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...same day as the Swiss tragedy, another hurtling snow mass engulfed six chalets and two hotels in the French village of Lanslevillard on the French-Italian border, killing eight and injuring ten. That slide occurred just 30 miles from Val d'Isère, the home town of Skier Jean-Claude Killy, where 42 people were killed last month when a massive slab of snow thundered into a youth hostel. Still another series of avalanches last week caused nine deaths in the Austrian Tyrol, and three more died in Italy's Apennine Range about 100 miles southeast...
Generally, however, ski enthusiasts are proving difficult to scare off. In Austria's famed Arlberg skiing center, where vacationers have been stranded by avalanches that covered both roads and railroad tracks, authorities have sent in helicopters to evacuate those who want to leave. For every skier who pays the $14 tab for a ride out, another happily antes up the same fare...
Alpine captain Larry Carter sprinted to a fourth in the special slalom race to pace the Alpine team. Alan Watson and Greg Murdock complemented Carter's performance with 11th and 20th place finishes in the slalom. McCollom called Murdock the most improved skier on the team and noted that "he hasn't fallen all year...
...this second outing of the season, Harvard skier Chris Ferner won the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Trophy yesterday in a jump off in a meet held at Bear Mountain...
...right place for a wild animal's coat is on a wild animal's back." Said Gina: "I didn't kill anything. They were already dead." ··· The crowds at Courchevel, in the French Alps, were tickled rosé by the tireless enthusiasm of Skier Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Apparently undistracted by the resort's après-ski attractions, Canada's Prime Minister swooped 20 miles down a glacier run through virgin snow, braved subfreezing temperatures, high winds and unavoidable falls in heavy crust. Instructors gave his style...