things! I'm buying you a new pair for Christmas!" Others have looked at me and said, "How cheap are you anyway? You're boots are gone b'ye ... get a new pair!" No doubt, I have many character flaws, but cheap I'm not! Just ask my three daughters who are certainly well financially fortified as they weave their way through what seems to be an endless series of post graduate degrees. And I can assure you, that more than once I've dug deeply into my pocket and bought a round for my friends in need at a Friday evening happy hour. So no, I'm not cheap. I just love my boots!
There are many at Whaleback who are downright embarrassed to even ski with me claiming that they don't want to be associated with a homeless Whalebacker. Bert Young for one, heads in the opposite direction whenever I stop on the trail for a chat because he's afraid that I might ask him to ski a few laps with me. Don't get me wrong ... I have enough character to handle the rejection and buddy Dan Rumbolt has supported me every dilapidating kilometre along the way and has never once denied me the privilege of a tour of the trails because of my shoddy footwear. However on several occasions Dan did tell me that skiers seem to be whispering in our wake and they often point downward in the direction of my boots.
On Sunday Cycle Solutions set up a demonstration of the latest ski gear at the chalet and while lacing up my trusty old skaters I noticed a fancy new pair of Madshus skating boots perched on the display table. And oh ... were they attractive! Shiny and new, workable zippers, new age insulation and festooned with the latest colourful graphics. They were dandies in the true stylish sense of the word. And furthermore, they could be mine for a mere $400. plus tax. What more could a retro-skier like myself ask for? As I caressed the "new and improved" skaters, I could feel a sobbing coming from the "soul"of my feet, the sort of sobbing that a parent hears as they stand outside a child's bedroom when the child has been barred up for being naughty. My boots seemed to be pleading with me and saying, "Master, can I have just one more year to prove my worthiness?"
Immediately, I placed the "new and Improved" Madshus S5 677s back on the table and proceeded out the door to the ski rack and as I snapped into my bindings the mournful sobbing vibrations in my feet subsided. As I skated Herringbone Hill I started humming "Rise Again .... Rise Again", the lively lyrics from the Stan Rogers' tune "The Mary Ellen Carter". You know, the tune about the ship resting on the bottom and hoping that it will one day rise up to the surface and be given another chance to ply its native waters. Was it coincidental, or were the lyrics symbolic .... "Rise Again! Rise Again!" ... Ah what a sweet ski it was ... boots that fitted like an extremely well-worn glove .. well-ventilated but a little drafty at times .... damp when wet snow penetrated the porous side panels ... But oh so comfortable!
Cycle Solutions called today. "Graham, you know those boots you were looking at on Sunday? We have a pair in your size. When would you like to pick them up, or would you like me to send them out to you." said Pete, the Cycle Solutions man. " Well Pete, thanks for the call, but I've changed my mind .... my old boots are just fine for now .... maybe next year."
I just found a new roll of silver duct tape. and as Red Green would say, "the colour sort of matches the boots." GO

Snowy Owl Classic

STEPHENVILLE SUPER SNOWY OWL SLIDERS TAKES SNOWY OWL CUP!!!!!

"Now isn't this the picture of submission?" Really, thanks Graham for all your hard work and rallying people together to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This is an excellent fundraiser.....I think it drew people from everywhere.............WAY TO GO!!!!!!


I humbly submit to you ..... the noble winners of the Snowy Owl Cup!
Hurrah for Noah and Andrew and pops Don and Nan Linda graciously accepting
the cup from Doug Fowlow club prsident. Hiurrah fro the super Sliders led
by the noble suthcoasters from Burgeo and Mc Callam! Mc Callum! Mc
Donald's ... I don't where Bernice is from but somewhere east of Francois!

