Tidbits of Change - the Legendary Norm Crerar

I think it was in the eighties when I first met Norm at a CWSAA or CPSS event.

Do you have your ticket? March 7th Spaghetti Fundraiser for the Alpine Club

Tickets by e-transfer as noted on the poster, or buy from an Alpine Club member in the lodge this weekend

Come for dinner, stay for music and silent auction.

Contact the club for info on levels of sponsorship.

Ladies Dinner and Monday Snowshoe

Thank-you to the Baldy community folks who provided overnight accommodation for the ladies. 

Hello Baldy Babes,

After last night's wonderful Baldy Babes dinner, we snowshoed one of my favorite treks to the Stripper Pole via Meadow Trail up to Dead End Trail to the Lodge on fresh snow. A beautiful and peaceful day on Mt. Baldy.

Looking forward to seeing your smiling faces next week.

Take Care, Marian

Spring Passes

Didn't buy a seasons pass? Spring Passes are on sale now, good for every day from March 1st to the end of the season.

I'm not usually a "Change dot Org" Type, but

There is special section of the KVR rail trail out of Princeton that was severely damaged after the 2021 atmospheric river. My particular interest is the geology of the area, but it has been a gem of a trail for many. A recent decision was to spend around 20 million to completely deactivate it, rather than 60 million to restore it. Princeton is lobbying for another look. Some of the users are motorized, but restoring to foot and cycle traffic may end up being an option. If you are so inclined, have a look at the info and consider the petition.

https://c.org/4XbshcTZNk

Just when one brags about the wide open space.................

 A view of today's "ant hill", thanks Cheryl.

 

Mr. Schlackl and Team Atomic

Team Atomic, April 1, 2006

This photo was probably taken before these guys were students of Mr. Schlackl. He taught them in the classroom and the music program. I attended one of their school concerts.

I spoke briefly with Will in the lodge last night - not only were they good students and people, the one on the left could eat a lot of pizza on Band Trips.

Will is playing in the bar again tonight. Thankfully I was seated with people who can sing in tune when he played "Sweet Caroline."

I enjoyed the beef dip and caesar salad, while being harassed from both sides for not ordering fries!

Oh yeah, the one on the left is now an engineer in Victoria, and the one with me is a lawyer in Kelowna.

Happy memories.

March 7th - Baldy Ski Patrol Awareness Day

 Event by Canadian Ski Patrol - South Okanagan Boundary Zone

Baldy Mountain Resort

Duration: 5 hr

Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook

BALDY MOUNTAIN RESORT NEEDS VOLUNTEER SKI PATROLLERS.

Have you ever been curious about joining Volunteer Ski Patrol? Saturday March 7 Come meet the team at Baldy and learn all you need to know.
We are a group of dedicated individuals working together as a team to provide assistance to mountain operations and first aid support when needed. All in a mountain environment where everyone ,loves to ski.

Be Happy

We would have liked more new snow more often this winter, but we have had good quality groomed skiing. Knees older than mine enjoyed the off piste yesterday.

The fatal avalanche in the Sierras was rated a 2.5.

In Europe, damage and closures due to avalanches and warnings rated 5.

Check out this article on the avalanche that took out a ski lift, Meribel.

https://www.tetongravity.com/175cm-of-snow-and-a-destroyed-lift-in-meribel/

No Fire Department

We do not have a fire department. We have a number of full timers who have basic wildfire fighting training.

The village was laid out with no cabin more than 1000ft from a forestry hydrant. That is a lot of hose lay to get to some cabins.

Access to the hydrants is not always consistently maintained in the winter.

The wildfire folks have had issues with the water utility regarding who is authorized to charge a hydrant. I don't know where that is at. The wapiti hydrants are different than the strata hydrants.

Homeowners do not know what the hose inventory is, and how to access it.