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By JONATHON SYMLIE
OW what was it the ski instructor told us.
Take little turns, run the slope in sections
not all at once, learn by imitation and, oh
yes, don't worry.
You jam the poles into the snow, line up parallel to
each other and check the binding so that the boots
will remain secured to the ski. Straightening up you
take one last look at the white countryside before it
all becomes an unrecongnizable blur. "Kind of
different from all the brown grass and brick sidewalks
at school." a voice beside you says.
Sounds familiar? Well it is that time of year again.
For $16 to $20 plus gas and food you can grab a group
of friends, a few cars and in four hours step from the
world of academia into the mountains and the world
of downhill skiing.
Kyle Shatterly, UNC Ski Club president, said that
with the help of Carolina Outdoor Sports, the club
will offer weekday and weekend ski outings. "The
club provides a cheap and convenient way to learn
how to ski," Shatterly said.
To become a member, "you just show up," he said.
The club has only 10 or so people in it but Shatterly
projects that number will increase now that football
season is over and students are looking for other ways
to enjoy the weekends'.
The club provides students with top instructors
including Dick Steven, a nationally recognized giant
slalom champion. They also are able to get reduced
rates on rental equipment and can tell you the best
kind to use. They help arrange transportation and
there is nothing like a little instruction and
encouragement when on the slopes.
"Anybody can do it,"Shatterly said. "All it takes is
a good head on your shoulders. And if the binding fits
right there is little chance of getting hurt. People get .
dejected at first"
But sometimes it is hard to enjoy skiing if all you
feel is wet, cold, and sore. "Over half of the skiers in
the south are beginners: The more you do it the more
you like it and the better you get," Shatterly said.
The club plans some Tuesday and Thursday trips in
the weeks to come, along with one overnight outing
and a Spring Break trip to Vermon's Sugar Bush
mountain.
Luther Propst, a graduate of UNC, works for
Carolina Outdoor Sports. "The shop is the only kind
like it in Chapel Hill and Durham," Propst said. "We
work with all kinds of groups, fraternities, dorms, and
different clubs."
The store offers lower rental fees than at the
.resorts and special rates for UNC students. Propst
suggests beginning skiers rent for a few times to find
out what- brands are best before dropping a few
hundred dollars into equipment. The shop offers
rental packages including skis, boots, poles, and also
sets the bindings.
Another group that offers trips is the Parks and
Recreation Department of Chapel Hill. They are
sponsoring several weekday and weekend ski trips to
Sugar Mountain with transportation arranged.
The Durham and Chapel Hill Ski and Sport Club
offers trips to Showshoe, W. Va. in late January and
early February. Later in February they plan to go to
Beech Mountain.
For more instruction beyond the UNC Ski Club you
will find Appalachian has a French Swiss Ski School
that offers lessons throughout the winter. They are
the largest independent ski school in the south and.
over the holidays they conducted a week long
program in Chapel Hill. Jim Cottrell, one of the top
instructors in the school said, "the Chapel Hill
program helped spread interest in skiing beyond the
mountain area of North Carolina."
"It is a good season, with good weather and
growing crowds." said Cottrell. "The school provides
. a good way for people to get started in skiing."
The only equipment needed by the beginner is
warm clothing. Wool is the best. The skier will need
mittens, thermal underwear, wool pants, layers of
shirts and sweaters and a warm cap. The thing to
remember is to use water tight clothes. The exercise
will keep you warm.
For an idea of cost here is the bottom line. Carolina
Outdoor Sport has rentals for UNC students at a
discount for $5.50 on weekdays and $7.50 on
weekends. At the North Carolina resorts like Beech
and Sugar Mountain rental costs on weekdays, for a
group of 25 or more, will run about $14.50 per person,
with higher rates on weekends. For individuals it
ranges from $19 on weekdays to $26 on weekends.
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. Lift tickets range from $7 during the week to $1 3 on
the weekends at Appalachian, to $8 weekdays, $6
nights and $18 on weekends at Ski Beech. At Sugar
tickets range from $12 during the week to $18 on the
weekends. Not bad but a phone call or two might
help you decide where to go.
For area, Appalachian is the best for starters. It is
not a difficult mountain to learn on. Beech has the
widest variety of slopes and ways to get down the
mountain. The resort also offers more discounts to
individuals, students and groups. Sugar Mountain has
the steepest slopes and is good for intermediate and
advanced skiers. Seven Devils tends to be less
crowded and a little cheaper than the others. It is
better for the more experienced skier.
"Anyone can do it," Shatterly said. So don't
hesitate. Ray Luce, a past UNC Ski Club president and
skier for more than five years describes downhill
skiing most appropriately. "It is as much fun as you
can have with your clothes on." w)
Jonathon Smylie is a staff writer for The Daily Tar
Heel.
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Members of this year's freshman class
were nine or 10-years-old when Jim
Morrison, lead vocalist of the rock group
the Doors, died of a coronary in a Parisian
bathtub in 1971. Despite the difference in
generations, record' stores across the
country say that freshman of all walks of
life are walking in and purchasing Doors'
albums. People are strange.
WXYC-FM (89.3) is wrapping up its
Doors Special tonight with an album give
away. Between 10:00. pm and midnight,
WXYC will be giving away one copy of The
Doors Createst Hits every 15 minutes. At
midnight a drawing will be made to
determine who wins the entire collection
of Doors records.
To enter this contest an entry form must
be filled out at one of the Chapel Hill
Record Bars before closing time tonight
and be listening to WXYC at midnight
when the lucky winner is announced.
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