SNOWY OWL RUMBLE: PART 2

So I wrote that Graham Oliver back and this is what I said (in case you missed the long winded email...that you probably deleted.....this is too good to delete and will be forever held in blogger history)

Jill Benoit Wrote To Me and Just Look How She Insulted The Toutons!!!!!!!!!
So Graham....I see that YOUR team is named after soggy, doughy, greasy, incomplete bread thingy majiggy.......how could you possibly compete with
the Stephenville Super Snowy Owl Sliders......who will be kickin and glidin into first place on Saturday.......waiting to spread our molasses on what's left of the toutons as they slither across the finish line........................................
By the way.........I think we should have a vote on the name "all Stephenville peoples" which there are many, such as The Whites, The Blundons, The MacDonalds, The Benoits, The Rumbolts, The Noonans, The Hoddinots, The St. Croix's......and the list goes on and on and on.......so rally, rally, rally.........................for the
STEPHENVILLE SUPER SNOWY OWL SLIDERS......................maybe we could get Bessie Jesso to name our team,,,,after all she did such an excellent
job for the Hoedown show and SHE'S on our team. Imagine what you can think of when you have so much time on your hands (i.e., snow day) hahaha

.....and Graham responded.......
I'm Mad as Heck And I'm Just Not Standing for It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I take every nice word back that I've said about south coasters after I read that sprawl above. Imagine the gaul of that Jill Benoit. Sure I waas groomin' trails while she was still in a wood box behind the stove and now she comes up here slips and slides along the Fox trot tonight and is as cordial as Anne of Green Gables at the county fair and then she comes home and writes the likes of that/ It's enough to make me turn off the computer, shut down thelgiths and go to bed until Sunday evening Shockin' I say! Absolutely disgustingly shockin'

And if she thinks I'm going to wither away as a result of her rhetoric she is in a delucional nigthmare. As syure as there's water flowing down the Gaudon's Brook boundary line we will be at the start line with an armada of bodies .... I even have a bus lined up for the Silverwood. No door knob will be left unturned on this side of gaudon's until we are sure we have sufficient snowshoers and skiers to defend out most coveted prize, the Snowy Owl Cup. We'lll see you at the start line benoit with your meagre little clutch of Saucy Snowy Owl Sliders ... sorry Super Snowy Owl Sliders.
Kippensand West Toutons Unite. this is a "call to skis" .... grab grandy and bring her a long .... ya can never trust a south coaster so we must pull snap everyone we can find into a set of bindings ... and bring your longest skis. For every centimetre of ski you get a point ... I'm gonna mount a set of bindings to our double 19' Necky sea kayak ... now that a should get us a few points ... Oh no, bad idea ... it's on the other side of the border in Dan's garage. Kayaks are not permitted in this completion ... the ruling just came in from CCC.
I say shine the cup Liz Chaisson ... shine the cup ... we hate accepting soiled hardware .... GO

SNOWY OWL RUMBLE......and this is how it all began.......

Well, I got this email from Graham Oliver the other day about the Snowy Owl and how the Toutons (name of Kippens team) were going to take the Snowy Owl Cup......well,,,,,that got me mad...for one I didn't like the name he pegged on us Stephenville crowd................here is what he said....(in case you didn't read the email and are inclined to delete such rubbish)


