Word: skying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even finer points, such as learning to stand chariot-style to cushion the bumps, come quickly, although taking off from a 6-ft.-high ski jump at full speed is strictly for the experts (last week at Lancaster, Bob Fortin set an unofficial world's jumping record of 67 ft. 7 in.). Says Maine Resort Owner Alan Ordway, who compares the thrills of snowmobiling to riding a good thermal in a glider: "They've set everybody's age back 20 years; a guy of 60 figures that he's got 20 good years left...
...with the same sort of scorn that dedicated sailing enthusiasts have for stinkpots. Among schussboomers there is the idea that snowmobiling is for sissies. Says a Canadian doctor: "When I go out in the winter I exercise myself, not a machine." Many resorts now ban them from the regular ski runs because hot-rodders lacerate the slopes, menace skiers, and make too much noise. Says Tom Corcoran, 33, who owns New Hampshire's new Waterville Valley resort: "People go skiing to get away from cities and enjoy the quiet; the last thing they want is a lot of motors...
Coach Charlie Gibson is honing the best team possible for the Williams College Carnival and Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships in Willamstown this weekend. The team is aiming for third or fourth place...
...evening last December five girls were skipping arm in arm down a country road singing "Yellow submarine" at the top of their lungs. They wore knee socks and ski parkas and could have passed for happy camp-fire girls. Actually, they were Wellesley sophomores travelling from the library to the dining hall. An unofficial count revealed that 29 per cent of all Wellesley girls wear knee socks during the week...
...Radcliffe skiing team placed second in the first race sponsored by the Women's Intercollegiate Ski Conference. Cliffie Robin Barnes won the giant slalom...