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From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Oregon Skiing Areas Are Closed (finally)
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Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 12:54:16 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 18 12:54:16 1984
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> Both Timberline and Mt. Batchelor are closed for the season.

Now is the time for the *REAL* skiers to come out!  I was at Timberline last
weekend, and there were at least a dozen skiers on the Palmer Snowfield.  (A
good Nordic ski pack with ski pockets on the side is indispensible.)  Snow was
in abundance!  I think the reason they close Timberline after labor day is
lack of interest, not lack of snow.  Even without lifts, the Palmer Snowfield 
is only about 2 moderate miles from parking.  My dad and I hiked up in about
an hour -- it would have been much quicker on cross-country skis.  Much of the
recent four-inch snowfall was still on top of the 4' - 5' base.
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