Word: klaussen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...like skiing in a toboggan run," recalled Klaussen. "You pointed your skis downhill and tried to stay in the center...
...Klaussen had a setback two weeks ago when he fell in both races at the Eastern Championships at Middlebury. He was foiled by what should have been a Western skier's delight; more than a foot of soft, new snow that was soon gouged into thigh-deep ruts by the racers...
Though he leaves Eastern ice and rocks far behind, Klaussen will have to face the same problem of soft snow and deep ruts out in Utah. Having been away from Western skiing for four years, Klaussen hopes he will be able to readapt his form in time for the slalom tomorrow and the giant slalom on Friday...
...Klaussen, who's lived a half mile from the Squaw Valley ski area most of his life, will at least be familiar with the surroundings. Hi father, former coach of the Squaw Valley ski team, put Eric in the gates at the age of four. Life has been at a 60-degree angle for him ever since...
Eric began spending much of his time in the mountains above Lake Tahoe. He was on a perpetual vacation: "It's great living around a resort; you spend all your time with sports." Klaussen uses his time in the mountains to take photographs, hike, do technical climbing and practice ski mountaineering, a sport that uses cross country skiis with metal edges, and strapped-on climbing skins to hike up and down the mountain...