Word: skying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...skier who cannot get away to the mountains, there is now the Ski-Dek Center. Here he can enjoy the pleasures of an ersatz ski trip on an indoor moving mountain, whipped by air-conditioned breezes, inspired by hand-painted alpine scenery-and surrounded by all the comforts of a bowling alley...
...Ski-Dek operates like a huge, carpeted Escalator without steps. An upward-moving belt covered with a rug of white Caprolan fiber makes a ski area approximately 20 ft. by 55 ft. Wearing 30-in. "shortee" skis, the skier pushes off from the top of the platform, makes headway against the moving belt, which literally pulls the rug out from under him at speeds that can vary to simulate different slopes and snow conditions. The pile in the rug is thick enough to act something like snow, permitting the skier to execute all the standard turns...
...Ski-Dek is a project of G. David Schine, 34, onetime aide to the late Senator Joe McCarthy and now president of Schine Enterprises (hotels, movie theaters, bowling alleys, radio stations, and a fleet of sightseeing boats). Last week Schine opened his first Ski-Dek Center (nine deks) in Buffalo in a converted neighborhood movie theater...
...company plans to sell franchises for the centers, estimates that the operators will earn more than 25% annual return. Admission fee for adults starts at $1.50, includes skis, boots and poles. Says Ski-Dabbler Schine: "The idea captured my imagination the first time I heard of it. Skiing is fashionable. It's healthy and clean...