Kippens and East Toutons Gearing up For Victory at the Snowy Owl ... Could Elizabeth Chaisson Please Polish the Cup Before She Presents It!
Well the Toutons are certainly getting organized for this weekend's Snowy Owl Classic and we have no doubt that we will once again hoist the Snowy Owl Cup high above our noggins. In fact, our friendly rivals Stephenville and East Slowpokes,are not even serious contenders. Now there is no doubt that the Mc Beach Bunch have a string tradition of winning the prestigious Snowy Owl Cup. But they have been rather shy contenders over the last few years and since they have undergone amalgamation with Stephenville and East they seem incapable of mounting a charge. Well ... I suppose Ivan Mac Donald could give Stephen Penney a boost if his battery died one on one of these frosty mornings, but I thye can't be taken serious to mount a REAL charge. Oh I should not be so hard on my ski brethren, after all they are an earnest crowd and with a little coaxing we might get a few of them to rally. Now the Blow-Me-Down Blowouts are always a dark horse. One never knows who they will bring along to the Snowy Owl and seeing as we usually offer them a correction factor for travelling, they may indeed give us Toutons a run for our ski wax. But, they like Stephenville and East, can't be taken as serious contenders either. The Toutons are tickled pink about our latest, skier extraordinaire Mr. Carrrrtttttteeerrrrr Pooooowwwweeers. Mr. Powers has had a storied career in skiing and he is expected to bring some extra punch to our ranks. Not that we need any extra punch of course. With the Hunt's and Burt's from Port au Port and a large gaggle of striders from Spruce and Birch and Cedar and of course the Moores from Bayview and Bert Young and the Forcey Crowd ... well let's say the list goes on and on and the crowd from Stephenville and East gets less and less and less. In fact, I'd be surprised if the only skiers that show up for the Stephenville and East jurisdiction is Rona and Ellen and Faye from Stephenville Crossing.
Now Easterners ... let it be said that the gauntlet has been thrown down! We look forward to meeting you at the start of the Snowy Owl Classic on Saturday. Just though I'd let you know, we have already appointed the latest addition to the Burt family, namely Grace the youngest Whaleback member, to accept the Snowy Owl Cup on our behalf ...... I think Elizabeth Chaission traditionally presents it to us ... yes yes ... it is Elizabeth ... so Liz could you polish 'ere up! That would be very thoughtful of you.

HOEDOWN SLIDESHOW

Wild Whaleback Winter Hoedown!!!!!

.......and the winner is......BESSIE JESSO......Congratulations Bessie on your entry....great name....will sure to be a great time........of course a lot went on before this all came about and I am sure you have all read the email from Graham about the goings on with Aldonna. Now this story was written will such convivial and frolicsome language that it needed to be kept here for future moments when there is a lull in the tales by Graham.
......Now when you work with someone with the organizing ability of Aldonna O'Keefe you'd better be ready to strap yourself into the saddle and hold on for dear life because the pace of development is fast, furious and efficient.   So you don't believe me, do ya?  Well about a half-hour ago I got a call from "Pride of Moonshine Valley" now relocated to the Coast of Kippens and she said that she was organizing a Whaleback Nordic Variety Show for Friday, January 23.   I said Aldonna, my honey  ... January 23 is just a little over a week away and some of the crowd in the ski club are fast on their feet, but time is of the essence and we would have to organize a venue, entertainment, ticket sales, sound system, etc. etc. I know that I said earlier that some of the ski crowd are fleet of foot, but then there are others that take a week and half to decide which wax they'll apply.  I saw one unnamed skier spend 47 minutes at the Snowy owl intersection wondering which way to go.   How will we get that crowd up to speed? 
 
So when I was finished administering my wet blanket, her flames failed to diminish. In fact she said, "And that's not all Graham. I thought we'd have a ski social of sorts at one of the local pubs afterwards."  So much information passing through my hammer, anvil and stirrup bones .... I just could not cope. How could we do this, just too fast ... like I'm retired ... slow down ....  how do we sell 210 tickets, get performers, make a program, get Doug Fowlow to appoint someone to make tickets. Immediately I thought back to those hot sweaty August haymaking days near Graham's River (true ... you'll find the river when you visit my ancestral home of Judique)  when I would steal, yes steal, Hughy R.'so favorite stallion and jump on his back for a joy ride.  Once the old boy was free of the mowing machine "traces" (for the citified in the audience "traces" refer to the chains that connect the sleigh, or wagon, or hay mower to the horse  "and now you know") he would rear up on his hind  legs and take off due north, in the exact opposite direction of the barn and straight to an outback field of oats. Oh how he loved the sweet oats. We did grow oats in Cape Breton ya know.   Yee crowd over here in Newwwwwfounnnnndllllllannnnd grew clover, didn't ya!  We were much more sophisticated over in CB.  Yes back to the story ... It was five rifle shots to the field and riding Hughie R.s equine was like shimming the earth on one of Sadam's scub missiles.  Ya get the picture ... we were flyin' low .. ears back ..... and my little buttocks bouncing up and down like a jeep climbing the road to Joey's Lookout.  No time to wonder what to do.  Preservation of life was foremost on the frontal lobe, or is it the rear lobe ... I don't know ... somewhere in the cranium.
 
