Word: ski
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fashion on to the avoid is slopes the "wet look." Popular on the slopes a couple of years ago, it is now banned in some European ski areas for safety's sake...
...done much to keep people out of the hospital, but there are still some bone-cracking problems. With the spreading popularity of higher, more rigid boots, orthopedists report an increase in "boot top" fractures. These mishaps are more serious and take longer to mend than the more common ski injuries, a simple fracture of the anklebone or a low-level spiral fracture of the tibia and fibula...
...most promising safety innovations in years is the Spademan binding. Designed by a California orthopedist, it prevents injury in slow, twisting falls that may not spring open many regular bindings. Instead of being attached at heel and toe, the Spademan fastens only beneath the arch of the foot. At ski areas where the Spademan is in experimental use, accidents have been cut by as much as 80%. Some area operators predict that their insurance companies may soon require Spademans on all rental skis...
...Downhill skiing remains a dangerous sport. Dr. James Garrick, head of the division of sports medicine at the University of Washington, says that there were more than 105,000 skiing injuries reported in the U.S. last year, and probably twice as many that went unreported for reasons of pride. For a raw beginner, the chances of incurring an injury serious enough to need medical attention are about one in 100 every time he goes skiing. After a week of instruction, the figure drops to about one in 200. A study by the Canadian Ski Pa trol showed that students have...
...advanced practitioners, a whole new style of baroque skiing has developed. Known as "free-style," "exhibition" or "hot-dog" skiing, the form emphasizes acrobatic stunts rather than downhill speed. Hot-doggers build up repertoires of twists, turns, spins and somersaults. Four Utah ski resorts will sponsor hot-dog exhibitions this season. Last winter 110 hot-doggers got together at Waterville Valley, N.H., for the second annual Eastern Regional Exhibition Skiing Championship. The winner tooled off in a new Chevrolet...