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...members of the Harvard varsity ski team probably travel more than they ski, but this hasn't hindered the team...
...ski team, February is the ski season, as well as the climax of a training program that begins in mid-October on dry land and takes its skiers to New Hampshire and Vermont almost every weekend from Thanksgiving on, including a week-long Christmas camp in December With a total of only three meets on its schedule--on three successive weekends this month--the team has not had much of a chance this winter to ease up in its effort to qualify for the Division II championships next weekend in Syracuse...
...Bjelasnica, all covered with snow, workmen are hoisting a wheel to finish rigging a ski lift. The wind is fierce, and faces are glowing like crepes suzette. The snow blowing in the sunlight is as fine as dust. To lengthen the course a few meters, the downhill run begins inside a new restaurant adjacent to a weather station whose frozen antennas resemble the turrets and spires on an ice castle...
...Harvard men's and women's ski teams both scored strong finishes in their nine-team meets at Mad River Glen, Vt. this weekend, good enough to advance them to the Division II championships next weekend at Syracuse...
...leave little to chance in ensuring that their equipment is displayed to its best advantage. Technicians known as "racer chasers" accompany skiers from mountain to mountain in brightly marked vans to help them prepare their gear for events. The payoff comes when the winning racers pose for photographers holding skis that are plastered top and bottom with splashy trademarks. If manufacturers had their way, skiers might become as laden with logos and decals as race drivers usually are. But International Ski Federation rules say that trademarks on goggles and gloves, for example, can be no larger than...