But I have digressed and I must stay on topic.  So the line up for tickets will soon be starting for the Whaleback Ski Social on Friday, January 23rd.   But hold it ... we need a name for the show because this may be an annual event.   And Sean O'Keefe suggested that the members give it a name ... like the time I had the party in Marble Mountain, Cape Breton ad called  it the First Triennial Marble Mountain Bizarre, Beer Garden, Sale of Work and Afternoon Tea.   What a Time it was?   Oh back on topic.  Yes we need name so please send me a name ... like "The Wicked Whaleback Whop Up at the Waldorf" ... doesn't make sense, does it?  ... we're having it at Stephenville High, not the Waldorf  ...  hhmmmm like "Whaleback's 90 Minute Musical Magical Show" ... hey the juices are starting to flow ... surely you can do better than me.    Yes,  and when that old horse reached the oat field he would settle into grazing and and like my scud missile, I am sure that by tomorrow Missy Aldonna will have contacted me with all kinds of details.
 
Now we need more than a name form you folks ... we need ticket sales ... and the cost looks like $5.00 a head, maybe more, and maybe $15.00 a family ... but if you have 10 kids, ya can't come because we'll not make enough money.  Now the social afterwards is still somewhere on the back of Hughy R.'s horse ... hasn't been figured out yet for sure ...well none of it has been figured out yet really ...except Aldonna knows it all and if you ever worked with Aldonna ... THE SHOW MUST GO ON! (written by GO in one of his moments :) )

"MISSING EQUIPMENT"......not again

Looking Out for Missing Equipment
 
Melinda and Linda are missing baskets off a set of aluminum rental poles that were just put out the other day ... unsure of colour but I think they were red ... and so we start another year of cat and mouse.  The poles were hung up on a hook one afternoon before the large crowds started coming into the chalet and the next time they looked (within hours), the baskets were gone.  Hmmmmmm  ....   Please advise me if you are missing something because we do have a file on missing items and if you do not bring it to our attention it will go unnoticed.  Like the GPS that went missing last year out of a gym bag and went unreported  .... the person who lost it did not want to be identified and I respect this, but it is good to file it as missing from the chalet becasue it is all part of the puzzle. (written by GO)
 
 

JACK RABBIT BEGINS!!!!

Jackrabbit Up and Running

Jackrabbit got off to a fine start today and as you can see from James Burt all laid out on the sofa at the chalet at 1:15 p.m today he was certainly all ready for Jackrabbit ... he just thought he'd charge his baterries before it commenced. It's wonderful grand to see all the new families engaging in jack Rabbit and touring down the trail. Today when I arrived back to the chalet at 4:30 families were sitting around eating timbits, drinking hot chocolate and chatting ... brought back memories of those post Jackrabbit session moments of leisure and the satisfaction of yet another session completed, but those times are long astern, but one can still drink up the ambience of the moment and flashback to the joys and travailles of "them days". According to daddy Mark, James was fully awake on the trail once Mark hit the START button. (written by GO)

WHALEBACK WILD WINTER HOEDOWN

Whaleback Wild Winter Hoedown
Friday, January 23, 2009 7:30 pm
Stephenville High School Theatre

Tickets $5.00 ($15 /family)
Available at Debbie’s Video and Whaleback Ski Club

Whaleback has slews of talented skiers! And it’s a family affair!! Come hear the likes of the St. Croix family, The Kippers, Sarah and Nelson and sons, Don Dunphy, Cal McNiven, Diane Doyle, Dave Joseph, The Mike and Jill Benoit family, Lisa Alexander, Hannah Blundon, SeaWind, Teddo and Sean, Albert Stewart…

We promise you’ll go away tapping toes and humming tunes!

Well, I must get on with the blogging......my first entry will soon be history and archived until someone decides to click on that area and read from the beginning. Graham is firing them at me fast and furious and they are too good to be just left floating in cyberspace.......THEY need to be saved....just in case anyone would like to write a BIOGRAPHY of our Wild Whaleback Writer!!!!
This is an old email I received on January 4th....lovely words here and not to worry I edit as I type (unlike some others).....


