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Canadian tourists were suddenly thinking twice about vacations to Florida, while Americans were packing up for ski trips to the Laurentians, north of Montreal. Reason: the continuing decline of the Canadian dollar, which early last week fell below 70 American cents for the first time and hit a low point of 69.24 cents on Tuesday. Alarmed by the drop, the government-owned Bank of Canada intervened heavily in the currency markets, spending U.S. dollars to buy Canadian dollars in an effort to increase their value. By week's end Canada's dollar was back up to 71.07 cents...
...time the Air Force plane touched down at Grenoble, the popular French ski resort was swarming with security forces and journalists. The Haitian entourage went to an 11th century Benedictine monastery that has been converted into a hotel. While they rested and sampled the hostelry's luxurious cuisine, the French government was reportedly trying to persuade several so far reluctant African countries to offer Duvalier sanctuary. For Baby Doc the good life continued--at least for the time being...
...heightened consciousness of Dartmouth students. The design of the giant ice sculpture in the center of the Green, which is the centerpiece of the midwinter celebration, portrays a "wild thing" modeled after a character created by children's author Maurice Sendak. Originally the design had the creature holding ski poles in his hands, but that design was modified to represent a creature with its arms "outstretched to the community for someone to help it up," a spokesman told The Dartmouth. A bust of Martin Luther King was considered by carnival organizers, but was finally deemed inappropriate...
...catching on in the U.S. Skiers trek across the snow for several days, covering a few miles a day and sleeping overnight in huts and tents high in the mountains. Accommodations range from the rustic to the comfortable, complete with cocktails and elaborate meals. Though hut-to-hut skiing can be found throughout the northern U.S., it is most popular in the West. "The huts are really in vogue," says Dick Jackson, head of a ski-tour company in Aspen, Colo. "You get the tough uphill climb and then the downhill reward, plus a comfortable place to stay...
Jackson should know, since he leads trips along one of the busiest routes in the country. Named after a U.S. Army ski troop that trained in Colorado during World War II, the Tenth Mountain Division Trail stretches 40 miles from Aspen toward Vail. Begun in 1982, the path winds past three high-altitude huts (the largest sleeps 20), with another six on the way if the U.S. Forest Service approves extending the course the full 79 miles to Vail. Stoves, cooking gear and mattresses are provided in the huts, but skiers must lug their own food and sleeping bags...