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Ferguson Ridge Ski Area (referred to locally as "Fergi") is a small ski area in northeastern Oregon located about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Joseph in the Wallowa mountains and near the Eagle Cap Wilderness. It's a small, community-run ski area, volunteer operated by the Eagle Cap Ski Club. Ferguson Ridge is open weekends and holidays 10AM ...
The Wallowa–Whitman National Forest is a United States National Forest in the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho.Formed upon the merger of the Wallowa and Whitman national forests in 1954, it is located in the northeastern corner of Oregon, in Wallowa, Baker, Union, Grant, and Umatilla counties, and includes small areas in Nez Perce and Idaho counties in Idaho.
The park features camping, trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing, athletic fields, and picnicking facilities [3] as well as the Puffer Butte and Wohelo retreat centers. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a rope tow for alpine skiing was operated at the park by a private ski club.
Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. [1] The wilderness was established in 1940. In 1964, it was included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. A boundary revision in 1972 added 73,000 acres (30,000 ha) and the ...
A settlement in the mountains was built in 1861. [26] In 1863, a new treaty was signed that relinquished lands that granted by an 1855 treaty, turning them over to the American government. This same year, the settlers in the mountains moved to present-day La Grande. These lands included the Wallowa Valley, home of Chief Joseph. [26]
Mountain Creek is a ski resort in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on New Jersey Route 94 in the New York Metropolitan Area, 47 miles (76 km) from the George Washington Bridge. Mountain Creek contains 167 acres (68 ha) of land for skiing area, night skiing, snowboarding, and snowmaking activities.
Multiple World Cups in the overall and in each discipline are marked with (#). Combined events (calculated using results from selected downhill and slalom races) were included starting with the 1974–75 season, but a discipline trophy was only awarded during the next season ( 1975–76 ) and then once again starting with the 1979–80 season.
South of the Sacajawea and Matterhorn high lands is Lake Basin, in which the Lostine River, West Fork Wallowa River, and Hurricane Creek originate among many small lakes. To the north and east of Sacajawea Peak and Chief Joseph Mountain the Wallowa Mountains come to an end at Wallowa Lake, just south of the town of Joseph. A road runs south ...