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Word: skis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Getting off the chairlift, you fall down, and the chair smacks you in the back of the head. You pass out, and the people in the chair behind you ski over your face...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

...arrive behind you. The chair wallops you on the back of the knees, hard, and you plop down in a cold puddle of slushy water. You're scooped up off the ground, and you reach to pull down the guard rail. You drop a mitten, then you drop your ski pole. The mitten and the pole land in a stream which runs through a steep, roped-off area...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

...find shorter lines at the T-bar, a less advanced way of reaching the summit. There are very few T-Bars remaining at American ski areas, so if you find one, it's probably old and dangerous...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

...snowmobile method is environmentally unfriendly. It also leaves you with the problem of how to get back your snowmobile after you leave it at the top of the mountain and ski down. (With the helicopter, you hire a pilot to meet you at the bottom of the hill...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

Finally, you can use your own energy to get to the top of Mt. Brokenleg. This method, also known as walking, is favored by macho ski team members looking to build up those leg muscles. It also comes with the territory in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Uphill Isn't as Fun as Skiing Down | 12/15/1992 | See Source »

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