BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Winter Fest set for Saturday The third annual REI Winter Sport Fest and Snowshoe Snowshoe a recently recognized cat breed; it is a medium- to large-sized cat with blue eyes, and coat color similar to a sealpoint or bluepoint Siamese, but with a white nose, chin, and ventral midline, and white boots on all feet. Demo Day - postponed in December due to a lack of snow - will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gold Lake Sno Park, just off Highway 58 near Willamette Pass Willamette Pass (el. 5128 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. The pass is traversed by Oregon Route 58. Willamette Pass ski area is located there. . The event features free tryouts of snowshoes snowshoes, footgear enabling the wearer to walk on soft snow without sinking. A snowshoe consists of a light frame of tough wood or aluminum, roughly the shape of a large tennis racket, which is strung with caribou skin or other material and is attached to the shoe and winter apparel, a snowcamping demonstration by the IceAxemen Mountaineering Club, winter safety tips from Lane County Search and Rescue, the Willamette Backcountry back·coun·try n. A sparsely inhabited rural region. Ski Patrol's annual open house, free backcountry maps and prize drawings. Sno Park Pass required. Snowcamping clinics offered Two free evening workshops on winter camping are scheduled in Eugene. Tonight at 7, REI will present a free Winter Camping Clinic at its store, 306 Lawrence St. Matt Symonds and Emily Kegel will present tips for making your winter outdoor adventure safe, comfortable and fun. On Tuesday, a University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Outdoor Program clinic will cover the basics of snow travel and camping - including advice on how to pack your bag, keep warm, build snow shelters and prepare for your next (or first) backcountry snow trip. That program begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Outdoor Program offices in the basement of the Erb Memorial Union. Hoodoo to reopen Friday Hoodoo Ski Area, closed since Jan. 28 due to a lack of snow, will reopen Friday at 9 a.m. Recent snowfalls and the cold weather "have helped a lot," owner Chuck Shepard said. Crews are moving snow around to patch up bare spots in ski runs created by warm rain. Some runs likely will not be ready this weekend, he said. Also, "winter carnival" has been reset for March 1. Shotgun reservations available The Eugene District of the Bureau of Land Management will begin accepting reservations for the group picnic shelters at Shotgun Creek Recreation Site near Marcola on a first-call, first-served basis beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Call 683-6600 or (888) 442-306. In-person reservations will be taken starting at 7:45 a.m. Feb. 14, at the BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines office, 2890 Chad Drive. Skiers to let the dogs out! Dogs are a skier's best friend - at least in the sport of Skijoring ski·jor·ing n. A sport in which a skier is drawn over ice or snow by a horse or vehicle. [Norwegian skikjøring : ski, ski; see ski + kjøring, driving , where one or two dogs are harnessed to pull a cross-country skier with a towrope. Man and beast alike still have time to prepare for the sixth annual Cascade Skijoring Classic, to be held March 1-2 at Mount Hood Meadows Mount Hood Meadows is one of the premier ski resorts in Oregon, USA, and the largest ski resort on or near Mount Hood. It is located about 67 miles (108 km) east of Portland, off of Oregon Route 35. Ski Resort. Competition will be in two classes, novice and advanced. The entry deadline is Feb. 27. Details and preregistration pre·reg·is·tra·tion n. An early registration, as for returning college students, that takes place before general registration. : Kim Tinker of the Cascade Skijoring Alliance at (503) 668-6739, or e-mail: kimtinker@aol.com. Sportsmen's show under way Didn't get enough outdoor recreation talk and shopping at last week's Eugene Boat and Sportsmen's Show? Join 70,000 other outdoor buffs at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show, Oregon's largest outdoor show. It runs through Sunday at the Portland Expo Center, 2060 Marine Drive. Admission: $9 adults, $5 ages 6-16. Details: www.sportshow.net. |
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