Show FULL FLIGHT Winter Sports Areas Primed For Influx of Ski Enthusiasts Features Skiing will dominate the American outdoor sports scene this winter as most of the famous ski areas of the West and Middle- Middle west resume operation for the first time since Pearl Harbor This winter ski fans will find old favorite lodges and chalets chalets chalets cha cha- lets improved and in full operation again after the war while man m Y n n ew ur and r g s nto cr area r n b P primed for a mass recreational in in- in Although most of the ski resorts open their season in December snow will be in its best dry powdery powdery powdery pow pow- dery state during January February February ary nry and March This year the tIle regular run of oC sports enthusiasts who head for the snow fields will be supplemented supplemented supplemented sup sup- by a new group group for for former mer GIs who learned the art artof artof artof of skiing during the war as a matter of or military necessity and now are converting that knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge into personal enjoyment Major jumping and slalom tournaments tournaments tournaments ments have been scheduled at every ski basin from Michigan to famed Sun Bun Valley Idaho and the slopes of the Pacific Northwest Olympics Scheduled Major attraction of the season will willbe willbe willbe be the Olympic tryouts in March en on Sun Valleys Valley's Bald mountain The nationals are booked at Ishpeming Mich February 22 2223 Ski enthusiasts will find the new air age in full flight over the great frozen spaces most of the ski areas now being linked together for forthe forthe forthe the first time by fast airline ice The slalom slopes of Banff and the Canadian with almost startling suddenness have become only 14 flying hours from ski fans fansin fansin fansin in Southern California seven hours from Salt SaIt Lake City nine hours from Denver The luxurious chalet and championship course at Sun Valley are only a seven-hour seven hop from Los Angeles Colorados Colorado's 30 winter have been brought within a mere four and anda a half hours of the Pacific coast Western Air Lines even is in inaugurating inaugurating inaugurating in- in a ski special from Los Los' Angeles to popular resorts After serving as a naval rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation tation center during the war Sun Valley was reopened as a resort December 21 All AU types of winter whiter sports are available including skijoring skijoring skijoring ski ski- joring ice skating sleighing dog- dog sledding and swimming in natural hot springs water Install Ski Lifts Lilts Four electric ski lifts serve four skiing areas on Dollar Donar Proctor Proctor Proctor Proc Proc- tor and Baldy mountains The lift lifton lifton lifton on Baldy is feet long and is divided into three sections to carry skiers to the foot summit in 20 minutes In Oregon 15 areas will be in operation operation operation op op- op- op in national forests At Timberline Timberline Timberline Tim- Tim berline 63 miles from Portland is found one of the nations nation's longest ski seasons offering ski slopes until The star starts at 10 mid race a foot level and finishes at I feet near the head of a mile long ski lift At winter mid-winter the snow is from 8 to 20 feet deep averaging averaging averaging ing about 12 feet with a temperature temperature temperature tem tem- around 24 degrees Generous sunshine often permits skiing in shorts Few places in hi America offer such m marvelous skiing opportunities as Alta famous resort in Little LitHe Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton Cotton- wood canyon of the Wasatch mountains mountains mountains moun moun- near Salt Lake City Runs vary from a half mile to two miles for all classes of skiers plus slalom slalom slalom sla sla- lom courses and practice slopes Brighton in nearby Big Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood Cotton- Cotton wood canyon is a year-around year mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain resort Near here is Ecker h hill where world record leaps have been m made de by skiing stars of international al fame e if Many l Sports Areas Colorados Colorado's majestic mountain ranges abound with winter sports sites Among the leading skiing resorts resorts resorts re re- re- re sorts is Aspen where the ski runs range in elevation from to 11 feet Roch run the outstanding run for experts is feet with a foot 2700 drop Berthoud pass where local interests interests interests inter inter- ests are expending considerable money in development of sport facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa Grand Mesa and Glenwood Springs are other Colorado spots luring luring luring lur lur- lur- lur ing an increasing number of winter sport enthusiasts Long known as a dude ranch country country country coun coun- try Wyoming now is coming into the forefront as a skiers' skiers paradise in winter Jackson Hole in the scenic Teton co country just lust south of Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone park is among the most popular popular popular lar spots Skiers may drive by automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile up the Teton Pass road and ski down numerous runs six to seven miles long with drops ranging from 1000 to feet Casper mountain nine miles from Casper and Tepee lodge in the remote remote remote re re- re- re mote Big Horns near Sheridan also are being recognized by sport fans because of their great natural ad ad- vantages Montana boasts of Red Lodge elevation elevation ele ele- ele- ele feet where there are 30 acres of practice slopes ski lifts downhill cross country and slalom runs Unique Nevada Site With a typical western setting above the desert Mount Charleston Nev only an hours hour's drive from Las Vegas provides a unique site for winter sports More than 60 winter sports areas are found in the High Sierras of California California Cali Cali- fornia a state tate where winter sports fans abound Among the states state's best known resorts are Lake Arrowhead Big Bear and Big Pines all in Southern Southern South South- ern California Yosemite National park and the Donner Pass region Winter sports however are not confined to the Far West Nature has endowed Minnesota l Wisconsin and upper Michigan l with the topography and weather er necessary to make them among the best winter sports areas in the nation The regular run of sports enthusiasts enthusiasts enthusiasts from the Midwest will head for Wisconsin and Michigan's upper peninsula which offers all winter sports including long ski runs toboggan toboggan to to- boggan slides towering ski jumps ice skating and ice boating Plan Annual Carnival For spectator pleasure one of the best winter sports programs is presented presented pre pre- pre pre-I. every February at the Winter Winter Winter Win Win- ter Carnival in St. St Paul Minn when the entire ci city y takes on the air of a northern Mardi Gras In th the New England states too there is a revival of interest in winter winter winter win win- ter sports Special ski trains to White mountain resorts are being resumed this winter With expanded airline schedules and increasing use of air a- a tion to winter sports areas many fans will invade the Canadian Rock Rock- ies area this winter Most popular sites there are in the Banff area and Jasper National park |