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From: jtb@desoto.UUCP (John Burgess)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Getting Serious about SAFETY
Message-ID: <585@desoto.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 10:05:30 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 16 10:05:30 1985
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Summary: BRAVO! Mt. Hood.

In article <425@tekcbi.UUCP> jimb@tekcbi.UUCP (Jim Boland) writes:
>
>My daughter is on the ski team at her high school and they had to
>attend a mandatory safety meeting sponsored by the area ski patrol
>last night. I had to drive her there and ended up listening to the
>presentation.  There were a few major points I thought would be of
>interest to net.rec.ski-ers.
...
>
>What do you people think???  Has anyone run into (almost run into) you
>from above and then cussed you out because you were "in their way"
>and so it was "your fault"?

No, but I've seen many other people hit, or almost get hit and fall down
wondering what whizzed past them.
I may ski faster than many, but I'm ALWAYS in control, and looking
out for what's coming up in front -- and to the extent possible,
who's coming down on me from above.

Some other safety rules I follow:
1)  When entering from a side trail,
STOP ON THE SIDE before cruising out into the middle.

2) Never stop after a blind drop-off (unless you or someone else falls!

3) stop BELOW your companion who is already stopped (esp. if fallen!)

etc. etc.  use common sense!
-- 
John T.  Burgess, Jr.
(NOTE NEW JOB!)
AT&T, Bell Laboratories  (PY 2G-201)
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