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...years ago, just before the Ski races at Stockholm, I decided to get in some early Fall sport, so October found me leaving my native Storvik for Lappland, about 50 mil distant (about 300 English miles.) After two days train ride across to Happaranda I joined my friend Lapp Linnen in his Lapp Kojja (cabin) where we rested in anticipation of a Reindeer hunt the following day. Early dawn found us on the trail of a herd, prepared for six to seven hours journey...
...believe, and instruct all my service men, that skis should be cleaned down to the bare wood, which must be absolutely dry. Then after several applications of oil have been absorbed. Klister should be burned in with a blow torch. This completes the base and the ski is ready...
...some exceptions to the above, as Lard wax will soften as the temperature rises. The climbing properties of waxes are increased if the wax is applied thickly, the most satisfactory method being to build it up in layers. However, many skillful skiers know nothing of the intricasics of ski...
...suggestion is to go to any reliable dealer and get about three grades of wax, and become familiar with the use of it. I will be glad to help solve personally your ski problems...
Noted as having the longest skiing season in New England, Mount Mansfield at Stowe, Vermont, now boasts nearly 40 miles of trails. Forming a network about the mountain the trails include such well known runs as Nosedive and Chinclip. Trails for all types of skiers from expert to novice have been laid out by the C.C.C. under the guidance of local ski clubs...