Word: skying
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...Bonnet, at Innsbruck last year; Marielle uncorked a haymaker square on the point of his chin. And then there was the unnerving experience of Premier Georges Pompidou, who lunched with Marielle after the Olympics. Mlle. Goitschel started things off by making the V for Victory sign, bellowing "Vive le ski! Vive la France!" and singing a chorus of La Marseillaise. Then she announced that she was engaged to be married. "To whom?" the Premier inquired politely. Said Marielle, blowing a kiss: "To you!" Later, she confided to admiring newsmen that "I like Pompidou, but I prefer De Gaulle...
...weekend and holidays -- especially after a heavy snowfall -- the glamorous ski areas in New England are liable to be mobbed. On such occasions, the following list of eleven of the less well known developments is the region may prove helpful. These areas are either small, or new, or else they have not been very vigorously promoted; in many cases their facilities are equal or superior to the more popular spots...
Pico Peak in Rutland is one of the oldest and finest areas in the state. A new Mueller double chair was added two years ago to supplement two T-bars and a J-bar. The late Carl Acker's ski school at Pico was one of the first to bring European technique to North America. The base lodge is small and cheery and a wide variety of ticket plans is available. In nearby Plymouth. Roundtop Mountain will open for business for the first time this year with a 4800-foot double chair and a T-bar. Andree Mead Lawrence...
...Hampshire don't overlook Wildest Mountain which offers a 6800 foot enclosed gondols lift, a double chair, and two T-bars. The Harvard ski club's cabin nearby, makes this spot especially attractive. Just across the border in Maine, Pleasant Mountain has a chair and three T-bars. The atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing and the crowds are much smaller than the New Hampshire areas nearby...
...apres ski life is an object, better stick to the well known developments like Sugarbush, Mt. Snow, Killington and Cannon Mountain. But if you are concerned to maximize your skiing time and maybe save a little money, take a chance on one of these low-key areas...