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The skier enjoys a sensation of flight as the terrain drops away. 



skis-it was only a few years ago-a Swiss, Fritz Tschannen 

 jumped or flew through the air some 39 3 *** ^ ^ ? f , r 

 record It would take a snowshoer a minute to walk that far! 



This brings up the subject of thrills and esthetic pleasures. 

 And another-somewhat grudging-concession for Neuberger 

 He stated, somewhere, that the skier went so fast he didn t get 

 a chance to enjoy the scenery. True. The skier is too often occu 

 pied by enjoying skiing, the thrill of the terrain seemingly drop- 

 ping from under him, the sensation of flight without power, the 

 swift-swinging turns. 



If the skier wants to stop and enjoy the scenery, he can Christy 

 and pull up. But there, I admit, the snowshoer has the advan 

 tage, being practically at a standstill anyway. 



In the matter of ski and snowshoe music, we submit-or hui 

 -another comparison. The snowshoer listens doggedly to tl 

 crunch-crunch, clump-clump, or swish-swish, as he plods along, 



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