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...novice said. He departed in a whirl of snow. At the botton of the slope he encountered a low-hanging branch and became entangled with it. "Good Lord," the instructor said when caught up, "I told you that you had the wrong club...
...most widely held theory, to explain this year's spurt, is a search for outdoor sport to break the winter grind with the books. "Studies are cramping," says Grace Tuttle '49. "Even on a nearby ski slope, college seems miles away." There's nothing like it to restore tired tissues after a round of examinations, says Betty Crowley '49. And Georgette Haigh '49 thinks that skiing provides the balance between study and recreation that is demanded by the new type of college girl...
...world's best woman skier. But a flashy countryman of hers-Henri Oreiller, a 21-year-old sunburnt peasant boy from Val d'Isère-was the only person to win two gold medals in 1948's winter Olympics. He hurtled a snow-covered slope to win the men's downhill, and won the Alpine Combined event, too. Swedes kept grinding out victories-in the Pentathlon, the 10,000-meter speed skating, the 18-, 40-and 50-kilometer ski races. No U.S. skier was up to the rugged 50-kilometer (30¼-mile) grind through...
Through the first four gates she took a long chance - refusing to slow up for icy spots. She flew down the slope, zigzagging between the red and yellow flags that mark the gates, skidded once and almost missed a gate. Her first run was clocked in 59.7 seconds ; the second time, she cut two seconds off that. Thanks to Gretchen Fraser, the U.S. had won its first Olympic ski race in history. The same day, boyish Dick Button, 1 8, of Englewood, N.J., jumped and spun through his figure-skating routine to give the U.S. its second triumph...
...World Fellowship Hostel at Conway, New Hampshire now fills the Stowe shelter's berth as the most popular AYH location. Situated 13 miles from the Mt. Cranmore development, it boasts four months of good slope-sliding and room enough for 50 skiiers. The hostel grounds contain countless slopes for the novice while Cranmore easily accommodates the both intermediate skiiers and experts alike...