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Wednesday, January 26, 1966

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BELIEVED UNIQUE on this continent is the combined feature of hot mineral swimming
pools and a 1,500-foot ski run complete with tow. Bonff has a similar situation but the
two facilities are not located within 1,000 feet of each other as at Skoglund’s Hot Springs.

LOADED ALL THE TIME, the T-bar tow otf the Hot Spring
dreds of Sunday afternoon spectators.

watch the new facility in use.

GETTING TO THE TOP is easy with the new T-bar tow on Skogy’s Hill at the Hot Springs
For some—getting down again is more of a problem. For others—it’s no problem at all !

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s was a main attraction for hun-

Cold feet were forgotten as crowds gathered to

TERRACE "Omineca’’ HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Fun Plaee

In Valley

Is Skoglunds Springs

by RUTH M. HALLOCK

Last September when Ray Skoglund announced plans for i]
a ski hill ond T-bar tow at the Hot Springs, he urge

in the area to “'pray for snow.'",

Prayers may not have been ne-
cessary. The complete success of
Ray's new venture into the winter

sports field indicates that Some- ;

body up There had already given
the project a stamp of approval.

PLENTY OF SNOW

Last Sunday afternoon there
was plenty of snow on the Hot
Springs 1,600 foot ski run and

there were plenty of people try- §

ing out their ski-legs. Cars jam-
med the parking lots and spilled
over onto the shoulder of Highway

25, when close to 1,000 people visit- ,

éd the popular spa. Some were
there to ski, some were there 10
swim, some were there to do both
and others were there simply to
watch the action.

PLENTY OF ACTION
_ Action was certainly not in short
supply! ;

The new seven tower T-bar tow
carried skiers to the top of Skogy’s
Hill in comfort and without a
hitch.

They began the downhill run
on a well packed hill which
boasts a vertical rise of 380 feet
but -has a gentle starting slope.
Some of the more seasoned hick-
ory buffs reached speeds of close
to 50 mph as they sped down, with
bright jackets, earmuffs and gaunt-
lets creating an abstract color
streak on the sun-tipped hillside.

Many tried the slalom = run,
while others headed for small hill-
ocks to attain sizeable jumps.
"here were a lot of first rafe turns
executed and of course there were
a lot of first rate spills experienc-
ed.

BEGINNERS TOO

Beginners busied themselves on
the lower slopes, learmming the
basic rudiments such as how to
stay upright when everything in-
dicates that a fall iy inevitable.

Eventually Ray Skoglund hopes
to extend the run to the 4,000 foot
level and double the T-bar sec-
tions. Right now the tow can
handle 400 people an hour, but
with the second half of the towers
functioning, it will facilitate 900.

The lift was installed by Hall
Ski-lift of Montreal and the work
took less than two weeks to com-
plete. A Bunny Tow for begin-
ners ig next on the agenda, and
already the route is heing map-
ped out and the materials ordered.

There is a First Aid attendant
on duty while skiing is in progress
and there are volunteer instruc-
tors and a ski patrol provided by
members of the Bornite Ski Club.
Activity is not restricted to day-
time, as a complete mercury vapor
floodlight system has been instal-
led on the hill.

SKI? SWIM? OR BOTH?

Perhaps one of the most unique
features about skiing on Skogy's
Hill is that less than 1,000 feet
away are two natural heated min-
eral swimming pools where one
tan enjoy a refreshing dip before
calling it a day.

This combined facllity is believ-
ed be the only one of its kind on
the North American continent
where both swimming and skiing
are in such’ close proximity.
Modern accommodation which

includes neat, comfortable rooms, | HEM

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RAY SKOGLUND

. . his brand of enthusiasm #

produces results!

pool access, excellent food and
genuine vacation lodge atmos-ff
phere, is in constant demand at:

the Springs, with reservations com-
ing in from ail over North Amer-
ica. On Sunday there was a skier
from Aspen, Colorado trying out
his skill with visitors from Smith-

ers, Prince George, Kitimat and ‘

Terrace,
BASIC FORMULA

Ray Skoglund is very enthusias-
tie about the success of the Hot
Springs latest winter-season inno-

vation. His enthusiasm is the only ..

proof we need that even bigger
and better things are in the offing
for Skoglunds Hot Springs.

Our reasoning is simple — we
can still remember the Ray Skog-
lund who showed the same enthu-
siasm for a couple of bubbling hot
mudholes in the wilderness. His
brand of enthusiasm is unique
because it always produces a four
star end product. His formula is
basic — take a liberal amount of
enthusiasm, add an even mére lib-
eral amount of hard work and de-
termination and you come up with
a job well done.

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TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE
presents

The
Birthday
Party

A 3-ACT DRAMA BY
HAROLD PINTER

Saturday, Jan. 29

COMMUNITY CENTRE
6:15 P.M.
Admission $1.50

Dominion Drama Festival
Entry

Adjudicator: ;
GWEN PHARIS RINGWOOD

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