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Skiers Form
Snow Club

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Rumor has it that there are
several enthusiastic, fanatic skiers at
the University who would like to
see a club formed for skiers interested
primarily in racing. To
meet this pressing social need in
contemporary Southern society,
fanatic fourth-year men Rich
Tremaine and Charles Ribakoff are
organizing a University of Virginia
Ski Team, which will hopefully
bring ski racing to Virginia.

Skiers interested in racing, especially
those who have not raced
before, will be able to enter the
weekly races that are planned on
Sundays at the Homestead Ski
Area. These races are run by the
Homestead Ski School and the
racers are classed by ability before
entering. These are fun races on an
open slope that is not steep - a
giant slalom on a small scale. These
races provide an excellent opportunity
to gain valuable racing experience.

Individual entries are now
planned in downhill, slalom and
giant slalom competition sponsored
by the United States Eastern Amateur
Ski Association. The team also
plans to participate in the famous
Dartmouth Winter Carnival and the
Amherst-University of Massachusetts
Winter Carnival Ski Races. In
addition to offering some of the
top competition on the East Coast,
these weekends are perhaps the
outstanding winter social events in
the Northeast, attracting beautiful
spectators from all over. Other trips
are planned to races at the major
ski areas in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and New York. While the
idea of a ski team from snow-sparse
Virginia is not without certain
comic aspects, Messrs. Tremaine
and Ribakoff ope to pull a few
surprises and convince some of the
established teams that something
does exist south of their boundaries
of reality.

Training and practice will be
highly informal, subject to local
conditions which, typically, are
highly erratic. However, the team
will try to reach the snow at least
once a week. Although the club
plans to petition for student council
recognition, the team will hopefully
be self-supporting.

Skiers interested in this exciting
diversion should call 295-4549 for
further information.