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- From: serich00@nx35.mik.uky.edu (stephen e richardson)
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- Subject: Re: Snowshoe, w.v.
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 15:51:00 GMT
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- In article <C1445H.LqK@uceng.uc.edu> chill@uceng.uc.edu (Charles Hill)
- writes:
- > I gave up on Snowshoe about five years ago. If you like 1 hour klift
- lines
- > and slopes that are overcrowded with idiots, ski patrol assholes, and
- ice.
-
- I was there a couple of weeks ago .. and at most waited 5 mins in a lift
- line to get to the top. The snow was great, and for east-coast/mid
- atlantic skiing, it was well worth the trip. Of course skiing out West is
- always much better, but for it's location snowshoe is great.
-
- > decent if you can keep away from the ski patrol, who seem to think that
- skiing
- > the fall line qualifies as out of control. Don't even consider getting
- air.
- > (unless you want jail time).
-
- ??? ... Never had any such problems, and jumped a great deal.
-
- Maybe things have changed in the 5 years since you've been there.
-
- Steve
-