Adventures at Snow Farm: Nordic Skiing Downunder (Part 2)

Following on from Part One, I describe my adventures at Snow Farm and also go into the history of skiing and the differences between the two main types, Nordic and Alpine, as well as the surprising fact that the institution of the club skifield seems to have originated in burning-hot Australia, of all places. Up until then, skiing was just something that people in snowy climes did to get around. It took the sports-mad Aussies, cooling off in the hills, to actually turn it into club recreation!
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Published on August 10, 2023 17:00
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Adventures at Snow Farm Part 1 – Skiing with a broken shoulder!

Mary Jane Walker
This winter, I have been told that I cannot do Alpine skiing because of my broken shoulder. A collision or heavy fall would take my shoulder back to being broken.

So, I wondered about trying gentler pu
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