Word: snowbird
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...being for doing this," recalls Riddles. But fools who rush on can sometimes beat the waiting wise men cold. She swept across the finish line 2 1/2 hours ahead of her nearest rival. What plans does Riddles have for her $50,000 prize? "Maybe Hawaii," said the champion snowbird. "And a box of biscuits for each of the dogs...
...those parents who still dream of down hill glory, resorts like Utah's Snowbird hold racing camps where they can polish slalom techniques while the youngsters run gates in separate classes. On the other hand, Charles Maas, director of marketing at Vail and Beaver Creek in Colorado, says that 15% of the people who come to Vail do not ski: "They want to shop or go ice skating." To amuse family members whose interest in alpine skiing is less than fanatic, resort managers are building elaborate tennis and racquetball courts, heated pools, co-ed Jacuzzis, ice rinks...
...Miamians today why they came to live there, you will soon realize that the entire city is populated by latter-day Tuttles. By the millions they came, first as tourists to Paradise; once there they fell in love with it and decided to stay. The "snowbird"--a Miami term for a Northerner who flies south for the winter and never leaves--is the central figure of Miami history. Everyone is a snowbird, a former snowbird, or a descendant of a snowbird...