Skiing back issues from November 1984:
Ski New Mexico.
Nov 01, 1984 ... SKI NEW MEXICO New Mexico skiing has it all-- sunshine, powder, and variety. 1. Taos Taos Ski Valley is legendary for its difficult slopes, but as the sign at the base of one especially foreboding trail reads, "We have beginner slopes too.' There are ...
Two for the slopes.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Two for the Slopes The pair of men in yellow ski jackets appear as silhouettes, sitting on a chair lift high over the Taos Ski Valley, tipping their skis back and forth. Their heads are turned to the right looking across the valley to West Basin and the chutes above it, runs they ...
Chilly fun. (skis in New Mexico)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Chilly Fun Pick of the Peppers A special series of races for nonracers will take place in ski areas around the state beginning in January and lasting through March. The "Dr. Pepper Fun Series,' sponsored by the soft drink company, with prize donations from the ...
Apres ski. (skis in New Mexico)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Apres Ski To those who discover New Mexico, snow means more than skiing. Whether you're young or old, athletic, adventurous, or just curious, the southern Rocky Mountains have much to offer. New Mexico has some of the best skiing in the country, but why limit yourself during ...
Which stance is the most balanced? (illustration)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Which Stance Is the Most Balanced? Look at Figs. 1 and 2. The skier is going over the same mogul. In which photo is his body position more balanced and efficient? SKIING QUIZ ANSWER Fig. 1 shows better balance because the skier in this picture is ...
What's a real skier?
Nov 01, 1984; ... What's a Real Skier? One day last April, as the setting sun cast long shadows on the snow-covered Rockies, three of this magazine's male ski testers sat in a sauna at Keystone, Colo., baking away tired muscles and comparing bone spurs. The 150-pound tester noted that he had a ...
Winter enticements. (places to ski)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Winter Enticements Certain experiences are enticing, like a well-groomed run first thing in the morning; others are irresistible--like a well-groomed run covered by a foot of fresh powder. We can make intelligent choices based on a load of criteria, but sometimes, things just ...
A house alive; how one avid skier set out to build his dream ski house - and how he succeeded.
Nov 01, 1984; ... A House Alive Most ski houses come ready-made by developers, but Dean Gestal, an energetic, physically active, 35-year-old trader in municipal and government bonds for the New York investment firm of Sam Glickenhaus & Co., wasn't willing to settle for that. After eight years of ...
Breaking away: how does it happen?
Nov 01, 1984; ... Breaking Away: How Does It Happen? One of the mysteries of cross-country ski racing is trying to figure out how a top racer pulls ahead of the pack and demolishes the field. This happens with regularity and occurs not just in one race, but in several races at different distances ...
The evolution of slalom skis.
Nov 01, 1984; ... The Evolution of Slalom Skis Back in the 1950s and early '60s when I was racing, the idea of actually carving a slalom turn on ice was only a dream. With the equipment we had in those days (wood skis and soft leather boots), a slalom turn on hard snow was of necessity a skidded ...
Keeping your car start-worthy.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Keeping Your Car Start-Worthy snow-country temperatures are a three-way conspiracy to keep your car from starting. 1) Cold stiffens engine oils, creating more resistance to moving engine parts. 2) Sub-zero temperature cuts by half or more the power of even ...
Teaching what skiing is.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Teaching What Skiing Is Less than ten minutes into a lesson with Weems Westfeldt, you'll be offered what he calls a "biomechanical cookie.' This is no Oreo or Malomar, but its effect is similar. Delighted smiles spread across suddenly younger faces. Anticipation ...
The soothing effects of Snowmass. (Colorado)
Nov 01, 1984; ... The Soothing Effects of Snowmass Early last Arch, residents of Homer, Alaska, endured a minor epidemic of flu complicated by cold symptoms. Such misery is always part of long, dark northern winters. This Paul Eneboe, the man most unusual only because Dr. Paul Eneboe, the man ...
Ski gear that works.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Ski Gear That Works Ski gear is not limited to skis, boots, bindings, and poles. The clothing you wear can be just as important as the hardware you put on your feet. Now, more than ever, manufacturers are concentrating on those technical features that enable skiwear not only to ...
Lone wolf of the pros. (Cary Adgate)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Lone Wolf of the Pros Sitting quietly in a deserted corner of the Mt. Snow base lodge, Cary Adgate did not look or sound like the favorite to win the $10,000 Peugeot Grand Prix national championship. The crowds had left, the racers had dispersed, and Adgate was too calm, too ...
Pro racing's class act. (Toril Forland)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Pro Racing's Class Act At the 1972 Winter Olympics--when the skiing world cheered Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig on to two gold medals and U.S. fans exalted in Barbara Ann Cochran's gold in the slalom--a Norwegian ace named Toril Forland skied to an FIS bronze medal in the ...
