Word: resorted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Apathy for schussing and slaloming is still no reason to avoid the winter sports scene. New England resort moguls have reached into their bag of tricks and pulled out a startling variety of ways to turn a blanket of snow into commercial...
Outdoor cooking is also great fun, say the resort folders. "The memory of a meal prepared and eaten in nature's open acres, where the aroma of the fire mixes with the fragrance of the sheltering firs, is long remembered." Those who have tried it tend to agree, for reasons varying with the skill of the chef...
...Jackson ski resort told of not only many skiers but also a great number of non-skiers who had gone north solely to admire the winter economy and White Mountain peaks, despite the plentiful snowfall farther South...
...natural pride in their independence has withheld this move as a last resort, and the red coats have tied definite conditions to their request. Aware of the handicapping features of total support, the Band is asking only for a sum to cover its Cornell and Princeton trips, predicting that record sales and concert incomes will take care of home expenses. Asking for partial aid permits them to retain some semblance of extra-curricular freedom...
...Europe, the snow lay five feet deep. It was dry and powdery on top, packed solid beneath, ideal for skiing. Above towered the two mountain giants, Languard and Julier, up to their waists in dark green firs. On a terrace, its streets white-carpeted with snow, lay the famed resort town of St. Moritz, a chockablock jumble of low, square houses and great, ugly, expensive hotels. Villagers, doing their day's marketing, dodged visiting skiers in the streets. Crowded little St. Moritz (pop. 2,500) had set up 4,000 extra beds, which would not be nearly enough...