What a day on he trails ... sure there were more people up here than a craft fair at LA Bown....talkin' of such ... Rozanne Ploughman and Anne Marie White have plans to work on a quilt at the chalet this winter while they are slated to be volunteer attendants.  This can't be... like,  when I was teaching I couldn't do craft work on the job ... and here they are planning to make quilts ... the next thing you know Roy Bungay will be playing the violin ... shockin' these retirees .. ya can't find good workers anymore.   I saw two bunnies atop Racer's Edge today and were they ever havin' a grand chat ... sure they had traffic stopped for a half hour ... lies not true  ... now I did compliment them  but rather than move along they just stayed there lookin' right wholesome like ... no names here for fear of repercussions.   Boy Howard Skinner can't wait to get back from Ottawa .. I dare say there wouldn't be a stick of wood along the trails at Whaleback that will be safe ... there'll be bridges built, weeds cut ... and date squares eaten ... not to mention .. he's gotta get in shape with the rest of us ... so for the first few days just let him run ... ya know ,like letting your dog run after he's been pent up in the car on the Caribou crossing the Gulf and ya stop at the Seal Island brigde to give him a run ... Howard needs some space to ski, cut and  boilup after that long spell in owwwwwwtttaaw  ... welcome back folks.   I see Wallace and Tina back on the trails after a sojourn in Ottawa ... and Bruce was also up in Otatwa for a ski and visit ... hmmm Danny Gallant must be recruiting ..... speaking of "Danny Boy" he must be skied to death with all the snow they got in the Nation's Capital ...  Danny drop us a note sometime and tell us what's happening.   Gotta run Desparate Housewives is coming on ..... who will connect with who ... will Sally meet Harry ... will Bob Ted Carol and Alice get togetehr ... sorry folks .. I'm fakin' it ... I really don't have a clue about the show ... but it is about to come on and I am getting foolish and must call earl Hunt about tomorrow's work party ... GO

Humble Hut for Jackrabbits and Friends

Here is another series of photos representing the excellent hard workers that we have here at Whaleback......Great Work.....although Mike WAS looking forward to catching those trout..............I had to add this email....as GO wrote it as it was just like a fairy tale...........

Humble Hut for Jackrabbits and Friends Completed!

With blue sky overhead and a crisp chill in the air, Don Cormier pounded
home the final nail on the roof of our humble wilderness hut affectionately
known as the pentagon. As prescribed, the day commenced at 8:00 a.m. and
with the exception of a 20 minute break for a mugup it was seven bodies flat
out for nine and a half hours until the project was completed. Well, to be
truthful there are still a few outstanding little details to look after, but
other than that, the pentagon is ready for a new stove pipe and a good
sweeping and then it's moose stew for all the gang around the wood stove.
The pentagon, although humble and minute in appointment and stature, has
served us well over the years and with the new multi-coloured shingle
facelift, it should last for some time.

The first star of the day goes to Donald B. Cormier who has his degree in
stove pipe installation as well as chimeny demolition. Don also won the
door prize of the day which was trip for two to Toronto for a week and he
and his honey promptly departed for the Big Smoke the next morning. True
story ... ask Debbie at Debbie's Video. Carter Powers walked away with a
blue ribbon for tarring shingles in precise 5 cm strokes and he was also
given a smokey award for chief fireman, while Earl Hunt once again earned
the Teamster of the Day Award for carrying great big loads of materials to
and from the site. Jack Lamond won the Craftsman Skill Saw Award of
Excellence for cutting a four foot rip of OSB board as straight as a laser
beam without using a square, or a straight edge. Jack White showed
diligence in the line of duty for taking over the lead shingler position as
dusk fell upon the gathering. Dan Rumbolt chipped in with the John
Mansfield De-insulation Award for stripping the insulation out of the
ceiling in the time it takes for a grey jay to steal your lunch. Big thanks
to all the gang ... without their help we would have lost the pentagon roof
this season as it was obvious when we took off the roof that it was almost
ready to collapse due to rot in the centre rafters. And get this, the
project was estimated at $650. and came in at $300. +/- ... a full $300. +
under budget. When times are tough resourcefulness steps up to the plate.
And yes Jacko, thanks for scrounging some damaged OSB board for the project
and thanks to everyone else who donated supplies and their time.

