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...husband a day later. Jackie negotiated a deal with the frustrated press photographers by agreeing to a ten-minute session provided she would then be free. Gawkers were at a minimum, and the Secret Service men found little to do. When Jackie and the kids were on the practice slope, two of them stood guard, calling out "No pictures" to anything in a parka that came too close. One night two agents accompanied Bobby, Jackie and the Smiths on a brief visit to two Aspen taverns. On another evening, the clan joined the McNamaras at the Golden Horn. On both...
...three new ski shops have opened in downtown Washington this year. Within 80 miles of the city are: Shawneeland near Winchester, Va., which had 78 skiing days even in a winter when the natural snowfall was only half an inch; Skyline Ski Area at Washington, Va., which has three slopes, a T-bar lift and two rope tows; Oregon Ridge at Cockeysville, Md., with four tows and a 1,900-ft. double-track slope; Strudel Run at Braddock Heights, Md., with four slopes and a T-bar lift. The more avid drive four hours to the Homestead Ski Area...
...make a giant atomizer. When the resultant droplets hit the air (provided the temperature is below 30°), they freeze into tiny granules that make a dense powder snow. With enough piping, twelve nozzles and suitable terrain, the snowmaker can produce an 8-in.-deep ski slope 250 ft. by 1,000 ft. overnight. If greater acreage is needed, just add more pipes and more nozzles. Biggest so far is a total of 85 acres, turned out to cover slopes and trails at the Telemark Ski Area in Cable...
...Both of us are skiers," he says, "and when we learned this farm was for sale right at the base of this ski slope we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to buy land that might never again be for sale...
...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, one of America's finest Olympic skiers, will direct the ski school. Mt. Ascutney in Windsor is a new area on the North slope of an extinct volcano with 120 acres of meticulously groomed trails up to 13/4 miles in length. Its double chair lift carries 900 skiers an hour on a 4700' ride up a 1470' vertical rise, while three T-bar lifts serve the lower slopes for the novice and intermediate skier...