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March-April 2007 Mt. Bachelor Trip
March 2007 Panorama Trip
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2007 Sugar Bowl Trip
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2007 Alpine Meadows Trip January
2007 Homewood Trip
Photos by Chris Valle-Riestra. These are from the March to April 2007 Far West Racing Association finals event at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. The San Francisco Ski Club was represented by Rich Alpert, Bruce Brewington, John Walsh, Ann Culbertson, Robert Boyce, Margit McPhillips, and myself. John, Bruce, and I had a beautiful drive from the Bay Area through California, past Mt. Shasta, and then through central Oregon to Bend, and the River House, our base of operations.
Higher resolution copies of these photos are available (selectively, please). Contact me at ChrisValle@att.net with the names of the images and this Web page.
Early morning, approaching Mt. Bachelor on the highway from Bend.
Summit in mist.
A dusting of new snow.
The mist begins to clear.
An ice-encrusted volcanic plug in the summit crater.
John and the sastrugi. (That's a five-dollar word I was throwing around!)
Chris.
Bruce and John on the Summit Chair.
Approaching the summit again.
Bruce.
Rime ice on the terminal building, summit.
A wonderland of ice and snow.
Distant volcano.
John's having a good time.
John and Bruce again.
Heading to the back side. Freshies everywhere.
View of the Sisters from the return trail, after descending the back side.
John again.
Chris again.
Breakfast at the airport -- the adventure begins...
Waiting for the bus from Calgary to Panorama...and
waiting...and waiting...and waiting...
Taynton Lodge, our "crib"
The day lodge and cafeteria
Summit Hut
Inside the Summit Hut
Where the heck are we?
Top of the Champagne chair
Lakeside Pub in Invermere
More Lakeside Pub in Invermere:
the race between dinner and bus continues
I know there's a mountain here somewhere...
The mid-mountain warming teepee and
cappuccino hut
Apres ski at the Crazy Horse Saloon
Pool at the Crazy Horse Saloon
Kicking Horse day trip -- summit
Kicking Horse -- Eye of the Eagle Restaurant
Kicking Horse -- lunch at
Eye of the Eagle Restaurant
Kicking Horse -- interior of Eye of the
Eagle Restaurant
The cross-village gondola in Panorama
The suspension bridge leading to the wolf
education center
Moab the wolf, looking for lunch
Kheta, also at the wolf education center
Judy honored at race awards. No, the
post did not take first.
Icicle tree
Dinner at Carricks...longer than a day
of heli-skiing
Leaving Calgary, moose in tow
