Word: skiing
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...battle is stoked by divisions of class, real and perceived. Jack Welch, head of the 600,000-member Blue Ribbon Coalition of motorized recreationists, calls the greens "elitist." Many of his fellow drivers see their enemies either as rich ski folk defending their million-dollar chalets along the Volvo/Chardonnay line or as REI-outfitted granola eaters who want the backcountry to themselves. The greens in turn view the ATV crowd as an emission-spewing, beer-guzzling NASCAR subset that stops to smell the flowers only after running over them...
...Although it remained near the bottom of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) standings in each of its four carnival meets this year, the Harvard Nordic and Alpine ski teams enjoyed a noticeably better season this year than it did in the winter of 2000. The finishes relative to such local powerhouses as Dartmouth, Vermont and Middlebury did not change, but the individual times and the group point standings were decidedly improved in comparison with last year...
...Crimson did not have the easy access to actual powder that its northern rivals enjoyed, so they continued log training hours at the nearby Weston Ski Track. In addition, the Crimson's annual local competition from the local powers in both alpine and nordic skiing includes some of the top skiers in the world...
...schools we ski against have former members of the US ski team on board," Harvard Alpine Coach Lisa Smyth said. "Or future members. We're fortunate in that we've got a very strong team, but it's like Harvard having several very strong golfers and going up against Tiger Woods every week...
...Ski team has been a really important of my time at Harvard," said women's alpine co-captain Erin Marshall. "It's been an incredibly fun experience and it's been great to watch the team grow and improve over the past few years