The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-11-27, Page 24a
Pale—Crossreads—November 27, 1975—
Quebec's Ski E�st snowbelt
By Claris Allan
The Eastern Townships auto-
route stretching from Montreal
to Sherbrooke, Quebec—is the
vital lifeline without which Ski
East could not have experienced
the rapid expansion which has
characterized it since the early
60's.
Formerly, ski weekends meant
waking in the dark hours of the
morning to fumble eastward on
narrow highways, jammed with
not -always -quickly -moving traf-
fic. ut the building of this
modern expressway some ten
years ago made the farthest
reaches of Ski East accessible
within 90 minutes and some areas
can be penetrated in an hour or
less from Montreal.
What's more, the building of
the road was the final link in
forging a double -expressway
access from Boston, New York or
Toronto. The entire journey from
any of these three Cities to Ski
East cane be made on double -lane
roads, save for the last few miles
leading to the individual hills
themselves. -
But ease -of -access is not suffi-
cient in itself to create a viable
ski area. At Ski East, the founda-
tion is significantly stronger.
Nature has done her part by
placing Ski East's six hills within
one of North America's heaviest
snowbelts—an average winter
precipitation of 150-250 inches.
And, these ancient mountains
range in altitude to 4,000 feet,
with vertical drops of up to 2,100
feet. (A working minimum for
reasonable skiing is 1,000') .
What Nature has provided,
Man has nurtured carefully.
Within 100 miles of Montreal,
skiers can sample over 100 miles
of run, with a booming apres-ski
MONT ECHO in Quebec's Eastern Townships snowbelt is
one of the six major ski resort areas that form the "Ski
' East" region of southeastern Quebec and northern
Vermont. (Canadian Government Office of Tourism Photo)
scene. Add to this the indigenous
French-Canadian flavour of the
area and you have many of the
advantages of European skiing
without the expense.
Best of all; those 100 miles of
trails have been made totally ac -
SHOOTING STARS
Three shots
tell a story
By JERRY WINDLE
Still and motion picture
photographers agree that
there are a number of distinct
differences between the two
types of photography. How-
ever, there is one technique
the moviemakers have been
using for yeAts that can be
very helpful to the still
photographer.
The technique is so simple
to master that a photogra-
pher can apply it to almost
every situation he encounters
with immediate success.
This technique, for lack of a
better term, shall be called:
long shot, medium shot, and
close-up.
In simple terms, the tech-
nique is what the name says
-- three distinct types of
photographs. When you put
the three together they effec-
tively provide complete
photographic coverage of an
assignment. They provide the
old journalism needs of who,
what, where, why, when and
how.
Let us take a simple assign-
ment and apply this tech-
nique. The story is tb illus-
trate an outdoor orchestra re-
hearsal at a local school.
The fust shot we make is
the long shot. This one sets
the scene for.the story, show-
ing an orchestra outdoors in
the daylight rehearsing.
This is ofien termed an
"overall" shot which we
make frequently as a protec-
tion or "insurance" photo-
graph. ,
The second shot is the
medium shot. It narrows
down the long shot and
focuses our attention on just
three or four musicians
rather than the entire
orchestra. This gives the
viewer some idea as to who
makes up the orchestra.
The third shot is the close-
up shot, which singles out an
individual player and the
viewer gets a chance' to see
the concentration and work
each player must contribute
for the orchestra to be a suc-
cess.
This is really a pretty basic
example, but with the three
steps any event can be well -
covered by the photographer.
The long shot will set the
scene. The medium shot will
emphasize some of the par-
ticipants and the close-up will
single out individuals or even
just their hands playing the
instruments.
CROSSROADS the every -week news and feature section in
three influential community newspapers — with every -page
readership
cessible by the introduction of the
interchangeable lift ticket. Skiers
can buy a one week ticket, valid
at all six mountains. Even the ski
instruction is interchangeable if
your. "ski week" is bought with
lessons. And the Canadian Ski In-
structors' Alliance teaching
methods are consistent at the six
hills so that interchange means
no loss of time or quality.
Bromont, the closest hill, is just
40 miles from Montreal and al-
most 2,000 feet high with a verti-
cal drop of 1,300 feet. Three
double -chairs, a T -bar and a pony
lift take skiers to slopes ranging.
from very easy to difficult.
Nearby, to the southeast, is
Mount Sutton, with an altitude 'of
3,175 feet and a vertical drop of
1,150'. Sutton has four double -
chairs, a T -bar and a Poma lift.
•About eight miles east of Sutton
is the 2,500 -foot peak of Mount
Echo with a vertical drop of 1,545
feet. This hill has two double -
chairs, a Poma and a" mid -sta-
tion.
Ten miles farther to the east
and perhaps the most rustic of
the group is OWI's Head,
2,450 -feet high, with a vertical of
1,770 feet.
Northeast of Owl's Head, right
beside the autoroute, is Mount
Orford, part of Quebec's provin-
cial park system. Three double -
chairs, three T -bars and a begin-
ners' lift, bring skiersto an alti-
tude of up to 2,800' with a vertical
of 1,600'. And . at Jay Peak,
Vermont, three T -bars, two
double -chairs and an aerial
tramway, service a four thou-
sand foot hill. The vertical drop
there is 2,100'.
The Ski East Association offers
"ski week" packages, some of
them in co-operation with Air
Canada, which result in attrac-
tive . discounts. Each package
costs approximately $150 for five
days and six nights accommoda-
tion, two meals daily and ski in-
struction with unlimited use of all
lifts throughout, the region.
During the non -holiday periods
of December, January and April,
ski club groups can get further
discounts of up to 30 per cent.
Transportation (based on
groups of 40 people) can be ar-
ranged reasonably.
Bear in mind, though, that
these figures may change with
the general rise in the cost -of -
living.
Excellent hotels and restaur-
ants are located close to every
hill—some of them graceful,
aristocratic establishments more
than 100 years old—others swing-
ing and new, geared to the
younger generation. For the
adventurous, tiny bars and
lounges nestle in the small
villages with names like the
Thirsty Boot, at Knowlton and the
very popular Night Owl at Owl's
Head.
Unlike some ski centres, Ski
East is a family affair. Instruc-
tion for juveniles and day nursery
facilities exist at all hills and ex-
perienced instructors for chil-
dren will even start toddlers on
skis.
Throughout the area there are
special family rates and substan-
tial discounts for children on lifts
and accommodations.
At the other end of the scale the
expert may not find the super -
mystique of glacier skiing, but he
or she will find miles of expert
trails and powder left untouched
for powder freaks.
Constant grooming at all hills
ensures skiing in almost 'all
weather conditions and in some
cases that continues into May—
an ideal time to round out a great
sun tan.
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