Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 289William Blackwood, 1961 - England |
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Page 199
... snow and swung off towards the right in a series of short turns , alternate stick jabbing the soft snow to help me on the way . I felt it all in the first four hundred yards rhythm , excitement , fear , knowledge , understanding and ...
... snow and swung off towards the right in a series of short turns , alternate stick jabbing the soft snow to help me on the way . I felt it all in the first four hundred yards rhythm , excitement , fear , knowledge , understanding and ...
Page 200
... snow - plough . ' The steel edges bit hard and I slowed down . I let the skis run free again for a second as I collected myself for the glünde . At the right moment I planted my sticks in and almost ferociously kicked my knees high ; I ...
... snow - plough . ' The steel edges bit hard and I slowed down . I let the skis run free again for a second as I collected myself for the glünde . At the right moment I planted my sticks in and almost ferociously kicked my knees high ; I ...
Page 295
... snow I got those mushy little bits which let you down - a very long way down too . Instead of eating up the miles I was plodding along with one foot about four feet under snow and the other , ready to take the next step forward , about ...
... snow I got those mushy little bits which let you down - a very long way down too . Instead of eating up the miles I was plodding along with one foot about four feet under snow and the other , ready to take the next step forward , about ...
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