Word: skis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Michigan!" the television commercials shout. "Say YES to white sandy beaches, lush green forests and deep blue lakes! Say YES to crystal rivers, rolling meadows, and exciting ski slopes...
...Boyne Mountain, or Nubs Nob or one of several other spots, beginners and experts alike ski on impressive trails that range in difficulty from the ridiculously easy to--for this uncoordinated reporter--the truly frightening...
...neared the top of the slope, it occurred to me that the instructor never told me how to get off the lift. So I flopped gracelessly off and fell on my side in the snow. My right ski came...
...never happened. But then somebody gave me a ski jacket as a birthday gift a few years ago. Somebody else bought me ski pants. Finally, last Christmas, when my sister got me a pair of goggles and an electric red hat, I didn't have an excuse...
...problem. Never mind that the lift operator didn't notice me on the ground and that two or three successive pairs of more experienced skiers nearly ran over my right leg. I righted myself, slapped on my ski and stood up. I stuck my poles into the ground and pushed forward...