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...movie Into the Groove, a promotional film featuring skier Greg Stumps, will be shown at tomorrow night's meeting, and four, free day passes will be given out for Sunday River, a mountain resort in Maine...
Arnold didn't just dream; he made it happen. Like a visionary athlete, artist or businessman (all of which he would eventually become), he devised a plan and climbed the mountain. More precisely, he became the mountain. "My parents wanted me to play soccer or be a skier," he recalls. "But I chose body building. It was a very American sport, and I thought, 'If I do well, it could take me to America.' " It was also a very American way for a boy to create a superman in his own image. Following Nietzsche's law ("That which does...
Lodging: Holiday Valley Motel 800-323-0020; Edelweiss Lodge 716-699-2734; Kelley House Lodge 716-699-4515; Skier's Inn 716-699-2391; Telemark...
...breakthrough feature is the "monocoque," or single-shell construction, which allows the skier to transmit force directly to the edges more easily than with the multilayer sandwich construction of other skis. The S9000 costs $600 a pair, but may become a hot property among racers and aggressive recreational skiers. Salomon (1989 sales: $613 million) aims to become the leading maker of top-flight skis within the next five years. But the climb will be no cakewalk against the industry leaders, France's Rossignol and America's K2, which have carved out loyal followings...
Their new coach was the former captain of the St. Lawrence Nordic team, the best collegiate Nordic skier in the east just three years ago and had been selected to compete in the NCAA national championships three times...