PARALLEL METHOD OF SKIING
S.ci instructor Fritz Loosli stops a side slip by gripping the edges of the skis against the snow.
Side Slipping Is Basic Movement
(By Fritz Loosli)
Director of Ski Hawk School
Quebec City
Side slipping is the basic move
ment in parallel skiing. A skier
who can control his skis while side
slipping will have no difficulty in
learning the parallel turn.
Choose a fairly steep packed
slope; stand across the hill with
the skis parallel and edged into the
slope to keep the skis from skid
ding. Put two-thirds of the weight
on the lower ski with the upper
one ledaing four to six inches.
slowly release the edges by flat
tening the skis against the snow.
Skis begin to slip sideways; by
gripping the edges against the
skidding will stop.
Repeat this process until you are
able to slip and stop as you wish.
When you have mastered this sim
ple exercise, try to do it while
running downhill at a traverse an
gle, first at slow speed, then grad
ually at an agle nearer to the fall
line untli you are always able to
come to a stop.
Controlled Side Slipping. Up
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THE
NOME NUGGET
Announces
SPECIAL
DAILY COVERAGE
Throughout the
Legislative Session in Juneau
By James Hutcheson
*
Special Correspondent for
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KEEP POSTED ON WHYT THE SECOND
DIVISION DELEGATION IS DOING FOR
YOU IN JUNEAU.
until now you have been side slip
ping in a forward traverse run
ning direction but, to complete
perfect control in side slipping,
you must be able also to slide
backward in a traverse direction,
side-slip, and then change the
backward motion to a forward
, traverse direction, repeating the
movement at will.
Stand across the slope, placing
the backs of the skis in a downhill
traverse direction. You will begin
to slide backward and. as in the
forward motion, release the edges
and you will side-slip backward.
By pressing the knees forward
and rotating the upper shoulder
and arm in the direction of the fall
line, the ski tips will drop down
hill, thus changing the sliding
backward to a forward traverse
direction.
Now that you are running for
ward, swing the lower shoulder
uphill toward the slope by straight
ening up, bringing the weight
more on the heel of the skis, and
the tail of the skis will again slide
backwards.
Changing from a back skid into
a forward transverse direction, you
may now change direction com
pletely by letting the skis drop en
tirely toward the fall line, and by
a rotation of the shoulders in the
opposite direction, the skis will
swing into the other traverse. This
will end the exercise nicely, mak
ing you aware of the usefulness
of the rotation of shoulders.
Next: Parallel Christiania.
CHARGE REEFER KING VIO
LATED NAVIGATION RULES
SEATTLE, (/P) — Charges were
on file Saturday in federal district
court against the fishing vessel
Reefer King, saying it violated
nav'gation rules in hauling cargo
to Honolulu in October.
The action, filed by the U. S. at*
torney’s office, sought condemna
tion and safe of the craft to pay a
$1,100 fine assessed in November.
Coast Guard investigators re
ported the Reefer King did not
comply with inspection, load line
and manning requirements in
making the Hawaii trip with gen
eral cargo. W. D. Suryan, vessel
manager, said such trips were
“customary in the Alaska trade”
and the owner though hem per
missable f >r Hawaiian voyages.
Th? Fire Department was called
err at 4:15 a.m. Saturday morning,
to a small cabin n^ar the Assem
>ly of God Church/ where the
mattress and blankets were burn
ing. Although there was no one in
the cabin, Fire Chief Laws report
ed that the cause of the fire could
have been from a cigarette. No
other damage resul ed from the
fire.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
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vision receive their just share.
Our committee on housing will
furnish you their report and we
hope you will give your support
and co-operation.
We urge you to support the Ter
ritorial Housing Authority pro
gram. We need them to carry on
the work.
PUBLIC WELFARE
. DEPARTMENT
We cannot complain about the
services rendered our Division.
We are pretty sure that we have
had liberal consideration, but the
main handicap for the Department
is the lack of funds. Let us urge
you to stand solidly behind their
program for the appropriation of
funds as requested in their budget.
Even with reduced funds this de
partment gave relief to our aged
and needy. You have a friend in
Mr. Maynard; you should see him
and ask him to carry out his plan
of two years ago to establish a Di
visional office in Nome, to super
vise the Division at short range,
and to have the necessary force to
do a good job.
TERRITORIAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The battle against sickness and
disease is being strongly waged by
this Department with telling ef
fect. We must not slow up; we
should carry on until Alaska is
called the healthiest place in
which to live. We urgently request
you to give this department all of
the support required in their ef
fort to obtain what they need to
perform the task of protecting our
health and our families. We urge
the building of sanatoriums at
Nome and Kotzebue.
INDUSTRIAL FAIRS
The law on fairs is on our
books; we have had eleven fairs
so tar. We believe that Fairs are
of educational value. Our indus
trial life has only begun. Let us
keep it up and make our Division
strong industrially.
FISH HATCHERIES .
Our Sea^ lakes and rivers show
signs of depletion. Call on the Fish
and Wildlife Dept., and request in
formation and assistance to obtain
action.
AGRICULTURE
AND TOURISTS
Please study these two items.
Pravda Editor
Attacks Anglo-l . S.
“Warmongers**
MOSCOW, i/P»—Pravda'.- c c: t<
in the presence of Prem.er Stalin
declared Friday night tha‘ n s .
the century of communism, r ot <
Wall Street.
At the same time P. N. Po.-pelo
the editor who addressed S vie
leaders on the 25th anniversary < i
th death of Lenin, declared Sov
iet Russia has an “unshakeab.f
will for international cooperation
He reminded his audience of Sta
lin’s assertion that peace is possj
ble between the differing systems,
but bitterly attacked “Anglo
American warmongers.”
Pospelov’s speech appeared :•
be the latest development in the
east-west cold war in which there
have been signs of a Soviet drive
to convince the world she wants
peace. He spoke just a day aite
President Truman in his inaugural
address called Communism
“false philosophy” and predicted
i s followers in due time would
recognize Democracy’s strength
“abandon their delusions” and
join with the rest of the world i/i
an international settlement.
Pospelov cited China a- an ex
ample of the failure of plans cf
“American reactionaries” and said
the communists there were ‘win
ning decisive victories.”
HOSPITAL NEWS
Dominic Thomas is a patient m
the hospital.
Mrs. Paul Mandeville and dau
ghter Pamela left for a visit in tht
States and plan to return in a ie^r
weeks.
Our Division should take steps ti
undertake the development of ag
riculture and to build up the tour
ist industry. See what can be dor.
about it.
GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS
\
Most of these things as well a«
many others that we are not men
tioning will undoubtedly come up
for consideration. We feel confi
dent tha* you will be prepared U
look after the interests of the peo
ple of our Division. We hope we
are not too presumptious in sug
gesting to you that we at leas,
wish to be in the some position
as the other Divisions, and receive
benefits on the same level as other
-ections.
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