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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. CROSSROADS direct line access to 8,650 'homes in the heart of Western Ontario's rich agro-industrial market. Published by Wenger Bros. Ltd. COLLECT (519) 357-2320 05i l CROSS GETS YOU FULL MARKET INFORMATION COVNTRY SKIING (PhlADIREt TIRE ...1 You'll find ball of Canadian ane! 1. 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