The Origin Myth of Meacham Divide

In the winter of 1996, the low snow conditions at the BMNC ski area, Blue Mountain Crossing, resulted in a tremendous melancholy throughout the land..

One morning in late winter, two skiers, Torbjorn Antell and Odd Axelrod decided to try skate skiing a little higher up the mountain on the crust. Not only did they find crust, but they found good snow, and lots of it, just a few short miles from Blue Mountain Crossing.

As they skied along logging roads, grizzled Torbjorn turned to Odd and remarked, "We've gone entirely wrong in our plans, Odd." Soon, both skiers agreed that this new area should be the focus of the BMNC's future trail grooming efforts.

And thus, a legend was born. Torbjorn Antell began the alchemical process for seeking approval to construct the still nameless ski area, and along with volunteers, cleared 20 km of trails that next summer. As the snow began to fly one December Day, Torbjorn and his numerologist, Vik Brandon, drove KT the Sno-Cat along Loppet Trail for the first time, and were encountered there by Odd, who photographed them in the act of packing a corduroy skating lane.

Since then Torbjorn has retired from running the ski area, as has his successor, Odd. Meacham Divide is now managed by a Board of Directors that oversees the many aspects of trying to run a not-for-profit, free, public ski area.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the legend....Now's the time to join the club and volunteer. We'll give you a weird name, too.