A natural force named Armstrong. (Debbie Armstrong)
Nov 01, 1984; ... A Natural Force Named ARMSTRONG One day in the spring of 1965, Hugh and Dolly Armstrong of Seattle, Wash., were having peas for supper. Peas are never easy, and most infants deal with them by mashing them flat with a first, sweeping them onto the floor, or some other equally ...
Slalom skis. (evaluation)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Slalom Skis Like Jack in the nursery rhyme, slalom skis are designed to be both nimble and quick. More than anything else, they are meant for turning--specifically, short and medium turns at low to medium speeds. Though they are generally good on any kind of skiing surface, they ...
Racing boots: not just for racing. (includes how to use the boot test data) (evaluation)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Racing Boots: Not Just For Racing If there's one clear message from our current slope tests of racing boots, it is that these models are good for more than racing. It wasn't always that way. Until about ten years ago, racers simply wanted their boots stiff and, to ...
Tyrolia's 390-290 series.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Tyrolia's 390-290 Series This season, Tyrolia, an American-owned, Austrian-based company, has revamped its binding line. Changes have been made in every model, and a new styling, which more than ever combines form and function, has been used throughout. The new line, ...
The "White Arena." (includes downhill in the White Arena) (Swiss Alps)
Nov 01, 1984; ... The 'White Arena' Herewith, a little guessing game for skiers who've been everywhere and done everything. The clues: Next to Zermatt, the "White Arena' is the largest snow domain in the Swiss Alps, with 137 miles of prepared slopes, all interconnected--an area so vast ...
Revolution in powder skiing.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Revolution in Powder Skiing Skiing, like most sports, has its time-honored traditions, one of which is the customary method for skiing powder. For decades, aspiring powder skiers have been told that the only way to ski deep snow effectively is to keep the center of mass low, the ...
Skiing the "land of enchantment." (New Mexico)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Skiing the "Land of Enchantment' On a plywood fence surrounding a construction site across the street from Sears in downtown Santa Fe, someone has scrawled NIETZCHE IS PIETZCHE in foot-high letters using black paint from an aerosol can. In front of the Palace of the Governors on ...
Snowshoe packs 'em in. (West Virginia resort) (includes what's new in West Virginia)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Snowshoe Packs 'Em In The broad, ancient shoulders of the Allegheny Plateau roll for 50 miles through eastern West Virginia. A valley twists through the flat-topped ridges, cradling a patchwork of farms and W.Va. 219, which reaches to Lewisberg, a 90-minute drive and home of the ...
Travels with a snow ranger.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Travels with a Snow Ranger Snow-rangering isn't as much fun as it used to be, but entry into the ranks is still take-anumber-and-wait--and don't turn down any paying opportunities in the meantime. In Bozeman, Mont., sitting in the office of the recreation staff officer ...
Avalanche prediction.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Avalanche Prediction A couple of decades ago, when the world was new, a patient Austrian friend taught me to be a ski mountaineer. His method was to march me up and down Alps of increasing size and awfulness each weekend and holiday of the spring until my legs and circulatory ...
One hour to better balance. (exercise that help skiers to balance)
Nov 01, 1984; ... One Hour to Better Balance In the early part of this century, physiologists studying movement in animals discovered a group of reflexes they called the tonic and self-righting mechanisms, which affect the way individuals stay in balance and deal with gravity. Almost 80 years ...
The joy of "Cascade Concrete."
Nov 01, 1984; ... The Joy of "Cascade Concrete' Helicopter skiing in the Bugaboos? Forget it. Cat skiing in the Monashees? You can have it. You say you want the best in powder skiing? There's only one place to go--the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest. Okay, so maybe Cascade powder is more ...
Keeping the body square in the moguls: the hands.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Keeping the Body Square in the Moguls: The Hands asquare, quiet upper body enables you to stand balanced on your skis. This lets the turning action occur in the lower body. Holding the hands too high or too low can twist the torso, causing a loss of balance. A hand ...
Step through the moguls.
Nov 01, 1984; ... Step Through The Moguls skiing moguls well is one of the greatest challenges of our sport. Among the many difficulties we encounter, speed control has to be of major importance. To control the acceleration in each turn, it is imperative to move onto the turning edge quickly. ...
Bridger Bowl: a powderhound's delight. (Montana)
Nov 01, 1984; ... Bridger Bowl: A Powderhound's Delight When gray, angry clouds boil over the sheer summit ridge above Bridger Bowl ski area in Montana and settle as a thick fog on the slopes below, the local skiers start getting excited. This is fog, mind you--not snow or even sleet, ...
I say "Wolf Creek," you say "powder." (Colorado)
Nov 01, 1984; ... I Say "Wolf Creek,' You Say "Powder' I say "Wolf Creek,' you say "powder,' and the conversation comes to an abrupt conclusion. Just about everybody knows that Wolf Creek is the recipient of ponderous dumps of powder snow--the most in Colorado--but little else is commonly known ...