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Courtesy ‘ , Equals

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l. Ski under control at all times. Control means that, no matter what your speed, you are able to avoid other skiers or objects.

2. Whenskiing downhill and overtaking another skier, you are responsible for avoiding the skier ahead.

3. When approaching a skier on an opposite traverse, always pass on. the right.

4. Do not stop in a location which will obstruct a trail, or impede the passage of other skiers, Never stop at a point which is not visible from above.

'5; When you enter a trail or slope from the side or intersecting trail check for downhill skiers approaching from above.

If you starting atrailit is yourresponsibility to check for skiers from above.

:7. When walking or climbing in ayskiing area, keep to the side of the trail or slopes and wear skis at all times. .

. safety straps orlotherideivices to: prevent run-away skis. ’ 1“, ,oitfcloséd :irarii'sifanbif' 1‘ A. prescribe-ire: '

' within in limits ,7 . injure yourse’ltl‘erz 0th,

"areas andtobserve all trattic signs and other

lnthis way you will avoid accidents

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if. ski: unlessiyo‘uv’ait'e‘fo.n'.‘a welLt‘ravelled trail which" is in reqular use.

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TESTS

Not many skiers have the nerve. let alone the memory, to go through all of those steps that are generally outlined for examining a pair of skis before buying, In fact, it usually isn‘t even really necessary.

Most medium- and higher- priced skis are fairly true to specifications and lower- priced skis are, well, lower- priced skis.

The one serious flaw that has been showing up in better skis (possibly because it oc- curs after the skis have been inspected at the factory) is warping, and this tlaw can be annoying to a skier. For- tunately, however, there are some easy tests to expose a

warped ski.

Place the ski bottoms together, tip to tip and tail to tail. Now making sure the tips touch all the way across, hold the skis gently in the middle and look down at the tails. If the tails don't touch all the way across the bottom surface,

suspect warping. Wiggle the:

skis together to see if you can

‘ hear a rattle at the top or tail.

This, too, indicates warping. Next, right, slip your hands up to the tips, and keeping them together, lift the skis from the

, other.

FOR WARPING

floor. Look for a thin streak of light where the tail surfaces are not touching — that’s war-

ping.

A very — perhaps the most — convincing test is to hold the skis up against a strong light source. With the tails pin-

ched together, look towards the tips. If the skis are warped. the edges will not be touching all the way across the bottom of the skis. Don’t buy that pair under any circumstances.

Ski” Pee.

New‘ product introduced by

‘- a Calgary firm is called the Ski

Pee -— and that‘s exactly what it is. A portable fiberglass toilet facility designed to be placed conveniently anywhere on the mountain. What's more. it's designed so that you don‘t even have to remove your skis — ski in one end, out the Facilities are non- polluting thanks to an adept use of polyethylene containers, and the women‘s unit even in- cludes a mirror and vanity shelf.

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