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Moguls. Now there's a ski-word for you. Those bumps on the Flying Mare or Rogers Run? Those are moguls. The Austrians coined the term, only they pronounce it "mooguls". Moguls or mooguls - however you pronounce it - are a source of agony or ecstasy depending on your point of view. There is a story about a guy who slid the entire length of the Lone Pine at Mount Norquay (1300 ver- tical) onhis stomach. Terrifying. He crashed from mogul to mogul and ended up with a broken jaw. That was in the days of slick nylon ski jackets. Se On the other side of the coin, imagine a steep, snowy pitch with regular, rounded mounds that give easily as your ski tips, ride' up, over, and down the other side. One, two, three, of these pass gloriously under you and then jump off a fourth to land softly on the downside of another one. Ahh.... Basically there are three things a skier can do in moguls to switch from agony to ecxtasy. The first thing is to look ahead and plan a route that will take advantage of the bumps as much as possible. The second thing is to learn '"'avalement" or how to combine a folding / unfolding action of the legs with the movement of turning. Third, and most im- portant, is to be aggressive or "'actively positive."" This week we'll talk about the first idea - using the terrain to your advantage. x At first, the route you want to take through the bumps should be quiet roundabout. Aim for the top of a bump. Plant your pole as you Head for the hills Some young skiiers head for the peaks and valleys of Midland Mountain View Ski Resort during the operation's season-opening last Saturday. Witha good snowfall yesterday and more to come, the Midland site should be a January. busy place over the holidays. resort opened for daily skiing yesterday, and will host two major area competitions -- an open event and a high school championship -- in early The | i Hoop . ' challenge The 9th annual Midland Secondary School Alumni Basketball Challenge has been slated for Jan. 30. In the first of three games in the time- honored event, the MSS Senior Girls team will take on the Female Alumni. In the second matchup, the MSS Grade 13's will tangle with the MSS staff, and in the final game of the evening, the school's Senior Boys' squad will . Ak on the Male Alumni. SA OLYMPIA SPORTS Closing- Out-Sale Continues approach it, and start to turn your feet so that they pivot easily on the top of the mound. Continue to steer the skis with some edging (bend your knees & ankles!) as they pass over the top and down the other side. As you do this, plan where you will turn next. Get your The PMCL Canucks dumped the Grew Boat other pole ready. Either traverse or maintain dumped'the league- Canadians 10-2 and the a gliding side-slip until you near the top of leading M&A North Midland Bourgeois another bump. Then repeat. Plant the pole Stars 3-2 in Motors hammered the early, start turning the feet as you encounter Penetanguishene Minor Dock Lunch Leafs 7-1 in the bump., Edge and steer with knees and Hockey Association a game at Midland ankles on the down-side. Prepare your new Novice House League Arena. pole. What should emerge is a pattern of turn- action Saturday at Ron Dupuis and Jesse traverse-turn with each turn occurring right Penetanguishene Bazinet scored the Grew on top of abump. NOTE: A key here is to be Arena. Boat goals. Kirk Ruston scored the 'lone Dock Lunch marker on a breakaway Ue es In exhibition play, the PMHA Summer's Trophies Atoms planning and looking for the next turn right in the middle of the one you're doing at the moment. (After a while this is just like walking and chewing gum at the same time! ) Next week we'll discuss "avalement". See you in the moguls! 1! iY) 0, Wey ROBERT BUTLER is Director of Skiing at Horseshoe Valley Resort Holidays At this special time, we would like to take the opportunity to say HOLIDAY ! Doing business with you has been a pleasure! From all of us to all of you: a vey Merry Christmas and a Happy New ear! kK Decorating LJ Painting Papering a Plastering a2 ER Stucco FLOWER SHOP 321KingSs. 526-7844. Midland 705 526 8606 Canucks get by North Stars 3-2 to post the lone Dock Lunch marker in the Midland game. Novice House League action will resume Jan. 9 when the Canadians meet the Canucks (11 a.m.) and the Leafs will take on the North Stars (12 noon) at Penetanguishene Arena. M : We hope the coming year will be prosperous for you! 1 WOOL'N T's SHOPPES49-2503 | MARLYNNSPECIALTIES i 549-8881 ( A 71 Main St., Penetanguishene Qa we wr ae Be ey GY SY a an" (7 BOURGEOIS MOTORS LTD. 412 Hugel Ave. 526-2278 Tolling Christmas messages of love and inspiration, Hear the music - Of hope and faith renewed! From everyone at A, Friday, December 25, 1981, Page 13