Some more preseason workers!

3 PROS and a WaxHut!

I came upon this email that I received from none other than GO himself entitled "3 pros and a waxhut"......misreading this I thought it said..."3 pros and a waxnut".......so when I saw the busy squirrels working in these pics....it did make some sense......as you can see by these pics we have very dedicated volunteers at Whaleback Nordic! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication on these projects as needed (of course, what else is there to do when you are retired). Here is a part of the email that I received and did not read at the time.

"............ As I mentioned
in a previous email there are a number of projects that we have on the
agenda before the snow flies and seeing as we are a club with a limited
budget we are trying to solict assistance from the membership to get the job
done. Saturday, Earl Hunt led the charge to put a new roof on the wax hut
which was very badly in need of repair. Within the next week we hope to get
a fine day to put a new roof on the old officials hut which is in deplorable
condition. Once repaired, this building will become our new woodshed and
will be located at the rear of the ski chalet near the back door and the old
woodshed will then become a new rental storage area. We will also have a
few TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAYS coming up so if you have time on your hands and
wish to volunteer drop me a note. Some of the work parties may be on the
weekend, while others may be held suring the week. Word has it that Howard
Skinner has skinned off to labrador, so we'll have to leave some work for
him to do when he returns. Howard will not be pleased if we finish all the
work while he is absent form the scene.

Big thank you to Earl for providing the leadership on Saturday's project.

SEA TO SEA UPDATES

On Friday, November 7th, I received this email from a certain someone from the TOM CODS (not mentioning any names)......I know it is outdated but quite entertaining.
Its time to stir it up once again...
With December approaching, it seems that particular members of the
Whaleback Nordic Sea To Sea Team - The Tomcods are starting to cause
tremors on the ocean floor or ripples on the surface. Team Captain Greg
Noonan was quoted..." it all started last week when I ran into Shawn
Tilley who said that he skied 4kms. thus far." When quizzed about where he
skied and was it classic or skate technique, Tilley replied that he
strapped on his classics and skied the soccer pitch. WOW. Thats
dedication...something that the tomcods have lots of!
However, not to Noonans surprise he has learned that 2 members of the
Tomcods are members of the local Curling Club and have been curling on a
regular basis for the past 2 weeks. Alex Parr and Debbie Noonan have
joined the curling community and have silently been using Klister on their
shoes in an attempt to learn more on the dynamics of this grip wax on the
ice of the curling club. Alex was quoted as saying this year with the ice
that's available at the club, he hopes to be on even Parr when he hits the
snow. "I don't think I will be at an advantage...but sliding on the ice
does remind me of the glitter that's known to hit Port Hope Simpson from
time to time." Debbie Noonan just grinned in response to using klister on
the ice at the curling rink. "I wish we had this(klister) years ago when
we walked to school during freezing rain. I used to be the first at the
school door."
Noonan reminded team members that it's nice to support wellness but don't
expect these extra kms to be entered in the CCC website. "It don't start
till Dec. 1st" he warned.
Noonan hoped that this news don't cause to much fuss and rail road the AGM
scheduled on Nov. 15th. "Participation is the key, it looks like a fun
filled winter ahead, don't get upset if some Sea To Sea Teams are far out
ahead already."

"THE SEASON HAS BEGUN"

Well, folks I guess the time has come to start telling tales again about the trails, about the people, about the place.....yes,,,,,it's time once again for Oliver's (and others) twisted tales and from looking through my various outdated emails I see I have a lot of work ahead of me. I am trying to play catch up while my torn ligaments heal themselves as I probably won't be passing anyone on the ski trails just yet, only 'kickin and a glidin' for me. So I guess the place to start is here.