Word: skying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...annual Harvard-Wildcat Race, for class B and C skiers only, is sponsored by the Harvard Ski Team...
...Harvard Alpine ski team won both slalom events, but placed third overall in the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival this weekend in Canton, N.Y. A poor showing in cross-country and jumping pulled the squad down...
...when a skier is heading uphill on a lift, the lift owner is usually liable for any injury suffered because of mechanical collapse or breakdown unless the injured party was guilty of contributory negligence such as, say, bouncing around in the seat or leaning out to ogle a passing ski bunny. There is little precedent, however, when it comes to skiers knocking into each other...
Three weeks ago, a pretty German became the first known hit-and-run skier to be arrested. Skiing down an Austrian Alp, she had crashed into another girl, jabbing a ski pole through her cheek, and then disentangled herself to schuss merrily on down without so much as a word. But because no law covers the situation precisely, it is uncertain just what will happen to the offender...
...meeting of European skier-lawyers last year attempted to make a start at dealing with the situation, and similar meetings are planned this April. Many are opposed to a binding code. "It would ruin the sport," moans Paul Maschke, a lawyer, and president of the Radstadt Ski Club. "They would soon be issuing skiing licenses the same as drivers' licenses." But if the growing popularity of skiing continues to increase the population on any incline with snow, the view of another Austrian lawyer, Dr. Karl Homann, is likely to pack more weight. "Rules are not enough," he says...